Billions: The Deal

"It's been a weird couple of days."

Billions season one hits the midseason mark with an episode that puts a bit of a pause on the overarching plot of the season in favor of a thoughtful character piece that ratchets up the tension at every turn.

Resident Alien: The Human Condition

Max: Why would I let you adopt me? I don't even like you.
Harry: That is a lie. You love me. Remember when I used you as an ottoman? Oh, that was fun.
Max: For you. And it was different then. I mean, sure, you were mean to me and tried to kill me a few times. At least you were an alien. Now you're just an old guy, a human, and not even a good one.

An uneven episode, with too much human and not enough alien, containing nevertheless a few nuggets of wisdom. A surprise at the end.

Outlander: And the World Was All Around Us

My review is below the fold and full of series finale spoilers. If you haven't seen it yet, go watch it first!

Sense8: Smart Money’s on the Skinny Bitch

(Samantha is filling in our missing Sense8 season one reviews. Thank you so much, Samantha!)

“We are the Superpower, we take the f**k we want!”

This episode is the first time we get a real peek at the show’s central conceit and core idea, and it is also a turning point in understanding what the hell is going on, even though nothing is really explained.

Fallout: The Strip

“You’re still living in a world of fiction. A world that isn’t real.”

Star Trek Voyager: The Gift

"I've got an Ocampan who wants to be something more, and a Borg who's afraid of becoming something less. Here's to Vulcan stability!"

Seven of Nine struggles to accept her new reality, and Kes' psychic abilities develop to a point she becomes a danger to the ship.

Outlander: Pharos

"What has happened before always happens again."

Penultimate episodes are often heavy. When the warning card included the word...

The Punisher: One Last Kill

“One batch, two batch. Penny and dime.”

I really, really wanted to like this. I love The Punisher. But I have absolutely no idea why this exists.

Daredevil Born Again: Season Two

"This is your so-called retribution? It means nothing to me!"
What about grace?"

Grace. Retribution. Justice. What do any of those words mean when the system that is meant to dispense them has been corrupted and broken?

This review will contain spoilers for the entire season!

Mini Movie Reviews: Once More Unto the Breach...

Today's theme is historical battles featuring films by Tony Richardson, Peter Weir, Basil Dearden, Zack Snyder, Sergei Bondarchuk, and Richard Attenborough.

This Week: Why Didn't Anyone Tell Me?

Mikey Heinrich: Oh my God, why did no one tell me???

Actually, maybe it's cooler that I just stumbled across it as fait accompli tv.

For All Mankind: Season One, Part One

I find the title For All Mankind sort of fascinating, because the biggest change in this series from what happened in real life is the active participation of women in the U.S. space program. In literally other words, For All Womankind.