Archive for the ‘Reviews of TV shows’ Category
Dragons: Riders of Berk (season 1)
{4.5/5} “Why Bucket, every day’s a good day for luggin’ sheep.” In the two-part “Heather Report” a new girl shows up on Berk — everyone welcomes her except Astrid, who’s suspicious of her. In the two-part “We Are Family” Hiccup finds a map leading to an island of night furies — unfortunately the map is […]
Raising Hope (season 3)
{4.5/5} “Nothing says family like squirting your 86 year-old grandmother in the face so she won’t hit your granddaughter with a fireplace poker.” Jimmy and Sabrina get married, Virginia and Burt act young because they’re feeling old, and Maw Maw gets taken away to a nursing home. Jimmy is shocked to discover that his parents […]
How to Live with Your Parents (premiere)
{4/5} “Why don’t you just tell her there’s no Santa?” Polly breaks up with her husband and shows up unannounced at her parents’ doorstep with her daughter. Her mom and stepdad are happy to have them until they can get back on their feet. Her mom speaks her mind at all times, and her stepdad […]
Lost (season 6)
{4.5/5} “You know, you and me, trekking through the jungle, on our way to do something that we don’t quite understand. Good times.” We find out what the whispers in the jungle are, the identity of the black smoke monster, why Jacob brought people to the island, and the origins of Jacob and the Man […]
Lost (season 5)
{5/5} “Dude, you might want to fasten your seat belt.” Some of the castaways have made it off the island, but now there’s a movement afoot to go back. Ben has also made it off the island, and he always has a plan. Meanwhile, back on the island something strange is happening — as usual. […]
Lost (season 4)
{5/5} “Never say never, dude.” Locke believes that the island is a place of miracles and the castaways should stay. Jack believes that it’s just an island where strange things happen and they should go home. A boat has arrived near the island but there’s some disagreement about whether the people on it are there to […]
Lost (season 3)
{5/5} “I’m your father.” We find out more about the Others — who have captured Jack, Kate, and Sawyer. Just as there’s some trouble among members of the group of castaways we’ve been following, all of the members of the Others don’t get along all the time. They’ve been on the island for a few […]
Lost (season 2)
{5/5} “We got a misunderstanding, Jack. Your people, my people. So listen carefully. Right here there’s a line. You cross that line, we go from misunderstanding to something else.” We find out what’s in the hatch, what happened to the tail section of the plane, what Kate did to make her a fugitive, why Hurley […]
Lost (season 1)
{5/5} “I’m an ordinary man, Jack. Meat and potatoes, I live in the real world. Not a big believer in magic. But this place… is different, it’s special.” A plane crashes on a possibly deserted island in the middle of the Pacific. Because the plane turned around, rescuers will be looking in the wrong place. […]
Parks and Recreation (season 4)
{5/5} “Turns out when you think the world’s ending you don’t aim so carefully in the porta potties.” Leslie runs for city council, a dream of hers since she was a child — Ben is her campaign manager and her other friends all help out too. Ron’s first ex-wife pays a visit, Andy takes a […]