On the road late at night, a heavily pregnant woman leaves her truck and staggers into the church. The baby pops out of her stomach. Seriously, there’s a gaping hole where her stomach used to be.… More “Midnight, Texas (S02E04) “I Put a Spell on You””
This is it the season finale of “The Handmaid’s Tale.” But don’t worry, it’ll be back next year. I’m kind of hoping they go back to 10 episodes, I think there wasn’t enough this season to sustain 13 episodes.… More “The Handmaid’s Tale (S02E13) “The Word””
The penultimate episode of season 2 picks up some vague amount of time after the episode before. The baby, now named Nicole, is living with the Waterfords. June, as dictated by S.J., is not.… More “The Handmaid’s Tale (S02E12) “Postpartum””
Well, as of this week’s episode, we have a new citizen of the Republic of Gilead. So, um, yay? I guess? In spite of her best efforts, June’s baby wasn’t born safely over the border in Canada.… More “The Hanndmaid’s Tale (S02E11): ‘Holly’”
Okay, well, this week’s episode was really tough. I mean, none of them are a piece of cake, it’s just too grim a story to be light viewing, but this episode was harder than most.… More “The Handmaid’s Tale (S02E10) “The Last Ceremony””
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This stain…
Ed Harris’ sadistic villain has been one of the most compelling characters on Westworld. Responsible for some of the most heinous acts on the show, Will has been self reflective this season.… More “Westworld: “Vanishing Point” (S02E09)”
In this week’s episode of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale,’ two worlds collide!
Well, that’s a bit melodramatic. They didn’t quite collide, but they did have a rather unpleasant fender bender.… More “The Handmaid’s Tale (S02E09) “Smart Power””
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Wow…
“Kiksuya” was one of the most powerful episodes of Westworld’s second season…possibly the series. Beautiful cinematography, lyrical writing, and powerful performances came together perfectly to completely destroy our hearts while also answering a few long time questions.… More “Westworld: “Kiksuya” (S02E08)”
S.J. and June have settled into a pretty cozy routine, working together while listening to music, S.J. doing the writing, June doing the editing. June voiceovers that in a different world, they might have been colleagues, and tells S.J.… More “The Handmaid’s Tale S02E08”
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Bloody battles, deaths and an important resurrection made this episode of Westworld one of its most eventful. “Les Ecorches” was an entertaining and thought provoking watch, as expected, but it often felt rushed.… More “Westworld (S02E07) “Les Ecorches””
Well, I’ll give Ofglen 2.0 a posthumous grade of ‘A’ for effort, but ‘C’ for execution (so to speak). We learn in this week’s episode that 26 Commanders were killed.… More “The Handmaid’s Tale (S02E07) “After””
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“Phase Space” was one of the busier episodes of Westworld’s second season, with nearly every major character’s story taking significant steps forward.… More “Westworld (S02E06) “Phase Space””
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American Westerns and Japanese Samurai films have always shared the same DNA. Lone gunslingers and ronin. Charismatic madams and geishas. So it came as no surprise that Westworld brought their Western heroes together with the legendary samurai.… More “Westworld (S02E05) “Akane No Mai””
So, at the halfway point in season 2 of ‘The Handmaid’s Tale.’ June is MIA and has currently been replaced by Offred the Perfect Handmaid. It’s a bit creepy. Make that very creepy.… More “The Handmaid’s Tale (S02E05) “Seeds””
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Now that was more like it.
The Riddle of the Sphinx was the best episode of Westworld’s second season so far, possibly the whole series. The episode focused on the compellingly complex William (Ed Harris/Jimmi Simpson) and the fractured memories of Bernard (Jeffrey Wright), switching between past and present.… More “Westworld (S02E04) “The Riddle of the Sphinx””
