‘La Brea’: The one where they steal the Black Rock idea

La Brea
“The Cave”
October 4, 2022

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‘The Winchesters,’ ‘The Watcher,’ ‘Avenue 5’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week.

 

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Brendan Gleeson brings his Irish charm to a solid ‘Saturday Night Live’

Saturday Night Live
Brendan Gleeson & Willow
October 8, 2022

After a rocky first episode of the season, Saturday Night Live felt a little more sure of itself in last night’s episode. This week’s episode — though not perfect by any stretch — was much smoother and consistently funnier than the premiere. I certainly do not blame last week’s host for the mess that episode was, that was all about the writing, but I would be remiss if I didn’t give this week’s host, the wonderful Brendan Gleeson, his due for contributing to a more solid show. Gleeson was charming, light on his feet, and had natural comic timing: it was clear he was having a good time, and he brought the audience along with him. 

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‘The Great British Bake Off’ did a taco episode and there’s not enough tequila in the world to get through it

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‘House of the Dragon’: Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power.

House of the Dragon
“King of the Narrow Sea”
September 11, 2022
 

BADASS PRETEENS! CONTROVERSIAL HAIRCUTS! FUN DRAGTIMES! ORGIES! FUN SEXYTIMES! Less fun sexytimes. GOSSIP! BANISHMENTS! THE CATSPAW! AND DEHANDINGS!

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An elegy for Comedy Central as we once knew it

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Like it or not, ‘Dahmer’ is a HUGE hit for Netflix.

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I just can’t figure out how this ‘Stranger Things’ Halloween decoration works . . .

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‘The Midnight Club,’ ‘Let the Right One In,’ ‘The Real Love Boat,’ ‘Walker: Independence’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week.

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I know I’m the recapper, but someone is going to have to tell me what happened on ‘House of the Dragon’ last night because I couldn’t see a damn thing

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