TV Reviews

Veep’s fifth season premiere erased any doubts about the show’s ability to continue on without showrunner and series creator Armando Iannucci at the helm. Written by new showrunner David Mandel, “Morning After” was chock full of cutting one-liners, expletive-laced rants, and hilarious screw-ups by the Meyer team.

The third episode of the second season, entitled “Ouroboros” brought us some excitement in a beach battle, as well as some actual advancements in the plot, with Strand finally coming clean about their destination (at least partially).

An entertaining, if scattered, kicker-offer episode for the sixth season that setting up a lot of interesting threads for the remaining nine episodes.

There are all kinds of intrigue and some new characters in this week’s episode of Outlander. Jamie is glued to the hip of Charles, while Claire looks for meaning in her day-to-day life by using her gifts as a healer.

Wynonna needs an assist from Doc when she faces another one of the sinister seven, and Waverly needs to cut her sister some slack.

Once Upon A Time, Underground, and The Night Manager make our best TV of the week. But what should you really be doing with your TV time? Catching up on Game of Thrones, of course!

Art and Sarah nip closer at the heels of the case Beth was chasing when she died; Sarah and her family must hit the wind and flee Neolution once more; Felix shares surprising news.

Detectives Carter and Lee race to track down a bomber with a vendetta before he strikes again.

Alice learns the hard way that no secret stays secret when Anderson Vaughn investigate a political campaign tainted by years of extortion.

In a hangout episode, the Archer gang is held hostage by cyborg Barry, who just wants to meet his biological mother. But does Archer learn anything?

Martha feels tremendous pressure as Stan and Aderholt move closer to discovering “The Rat” for The Americans. It’s only a matter of time before Stan drops the cuffs on Martha.

Broad City‘s third season comes to a close with a funny episode centering on periods, the mile high club, and amazing guest turns by Tracee Ellis Ross and Tymberlee Hill as flight attendants Winona and Mona.

Milan takes drastic measures to save his brother while Naomi and Khalil sacrifice pawns to catch The Last Panthers.

Lucious looks for an ally to derail Hakeem at an upcoming shareholders meeting, Anika reveals her plans and Jamal has to choose between a famous rapper and a friend.

Confusion reigns over an open town council seat, while Alexis looks for support in all the wrong places this week in Schitt’s Creek.

The nice thing about Limitless is that the writers really do understand the tropes of TV procedurals, and they’re pretty consistently adept at subverting them. So I’m patiently waiting for the payoff to some of those tropes from last night’s “Finale: Part One!”

In the style of The Walking Dead, CW’s Containment sets up a diverse ensemble to tackle a deadly disease and save the city.

For the most part, The Grinder tries to mock stereotypes and clichés, so it’s a bit of a shock to see the show wholeheartedly commit to one.

Agents of SHIELD rights the ship this week by letting cast chemistry reignite on multiple fronts. Tedious plot lines reach their dramatic endpoints and set up new, dynamic, and interesting conflict for the remainder of the season.

This week’s episode of The Path was dominated by Michelle Monaghan. Her depiction of Sarah’s terrifyingly intense conviction in Meyerism is both fascinating and a bit scary to watch. Overall, it was a strong outing for the show.

The Night Manager makes its stateside debut on AMC, after airing in the UK on BBC to sky-high ratings. With the combined star power of Tom Hiddleston and Hugh Laurie, gorgeous locations and cinematography, and a sexy, suspenseful pilot, it’s a solid bet that it will enjoy similar success among American audiences.

Season one of Supergirl has come to an end and while they stuffed the final hour with as much emotion has humanly possible, it simply just fell short.

Lucifer has his most soulful episode of the season when a young Satan worshiper is murdered by a true believer.

Rebecca’s relationships are all tried and tested in a strong episode of Crazy Ex Girlfriend to close out the first season.

The Mindy Project has found its groove again, delivering another episode that reminded why I fell in love with this show in the first place. It had everything: subverted romantic comedy clichés, displays of Mindy’s unwavering self-confidence, and moments of Morgan-related absurdity.

Gotham delivers one of its best and most dramatic episodes of its brilliant season when Bruce and Gordon get a real lead on the architect of the Wayne assassination.

The season finale of Better Call Saul brings Chuck and Jimmy’s sibling rivalry up to the top notch. It’s a psychological battle, and also reinforces the idea that whenever Jimmy tries to do something good, it blows up in his face.

Damien learns some crucial information about his true nature and the shadowy group that has been trying to bring about the rise of the Antichrist, while Sister Greta begins to marshall an offensive against him.

On this week’s episode of Bates Motel, Norman and his mother struggle to prevent their family’s secrets from getting out.

The second episode of Hunters is only mildly better than the first, leading me to wonder if this story is ever going to get going, or if it’ll continue to burden us with clichéd story and dialogue.