by Lee Padrick, November 27, 2013
The Blacklist S1E9
WARNING: This review contains spoilers.
Lizzy comes to work on her day off and channels her inner badass.
The promos for the latest episode of The Blacklist suggest that the show is stepping up its game. So I tuned into "a very special Blacklist," expecting an unknown international turkey smuggler being the target. Because its Thanksgiving. What I got was much better.
It is fun and cathartic to watch the highest rated new show of the season. The characters are over-the-top, the plot makes absolutely no sense, and there is a big budget which translates into lots of stuff blowing up. A great release for those of us who watch prestige drama.
by Lee Padrick, November 25, 2013
Walking Dead S4E7
WARNING: This review contains spoilers.
The results are in, and it appears the Governor has been re-elected to a second term.
Scott Gimple, how could you? You inherited the most popular drama in cable TV history. A popular drama that, mind you, has faced criticism and accusations of, well, ... just being boring. You turned the franchise around in the first five episodes, by introducing new characters and developing existing characters into real people, not cartoon characters. This fantastic fourth season was firing on all cylinders. So what did you do? You brought back Cotton-Eyed Joe, made him almost human, then turned him back into a cartoon character. Within a two hour span. Two hours that I could have spent watching a rerun of Roadhouse.
by Lee Padrick, November 25, 2013
Boardwalk Empire S4E12
WARNING: This review contains spoilers.
Witness the ebb and flow of organized crime.
Going into the season finale of Boardwalk Empire's fourth season, the viewer knows that someone that is germane to the series is going to die. The second double-cross of Nucky by his brother Eli suggests that Eli is not long for this world, set in the 1920s. And Eli does everything in his power to earn a bullet between the eyes. He has turned on his brother, not once, but twice. One more time, and we have a Roaring 20's Peter on our hands.
by Lee Padrick, November 23, 2013
Masters of Sex S1E8
WARNING: This review contains spoilers.
Lots of unhappiness in relationships as Masters of Sex finds its raison d'etre.
by Lee Padrick, November 18, 2013
Boardwalk Empire S4E11
WARNING: This review contains spoilers.
A great penultimate episode, as Chalky finds shelter with his mentor.
About this time every year, a war in brewing in Atlantic City. And its usually resolved by the end of the penultimate episode. But not this year.
by Lee Padrick, November 18, 2013
Walking Dead S4E6
WARNING: This review contains spoilers.
The Governor is back, and he is participating in no-shave Movember.
This episode of a fine season of The Walking Dead focuses entirely on the Governor (David Morrissey). Last week, the Governator is seen standing in the shadows outside the prison. This week, we are treated to a flashback of what happened to the infamous psychopath immediately after his defeat (and mass murder) at the prison last season.
