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Five Thoughts on Stranger Things 3‘s “Suzie, Do You Copy?”

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Oct 1, 2021 | Television

Welcome to this week’s installment of the Summer TV Binge of Stranger Things, looking back at season three, episode one, released July 4, 2019: “Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy?” Written and directed by the Duffer Bros. It’s June 28, 1985, and the newly opened Starcourt Mall is the place to be for the kids […]

Five Thoughts on Titans‘s “Troubled Water”

By Michael Mazzacane | Oct 1, 2021 | Television

The Titans are not on a bridge over “Troubled Water,” they’re crashing into after the titular water washed away the bridge in a slow-motion tsunami of fear. 1. Advertising the Magical System During the pre-title sequence, Crane once again goes down the road of intellectualization as a cover for his feelings of inadequacy, and to […]

Five Thoughts on Riverdale‘s “Next to Normal”

By Elias Rosner | Sep 30, 2021 | Television

I have been reminded of why I love live performances, and specifically live music, twice in the last two days. The first was Summer of Soul. The second was this musical episode. Who woulda thunk it?

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Three Thoughts on Star Wars: Visions‘ “The Elder”

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 30, 2021 | Television

Welcome to the seventh of our nine days of covering Star Wars: Visions! Some notes up front: we’re not going to be talking much about the studios that created these short films, both because of my general ignorance of the various producers involved, and also because I want to attempt to take these stories at […]

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Five Thoughts of Marvel’s What If…? “Ultron Won?”

By Corrina Lawson | Sep 30, 2021 | Television

What does UltronVision want to destroy? Oh, just the Multiverse.

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Five Thoughts on Good Omens’ “Saturday Morning Funtime”

By Mel Lake | Sep 30, 2021 | Television

Welcome back to Armageddon! This week on Good Omens, we have the not-so-lost city of Atlantis, some climate change hand-wringing from 1990 that’s depressingly relevant today, a misguided exorcism, and a trio of very bad angels. 1. The Postman Always Rings Twice In the last episode, we met Famine, the second horseperson of the apocalypse. […]

Five Thoughts On Altered Carbon‘s “Broken Angels”

By Alexander Manzo | Sep 29, 2021 | Television

Last time we’d seen Takeshi Kovacs he’d gotten Elder spirit out of Quellcrist Falconer and hopefully trapped into a construct . . . not knowing that it had actually slipped out and into Colonel Carrera. Now with this spirit wanting nothing but pure destruction for everyone Kovacs and his crew must find a way to […]

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Three Thoughts on Star Wars: Visions‘ “T0-B1”

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 29, 2021 | Television

Welcome to the sixth of our nine days of covering Star Wars: Visions! Some notes up front: we’re not going to be talking much about the studios that created these short films, both because of my general ignorance of the various producers involved, and also because I want to attempt to take these stories at […]

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Five Thoughts on Stargirl‘s “Summer School: Chapter Eight”

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 29, 2021 | Television

Stargirl continues to pull apart the JSA, while Eclipso continues to plant his flag deeper. 1. Poor Rick Rick is the member of the JSA that we spend the least amount of time with, and it’s easy to think that is the case due to him being the least interesting member of the gang. And […]

Five Thoughts on Supergirl‘s “The Gauntlet”

By Elias Rosner | Sep 29, 2021 | Television

It’s the start of The Gauntlet, a seven episode hunt for mystical macguffins to teach life lessons. We’ve got our template for the rest of the season and it has given me the courage to say: I think I’m going to enjoy these episodes.

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Five Thoughts on Star Wars: Visions‘ “The Ninth Jedi”

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 28, 2021 | Television

Welcome to the fifth of our nine days of covering Star Wars: Visions! Some notes up front: we’re not going to be talking much about the studios that created these short films, both because of my general ignorance of the various producers involved, and also because I want to attempt to take these stories at […]

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Five Thoughts on Star Trek: Lower Decks‘ “Where Pleasant Fountains Lie”

By Conor Spielberg | Sep 28, 2021 | Television

Boimler is reassigned on a mission with Mariner to the Daystrom Institute on Earth while Rutherford’s boss, Chief Engineer Billups, is forced to fix his mother’s ship and reconcile with his past royal past. 1. Mariner Doesn’t Think Boimler’s Ready At the beginning of the episode, we see Boimler is looking forward to wrangling giant […]

Five Thoughts on Y: The Last Man‘s “Neil”

By Laura Merrill | Sep 28, 2021 | Television

Welcome, one and all, ladies and remaining gentlemen, to our review of FX’s science fiction drama Y The Last Man. In it’s third episode, it becomes the show it was meant to be: a compelling drama of political intrigue and loss, with a stacked cast that delivers striking emotional impact unmitigated by a deliciously wry […]

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Five Thoughts on The Walking Dead’s “On the Inside”

By Chris Cole | Sep 28, 2021 | Television

Daryl is trying to survive a mercenary war cult from the inside. Maggie and friends are trying to stay out of their site. And there’s another chunk of survivors trying to survive a compound that’s a little too good to be true. But last episode, we were hit with the revelation that Connie may still […]

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Three Thoughts on Star Wars: Visions‘ “The Village Bride”

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 27, 2021 | Television

Welcome to the fourth of our nine days of covering Star Wars: Visions! Some notes up front: we’re not going to be talking much about the studios that created these short films, both because of my general ignorance of the various producers involved, and also because I want to attempt to take these stories at […]

Five Thoughts on Babylon 5‘s “Intersection in Real Time”

By Elias Rosner | Sep 27, 2021 | Television

There is no such thing as truth. The truth will set you free. The truth is a lie. The truth will set you free. The truth is ever changing. The truth will set you free.

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Five Thoughts on Star Wars: Visions‘ “The Twins”

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 25, 2021 | Television

Welcome to the second of our nine days of covering Star Wars: Visions! Some notes up front: we’re not going to be talking much about the studios that created these short films, both because of my general ignorance of the various producers involved, and also because I want to attempt to take these stories at […]

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Four Thoughts on Star Wars: Visions‘ “Tatooine Rhapsody”

By Brian Salvatore | Sep 24, 2021 | Television

Welcome to the second of our nine days of covering Star Wars: Visions! Some notes up front: we’re not going to be talking much about the studios that created these short films, both because of my general ignorance of the various producers involved, and also because I want to attempt to take these stories at […]

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Five Thoughts on Stranger Things 2‘s “The Gate”

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Sep 24, 2021 | Television

Welcome to this week’s installment of the Summer TV Binge of Stranger Things, looking back at the second season finale, released October 27, 2017: “Chapter Nine: The Gate” Written and directed by the Duffer Bros. In this episode, Eleven and Hopper return to the lab to close the “gate” to the Upside Down, while Joyce, […]

Five Thoughts on Titans‘s “Souls”

By Michael Mazzacane | Sep 24, 2021 | Television

“Souls” takes a trip to the afterlife and check in on a few characters we’ve lost over the seasons exploring such existential questions about self, the past, and future. It also puts an end to the question of does Hank Hall have terrible taste in music, because nothing says taste like driving through the after […]

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Five Thoughts on Doom Patrol‘s “Possibilities Patrol”

By Christopher Chiu-Tabet | Sep 24, 2021 | Television

Thanks to the COVID-19 pandemic, the second season of DC’s wonderfully surreal Doom Patrol ended on a very abrupt cliffhanger. The third season premiere, “Possibilities Patrol,” picks up immediately from there, dusts itself off, and begins anew — starting with the Chief’s death. 1. The End is the Beginning Everything about this episode feels like […]

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