Archive for the ‘Reviews of TV shows’ Category
Wednesday (season 1)
{5/5} “‘Please excuse Wednesday, she’s allergic to colour.’ ‘What happens to you?’ ‘I break out into hives and then the flesh peels off my bones.’” — Morticia, Enid & Wednesday Wednesday season 1, aired in 2022 Gomez and Morticia Addams send their daughter Wednesday to a new boarding school, Nevermore, because she was expelled from […]
Jane the Virgin (season 5)
{5/5} “I’m a more selfish person than you, so sometimes I forget to think about other people, but I’m working on it, OK?… But hey, it is who I am so don’t expect, like, a huge change.” — Petra Jane the Virgin season 5, aired in 2018-19 Somehow Michael is alive, but he has amnesia […]
Ari Eldjárn: Pardon My Icelandic
{5/5} “The average Dane is more organized than the Icelandic prime minister ever will be.” Ari Eldjárn: Pardon My Icelandic, aired in 2020 Ari Eldjárn is an Icelandic comedian who brings his talents to the English-speaking world in this special. He talks about Nordic crime shows that became popular in the UK. He compares Nordic […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 4)
{5/5} “Nice hat.” — Worf, meeting Kira for the 1st time as she’s exiting a holosuite Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 4, aired in 1995-96 Sisko has been promoted to captain. General Martok brings a group of Klingons to the station — a lot of Klingons. He says they’re ready to fight the Dominion. […]
Star Trek: Lower Decks (season 3)
{5/5} “I’m going to go give them a tour of DS9 because without me they’ll probably get lost and end up in a mirror universe with Smiley.” Star Trek: Lower Decks season 3, aired in 2022 Captain Freeman has been arrested by Starfleet Security for destroying the Pakled capital. Mariner’s father tells her to trust […]
Jane the Virgin (season 4)
{5/5} “Wow, I’ve never seen anyone not like Jane before. It’s honestly a turn on.” — Petra Jane the Virgin season 4, aired in 2017-18 Xo and Ro are married. Luisa got the addendum to her father’s will from Anezka when they shared a cab, and she says everything is hers and Rafael is out. […]
She-Hulk: Attorney at Law (season 1)
{5/5} “Did you guys rob an Asgardian construction worker?” She-Hulk: Attorney at Law season 1, aired in 2022 When Jen and her cousin Bruce Banner are in an accident, they are both cut and Bruce’s blood accidentally drips on her — she becomes a Hulk. Bruce takes her to his compound in Mexico and trains […]
Jane the Virgin (season 3)
{5/5} “‘You were dating the woman that killed our father and kidnapped my son.’ ‘And that was bad…’” — Rafael & Luisa Jane the Virgin season 3, aired in 2016-17 Jane and Michael are married. Anezka is impersonating Petra while Petra is in the hospital looking like Anezka. When Michael figures out that Susanna is […]
Station Eleven
{5/5} “I don’t want to live the wrong life and die.” Station Eleven, aired in 2021-22 Jeevan meets 8-year-old Kirsten at a production of “King Lear” in which she’s acting. He helps her out. In the middle of helping her out, he finds out from his doctor sister that there’s a deadly flu and he […]
Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (season 3)
{5/5} “‘Beets are a very misunderstood vegetable.’ ‘Well, I look forward to understanding it better.’” — Sisko & Bashir Star Trek: Deep Space Nine season 3, aired in 1994-95 Commander Sisko brings a new ship to DS9, the Defiant, in order to find the leaders of the Dominion, the Founders. When Odo is drawn to […]