The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3, Episode 2: “Mary and Martha” Ask anyone in Gilead (at least the ones who are there of their own free will and who subscribe to its worldview) about the things God values most, and the word “family” will probably come up more often than not. They would tell you that…
Archer: 1999 Season 10, Episode 2: “Happy Borthday” Back in 1979, we learned that, in space, no one can hear you scream. But in 1999, apparently everyone can smell you if you get really excited (and you also happen to be a huge rock monster). After last week’s outstanding season premiere, I had high hopes…
The Handmaid’s Tale Season 3, Episode 1: “Night” When The Handmaid’s Tale debuted in April 2017, it resonated with so many of us who were still in shock over the inexplicable choice our country had made just a few months earlier. The new administration was already steering us in a direction that clearly seemed immoral,…
If I were stranded on a desert island and had to pick just one television show to watch for the rest of time (yes, my deserted island has electricity and a working DVD player, OBVIOUSLY), Archer would definitely be in the running. The show is incredibly well-written, and the apparent chemistry between the characters is…
Killing Eve Season 2, Episode 8: “You’re Mine” For a brief moment, I actually thought this might have a happy ending. I could see Eve and Villanelle in their new Alaskan home, drinking cocoa in front of the fire, reminiscing about that time in Rome when Villanelle killed that guy, and then Eve killed that…
Things are very, VERY bad out there, and The Good Fight really wants you to know that. And if you haven’t gotten the point by now, the season finale leaves no doubt—fire is literally raining down from the heavens and destroying huge parts of Chicago. Maybe it’s the beginning of the end times, or the…
Killing Eve Season 2, Episode 7: “Wide Awake” Of all the people we’ve seen Villanelle murder over the course of two seasons, Gemma may be the most tragic. She’s not an international criminal or a powerful executive. In fact, her only real “crime” is falling in love with a married coworker who just happens to…
Doing the right thing isn’t always easy. And it can be downright painful when you know that what you should do to benefit someone else is probably going to make things worse for you. But you suck it up and do it anyway because, deep down, you know that helping a friend is more important…
The Good Fight Season 3, Episode 9: “The One Where the Sun Comes Out” There’s nothing worse than being stuck. Maybe you find yourself in a personal or professional situation that feels hopelessly miserable but that you can’t seem to get out of. Or maybe you’re just frustrated with current events and the rampant inequities…
Killing Eve Season 2, Episode 6: “I Hope You Like Missionary!” It’s no secret that Eve and Villanelle have much more in common than the former would like to admit. It’s been a central theme of the entire series, but it’s becoming much more obvious as the second season has progressed. Ever since Paris, Eve’s…
Unless you’re one of those rare individuals who’s never struggled with self-esteem issues, you know what it’s like to want to be accepted. As children, we just want to belong somewhere—anywhere—and have people like us. And even though we grow up, get jobs, get married, and have kids of our own, that “I just don’t…
Nobody likes to run. Oh, some people may tell you they do, but what they really mean is that they like the way running makes them feel once it’s over, or that they like the sense of accomplishment that comes with setting a new personal record or completing a distance they never though they’d come…
You consider yourself a reasonably good person. You’ve always played by the rules. You don’t cut corners or take shortcuts. And even when things don’t go your way, you take comfort in the fact that, sooner or later, things will even out and you’ll ultimately prevail because justice is on your side, your motives are…
Any parent of an exceptionally bright child will tell you that the last thing you want them to experience is boredom. Ideally, they need to learn to entertain themselves, but you can’t just leave them to their own devices and expect everything to be okay. If you don’t keep a smart kid intellectually stimulated and…
It’s funny how, more often than not, the biggest lies are the ones we tell ourselves. Like, “I can quit anytime I want to,” or, “I never really loved them anyway,” or, “I haven’t changed—I’m still the same person I’ve always been.” Everyone else can see that we’re full of it, and, deep down, we…