The Most Important Scene in Game of Thrones, Season 1
Note: I haven’t read the books. This post is solely based on the TV series, though I’m told the pilot matches the beginning of the book quite closely. I’ve had this theory ever since I finished watching the first season of Game of Thrones that the first scene of the pilot was the most important … Read more
Alias: The Box, Parts One and Two
I’ve been following Ryan McGee’s Alias reviews over at TV Club Classic, and this two-parter was getting some hype from the comments section. People were saying things like “everything before ‘The Box’ just runs together” and how it was a high point of the season. I don’t entirely disagree with him or the commenters, but … Read more
A Truer True Blood: Missing the Good Days (and Nights)
True Blood is not a good show anymore. It’s okay—more on par with Entourage than Game of Thrones. There are many silly characters with unclear motivations, tired plotlines, and are generally interesting. I audibly sigh every time a scene focuses on Tara, Sam, Jason, or Hotshot. Since I have been feeling pretty irritated by True … Read more
Alias S1E04: “Have you ever spied on anyone?”
Tense. I’d describe season one, episode four of Alias as damn tense. With each episode, tension is building, even though it’s so early in the series. And that is a large part of what makes me want to watch more, probably a bigger part than the actual cliffhangers, which tend to get resolved quickly in … Read more
Alias S1E03: “Sydney, you’re dropping the ball”
Getting right to the action today, so spoilers for season one, episode three of Alias after the jump.
Alias S1E02: “There’s some bad people in this world”
Have you heard of a show called Covert Affairs? It’s been suggested that it’s a bit of an Alias reboot, only without the mythology, the Rambaldi artifacts (which I haven’t met yet, but I am eagerly awaiting), the complex double agent serialization. And all I can say, after watching only the second episode of Alias, … Read more
Louie: A Strangely Structured Show
What a strange show. Not at all in a bad way, but watching this is really a bit more like watching a comedy routine with pictures than an actual TV show. Actually, Louie reminds me a lot of shows like Kim Possible and The Weekenders, both cartoons I used to watch as a kid. These … Read more
In Plain Sight Finale: “What is this, some kind of joke?”
I read a comment about an episode of In Plain Sight saying something like “this show stays faithful to a recipe, someone has trouble getting into witsec, Mary helps,” etc. describing the steps of each episode. The commenter wasn’t wrong—this show is a procedural, and not one that veers from its typical plot very often. … Read more
Alias S1E01: “How do I know you’re telling me the truth?”
Before I get into the review part of this post, a warning. I’m going to spoil stuff that happens in this episode. I may also spoil minor things that I am not supposed to know yet (I have a bad habit of visiting IMDB to see how many episode a character is in when they … Read more
