TV Reviews

Season 1, Episode 6 – Arnold’s presence is becoming more pronounced as Ford tries to understand what he’s up to in this week’s Westworld. At the heart of all of the aberrations to the hosts programming are the whispered words of Arnold, but is he still alive or does he only live on inside the code of the original hosts?

Season 1, Episode 4 – Berlin Station ups the tension in “By Way of Deception.” But with show’s slow burn and insistence on focusing in unexpected places, the episode still misses its mark.

Season 3, Episode 5 – The survivors reach their new home: a spotless, powered, five-story tech headquarters. But some relationships dissolve – while others get more complicated – and sabotage continues to reign in the season’s finest episode of The Last Man on Earth.

Season 1, Episode 6 – Zorn uses his robot body double Meka Zorn to fill in for him at work while he waits in line with Alan to buy the new edition of Alan’s favorite video game. This is the dumbest and funniest episode of Son of Zorn yet as episode 6 provides laughs from credits to credits.

Season 1, Episode 3 – Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency finds a new door to step through in “Rogue Wall Enthusiasts.” With a few more jokes and some new discoveries about our characters, the third episode in the series propels the story forward in a wildly entertaining way.

Season 1, Episode 7 – MacGyver takes on its version of the prison break plot “Can Opener.” With a nice balance of action, invention, and character development, it feels as though the show has finally found its sweet spot.

Season 1, Episode 6 – Casey is on the run in, and in full possession of the demon inside of her in this week’s episode of The Exorcist. Angie’s true past comes to light with the arrival of her mother, sending her life into a tailspin at the exact moment she’s at her lowest while searching for her missing daughter. Can Marcus find Casey in time to save her soul, or is it already too late?

Season 2, Episode 3 – Crazy Ex-Girlfriend continues to smash awful narrative tropes, overturn expectations, and sing hilarious songs to help it along in the process. “All Signs Point to Josh… or Is It Josh’s Friend?” is full of signs of all kinds and big moments that turn Rebecca’s fairy tale on its head.

Season 1, Episodes 8-10 – After a few rocky plot points, Good Girls Revolt finishes strong with the finale. If there’s anything that the ending of this show proves, it’s that a) women should get equal rights and b) this show should get a second season.

Season 2, Episode 4 – On this week’s episode of Legends of Tomorrow, “Abominations” featured two of America’s favorite things: zombies and racism. If ya’ll enjoyed this episode then read no further, because I absolutely did not.

Season 1, Episode 2 – Pure Genius improves slightly from its pilot by using the show’s premise to its benefit, revolving around a new and unusual surgery involving spider silk to save a patient’s life. But, unoriginal plot points and predictable set-ups for future drama still bog down a show that has yet to shine.

Season 1, Episode 9 – Thursday’s episode of Better Things has a strange name: “Hair of the Dog.” I don’t get it, but the episode is actually strange in the way Sam (Pamela Adlon) interacts with characters of color. Here’s a thinkpiece that you aren’t expecting. IMO. IJS.

Season 1, Episode 9 – In its last episode before hiatus, The Good Place heightens the stakes while also retaining the giggles.

Season 1, Episode 4 – Tess, Taka, and Burton all continue to break boundaries between the waking world and the dreaming world in Falling Water, but what does it all mean? The only thing connecting them all is their ability to lucid dream, but is there something bigger at work? The show’s narrative continues to unravel at a snails pace while looking visually sumptuous all the while.

Season 1, Episode 6 – Pitch gets psychological this week in “Wear It” when Ginny folds under the pressure of living up to her public persona. Juxtaposing a public party with a night on the town with normal girls, this episode is a step in the right direction for the series.

Season 2, Episode 8 – Superstore honors Election Day with a pretty hilarious episode, as the store acts as a polling place, leading to a power struggle between Dina and Glenn resulting in them accidentally destroying ballots.

Season 2, Episode 6 – The Bishop comes to town, as he’s considering giving his job to Buddy. Meanwhile, the sheriff begins investigating Ray’s death, which threatens to expose Alexa and Buddy’s secrets once and for all.

Season 5, Episode 5 – On this week’s Arrow when Tobias Church discovers Green Arrow’s secret identity and is poised to kill him, Team Arrow enlists Christopher Chance to help save the day.

Season 1, Episodes 1-2 – John C. McGinley leads Stan Against Evil when he joins the new Sheriff in a deadly battle against an ancient curse and 172 nasty demons. This is a funny show about a lonely, cranky, direct man defending his home after being replaced by lovely, tolerant, intelligent young Sheriff defending her daughter.

Season 3, Episode 10 – Jimmy has the beginnings of an existential crisis, Edgar gets a new career opportunity, Gretchen practices mindfulness, and Lindsay finally gets that abortion—without telling Paul.

Season 1, Episode 5 – Frequency falls flat this week, choosing to focus on a routine police case instead of one of the many more interesting potential stories.

Season 3, Episode 6 – Younger is continuing to move beyond standard stereotypes of female sexuality as the season continues to find new ways to talk dirty on television.

Season 6, Episode 8 – With only three characters left alive on American Horror Story can the show wrap itself up in any meaningful way? The Blood Moon is in full swing, the hillbilly’s are hungry, and all of the ghouls are out to get Shelby and Dom. We know one person will survive this ordeal, but who will it be?

Season 1, Episode 4 – Chance and Dee begin staking out Blackstone, with their investigation paying off with the discovery of a damning secret, while Jaclyn drops a bombshell of her own.

Season 3, Episode 4 – “Citizen Jessica” sees Fresh Off the Boat get political in this week’s episode with timely satire for the Huangs, as well as Eddie and his friends disagreeing over Tupac’s murder. A well written episode, makes this week’s episode a stand out in a rather dull season.

Season 3, Episode 5 – “Monster” sees Caitlin visit he mom in a time of need, as well as Barry and Julian’s contentious relationship reach a head. The Flash continues it’s metahuman of the week story with a kaiju twist.

Season 1, Episode 6 –The Copelands leave Booner, The Alamo, and most of their most compelling personal conflict behind when Aftermath puts them on the road headed home. Josh makes a side trip to look for an academic paper which predicted the end times while Karen heads to Camp Crystal Lake for supplies and to give Dana a chance for a, literal, roll in the hay with commando Martin.

Season 1, Episode 4 – Katie (Katy Mixon) faces the music when her daughter draws her in the shape of a big circle in Tuesday’s episode of American Housewife.

Season 1, Episode 10 – Atlanta wraps up its first run with a meandering whimper, not a bang, in its most yawn-inducing moment yet.

Season 1, Episode 4 – Mike and Jessica take extreme measures to free Lily from the spirit that’s haunting her, while Amy’s investigation focuses on Mrs. Booth, with the episode culminating in a shocking death.