The Subconscious, Kevin Finnerty & Dream Logic In The Sopranos
The Sopranos never shied away from the power of dreams and the subconscious. Often mistaken as “just a mafia show” by those who never gave the series a chance, some…
The Self Destruction of Tony Soprano
Who doesn’t love Tony Soprano? It’s almost impossible not to. No matter what he did, who he harmed or what mistakes he made, we found ourselves rooting for Tony. He…
Kidding: The New You (Episode 5)
The fifth episode of Showtime’s Kidding, titled “The New You,” was a tightly packed 30 minutes of television that not only drew the viewer closer to Jeff Pickles but also…
Love, Lies & Murder: The Tragic Figure That Was Christopher Moltisanti
The Sopranos defies genre in many ways. A recent rewatch of the series reminded me how hilarious the series was in addition to how it’s truly a study of human…
LOST: A Plane Crashed 14 Years Ago & A Community Was Born
September 22nd, 2004. The ABC network debuted a highly talked about pilot that would break the record for not only most expensive pilot ever (rumored to have cost 14 million…
Kidding: The Unraveling of Mr. Pickles (Episode 2)
Welcome back to 25YL’s weekly coverage of the Showtime original series, Kidding. Daniel Shooba and I will be alternating weeks looking at the series, and in case you missed Daniel’s…
Sharp Objects Series Finale: Thoughts & Feelings on How the Series Ended
The Sharp Objects series finale has come and gone and certainly left us with a lot to think about. Before I get into the details of what was certainly a…
Favorites: Most Emotional TV Deaths
Favorites takes a lighter approach to the material we normally cover. Each week, we will take you through a list of favorites – whether it’s moments, scenes, episodes, characters, lines…
Sharp Objects Episode 6 – “Cherry”
Welcome back to our continuing coverage and analysis of each week’s new episode of Sharp Objects! We’re officially in the home stretch now with only two more episodes remaining. This…
Sharp Objects Episode 4: “Ripe”
Some people long to go back to “more simple” times, typically associated with characteristics from the 1950s—small towns where everyone knows everyone and the community deals with their problems together—instead…