TV Reviews

Selina’s adventures in tweeting causes tensions with China, missing votes are found in Nevada and Bob “The Eagle” turns out to be a liability.

While it was disappointing we only got a short tease of that theory everyone was hoping to see confirmed, the episode had other revelations and plot turns that were plenty surprising and entertaining.

There’s only one episode left in The Family and the show’s no closer to offering up any sort of resolution to any of its main storylines.

The second season of Grace and Frankie outshines the first, with Jane Fonda and Lily Tomlin doing some of their best work as the titular roommates, whose friendship is warm, supportive, and often hilarious.

This week’s Outlander delves into the destructive nature of changing the future, the reemergence of an old enemy, and the toll it all takes on Claire and Jamie’s relationship.

Carter and Lee go undercover at an elite prep school after an undercover narc is murdered.

The Catch executes a classic poker heist, Alice and Val must solve a runaway-turned-kidnapping case, Agent Dao closes in on The Kensington Firm.

Sarah continues to fight for MK’s trust, Ferdinand sets out to find Rachel, and Cosima and Scott analyze their first neo-worm this week on Orphan Black.

It’s the Figgis Agency vs. killer clowns in a hostage situation ending an Archer two-parter. Who’s the real mastermind behind this wild affair?

The Last Panthers, Milan and Dragan, are attacked in the woods, Khalil faces Roman, and Naomi makes Tom take a stand against corrupt bankers in Belgrade.

Matthew Rhys rotates his incredible skills behind the camera and bruises the rules directing an artful, emotionally charged episode of the The Americans.

The Lyons prepare for a family performance at the ASA awards and Lucious’ mother returns from his past to threaten his future.

The Roses tackle the internet in a Schitt’s Creek that shows the damaging effect of wealth on the family structure.

Dre rediscovers his love for Junior after meeting his new friends, the titular super rich kids Wes and Kevin. Dre’s always worried that he and Junior have nothing in common, but Wes and Kevin wear fresh sneakers, discuss rapper feuds, and use cool slang. In other words, they’re mini Dres.

The Path has its most dramatic episode yet, culminating with a shocking, violent ending.

Jessica struggles to make a profit on the flip property when she rents to squatters, and Evan and Emery defend their perfect case-solving record when a Casio goes missing on Fresh Off the Boat.

Lex tries to stop a reporter from inciting panic in Atlanta, while the residents inside the cordon face the dangers of a diminished police force.

Person of Interest begins its fifth and final season where it left off, complete with its usual doses of action, adventure, and the ethical implications of technology. All in all, a promising start without shifting the series’ paradigm too drastically.

Agents of SHIELD‘s “Failed Experiments” suffers from a patchy plot and overdramatic plot devices but shines when it comes to character and exploring the moral philosophy of a superpowered world.

We’re halfway through The Night Manager and though the plot is still unfolding at a slow, deliberate pace, we do get some exciting developments. Pine gets drawn deeper into Roper’s shady world, getting cornered into signing a contract and joining one of Roper’s shell companies, replacing poor Corcoran.

Anna Strong brings two enemies together to defeat the villainous Captain Simcoe on Turn.

After finding out that Dean Sr. is guilty, Dean and Stewart try to come up with some way to help him win his case.

Mindy tries out online dating, while Jody continues to wrestle with his feelings for her.

Azrael, the newest ray of darkness in the dawn of supervillians, hunts Gordon but nails Barnes on Gotham.

On this week’s episode of Bates Motel, Norman has trouble adjusting to all the changes that have occurred in his mother’s life while he was away.

In the show’s best episode yet, Damien has nowhere else to turn and seeks out an exorcist from the Vatican, hoping that she can put an end to all of the death that has been occurring around him.

I’m not sure how they’re pulling it off, but 12 Monkeys has taken the good show they had in season one and turned it into a great show this season.

We’re almost halfway through the season of Hunters and the show is failing on almost every front as it drowns under the weight of its own bloated, self-indulgent world building.

This episode brought us several different occasions of family members killing one another, but the last few seconds of the episode sure did perk Game of Thrones fans up!

New Pied Piper CEO Jack Barker institutes various changes at Pied Piper, as Richard struggles to keep a hold of what he thinks made his company special.