[ad_1] Photo: Jake Giles Netter/HBO Danny McBride is a blunt comic instrument. Though series like Eastbound & Down, Vice Principals, and The Righteous Gemstones have plenty on their mind about particularly American strains of ambition, greed, narcissism, and toxic masculinity, McBride himself puts very little spin on the ball. You always know how a McBride character feels because he… Continue reading ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Recap, Season 3, Episode 8
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Welcome to Crappie Lake’ Recap, Episode 5
[ad_1] Step aside, Frog and Toad. This week’s episode highlights the intimacy of Sonja and Luann’s friendship, which has perhaps grown stronger since they’ve been in the Benton vacuum. They get ice cream and new wigs and goof off in the animal shelter’s backyard. Sonja perseveres even though Billy Richard (RichAAAAHHD) has been texting her… Continue reading Welcome to Crappie Lake’ Recap, Episode 5
‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Recap, Season 3, Episode 9
[ad_1] The Righteous Gemstones Wonders That Cannot Be Fathomed, Miracles That Cannot Be Counted Season 3 Episode 9 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** Photo: Jake Giles Netter/HBO For precedent on the plague of locusts that descend on the ministry in the finale of The Righteous Gemstones, the obvious touchstone is Paul Thomas Anderson’s 1999 drama Magnolia, which… Continue reading ‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Recap, Season 3, Episode 9
‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Recap, Season 15 Episode 12
[ad_1] I told y’all an international trip would spice up this season; it took a minute, but the tail end of the Portugal vacation climaxed with plentiful disagreements, accusations, receipts, and “colluding.” It wasn’t as explosive as past vacations, but it’s impossible to enjoy RHOA with continuous comparisons to its golden era, so let’s take this nugget… Continue reading ‘Real Housewives of Atlanta’ Recap, Season 15 Episode 12
Lioness’ Recap, Season 1, Episode 3
[ad_1] Photo: Greg Lewis/Paramount+/Greg Lewis/Paramount+ Damn, this Lioness program is turning out to be a real drag for our girl Cruz, and we’re just now getting into a real episodey episode of these Special Ops — keeping the action and the plot and all the emotional beats a movin’. Cruz gets her first real round of spy… Continue reading Lioness’ Recap, Season 1, Episode 3
‘Good Omens’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 5: The Ball
[ad_1] Good Omens The Bal Season 2 Episode 5 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Photo: Mark Mainz/Prime Video/Mark Mainz/Prime Video So what’s everybody’s favorite Jane Austen–inspired piece of comedy this summer? Is it episode two of this season’s The Afterparty, Depression Barbie from Barbie, or this episode of Good Omens? No wrong answers! Something that I think all three get at… Continue reading ‘Good Omens’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 5: The Ball
‘Good Omens’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 6: Every Day
[ad_1] Good Omens Every Day Season 2 Episode 6 Editor’s Rating 3 stars *** Photo: Courtesy of Prime Video I knew it! I knew Gabriel was in love. And I had a sneaking suspicion it was with Beelzebub, just because they seemed out of sorts while Gabriel was MIA. The mystery, as sparsely as it… Continue reading ‘Good Omens’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 6: Every Day
‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Recap, Season Two, Episode 5
[ad_1] Well, this is something new and exciting. Instead of getting the story exclusively from Belly’s perspective as usual, “Love Fool” is narrated by emotionally mature king Jeremiah’s internal monologue. It turns out he’s literally an angel. I mean, look at him, sitting there sorting through Susannah’s medical bills and managing her health insurance (we’re… Continue reading ‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Recap, Season Two, Episode 5
‘Outlander’ Recap, Season 7 Episode 7
[ad_1] Outlander A Practical Guide for Time-Travelers Season 7 Episode 7 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Photo: Robert Wilson/Starz/Outlander B) 2022 Starz Entertainment, LLC The opening credits to season seven of Outlander have felt heavier than most other renditions thanks to Sinéad O’Connor’s haunting, breathy take on “The Skye Boat Song,” but the song and O’Connor’s vocals… Continue reading ‘Outlander’ Recap, Season 7 Episode 7
‘Minx’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 2
[ad_1] Minx I Thought the Bed Was Gonna Fly Season 2 Episode 2 Editor’s Rating 4 stars **** Photo: Screen Grab/Starz/B) 2023 Starz Entertainment, LLC If Minx’s season-two premiere welcomed the magazine’s triumphant, well-funded relaunch, then the show’s very next episode, “I Thought The Bed Was Gonna Fly,” should serve as a reminder that, actually, all… Continue reading ‘Minx’ Recap, Season 2, Episode 2