Synopsis of 1×05: Phil’s efforts to bed Melissa are stopped short by the second last man on earth. Synopsis of 1×06: Carol tries to nudge Todd and Melissa together, while Phil attempts to drive them apart. Rating: ★★★☆☆ “Dunk the Skunk” kicks off more or less right where the last episode left off […]
The Walking Dead: Try Recap
Synopsis of 5×15: Rick’s group continues to feel divided on whether or not to assimilate to the Alexandria Safe Zone, while Deanna seems to be coming to some conclusions of her own in the aftermath of tragedy. Rating: ★★★★☆ The only ones missing Aiden and his terrible taste in music are his […]
Black Sails: XVII Recap
Synopsis of 2×09: Flint and Miranda discover startling information about Lord Ashe. Eleanor attempts to stop Max and Rackham. Vane and his crew seize the Man-O-War. Rating: ★★★★☆ Tonight’s episode will likely go down as one of the most explosive episodes yet, and that’s saying a lot for Black Sails. After the […]
Reign: Tempting Fate Recap
Synopsis: Mary’s plans to run away to Scotland with Conde get more complicated after her messenger is intercepted and killed. Catherine learns of Mary’s infidelity and schemes, Mary learns of Louis’ betrayal with Elizabeth, and Francis falls mysteriously ill. Rating: ★★☆☆☆ For as many things that happened during this episode, […]
The Vampire Diaries: A Bird in a Gilded Cage Recap
Synopsis: Stefan convinces Caroline to cut loose while Damon, Elena, Bonnie, and Kai go to the 1903 prison world to retrieve Damon’s mother and trap Kai for good. Rating: ★★★☆☆ This episode was a helluva lot tamer than I expected from the promos and the crew’s Twitter accounts. Sigh. We […]
Arrow: The Offer Recap
Synopsis of 3×16: Oliver learns a new villain and his crew have been terrorizing Starling City; Nyssa and Laurel bond over their issues; Lance shuts out the Arrow and Laurel. Rating: ★★★½☆☆ So as episodes go, “The Offer” was more of a conclusion to the events of “Nanda Parbat” rather than a […]
The Flash: Out of Time Recap
Synopsis for 1×15: Max Martin returns to seek vengeance for his brother’s death at the hands of Joe. Cisco and Caitlin investigate Dr. Wells and Barry deals with his feelings for Iris. Rating: ????? The Flash returns this week and its return is far from disappointing. For a brief moment, things begin looking exceedingly […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.: One of Us Recap
Synopsis of 2×13: Cal forms a team of super villains with the hope of seeking revenge on Coulson — and destroying S.H.I.E.L.D.; a crisis forces May to reach out to her ex-husband. Rating: ★★★★½☆ In what was sizing up to be a fun episode, “One of Us” showed us some pretty […]
The Last Man On Earth: Sweet Melissa Recap
Synopsis of 1×4: Phil’s attraction to Melissa has him reconsidering his marriage. Rating: ★★1/2☆☆☆ Well, this is going downhill relatively quickly. In just a few episodes, The Last Man On Earth has gone from impressively original to one sitcom cliche after another, from hilarious to uncomfortable. Granted, a lot of this might be personal […]
The Returned: Simon Recap
Synopsis of 01×02: Camille struggles to find where she belongs in this new life she has woken up to. Rowan tries to find a measure of peace in her grief. Police investigate the mysterious and sudden murder of Lucy McCabe. Rating: ????? Six years ago, Simon was the guitarist of an indie […]