In its final season, the series struggles to cook up something fresh, but it’s still hard to resist.
Callis, who’s held some of this season together with his performance, was essentially comic relief in this episode.
There’s nothing inherently wrong with the ad-hoc approach to long-form storytelling.
Calvert DeForest wobbled and fumbled his way onto the American cultural stage via NBC’s Late Night with David Letterman.
The episode felt shot through with the weight of time passed and the regrets incumbent in such a scenario.
What’s up with the ’70s cop show parodies?
The episode wasn’t a total waste, as it did contain two genuinely shocking developments.
After almost three full seasons it’s now abundantly clear that most of the characters’ suffering can be traced to a common source: problem fathers.
Pervasive grief permeates every frame of Battlestar Galactica’s latest.
Thankfully, this season of Real Time has largely done away with the often unfunny introductory sketches.
I’ve finally begun to sympathize with the show’s writers and producers.
Starbuck’s death resonated with the characters who cared about her most.
There seems to be more Lost doubters than usual these days.
The episode was wonkier than usual for the series.
It’s tempting to write off The Black Donnellys as The Sopranos Lite.
It was inevitable that after two consecutive strong outings, Lost would backslide into more familiar and frustrating territory.
It’s been 49 days since the last Cylon sighting, and in that respite from battle, the characters have allowed themselves a little time to breathe.
The episode found the series playing around with form in provocative ways.
“Woman King” was strengthened by the central performance of Tahmoh Penikett.
Even the flashback this week was informative.
With Extras, co-creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant may have cracked the second novel problem.