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Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance (season 1)
{4.5/5} “Upset balance. Seek life eternal. Bah! Everything grows old. Everything passes on. Hm. All, it seems, but Aughra. Ah, Aughra born old.” The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance season 1, aired in 2019 Aughra entrusted the Crystal of Truth to the Skeksis in return for an orrery that she can use to travel the […]
Murdoch Mysteries (season 13)
{5/5} “Sir! I know what lurks in the heart of William Murdoch. It is a passion for justice, a respect for science, and a desire to create ingenious automated machines that might one day save us from doing housework.” — Crabtree Murdoch Mysteries season 13, aired in 2019-20 Julia is at a suffragette meeting when […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 4)
{5/5} “If there’s nothing wrong with me, maybe there’s something wrong with the universe.” — Dr. Beverly Crusher Star Trek: The Next Generation season 4, aired in 1990-91 When the Enterprise is unable to destroy the Borg ship, Riker must find a new plan — one that Picard isn’t aware of. When Data’s homing beacon […]
The Good Place (season 4)
{5/5} “What matters isn’t if people are good or bad. What matters is if they’re trying to be better today than they were yesterday.” The Good Place season 4, aired in 2019-20 A new experiment is running, with the Bad Place having sent 4 humans to the neighbourhood. Eleanor, Tahani, Jason, Michael, and Janet are […]
Emergence (season 1)
{4.5/5} “Their biggest advantage is that they operate in the shadows — so I’m going to shine a light on them.” Emergence season 1, aired in 2019-20 Jo is a police chief who is called to the site of what appears to be a plane crash. She finds a young girl who’s lost her memory. […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 3)
{5/5} “It’s difficult to work in a group when you’re omnipotent.” — Q Star Trek: The Next Generation season 3, aired in 1989-90 Doctor Crusher returns to the Enterprise. When Q is kicked out of the Continuum and loses his powers, he asks them to send him to the Enterprise. Worf discovers that he has […]
Lost in Space (season 2)
{4.5/5} “It’s not a risk, it’s math.” Lost in Space season 2, aired in 2019 The Robinsons are marooned on a planet where they have to wear their spacesuits outside. Maureen is, of course, trying to figure out a way to get the ship flying again and thinks the regular lightning they see might be […]
The Mandalorian (season 1)
{4.5/5} “This is the way.” The Mandalorian season 1, aired in 2019 The Mandalorian is a bounty hunter — he’s a man of few words and many weapons. He encases his bounties in carbonite for delivery so that there’s no fuss. But his latest bounty is different — it’s a very small creature, who seems […]
Star Trek: The Next Generation (season 2)
{4.5/5} “You’re a droid and I’m a noid.” — Guinan, to Data Star Trek: The Next Generation season 2, aired in 1988-89 Geordi has become the Chief Engineer, Worf is Chief of Security, and Dr. Pulaski has replaced Dr. Crusher. Guinan, who has known Captain Picard a long time, joins the ship as a bartender […]
Last Week Tonight (season 6)
{5/5} “Boris Johnson. The man who answers the question, ‘What would Kevin McAllister have eventually looked like if his parents never came home?’” Last Week Tonight season 6, aired in 2019 This season John talks about Brexit psychics public shaming, including an astonishing interview with Monica Lewinsky lethal injection the environment, and in particular the […]