Month: April 2019
‘The Magicians’: Breaking things is my discipline
The Magicians
“Marry, Fuck, Kill”
February 13, 2019
“Where do gods go for magical medical advice?”
Josh suggests Julia look for help from the manaeds—high priestesses slash nurses of the gods and followers of Bacchus. Penny 23 is more than happy to transport Julia to Fillory. They walk through a clearing full of passed out partiers.
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‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’: Release the Report!
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
“The Proof Hurts”
March 12, 2019
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They’re making a third ‘Walking Dead’ series whether you like it or not.
‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ ‘Game of Thrones,’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week
‘Saturday Night Live’: Maybe comedy just isn’t Kit Harington’s thing?
Saturday Night Live
Kit Harington & Sara Bareilles
April 6, 2019
Kit Harington is perfect as Game of Thrones‘ Jon Snow. The role mostly consists of brooding, wearing a heavy coat and rocking a beard, and at those things, Harington is one of the best. However, as it turns out, these skills do not translate easily to comedy as we learned on last night’s weak Saturday Night Live. I rooting for Harington to pull it off, but, unfortunately, he was stiff and unsure, and at moments clearly uncomfortable performing in front of a live audience. Also, there was the matter of his American accent which … oof.
I don’t mean to blame Harington for this mediocre episode — the writing was dreadful, with concepts either ridiculously simplistic (“nerds are nerdy!” “a doctor who is about to perform a rectal exam has long fingernails!”) or just outright baffling, and he really didn’t stand much of a chance. That said, there were some fun Game of Thrones references, both in Harington’s monologue and in one pretty terrific sketch. But one sketch and a monologue are not enough to carry an entire episode.
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‘Supernatural’: Tell me it’s okay
Supernatural
“Game Night”
April 5, 2019
THEN: “You can burn.”
NOW
It’s family game night at the Bunker. Mary’s idea. She thought it would be nice to stay in for a change. HAHAHAHA oh, that’s not a joke. Huh. For the purposes of this episode, Mary is being written as someone who isn’t itching to ditch her family at the drop of a hat.
I have a bad feeling about this …
‘The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills’: A text mess
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills
“Bahama Drama”
March 5, 2019
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Elisabeth Hasselbeck’s freakout on ‘The View’ because Barbara Walters was a condescending bitch to her is easily the funniest thing you’ll hear all day
‘The Walking Dead’: Getting the shaft
The Walking Dead
“Chokepoint”
March 10, 2019