TV Review: Bates Motel – 204 – “Check-Out”
You can read reviews of all of Bates Motels episodes here!
TV Review: House of Cards – Season 2, Episode 4 – “Chapter 17″
“I know you think I’m fundamentally deceptive, but I am capable of a genuine complement.” Read all of my House of Cards related posts here!
TV Review: House of Cards – Season 2, Episode 3 – “Chapter 16″
“There are two types of vice presidents. Door mats and matadors. Which one do you think I intend to be?” Chapter 16
TV Review: Bates Motel – 203 – “Caleb”
Television has long had a tradition of “water cooler moments.” They’re scenes or whole episodes where some big game changer happens and the audience is left in such a state of awe, they immediately discuss it at the water cooler at work the next day. Even though DVR and Netflix, not to mention Internet communities and social media, have significantly […]
TV Review: Bates Motel – 202 – “Shadow of a Doubt”
I’m ashamed that it’s taken me 12 episodes of this series to realize the significance of the Bates’ basement and it’s connection to Psycho. I feel like I should get points for noticing (and appreciating) the nod to Hitchcock in this episode’s title, though. That should count for something. Right? Before I get on with my review, make sure you […]
TV Review: Bates Motel – 201 – “Gone But Not Forgotten”
You can find all of my Bates Motel reviews here. Welcome back to White Pine Bay and the mercurial world that surrounds the eventually infamous Bates Motel. Before I get started on my review, you can click here to check out my reviews from last season of A&E’s Psycho “pre-imagining” series. When we last left teenage Norman Bates, he had […]
TV Review: House of Cards – Season 2 – Episode 2 – “Chapter 15”
“One heartbeat away from the Presidency and not a single vote cast in my name. Democracy is so overrated.” Chapter 15 I’m back with my second review of House of Cards season 2. In the second episode of the Netflix series’ sophomore season, Frank dips his feet in the presidential arena of power plays and deceit as he’s officially sworn […]
TV Review: House of Cards – Season 2, Episode 1 – “Chapter 14”
Last year, in celebration of Netflix’s high-profile jump into original programming, I wrote a review of the first season of House of Cards. I loved it. It quickly became one of my favorite shows on television; a statement I find humorous considering it isn’t on conventional television. As such, I have been very eagerly awaiting the February 14th premiere of […]
TV Review: Under the Dome – 113 – “Curtains”
You can probably tell from the way I’ve been posting these Under the Dome reviews on Thursdays that I’ve been getting slightly burnt out on reviewing every episode. On that score, I’m a bit relieved to be churning out my final season 1 review for the CBS Summer series. This finale gave me some mixed emotions. You can read my […]
TV Review: Under the Dome – 112 – “Exigent Circumstances”
In this week’s penultimate episode of Under the Dome’s first season, Big Jim took full control of Chester’s Mill and exploited their fear of the Barbie he led them to believe was a threat. Elsewhere, Julia took a nap, Junior became somewhat tolerable and Joe and Norrie hid the mini Dome. MAJOR SPOILERS AHEAD
TV Review: Under the Dome – 111 – “Speak of the Devil”
It’s time again for everyone’s favorite game, “Is Under the Dome good this week?” The rules are simple. The folks at CBS air an episode on Monday night. I watch said episode either late Monday or early Tuesday. Then I procrastinate. On Wednesday (sometimes Thursday, ahem) I post my thoughts. So. Was Under the Dome good this week? Place your […]
TV Review: Under the Dome – 110 – “Let the Games Begin”
I’ve waited a couple days before writing and posting this review. I’ve been busy editing and prepping 2 episodes of the podcast for release this week. Shameless plug, if you’re a fan of Breaking Bad, you should check out our first of 3 special Breaking Bad episodes where we breakdown the show’s final run episode by episode. Now that that’s […]
TV Review: Under the Dome – 109 – “The Fourth Hand”
Under the Dome has become a successful mystery series in that each week I don’t know whether I will write a favorable review or pick the whole thing apart while comparing it to another show. It’s been a very inconsistent show in its first eight episodes. Being an eternal optimist, I view this inconsistency as a good thing. If the […]
TV Review: Under the Dome – 108 – “Thicker Than Water”
I feel like I was a little hard on the show last week. I want to reiterate that it was a good episode but the similarities to Lost were obvious to the point of being distracting for me. I also want to say that Under the Dome season 1 now has a home video release date. It’ll be released on […]
TV Review: Under the Dome – 107 – “Imperfect Circles”
Last week’s Under the Dome was the closest the series has come to being what I hoped it would be before the series premiered. I went into this week’s episode hopeful that it would keep the momentum going. So did it? Read on to find out but beware. There are MAJOR EPISODE SPOILERS in this review.
The Obsessive Viewer 