BOJACK HORSEMAN – Season Five
byThe fifth season of BoJack Horseman finds the titular washed-up actor on the road to recovery, of sorts. He’s working again, on a moody…
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BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.9 – ‘Wiedersehen’
byTaking and making plans. Having enjoyed herself with the con to keep Huell from doing time, the opening of “Wiedersehen” involved another scam. Kim (Rhea…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.8 – ‘Coushatta’
byA good defence is a good offence. The opening scenes of “Coushatta” confused me, making me forget where things had left off in “Something Stupid”….
IRON FIST – Season Two
byThe first season of Iron Fist was plagued with issues: it had too many villains, too little character development, terrible action scenes, a lack…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.7 – ‘Something Stupid’
bySplitting up. Famed for its excellent cold opens, Better Call Saul offered up the best one in a long time with the split-screen sequence…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.6 – ‘Piñata’
byFor your consideration. We’ve been getting more flashbacks than usual this season, although I’m not sure all of them are particularly revelatory. “Piñata” opened…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.5 – ‘Quite a Ride’
byShredded future. We’re accustomed to the season-opening glimpses of Jimmy McGill’s (Bob Odenkirk) future, working under an alias at a Cinnabon, but “Quite a…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.4 – ‘Talk’
byMy concerns about the imbalance of Better Call Saul was compounded by “Talk”, because Jimmy’s (Bob Odenkirk) storyline is by far the least interesting…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.3 – ‘Something Beautiful’
byThere’s widening a disparity at the heart of Better Call Saul, as the storylines focusing on its star, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), are often…
GLOW – Season Two
byAs a lifelong wrestling fan, I’m certainly accustomed to taking some stick for it. Despite being a hugely successful industry for decades now, wrestling’s…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.2 – ‘Breathe’
byWe’re still not quite at the turning point where Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk) becomes Saul, but every episode edges us closer. Although Jimmy’s not even…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.1 – ‘Smoke’
byIt’s been 14 months since the third season ended with “Lantern“, so you’d be forgiven for having a hazy memory about how it concluded….