Month: January 2018
‘Supernatural’: Ugh. This guy again.
Supernatural
“War of the Worlds”
November 23, 2017
THEN
“If I plan to do anything else stupid I will let you know.”
NOW
Jack is still at liberty and in the wind. Castiel worries that the absence of signs or leads means Jack has been dragged to Hell by Rock Me Asmodeus or spirited to Heaven. So he resolves to go and politely ask one of his angelic brethren if they have the kid.
Solid plan. What could possibly go wrong?
Dean tells his angel not to do anything stupid. It’s how Team Free Will says, “I love you.”
‘Assassination of Gianni Versace,’ ‘The Alienist,’ the ‘Supernatural’ spinoff pilot and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week.
The Alienist Ep 101 5/31/17 ALIENIST_S1_101_31.05.2017_015.nef
What are we going to have to sacrifice for a second season of ‘American Gods?’ (Because it’s not looking great.)
‘Supernatural’: This is family business
Supernatural
“Tombstone”
November 16, 2017
THEN
“I just need a damn win.”
NOW
Sam and Dean are still standing in the street gawping. Cas calmly says he was dead and then he annoyed an ancient cosmic being and now he’s back. That’s good enough for Dean. He says, “Welcome home, pal,” and puts his arms around his angel. HUGGING! YAY! HUGGING!
Cas tells them he was in the Empty. Sam asks him what it was like. Cas is like, ‘Uh, empty? A great nothingness? The name kind of says it all’.
‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’: Godwin’s law
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
“Meltdown in Milan”
December 13, 2017
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‘Saturday Night Live’: Sam Rockwell was fucking great
Saturday Night Live
Sam Rockwell & Halsey
January 13, 2018
The story that will dominate the news about last night’s episode of Saturday Night Live is that Sam Rockwell accidentally said “fucking” during one sketch, Colin Jost deliberately said “shithole” during “Weekend Update,” and as a result there will be a bunch of think pieces about how this is a reflection on how our culture is being vulgarized by our vulgar President and blah blah blah blah blah.
But what we should really be talking about was just how good last night’s Saturday Night Live was and why. It’s easy to credit a talented host, and let me be clear, Sam Rockwell was a talented host and SNL needs to figure out when they can bring him back as soon as possible. Last night’s episode also seemed to almost have a theme to it: the awkwardness of social situations in a politically correct era, which in its own way helped tie the episode together.
But you know what I think really made this episode work was the brevity of the sketches: not counting the monologue and Weekend Update, there were 10 sketches last night, most of which were about three minutes long. Keeping the sketches tight and brief meant that no one sketch overstayed its welcome and that even if you didn’t care for a particular bit, a new one was just around the corner. It felt fresh and light and invigorated. And in conclusion, the takeaway from last night’s episode should be: don’t be like this intro, keep the writing short and sweet.
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‘The Real Housewives of New Jersey’: Prostitution Whore, Part 2
The Real Housewives of New Jersey
“When Chairs Fly”
December 7, 2017
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Late night takes on the shitshow
