The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 1/ Episode 5 “Faithful” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Many characters have their true colors revealed and, alongside this, June herself we learn isn’t as innocent as she seems.
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Amari is the founder and head writer of Wherever-I-Look.com and has been writing reviews since 2010, with a focus on dramas and comedies.
SukaSuka (WorldEnd): Season 1/ Episode 5 “From Dawn to Dusk” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In what is largely a sightseeing episode, things end with a familiar name to Willem which could be that red head we saw in episode 1.
Gotham: Season 3 (Heroes Rise)/ Episode 17 “The Primal Riddle” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Despite the tagline being “Heroes Rise,” the only reason to really watch Gotham is its villains. Of which, we get to watch the (re)birth of a fan favorite. Well, in part.
Vincent N Roxxy – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Vincent n Roxxy is a bit all over the place and has many interesting aspects, or storylines rather, but none of them reach their full potential.
Gifted – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
For those of you who like sappy Lifetime movies, this will be right up your alley.
Only For One Night – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
While the story of Only For One Night is predictable and very cliché, the chemistry between the female and male lead are pleasant surprises.
Ali Wong: Baby Cobra – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In Ali Wong: Baby Cobra, we meet this 33-year-old, married, 7 and a half months pregnant woman who is still ready and able to perform standup. And while it seems her life may seem a little too put together for comedy, she erases that perception and brings the funny.
Re:Creators: Season 1/ Episode 5 “So, Why Don’t We Have Ourselves a Guys’ Night Out” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Okay, I’m starting to think episode 5 is when you can firmly say whether a show is worth watching or not. For while I was ready to drop this show, then they decided that Meteora has explained enough of what is going on and we can FINALLY move forward. So now I’m back in love.
Andi Mack: Season 1/ Episode 6 “She Said, She Said” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
After perhaps one of the most devastating moments of Andi’s life, fate decides to give Andi a break and grant one of her dearest wishes.
IT: Part 1/ Chapter 2 “After The Festival – 1984” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In Chapter 2: After the Festival (1984), the main thing that gets established is the homophobia of Derry and not much else. I mean, Pennywise makes an appearance, but it isn’t really about him.
Shingeki no Bahamut – Virgin Soul: Season 1/ Episode 5 “Those Who Won’t Give Up” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
It is a question of human prosperity and survival vs. demon dignity. Of which Azazel calls for vengeance, Charoice for continued domination and Kaisar for peace. All the while, the Angels get ignored.
Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
It’s easy to forget that despite Marvel being known for its comic blockbusters, they can surprisingly bring you to tears. Just as Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 2 will do for you.
Greenleaf: Season 2/ Episode 8 “And the Sparks Fly Upward” [Mid-Season Finale] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Let me tell you – If you thought this season was a bit too ho-hum and lacked some quality drama? Oh, this episode will compensate for all of that.
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Nolite Te Bastardes Carborundorum” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
With it being 13 days since June has been outside, seen someone besides the meek Rita and malicious Serena Joy, she is losing it. Yet, she finds a message hidden away for her that provides strength.
SukaSuka: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Dice in Pot” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
SukaSuka feebly attempts to get emotional and skips over something long awaited for – an actual battle featuring the fairies we’ve come to know.
I Am Not Your Negro – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In many ways, I’m ashamed of myself. The name and works of James Baldwin are familiar in terms of title, but the person and characters within are foreign. Yet, no matter how many a Black artists or entertainers name drops him, or we see him pop up in the stories of others, I did not…
American Gods: Season 1/ Episode 1 “The Bone Orchard” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
With visuals which show Bryan Fuller still isn’t over Hannibal’s cancellation and Michael Green, the co-writer of Logan alongside Fuller’s past production Heroes, you have yourself an artistic bloodbath with loads of mystery and intrigue. Trigger Warning(s): Visual of Black Man Hanged (In Episode)
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Late” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
As it’s revealed what happens to those like the original Ofglen, June continues to try to navigate through a world in which she finds herself to be the lobster in the boiling pot.
Gotham: Season 3 (Heroes Rise)/ Episode 16 “Those Delicate and Dark Obsessions” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Ivy, like so many before her, begins building up her villain status through Penguin as Bruce and Jim dig into their pasts for a better tomorrow in Gotham.
Anne (Anne with an E): Season 1/ Episode 7 “Wherever You Are is My Home” [Season Finale] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Anne: Season 1 comes to what feels like an abrupt end that could leave you slightly uneasy about one of the storylines for season 2.
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 1/ Episode 2 “Birth Day” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
The more you learn about the world June was both born into and has been forced into, the more questions you have. Of which, when you think you may receive an answer, you are just left more confused.
Collected Quotes for the Month: April 2017
Best Of Dream big, they say. Shoot for the stars. Then they lock us away for 12 years and tell us where to sit, when to pee, and what to think. […] Then we turn 18 and even though we’ve never had an original thought, we have to make the most important decision of our…
Dear White People: Season 1/ Episode 10 “Chapter X” [Season Finale] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Um, I’m starting to think Netflix isn’t that good at making season finales that can actually feel like a period or exclamation mark rather than an ellipsis.
Dear White People: Season 1/ Episode 9 “Chapter IX” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Coco once more is the focus and, unlike Lionel, we get to complete her storyline of going from insecure to some form of self-actualized.
Dear White People: Season 1/ Episode 8 “Chapter VIII” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
In our 2nd Lionel episode, the focus is him truly getting to know Troy and how his journalism career is going.
Dear White People: Season 1/ Episode 7 “Chapter VII” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Gabe gets his own episode and, like mostly every other character, it is all about his relationship with Sam.
Alice to Zouroku: Season 1/ Episode 5 “A Home To Return To” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
If you didn’t know better, you would surely think this episode was the season finale.
Dear White People: Season 1/ Episode 6 “Chapter VI” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
When your victimhood is politicized and popularized, what time or ability does that give you to grieve? That is the question posed as Reggie deals with the aftermath of having a gun pointed at him.
Dear White People: Season 1/ Episode 5 “Chapter V” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Reggie found the perfect woman for him but she belongs to someone else, a white guy, and that hurts his ego so much it clouds everything else.
Dear White People: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Chapter IV” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Colorism is one of the main focuses of Coco’s episode and damn if the display of it may not bring you to tears.
Dear White People: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Chapter III” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Troy takes center stage and his storyline is sans a white girl and plus Nia Long.
Dear White People: Season 1/ Episode 2 “Chapter II” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Dear White People makes up for the lack of exploring Lionel’s sexuality in the movie version in this episode.
Re:Creators: Season 1/ Episode 4 “If so, I want to protect what he loved.” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Meteora’s expositions continue to dominate the show and lead you to question if this show is even worth continuing?
Andi Mack: Season 1/ Episode 5 “It’s Not About You” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
As Buffy deals with some hair policing, Cyrus goes on a double date and Andi continues to wait for her dad to be revealed.
Shingeki no Bahamut – Virgin Soul: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Firestarter” – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
With every episode I watch of the first season, I come to understand what is happening here more. With that, you can understand the frustration of Azazel whose life was completely changed by the humans discarding former power dynamics. Much less embarrassing him as Lucifer’s right-hand man. Yet, in the quest to redeem himself, he…
Dear White People: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Chapter I” [Series Premiere] – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
I feel like I should preface my review by saying that I was not blown away at all by the movie version of Dear White People. To the point that I’m quite surprised it was adapted into a series. If only because I found it to be like a watered down version of all the…
Rodney King (2017) – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Being that what happened to Rodney King happened while I was still in diapers, it has been a tale more so told often than truly felt. Yet, with so many looking to retell his story or what happened during the aftermath, it seemed only fitting to start at the beginning. To watch a one man…
Sleight – Overview/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sleight may not deliver the Black superhero movie you might crave, but it is surely an appetizer for what is likely to come in the future.
