Room 104 Season 3: Media Day News & Notes
It seems to be pretty fitting that HBO’s Room 104’s third season is premiering on Friday the 13th. The anthology series is getting ready to get weird, spooky and even…
Succession S2E5: Tern Haven
Every week I ask myself, how can Succession top last week’s episode? There has to be a cooldown, a slowing down of the action, so we can build to the…
Succession S2E4: Safe Room
I didn’t know if Succession could top how hysterically dark “Boar on the Floor” was. I didn’t know if they could top how truly heartbreaking it was to watch Kendall…
Succession S2E3: Hunting
Succession might feel absurd at times until you realize how absurd the world really is. I’m starting to wonder if that’s the point of the show: to get us to…
Behind The Blue Rose: An Inside Look at the Men of Lynch Issue
Twin Peaks fans by now have largely seen the “Men of Lynch” issue of The Blue Rose Magazine. Thirty essays from male writers, covering David Lynch’s body of work. Social…
No More Good Days: Remembering FlashForward & What The Show Could’ve Been
FlashForward was doomed from the start. While ABC was looking for its next Lost as the mega-hit entered its final season, HBO decided not to pick up FlashForward, a high-concept…
Succession S2E2: Vaulter
Before I get to Succession S2E2 week, I’ve long had this theory that the second episode of any season of television should be graded on a curve, regardless of what…
Succession S2E1: The Summer Palace
HBO’s Succession returned this past Sunday, coming out of the gate strong in the premiere episode of this sophomore season. Succession S2E1 was written by showrunner Jesse Armstrong and directed…
Erin Moriarty on The Boys Season 2 & More
Erin Moriarty is everywhere you look right now. Her new series, The Boys, originally a popular graphic novel, is exclusively available for streaming on Amazon and has turned out to…
How The Killing Committed Suicide but Didn’t Have To
I enjoyed The Killing. I want to make that clear before we go any further here. The first two seasons of the American version of Danish series Forbrydelsen were without…