Trinkets: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In the final season of Trinkets you can see there was so much left to cover, but the writers salvaged what plans they could.
Season or series reviews of shows, summarizing all you need to know in one post.
Season Review
Season or series reviews of shows, summarizing all you need to know in one post.
Don’t Look Deeper: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Don’t Look Deeper feels limited by the way Quibi handles its productions, considering it ends almost as soon as it finishes laying down its foundation.
The Umbrella Academy: Season 2 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
Season 2 of “The Umbrella Academy” still has a villain problem, but with heading to the 60s comes a new timeline to save and blessed characters.
Die Hart: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
“Die Hart” feels strange to watch in short clips, and with having to wait so long to see the end, it loses its luster quicker than if you got to watch all at once.
Greenleaf: Season 5 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
The end if “Greenleaf” may not have begun as a triump finale to the 5 season series, but as it played on viewers’ nostalgia, you were reminded of how great it once was.
Servant: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
While “Servant” sometimes feels like a mini-series that went on too long, with each major reveal, it renews interest and keeps you wanting more.
Esther Povitsky “Hot For My Name” Review/ Summary with Spoilers
At times, “Hot For My Name” may make you wish Esther Povitsky didn’t say no to MTV about a reality series, for her parents damn near steal what should be her moment.
Hightown: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
While “Hightown” struggles to find its groove at first, after discarding a few storylines and characters, it picks up the pace and becomes a reason to subscribe to Starz.
Legendary: Season 1 – Review/ Summary
The first season of “Legendary” has quite a few kinks to it, but there is a serious effort through the performances and backstories to compensate.
I May Destroy You: Season 1 – Review/ Summary (Spoilers)
“I May Destroy You” presents far more than a narrative about navigating life post being raped. It is a conversation starter with a wide range of topics.
I Am Not Okay With This: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“I Am Not Okay With This” benefits from understanding the normalcy of weird, but its story, which sometimes drags, keeps it from being as good as its potential.
Gleipnir: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
While an inconsistent villain presence does sometimes plague “Gleipnir,” in terms of character investment and story? It goes beyond expectations.
Sing ‘Yesterday’ For Me: Season 1 – Review, Summary with Spoilers
“Sing ‘Yesterday’ For Me” does well in the beginning, but as time goes on, its pacing starts to dismantle its highlights.
Eric Andre: Legalize Everything – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“Eric Andre: Legalize Everything” is pure and utter shock value that, if your tolerance is high, your laughs might be low.
Insecure: Season 4 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“Insecure,” after a lengthy hiatus, returns, and while it does contain explosive moments, it’s the quiet ones that bring out its best scenes.
Vida: Season 3 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
After a ten-episode season in season 2, the 6 episode season 3 feels like a disservice to such a great show.
Love Life: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
While “Love Life” does avoid certain topics and stories to maintain its levity, it is definitely a hit for HBO Max for a reason.
8:46 (Dave Chappelle Special) – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“8:46,” is Chappelle at his best – a storyteller, in the form of a wise-man, who makes you laugh enough to pay attention as he drops the knowledge you need.
Yvonne Orji: Momma, I Made It! – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
In “Momma, I Made It!” Yvonne Orji makes it clear “Insecure” didn’t make her who she is, all it did was put you on to someone already hilarious.
Motherland – Fort Salem: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“Motherland – Fort Salem” reminds you why there is a craving for original ideas and not rehashed stories, be it in the form of remakes of novel adaptations.
Double Cross: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“Double Cross,” undoubtedly, is one of the strongest shows released under UMC and will undoubtedly help their network gain traction like never before.
Sex Education: Season 2 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
In season 2 of Sex Education, the show moves beyond the physical act of sex and focuses more on intimacy – both in and out of the bedroom.
Dare Me: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“Dare Me,” as it explored the intimate relationships between a small town’s cheerleading squad, provides some of the best teen drama, not (originally) on FreeForm or Netflix.
9-1-1: Season 3 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
In its 3rd season, “9-1-1” presents minor improvements, but due to being a procedural, which leads to some inconsistency, it often feels like more of the same.
The Good Doctor: Season 3 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
Season 3 of “The Good Doctor,” especially the second half, felt like it was meant to do course correction and present fans with long-desired moments and open them to new possibilities.
The Stranger: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
Like many thrillers/horror shows, if not movies, “The Stranger” is pretty good until it needs to wrap things up.
Dummy: Season 1 – Review/ Summary with Spoilers
“Dummy” is one of those shows which toe the line between having deep meaning and being mindless entertainment.
Besties: The Ultra Mini-Series – Act 1 Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
In Act 1 of “Besties,” we’re introduced to a small group of friends and lovers, all trying to get the most of their relationships – sometimes selfishly.
Ozark: Season 3 – Review and Summary with Spoilers
As in previous seasons, Ozark may show Marty as the lead, but in reality, it is the women of the show who make it what it is.
Unorthodox: Season 1 – Review and Summary with Spoilers
As “Unorthodox” exposes you to a Hasidic Jewish community, it also introduces Shira Haas, who has the potential to be either an indie darling or mainstream star.
Behind Her Faith: Season 1 – Summary/ Review (with Spoilers)
In UMC’s “Behind Her Faith,” we are reminded that thanking God goes beyond the award acceptance speech and is a daily activity.
Cherish The Day: Season 1 – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
“Cherish The Day” with its sometimes complicated, yet never messy, love story answers the call for rich Black love stories.
Self Made: Inspired By The Life of Madam C.J. Walker – Review
“Self Made: Inspired By The Life of Madam C.J. Walker” has the performances and inspirational story you expect, but also the kind of drama which keeps this from being seen as prestigious.
On My Block: Season 3 Review
While the development of Jasmine is ace this season, the other elements of season 3 of “On My Block” are frustrating, inconsistent, or feel like a repeat of the past.
Taylor Tomlinson: Quarter-Life Crisis (2020) – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
With Tomlinson avoiding joking about blackout drunk sex, there is something refreshing about her.
Pete Davidson “Alive In New York” – Review/ Summary (with Spoilers)
From Louis C.K., to Ariana Grande, and the double standards of life, Pete Davidson “Alive In New York” shows how limiting SNL is for the comic.
Stuck With You: Season 1 – Review/ Summary
Through its exploration of marriage and relationships, after the honeymoon phase, “Stuck With You” explores that period between wanting to leave but not lose your investment.
Wicca Book – Review, Summary (with Spoilers)
Thanks to minimal dialog, “Wicca Book” has a specific creep factor but leaves you disconnected from its characters.
Leslie Jones: Time Machine – Review, Summary with Spoilers
In one of the few comedy tapings you may ever see with a co-writer, Leslie Jones will get a few laughs out of, but doesn’t craft what we formerly called a special.