Mostly Analytical, Quintessentially Overdramatic
January 17-23Amanda Gorman's Poem "The Hill We Climb" | Inauguration Day Source: Getty Images For the first time in forever, things feel okay again--even TV is starting to feel like entertainment we are enjoying. Miss Scarlet and the Duke made its U.S. debut on PBS. Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist reminded us that grief isn't always a... Continue Reading →
January 10-16"Zoey's Extraordinary Distraction" | Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist Source: NBC It's been an exceptional week for TV and we actually had a tough decision to make this week. (We missed this challenge.) WandaVision has finally premiered and though we still have no idea what's happening on this show, we're into it--especially where costumes and humor... Continue Reading →
January 3-8"Art of the Swoon" | Bridgerton NETFLIX © 2020 Okay so technically, this episode didn't air this week, but we covered it this week, and we get to make the rules. The Expanse gave us yet another remarkable episode dealing with belters and inners, A Discovery of Witches finally premiered in a stunning display... Continue Reading →
December 27-January 2"Down and Out" | The Expanse Source: Prime Video The best part of The Expanse airing weekly now is that little moments like this could be highlighted in this category. Oh, and Happy New Year, earthers, belters, everywhere. May 2021 be as great as this show generally is. The Expanse is a fantastic... Continue Reading →
December 13-19"Chapter 16: The Rescue" | The Mandalorian A word of caution: spoilers ahead! Pedro Pascal and Temuera Morrison as The Mandalorian and Boba Fett If you’ve seen the season finale of The Mandalorian this week, chances are you’re still feeling the lingering aftereffects of the emotions you experienced while watching the episode. And boy,... Continue Reading →
March 8-14 "Ding Dong" | Brooklyn Nine-Nine In an unsurprising turn of events my muse is back again when it comes Brooklyn Nine-Nine. I should just review the show weekly at this point, that’s how much I consistently want to talk about it, especially when it involves moments of vulnerability with our favorite precinct. This... Continue Reading →
February 2-8 "Manhunter" | Brooklyn Nine-Nine Welcome back to this year’s first Most Exquisite TV Moment -- Brooklyn Nine-Nine is back and with it unsurprisingly returns my muse for this segment. God, I love this show. Its return brought us one of the sweetest, most intimate moments between Jake and Amy and I am a beaming... Continue Reading →
November 10-16 “The Funeral to End All Funerals” | The Good Place "This is the whole story. No one is beyond rehabilitation. Brent spent a year being an absolute diaper load of a human being, and the points total tells you that. But what that number can’t tell you is who he could have become... Continue Reading →
November 3-9 "Daisy" | Madam Secretary Look at the gif above without crying, I dare you. It's still hard to grasp that it's the final season of Madam Secretary, but so far, the series has been delivering one strong episode after another, give or take a few minute mishaps. The second we learned that Elizabeth McCord was President... Continue Reading →
October 13-19 "Episode 8” | Sanditon We’re officially back in business with fall TV and so far, everything’s been utterly pleasing where this writer is concerned, but this week especially, I have not stopped thinking of the Sanditon finale since it's aired and I’ve only rewatched it about 12 more times after that. (More, it's... Continue Reading →