‘the umbrella academy’ s1e8: or how i learned to stop worrying and love the spoilers

‘The Umbrella Academy’ S1E8: Or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Spoilers

I have not, until this moment, reconciled with the notion of disclaiming spoilers. It seems abundantly clear that they will be discussed. But today and for this episode I am going to directly, loudly, full-throated, and emphatically state with a bullet: SPOILERS. Big ones. This episode breaks the dam that absolutely floods the chaos of…

Five reasons the final season of ‘house of cards’ was kind of a mess

Five Reasons the Final Season of ‘House of Cards’ Was Kind of a Mess

WARNING: the following contains significant spoilers for the sixth season of House of Cards.  Those of us who have been watching House of Cards from the beginning weren’t really sure what to expect from the show’s final season. Of course, we knew there’d be no Frank Underwood due to Kevin Spacey’s well-publicized sex scandals that…

‘how to get away with murder’ raises more questions than it answers in a heartbreaking episode

‘How to Get Away with Murder’ Raises More Questions than It Answers in a Heartbreaking Episode

How to Get Away with Murder Season 5, Episode 7: “I Got Played” Annalise Keating may be the most fascinating character on television right now. I’m not sure there’s another character (or another actor) who can evoke such strong feelings of admiration, anger, frustration, and pity—all in the space of a single episode. Voila Davis…

Elementary recap: s02e14, “dead clade walking”

Elementary Recap: S02E14, “Dead Clade Walking”

Warning, contains spoilers for previous episodes in seasons one and two. ‘Elementary’ Recap – Dead Clade Walking Sherlock’s quirky hobby of the week is trepanning (“drilling holes into peoples’ skulls” for those who didn’t read His Dark Materials voraciously as a child), but he’s constantly and concernedly interrupted by texts from his new mentee, Randy, who’s…