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The Walking Dead 10.03 Recap: “Peanut Butter, Meet Jelly”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 12:00:32 +0000

Ah crap, annoying Henry is back on The Walking Dead this week. Even beheading the twerp isn’t enough to make him shut his damn, whiny mouth. To be fair to the show, Henry’s appearance is part of a dream/hallucination sequence. It’s not like somebody stitched his zombie head back onto his body to keep him...

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Watchmen Pilot Recap: “Trust in the Law”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 22 Oct 2019 12:00:07 +0000

Considering the glut of superhero stories we’re experiencing in movies and TV, right now is either a great time to revive Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons’ legendary Watchmen comic, or perhaps the worst. The TV spinoff’s premiere episode leaves me feeling conflicted on that question. HBO clearly intends Watchmen to be its new major event...

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Treadstone Pilot Recap: “I Guess I’m Not Feeling Myself Lately”

Josh Zyber — Thu, 17 Oct 2019 12:00:17 +0000

The Jason Bourne franchise didn’t exactly have a ton of success the last time it tried to launch a Bourne-less spinoff. Nevertheless, Heroes creator Tim Kring somehow convinced the USA Network that the concept would work better on TV. Does Treadstone actually tread water, or sink like… well, like a stone? (Yes, I’m straining for...

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The Walking Dead 10.02 Recap: “Oh, You’re Different”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 15 Oct 2019 12:00:59 +0000

We didn’t see much of the villainous Whisperers in the The Walking Dead Season 10 premiere, save for a quick appearance at the end. The second episode takes the opposite approach and is (almost) entirely Whisperer focused. We already got some backstory for Alpha (Samantha Morton) last season. At the time, I worried that it...

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Weekend Roundtable: Just the Two of Us

Josh Zyber — Fri, 11 Oct 2019 16:00:02 +0000

The technology for doing it keeps improving, but casting one actor to play multiple characters in the same movie is a trick that goes back at least as far as the days of Lon Chaney and Douglas Fairbanks. This week’s Roundtable looks at some of our favorite examples that pulled it off. TV shows are...

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The Flash 6.01 Recap: “Everything Here Is Garbage!”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 16:00:30 +0000

The Flash is back for a sixth season. Considering how frustrating I usually find this show, I sometimes wonder if I’ll give up on it before the network does. Probably, but I suppose not quite yet. The season premiere opens with a power surge in the Time Vault room and a brief blackout at S.T.A.R....

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Mr. Robot 4.01 Recap: “Remove All Emotion and You Will Do Just Fine”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 09 Oct 2019 12:00:47 +0000

In the two years since Mr. Robot aired its last season, Rami Malek became a movie star and won an Oscar, and creator Sam Esmail seemed to move on to a new series on Amazon. Since they’ve reunited to finish their original story with one final season, I can’t help wondering if their hearts are...

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Batwoman Pilot Recap: “You’re Not Him”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 15:00:59 +0000

The latest entry in the DC Arrowverse franchise was introduced last year with a backdoor pilot buried in the Elseworlds crossover. Now officially granted her own series, the big question is whether Batwoman can distinguish herself from her more famous cousin. To be fair, Supergirl managed the feat well enough. However, it can be argued...

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The Walking Dead 10.01 Recap: “Something of Grave Importance Is About to Happen”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 08 Oct 2019 12:00:43 +0000

As a fan who still watches both Walking Dead shows, I feel like I needed more of a break between them this year. Jumping straight into Season 10 of the flagship series puts me at real risk of burnout. I suspect I’m not alone in this. The premiere episode opens uncharacteristically with a fancy VFX...

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Weekend Roundtable: Send in the Clowns

Josh Zyber — Fri, 04 Oct 2019 16:00:32 +0000

Clowns seem to be having a bit of a moment this year. A few weeks after Pennywise terrorized audiences, the Clown Prince of Crime gets an origin story in theaters this weekend. Our latest Roundtable topic looks at some of our other favorite fictional clowns. Deirdre Crimmins It feels like I’ve been talking about clowns...

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Preacher Series Finale Recap: “We’re Not Getting Away with It That Easily”

Josh Zyber — Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:00:55 +0000

Depending on your viewpoint, that a show as insane and blasphemous as Preacher could last four seasons on the air is either a miracle or a sacrilege. Fans who stuck with it to the end were treated to a wild finale that pulls no punches in its delightful commitment to offending anything a viewer might...

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Fear the Walking Dead 5.16 Recap: “I Just Resent Your Face So Much”

Josh Zyber — Tue, 01 Oct 2019 12:00:12 +0000

It would appear that fans haven’t been terribly pleased with recent episodes of Fear the Walking Dead, some going so far as to demand that the network ret-con away this entire season and bring back old cast members who’ve been killed off. That seems ridiculous to me, but I suppose all those disgruntled Game of...

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