Parks and Recreation: New Beginnings (6×11) Summary: Leslie returns to the Parks and Rec department full-time and struggles to adapt with how things are done now. Ben starts his job as City Manager, which leads to Andy, April, and Donna pranking him. Chris and Ann can’t make up their minds […]
Sister Claire successfully turns many nun tropes on their heads
Sister Claire: Libro One Author: Elena “Yamino” Barbarich Release Date: October 2013 Publisher: Self-Published Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Drama Rating: ★★★☆☆ Review Spoilers: Low Sister Claire Website Nuns are such a strange thing in fiction. If it’s not The Sound of Music or Sister Act, nuns are often subjects of exploitation or the butt of jokes. […]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Bet Recap
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: The Bet (1×13) Summary: The bet comes to an end with Santiago having to go on the worst date ever with Peralta. Boyle celebrates earning the Medal of Valor and drops truth bombs on everyone thanks to his pain meds. Jeffords’ wife finds out he’s back in the field. […]
DC’s Digital Problem
You know, sometimes I wonder if I’ve been unfair to DC. I mean, I didn’t just jump ship. I pulled an Olympic style dive off the boat, swam as fast as I could, and pulled myself onto the joint cruise ship of Image and Marvel and told them to step […]
Phonogram is Where Magic, Music, and Comics Meet
The first time I heard of Phonogram, it was from online reviewer Noah Antwiler, otherwise known as The Spoony One. I don’t remember what exactly he said about it, but I remember that it boiled down to “hipster bullshit.” Of course, I very rarely took Spoony’s opinions about things besides […]
Archer: White Elephant Recap
Archer: White Elephant (5×01) Summary: After getting busted for running illegal espionage operations, ISIS is shut down by the FBI. Everyone wonders what to do next, and what to do with the white elephant in the room. Rating: ★★★★★ You know. I known for a while that the crew at […]
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Pontiac Bandit Recap
Brooklyn Nine-Nine: Pontiac Bandit (1×12) Summary: Peralta and Diaz work with a criminal who claims to have information on “The Pontiac Bandit,” a car thief Peralta has tried to catch for years. Boyle returns to work after being shot and proves to be a bit too much for his coworkers. […]
Parks and Recreation: Second Chunce Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TY1cXqfBwQ0] (No promo, but have Amy speaking about the show at the 100th episode party.) Parks and Recreation: Second Chunce (6×10) Summary: In Parks and Rec’s hundredth episode, Leslie faces her last day in office as Pawnee City Councilor and quickly comes up with a scheme to get re-elected after […]
Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: The Magical Place Recap
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IAJq65qqr9A] Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D: The Magical Place (1×11) Summary: With Coulson missing, the team works in their own ways to find and rescue him. Meanwhile, Coulson discovers the truth behind his recovery. Rating: ★★★★☆ Wow. Just… wow. I know that we all had our theories about what happened to […]
Holidays and Strange Cases Make Brooklyn Nine-Nine Award Worthy
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tBgHPRSBIFk] While the fall turned into winter and Brooklyn Nine-Nine began to hit its first season stride, something amazing happened with the show. No, not the full season pickup and the post-Super Bowl episode announcement that happened back in October, though that is the type of amazing worthy of Boyle’s […]
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