How Not To Summon a Demon Lord: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
How Not To Summon a Demon Lord is such a frustrating show. For it seems to know what it would need to be better than what’s delivered, but is too lazy to be consistent.
Season Review
Season or series reviews of shows, summarizing all you need to know in one post.
Maniac: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Maniac ultimately seems like a good book that was adapted into a lopsided production that relied heavily on its female lead as it let its male lead drown.
D.L. Hughley: Contrarian – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
A bit dated, and lacking the type of punch you may be expecting, D.L. Hughley: Contrarian has its moments but lacks a reason to be called a classic.
Atypical: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Atypical continues to exemplify the capabilities of high functioning people with autism, while not making that the sum of the lead or show.
The Bobby Brown Story (Part 2) – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Bobby Brown Story seemingly had two goals in mind: Demystify his relationship to Whitney Houston and show how much better he is now.
Ozark: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Season 2 of Ozark is a great improvement of the first and it is all thanks to the women, sans Charlotte and Rachel, of the show.
Sharp Objects: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Sharp Objects, once it gets into its groove, reminds you why mini-series make for the best method to do book adaptations.
Queen Sugar: Season 3 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Season 3 of Queen Sugar feels like a transition season as it wraps up the trials and tribulations of the first two seasons and preps for the show’s future.
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People – Recap/ Review
August 28: A Day in the Life of a People needs to be a perennial feature on OWN, and a play done across the nation during Black History Month.
The Innocents: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
The Innocents lacks a real, and consistent, hook, but June and Harry’s relationship, alongside a character named Kam, pushes you to hope the season will get better as it goes on.
Love Is: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
Love Is doesn’t necessarily try to sell you a love story for the ages, but it does try to make dudes who are investments seem like they are ultimately worth it.
Insatiable: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
While Insatiable does have a few buds which could have grown, the overuse of terrible jokes and storylines suffocate what could have bloomed.
Andi Mack: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In season 2 of Andi Mack, the show continues to push the standards and expectations of the Disney Channel past even what older generations experienced.
Claws: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In season 2, Desna embraces that she isn’t a victim of circumstance but simply someone avoiding her calling and thanks to a woman named Zlata, she becomes the boss she was meant to be.
The Bold Type: Season 2 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
In season 2 of The Bold Type, it’s more about personal growth than season 1’s professional. Which, for some, comes with a whole lot of pain.
Pose: Season 1 – Recap/ Review (with Spoilers)
When the industry speaks on new voices, faces, and stories, perhaps the best example is Pose. For with it presenting trans and gay stories front and center, it reminds you of why television can be considered revolutionary.
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.
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.
