Homeland: Bye-bye, Frannie-pie
In “Clarity”, the tenth episode of season 7, Carrie finally realizes what she needs to do to keep Frannie safe. But is it too late for a show that kept the kid around for way too long?
With Dante’s death,…
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The Americans: Who does Elizabeth kill this week?
“Urban Transport Planning”, the third episode of the final season is named for the seminar Oleg Burov is in DC to attend. When Oleg explains his post-KGB duties to Stan, he could be describing the writers’ task as they wind…
Homeland: Just her 19th nervous breakdown
This week on Homeland: Yvegeny goes rogue, Bill says too much, and Carrie’s seasonal hallucinatory sequence may actually give her the clarity to make a tough decision, god willing.
We open with Yvegeny and “Simmy” mapping out their future…
The Americans: Four wigs and no funerals
Welcome to another week of dread, close calls, and the longest long game on television. Can Elizabeth Jennings, the hardest working spy in Spytown, keep dodging bullets forever, literally? With only six remaining episodes, we’ll know soon enough.
Gone…
Homeland: Bonnieskaya and Clydeski
What happened after Saul’s team grabbed Dante, and left a terrified Frannie in her mother’s arms? Did Carrie decide she and Frannie might as well squat at Dante’s since he wasn’t going to be home for awhile, or did Carrie…
Riverdale: A Blossom Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
If Hiram’s evil plan to build a prison in Riverdale happens, maybe the economic boost to the town will let the Sisters of Quiet Mercy finally get out of the 1950s time warp that they appear to be stuck in.…
The Americans: Your country or your wife
“Dead Hand”, the perfectly scored final season premiere of The Americans begins with a montage that wordlessly (except for the lyrics) shows us everything we need to know about the state of the Jennings’s marriage.
Philip has renovated the dingy…
Homeland: Busted, or five degrees of congruence
Andante, music played at a slow tempo, is a polite name for the filler-filled seventh episode of the seventh season. Yet, a few things happen to move the story forward: Carrie gets laid. Max gets waylaid. We learn something new…
Riverdale: The Riverdale-ian Candidate
It’s party time in Riverdale–political party time, that is. This week’s episode focuses on small town politics, in both mayoral and high school elections. But first, we pick up right where last week’s episode left off, with Betty confronting Chick…
Homeland: Who's the honey-trap?
Carrie finally goes to Saul, who helps her put the pieces together, but will she take his advice?
“Species Jump”, episode 6 of the season, opens with Carrie trying to get Fannie off to school, so she can go back…
Riverdale: Blood Ties
Now that Mayor McCoy has stepped down, Riverdale needs a new mayor. A special election is coming up and the Lodges know the perfect candidate: Fred Andrews. He’s a life-long Riverdale resident, a small business owner, and got shot by…
Homeland: Cherchez la femme
Saul catches up with an old friend. Elizabeth finally gets a win. Carrie is boss lady of her own private avengers. Carrie and Max watch a disappointing episode of her favorite live stream.
We open with Saul, in a heavily…
Riverdale: The sexy cabin in the woods
Welcome back to Riverdale, everyone! This winter hiatus has been killing me. We’ve still got a murder victim to identify, SoDale gentrification to fight, and burgers to get to Jughead.
Seriously, when was the last time that kid got…
Star Trek: Voyager “11:59”
So Star Trek: Discovery finally ended its hit-or-miss first season last month, which means I’m free to return to recapping terrible episodes of Voyager. Lucky me?
My best guess is that the fifth season episode “11:59”, which originally aired…
Homeland: Their own private Alamo
Keane is ready to dump David. Saul has a very bad day. Carrie has a proposition for Dante. And Costa Ronin (Oleg) from The Americans drops by for a very special non-crossover.
We open with Carrie watching her favorite live…
Homeland: The morning after
This week on Homeland, Saul makes Brett an offer he can’t refuse, and then Brett refuses. Carrie finds a new white knight who has some baggage, because doesn’t everyone? And David Wellington is once again weaselly.
Previously on Homeland,…
Homeland: Carrie's so-called life
Once upon a time, the opening credit sequence incorporated real world footage and voices. Obama might not have been the president of Homelandia, but we saw his image and heard him in the montage; Reagan and (Bill) Clinton too. It…
Star Trek: Discovery "Will You Take My Hand?"
Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: The Discovery traveled to the Mirror Universe and lost a captain but gained an empress, and Mirror Georgiou made no secret of how she considered Saru’s race to be nothing more than chattel. Tyler…
Homeland: Everybody hates Elizabeth!
Previously on Homeland: Dar Adal, General McClendon, Brett (Not Alex Jones) O’Keefe, Black Hat Guy, and the rest were involved in shenanigans up to and including false flag bombings and murder in an attempt to keep Elizabeth Keane, a…
Riverdale: The family that slays together, stays together
I want a mom like Alice Cooper. Alice Cooper has gone from being one of my least favorite characters (remember all of her petty level rankings in season 1?) to my absolute ride-or-die. Alice is #MomGoals. She makes big IHOP-style…
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