TV Reviews

I was trying to figure out what on earth I could talk about for the last five episodes of Daredevil since I covered so much of my love affair with this show already. These five episodes rightly conclude the various arcs of the season so everything that tickled me to this point is still here.

Last week’s episode ended with Rebecca running into her therapist, Dr. Akopian. And though they were both wanting to get away and not deal with any problems back home, this coincidence soon became a blessing in disguise.

This episode was an incredibly solid outing… and then that final moment happened and collective tween jaws dropped around the country.

“Bali Ha’i” shows how intense things have gotten for Mike after his Tuco incident, gives us a glimpse into Kim’s predicament at HHM, and showcases the singing skills of Jimmy.

It’s no joke when “A Priest Walks Into A Bar” and shows Lucifer what real faith and redemption looks like. He might be surrounded by people all the time, but he’s really alone when it comes to anyone who can share his experience.

Nygma steals the “Mad Grey Dawn” from an art gallery and Penguin finds out how tough life can be when you are the new kid on the streets of Gotham. This episode shows rich or poor, Gotham is no place for the weak.

It’s already clear that irrevocable change has come to the residents of White Pine Bay. In this week’s very satisfying episode, “’Til Death Do You Part,” several characters allow themselves to imagine new beginnings they might have never otherwise dreamed.

It’s possible that this week’s episode of Damien, titled “The Deliverer,” was its best yet. It’s also possible that this week’s episode of Damien was its worst yet. It’s hard to tell. But let’s begin at the end and work back from there…

The second half of this season of Bosch was action-packed, thrilling, and engrossing, up until episode eight. Unfortunately, the final two episodes of the show were slow and meandering. However, let’s start with the good: Harry Bosch finally shows some emotion.

This week’s episode was slow-moving, revealing little new information while focusing on the search for a different missing child. It was definitely the most boring epsiode yet, but next week’s should be intense, as the ending here promises major fallout.

Dr. Denise and Eugene look “Twice as Far” down the road to escape The Walking Dead. The Alexandrians go about their daily business as if there isn’t a homicidal threat stalking and waiting to devour their lives.

This middle section of Daredevil‘s second season is best subtitled as “Matt Fails at Life.” Pretty much every aspect of his non-vigilante persona crashes and burns. It’s glorious.

I got into trouble with just about everyone last year for daring to find Daredevil lacking. So far this season? I adore it. It’s fabulous!

Hillary Clinton brings her campaign to Broad City, The Walking Dead shifts its focus to Maggie and Carol, and – of course – Daredevil is back in our best TV of the week!

Plot-wise, a lot went down on the season one finale of USA’s Colony but despite all the interesting cliffhangers, I was left feeling like it was missing some good emotional beats.

House of Cards makes a triumphant return in season four by shifting its focus to Claire Underwood and setting up a new series of political battles and personal challenges that can only be overcome with good old fashioned manipulation.

Shades Of Blue loads all its pieces into The Breach in this week’s incredible episode. The whole season has been leading towards this week’s heist. It doesn’t go down quite as action-combaty as the heist in you would expect, but it does stitch together a number of suspenseful elements a deliver a great piece of drama.

It’s the long-awaited Hillary Clinton cameo, but whatever your political leanings, I think we can all agree that this was a very funny episode.

Schitt’s Creek gets even quieter in its second episode of the season, “Family Dinner.” It allows us to further explore the complicated relationship between Moira and David, two of the same who clearly don’t want to be who they became.

The last episode of Black-ish was an instant classic, addressing police brutality in a poignant, touching way. This week’s episode would invariably be a step down, but “Any Given Saturday” was decently funny, once again keeping the focus tight on the Johnson family.

If this was your first time stumbling upon the antics of the Rose family in Schitt’s Creek, season 2 opener “Finding David” supplied a fitting introduction. It reminded viewers that television’s favorite disgraced family is shallow, unaware and tragic, but also downright hilarious.

The Americans risk their lives and The Glanders when they get their new mission and deal with fallout form Elizabeth’s trip to Germany. Television has never seen such a field of talent and people successfully pushing the boundaries of long form narrative.

After a couple weeks of some very ADHD episodes, Limitless got itself together and focused on one story without trying to meld multiple homages together. They also brought back Georgina Haig as Piper. She’s probably the most interesting recurring character in the series.

When American Crime Story first began I would say that there were three iconic moments from the O. J. Simpson. One was the White Bronco car chase. The other was exactly where I was when the verdict was read live over the airwaves. The third was the gloves… O. J. trying on the gloves.

Agents of SHIELD offers politics, spies, and allies in “The Inside Man,” providing plenty of intrigue without being completely emotionally exhausting. “The Inside Man” offers a pause for character development before plunging head first into peril.

This week’s episode of The Grinder takes a step back in a few ways. For some reason, with stakes raised for Dean Sr.’s court case, this episode decided to focus on the origins of Mitch Grinder.

Jessica is Fresh Off The Boat when she manages Cattleman’s and Louis must expand on his “Tight Two” when he has to stay home and watch the boys all night.

If the first two episodes of Bates Mote’s fourth season are indicative of the quality to come, then this will likely end up being the best season of the show to date.

Against all odds, the second episode of A&E’s DAMIEN, titled “Second Death,” managed to be a worse hour of television than the series premiere. In this week’s episode Damien begins to learn more about his past.

Lucifer feels like he has no allies as he discovers new emotional ground in “Et Tu, Doctor”.