Bob’s Burgers Season 9, Episode 4: “Nightmare on Ocean Avenue Street” Halloween episodes are a highlight of any Bob’s Burgers season, and this year’s installation is no exception. This year, the Belcher kids are going store-to-store instead of house-to-house as all the businesses on Bob’s street are participating in the first annual Ocean Avenue Candy…
Doctor Who Season 11, Episode 3: “Rosa” It only takes one. One moment, one action, one seemingly random decision can literally change the course of history—not only for ourselves, but also for countless others. Unfortunately, we rarely know which of the hundreds of decisions we make every day will be the one that makes a…
How to Get Away with Murder Season 5, Episode 4: “It’s Her Kid” This week, HTGAWM continues to explore basic ethical questions that apply, not just to the legal profession, but to everyday life. I have no doubt there are law professors that have made this show required viewing for their students as an example…
Doctor Who Season 11, Episode 2: “The Ghost Monument” The Doctor always (well, almost always) tries to do the right thing. She has a good heart (actually, she has two of them), and she genuinely cares about people and other various life forms she comes in contact with. But can she really be trusted? That’s…
Bob’s Burgers Season 9, Episode 3: “Tweentrepreneurs” Remember how I said a couple of weeks ago that Bob’s Burgers was different from the other Fox Sunday animated shows because it avoided politics and controversial topics and just gave us fun stuff to watch? Well, that was mostly true. But on the rare occasions when the…
How to Get Away with Murder Season 5, Episode 3: “The Baby Was Never Dead” asks some difficult questions – is it okay to break the rules to help someone else? What about just to help yourself? Tonight’s episode is about ethics. Contrary to public opinion, lawyers are, in general, a pretty ethical bunch. We have to…
“Here’s the story of a blond-haired lady / Who was helping save three hell-bound characters.” Several times in “The Brainy Bunch,” we hear Trevor make the same foreboding declaration: “Eleanor is the reason this is all happening.” Funnily enough, though this statement reminds us of Eleanor’s essential role as leader of the group, it comes…
Doctor Who Season 11, Episode 1: “The Woman Who Fell to Earth” The Doctor is back! And her return couldn’t have come at a better time. I’m sure that when Jodie Whittaker was chosen to fly the TARDIS as the Thirteenth Doctor, and when the premiere date was chosen for the current season, new showrunner…
Better Call Saul Season 4, Episode 10: “Winner” Nothing you can say or do will make anyone trust you again. This is actually Mike’s message to Werner after the failed escape attempt (which we’ll get to in a second). But it could also serve as a thesis statement, not just for tonight’s episode, but for…
Since NBC’s The Good Place premiered in fall 2016, it seems that, anecdotally at least, the viewing progression has been similar for most fans. The show’s unique premise was its initial draw, cemented by the assortment of talented people behind and in front of the camera, even while the show found its comedic footing. The…
Bob’s Burgers Season 9, Episode 2: “The Taking of Funtime One Two Three” Some of the best Bob’s Burgers episodes feature Louise, and she’s usually concocting some elaborate scheme to get one over on some poor, unsuspecting adult who isn’t smart enough to see what’s coming. This week is no exception as the youngest (but…
Ballers Season 4, Episode 9: “There’s No Place Like Home, Baby” As the old saying goes, all’s well that ends well. But did this end well? I guess it depends on how you look at it. From an in-universe perspective, things seem to work out reasonably well for most everyone. After spending most of this…
How to Get Away with Murder Season 5, Episode 2: “Whose Blood Is That?” Annalise Keating is an incredibly talented attorney. I know if I were in fictional legal jeopardy, she’d be the first person I’d pretend to call (okay, second person—this guy would be my first choice). Granted, she doesn’t always play by the…
Henry Matthew Deaver. Named such after his father, Matthew Deaver. The only son of Ruth and Matthew Deaver. This name has come into and out of focus throughout the series thus far. Regardless, Henry Matthew Deaver is either in the foreground or the background of every angle, every story line, every mystery. Why? Finally, and…
Better Call Saul Season 4, Episode 9: “Wiedersehen” Last week, we left Jimmy McGill in a pretty good place. He and Kim had just pulled off an incredibly complicated scheme to keep Huell out of prison, and the caper actually seemed to bring them closer together after their relationship had hit a bit of a…