A review of the Hawkeye season finale, “So This Is Christmas?,” coming up just as soon as I call you from a Christmas tree… When you add up the individual episode lengths, the Disney+ Marvel shows have each been roughly three times as long as an MCU movie. In theory, …
Read More »'Ted Lasso' Recap: We'll Have What Ted's Having
A review of this week’sTed Lasso, “Rainbow,” coming up just as soon as you have a ticket for Reba McEntire… Early in “Rainbow,” Ted and the team are watching video of yet another Richmond loss in what increasingly feels like a wasted season for the club. Our hero suggests that …
Read More »'WandaVision' Premiere Recap: The Past Is Never Dead
Welcome to Rolling Stone‘s weekly coverage of Disney+‘s WandaVision. I reviewed the series yesterday, and have specific, spoiler-filled thoughts on the first two episodes, coming up just as we decide if gum is food… After that review published, several readers asked how much knowledge they needed of the Marvel Cinematic …
Read More »'Fargo' Season Finale Recap: The Quick and the Dead
A review of the Fargo Season Four finale, “Storia Americana,” coming up just as soon as I tell you I’m a demented hag… “The old way for the old world. Brothers, uncles, cousins. We live in the new world now. We need a new way.” —Ebal “Storia Americana” opens with …
Read More »'Lovecraft Country' Recap: Into the Fire
A review of “Rewind 1921,” this week’s episode of Lovecraft Country, coming up just as soon as I tell you the ingredients for “road rash”… “I got ya, kid.” —Tic “Rewind 1921” debuts about a week shy of the one-year anniversary of the Watchmen series premiere, which put the Tulsa …
Read More »Eddie Murphy on 'SNL': 3 Sketches You Have to See
While it’s unfair to compare the two, one could make a case that Eddie Murphy returning to host Saturday Night Live created as much anticipation as the final installment in the Star Wars saga. Having both happen on the same weekend is one of those pop culture moments in which …
Read More »'His Dark Materials' Recap: Kids Don't Follow
When this week’s episode of His Dark Materials — titled “The Idea of the North” — starts, Lyra is having the time of her life. By the end of it, she’s running for her life. In between she receives a crash course in high society’s low morals from the woman …
Read More »'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Recap: Miranda Rights
A review of this week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “The Golden Child,” coming up just as soon as I give myself a Dickensian backstory… During that dark and strange two-day period last spring after Fox had canceled Nine-Nine, but before NBC rescued it, the show’s celebrity fans came out in force, none …
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