The One About Matthew Perry

Matthew: I haven’t prayed often. But I – I made a prayer, and I said, “God, you can do anything you want to me. Just please make me famous.” About three weeks later, I got Friends. But God did not forget the other part.

A three-part Netflix series about the Friends’ star, Matthew Perry – his career as well as his struggles with addiction that led to his death.

Dexter Resurrection: Risky Business

"A midlife crisis for someone who does what I do? I'm not ready for that. Are you?"

When I first started reviewing Dexter in 2006, I didn't think I was making a twenty-year commitment. But here we are, in the second season of the second Dexter reboot (not to mention the spinoff that didn't take). And here I am.

The Fall: Silence and Suffering

"He's lost so much blood. He looks like he's dying."

The first episode of The Fall season three switches gears. Athough, you could argue that it's never really had a gear, per se. It's a show driven by characters and circumstances. There's a race towards justice, some kind of justice, in season three, and you can feel it in this opener.

VisionQuest: Deadlock

"Well, look what the Wi-Fi dragged in."

A deadlock is a stalemate or impasse. And by my count we had at least four in this episode. Five if you include Vision and Thomas at the end.

VisionQuest: Firewall

"Personally, I like a few laughs. You, maybe not so much."

VisionQuest follows up an exciting cliffhanger in which Vision surrenders total control of himself to his greatest enemy in order to save his son.

I was not prepared for that follow-up to be My Dinner with Ultron.

Sir Patrick Stewart, Dead at 86

I'm devastated to report that Sir Patrick Stewart has died at his California home at the age of 86.

Wednesday: Season Two, Part Two

"I've always believed that to be haunted is a choice. What we are really haunted by is our past. No matter how hard we try to shake it free, it has us by the teeth."

Netflix in their infinite wisdom decided to split this season in half, with eight episodes separated by a month hiatus.

Walter Koenig: 1936-2026

Walter Koenig, best known for his long-running role as Pavel Chekov on the original Star Trek, has passed away at age 90.

Sense8: I Can’t Leave Her

Jonas: "Do you have a plan for getting in?"
Will: "I'm going with a nine-millimeter tucked under my arm."

With a title holding double meaning within the episode this finale was far more about emotion than spectacle, although there was quite a bit of spectacle.

VisionQuest: Malware

"We are so screwed."

This episode gives us the dueling themes of what makes a family, and is a creator responsible for their creations? Or are they just different sides of the same coin?

Unabomber: In His Own Words

"I didn't like the guy. But Dave loved his brother all the way through, I think. And his mother, of course, loved Ted as well. But I didn't. He may have been a nice person at some point in his life, but something happened and he became a – a killer."

After watching Netflix's film, Unabomber, I decided to watch this documentary because I had so many questions. I should have skipped the film and just watched this.

VisionQuest: Reboot

"Everything that is, once wasn't, and soon enough won't be. No, what I fear is that... while I'm alive, I'll never understand my purpose."

A solidly packed episode brings Vision closer to Tommy, helps us understand the different parts of Vision and gives more insight into Paladin and the Butcherbird. Join me in unpacking this complicated episode below the fold....