The Good Fight (CBS All Access, Sundays) may be a spin-off from The Good Wife but its first two episodes are as good as anything from that show’s run. The stunning two-hour premiere opens with characters and familiar, seamlessly integrating the two into a new environment – an environment without the Florricks, but with Diane […]
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Doubt: One Moment of Idiot Plotting Makes Doubt Doubtable!
Katherine Heigl’s new series, Doubt (CBS, Wednesdays, 9/8C) finds her playing lawyer Sadie Ellis, a star at a boutique law firm – Isaiah Roth and Associates – that is owned by her father. In the series premiere, she begins her defense of Billy Brenna an ‘altruistic pediatric surgeon’ who is accused of having murdered his […]
Legion – Noah Hawley’s Unorthodox Marvel Series Shines!
Legion (FX, Thursdays, 9/8C) is based on a mutant character from Marvel’s X-titles. In the comics, he’s the son of Professor Charles Xavier and has amazing mental abilities that he isn’t completely sure of and definitely not in complete control of.
TV Review: Legion A Surreal, Abstract Take of Super Heroes, Michelle’s Take
FX Network finally brings honest to god Marvel mutants to television in their latest project – Legion, which premieres February 8th. I generally love FX programming. They aren’t afraid to push the envelope and go off kilter. The problem with FX shows is they all start very slow and usually take 3 or 4 episodes […]
Taboo: Secrets Laid Bare Lead To Unexpected Consequences!
Taboo (FX, Tuesdays, 10/9C) continues to add layers of character and suspense as it creeps into darker and darker territory. Blacklisted, James Delaney takes alternative roads to continue his plans to keep the family trading company alive, while the reveal of his secret affair with his half-sister, Zilpha, leads to an unsettling result for her. […]
The Magicians – Martial Library Arts!
The Magicians (Syfy, Wednesdays, 9/8C) continues to delight with an episode that our protagonists back on their heels in light of new revelations. Meanwhile, The Beast sings – really, really well (and quite annoyingly). Hotel Spa Potions opens with a shot of what looks like sugar-frosted Cheerios drifting through space, suggesting that no matter what […]
Lucifer – Home Is Where The Antidote Is!
With Chloe poisoned by last week’s late serial killer, Professor Jason Carlisle, Lucifer has to return home to get the antidote in the winter finale of Lucifer (FOX, Mondays, 9/8C), A Good Day To Die. A Good Day To Die has just about everything you need for a great hour of television – including a surprisingly […]
Grimm Deals With Destiny!
If you could know that a baby would grow up to kill ten random people – or worse – would you kill that baby? That’s the situation that Nick Burkhart faces on this week’s episode of Grimm (NBC, Fridays, 10/9C), El Cuegle.
The Magicians: Season 2 – If We’re F*cked, It Must Be Monday!
The second season premiere of The Magicians (Syfy, Wednesdays, 9/8C), Knight of Crowns, finds our protagonists stuck in Fillory while Julia attempts to gain The Beast’s aid in her taking revenge on Reynard, the Fox – while he has an intriguing counter offer for her.
Good Behavior – Like Letty The Finale Sends Mixed Signals!
Following the events of last week’s episode, the FBI makes good on its promise in the season finale Good Behavior (Tuesdays, 9/8C) – leaving Letty both elated and crestfallen. All the Things finds her trying to make things right with Javier – with the help of her former parole officer Christian.
Taboo: Dickensian Drama Gives FX Quality Period Piece!
A hooded figure rows ashore in the rain. That same figure digs in the earth before he stands and we see James Keziah Delaney – though we don’t learn his name just yet. Next he enters a room in which is laid out a corpse with coins over its eyes – which he takes and […]