I understand that narratively, Lorne is the shows antagonist but man, you’d be hard presses to argue that Lester isn’t the true villain. We instinctively know when something bad is going to happen in film and television. More often than…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 2×13, “Echo”
Something I really enjoyed about the rather terrific season finale for The Americans is the way it ended its most obvious conflict about 2/3rds of the way through the episode, with plenty of time to find other ways to pull…
TV Review: Fargo (1×05) “The Six Ungraspables”
“Only a fool thinks he can solve the world’s problems” “But you gotta try, don’t you?” Turning out its best episode yet Fargo steps it up a notch and begins moving at a faster speed. It’s a testament of just…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 2×12, “Operation Chronicle”
We are in the home stretch of The Americans, which, as I mentioned before, has been renewed for a third season, making me very happy, given the strength of this second season. As great as it is to see everything…
TV Review: FX’s The Americans 2×11, “Stealth”
We have now gone through a complete reversal in this 3rd to last episode of a very strong season of The Americans. At the beginning of season 2, Philip and Elizabeth were hit hard by the murder of two of…
TV Review: Fargo (1×04) “Eating the Blame”
We are predators, and sometimes forces are beyond our control. That is the message of this week’s Fargo which may be the best one yet. So many of these characters are terrible people. Sure they may entertain us such as…