The Idol: Season 1 – Video Review and Summary
While flawed in more ways than one, “The Idol” does have a few silver linings which allow you to get through it – despite one notable, divisive performance.
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The Idol: Season 1/ Episode 5 – Recap and Review (Finale)
As it becomes do or die for Jocelyn’s tour, she and Tedros get into one final face off to see who truly rules the house and Jocelyn’s career.
The Idol: Season 1/ Episode 4 “Stars Belong To The World” – Recap and Review (with Spoilers)
Tedros’ past continues to be exposed by Destiny as he shows how far he is willing to go for the truth.
The Idol: Season 1/ Episode 3 “Daybreak” – Recap and Review (with Spoilers)
As Tedros begins to take over Jocelyn’s life, with minimal resistance, Nikki makes plans of her own in case Jocelyn self-destructs.
The Idol: Season 1/ Episode 2 “Double Fantasy” – Recap and Review (with Spoilers)
As Jocelyn continues to struggle to make a comeback, Tedros’ background and grand plans for Jocelyn are slowly revealed.
The Idol: Season 1/ Episode 1 “Pop Tarts & Rat Tales” – Recap and Review (with Spoilers)
In what feels like an extended The Weeknd video, you get a pop star seemingly inspired by many a troubled starlet, who falls in love with a club promoter prepping her reintroduction as a sex kitten.
Euphoria: Season 2/ Episode 8 “All My Life, My Heart Has Yearned for a Thing I Cannot Name” [Finale] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Alongside seeing how things end for Fez and Ashtray, we see the end of Lexi’s play and the aftermath of her putting a mirror on everyone’s in her life.
Euphoria: Season 2/ Episode 7 “The Theater and It’s Double” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
It’s time for Lexi’s play, “Our Life,” which features her side of her friendship with Rue, her take on Maddy, and a gratuitous homoerotic scene featuring Ethan as Nate!
Euphoria: Season 2/ Episode 6 “A Thousand Little Trees of Blood” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Alongside a Fexi moment, Ethan and Kat finally have that conversation, Nate reminds us he is his father’s demon seed, and Ali comes back in the picture and engages Gia.
Euphoria: Season 2/ Episode 5 “Stand Still Like The Hummingbird” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In a Rue-focused episode, you get what likely will be Zendaya’s next Emmy submission.
Euphoria: Season 2/ Episode 4 “You Who Cannot See, Think Of Those Who Can” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
It’s the moment of truth for many as their suspicions are confirmed, or they find themselves no longer able to live a lie.
Euphoria: Season 2/ Episode 3 “Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Alongside getting Cal’s backstory, Rue heads to a place where even Ali can’t seem to reach her.
Euphoria: Season 2/ Episode 2 “Out Of Touch” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In an episode semi-focused on Nate, he and Maddy question if they deserve good things, and they may not be alone in pondering that.
Euphoria: Season 2/ Episode 1 “Trying to Get to Heaven Before They Close the Door” [Season Premiere] – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 starts off right with what fans wanted in season 1 – an episode focused on the origins and life of Fezco and Ashtray.
The Best of 2021 – Movies & Shorts
From theatrically released movies, video on demand releases, films that are still waiting to find a home off the festival circuit and so many shorts, let’s go talk about some of the best movies and shorts of 2021.
Malcolm & Marie – Review/Summary (with Spoilers)
Malcolm & Marie pushes you to understand the complicated middle before a relationship comes to an end.
Euphoria: Special Episode “Part 2: Jules – Fuck Anyone Who’s Not A Sea Blob” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Like the Rue focused episode, Jules’ will force you to reflect not only on the character’s state but also on your own mental and emotional well-being.
Euphoria: Special Episode “Part 1: Rue – Trouble Don’t Last Always” – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
It’s Christmas Eve, and two addicts, Rue and Ali, sit and have an uncomfortable but real conversation. One both needed to have but didn’t know the right person.
Euphoria: Season 1, Episode 8 “And Salt the Earth Behind You” [Season Finale] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
The way Euphoria’s season 1 finale leaves you, it will make you wish you knew a top-level SAT word to surmise the conflicting emotions.
Euphoria: Season 1, Episode 7 “The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Pee While Depressed” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Cassie is focused on in this episode, and honestly, after all we’ve gone through, at this point, what tears are left to cry?
Euphoria: Season 1, Episode 6 “The Next Episode” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Like Kat’s episode, so much goes on in McKay’s that he becomes a bit of an afterthought.
Euphoria: Season 1, Episode 5 “’03 Bonnie and Clyde” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Maddy gets focused on this episode, and it becomes clear that no one has a healthy concept of love – and that could get someone killed.
Euphoria: Season 1, Episode 4 “Shook One: Pt II” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Jules’ episode gives us a quick recap of her years up until 16 and leaves us worried if Nate, or even Cal, will make her into a statistic.
Euphoria: Season 1, Episode 3 “Made You Look” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
While Kat is focused on this episode, Rue going from a blissful manic to an outright depressive state eclipses her episode.
Euphoria: Season 1, Episode 2 “Stuntin’ Like My Daddy” – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
Nate and Kat get focused on, and Maddy to a point, as we dig deeper into East Highland and its many screwed up residents.
Euphoria: Season 1, Episode 1 “Pilot” [Series Premiere] – Recap, Review (with Spoilers)
I want you to imagine the graphic nature of 13 Reasons Why and the realness of Skins (UK) turned up but with better performances, better characters, and more explicit scenes.