Iliza Shlesinger: Elder Millennial – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Elder Millennial has the vibe of a YouTube video. It isn’t hilarious but the way things are talked about are comical and insightful enough to make you want to subscribe for more.
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.
Anne with an E: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In its sophomore season, Anne with an E ventures into adopting modern storylines while holding onto the heart of Anne from Green Gables.
The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In season 2, The Handmaid’s Tale finds itself in a sophomore slump as it finds itself in a perpetual loop barely broken in the season finale.
Red Table Talk: Season 1a – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In the first half of season 1, Jada Pinkett-Smith revives Red Table Talk and gives us the type of show you wish was in the headlines for more than sensationalized topics.
Humans: Season 3 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
After a lackluster season 2, Humans comes roaring back with a vengeance thanks to its focus on synthetics pursuing civil rights.
Five Points: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Five Points really helps legitimize Facebook Watch as not yet another platform getting into the original content game, but a platform which may have something different to present.
Magical Girl Site (Mahou Shoujo Site): Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Magical Girl Site may have its touchy, and gory, moments, but neither are consistent enough to keep those with a feign interest watching.
The Comedy Lineup: Part 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Comedy Lineup really pushes the idea that the word special needs to be far more exclusive and we need to start using the word “showcase” to take expectations down a notch.
Vida: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Vida for STARZ is perhaps the first show it has had, in a long time, which makes it a network worth subscribing to.
SweetBitter: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
SweetBitter is really just an appetizer, a sample platter, that you’ll likely find enticing enough to ask for more.
Star: Season 2 (Second Half) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The second half of season 2 of Star, seemingly is about cutting any and all fat so that season 3 can refocus on core characters.
13 Reasons Why: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 of 13 Reasons Why continues to push the TV landscape and harness the types of stories and visuals only seen in indie movies. Giving a sometimes too raw, to the point of seeming for the sake of dramatics, story.
Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Ali Wong proves that comediennes can be vulgar and funny, while not being self-deprecating in the process.
Atlanta: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The second season of Atlanta doubles down on the eccentrics of the first and with that comes more inventive stories and the question of what was done purely because Glover and co. had the money to do it?
Dear White People: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 of Dear White People shows immense growth from the first season but still has this vibe that it is the type of show that just preaches to the choir.
Black Lightning: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
What Black Panther did with empowering the undeserved on the big screen, while appealing to the masses, Black Lightning does on television episode to episode.
The Honeymoon Stand Up Special: Part 3 (The Couple Roast) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The shared set between Natasha and Moshe shows you how both cute, comical, and vicious these two can be.
The Honeymoon Stand Up Special: Part 2 (Moshe Kasher) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Moshe’s part of the shared comedy special is stronger, though makes you slightly question if it is just because of his opening act.
The Honeymoon Stand Up Special: Part 1 (Natasha Leggero) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Trashy, but dressed classy, Natasha Leggero in part 1 of this shared special probably will more shock you by what she says than make you laugh.
Alexa & Katie: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Alexa & Katie is a throwback to simpler times. Back when kids shows didn’t have political elements or were about starting larger conversations. It is just simple jokes and characters, with a cancer gimmick for some flavor.
Violet Evergarden: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Violet Evergarden is one of the few animes which match beautiful visuals with a story that will, in time, rock your heart and inspire tears.
The Quad: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Ultimately, The Quad was a show with good ideas that had never really found a way to execute the majority of its plots for long-term success.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride (Mahoutsukai no Yome): Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Beautifully tragic. Essentially that is what The Ancient Magus’ Bride is. A story dealing with neglect, ostracism, outright abandonment, and trying to figure out a way to more than just deal with it but find stable sources of joy.
Garo – Vanishing Line: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Garo – Vanishing Line is bloated and surely not going to push you to look into the other series under the Garo umbrella.
Kokkoku: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Kokkoku ultimately is like walking down a dead end street, reaching the end, and continuing to walk forward, into an empty lot, hoping to find something valuable.
Citrus: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Citrus has its moments. Especially when addressing female homosexuality in Japan. However, despite the growth of character Yuzu, it’s more about tantalization than substance.
The Good Doctor: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Good Doctor starts strong but as you get used to the tear-jerking patients and moments of the hospital staff, you begin to see flaws which can use some patching up.
The Chi: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Chi acts as a bridge between the 80s – 00s Black Renassiance to the modern one by reviving familiar stories, continuing ones that got cut short, as well as featuring characters who were seldom seen or heard.
On My Block: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
On My Block balances what it means to live in an urban gang area, while never forgetting these are but 13 – 15-year-old kids trying to make the best of a bad situation.
Requiem: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Requiem is, by all means, an adequate, I got a few hours to spare, TV show to binge, but nothing you are going to want to push others to watch and talk about.
B – The Beginning: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
B – The Begininng seems like the kind of product that had too many people involved with writing the script and left one person to ultimately salvage what could be used.
Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Unpredictable and outlandish is the only way to describe Marlon Wayans: Woke-ish, as he proves not just why the Wayans are one of the funniest families in comedy, but why he is one of the funniest comedians period.
Black Panther (The Animated Series): Season 1- Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
With this series, we get a taste of the Black Panther in such a way that may never be seen with this much investment again.
Notes From The Field – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Over the course of 18 characters, Anna Deavere Smith doesn’t just present a masterclass in acting but also understanding the various aspects of the school to prison pipeline.
Chris Rock: Tamborine – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Chris Rock, thankfully, brings a comedy special light on Trump and while it delves into his personal philosophies, he doesn’t turn his standup into a college lecture.
Altered Carbon: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Altered Carbon stumbles quite a bit in its first season, but thanks to the characters of Quell and Rei, it leaves you craving for a second season.
One Day At A Time: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The second season of One Day At A Time comes swinging hard and though it gets formulaic after a certain point, it never really loses its heart and passion for what it is trying to represent.
GATE: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri, or simply Gate, slowly turns from something which seems like a silly ecchi filled anime to something which really holds clout in terms of presenting fantasy, action, and character development.
Harith Iskander: I Told You So – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Harith Iskander’s “I Told You So” is the kind of comedy special which makes you hope Netflix snatches Iskander up and offers him more than additional special, but perhaps a show.