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Episode Review: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms 1x1 - "The Hedge Knight"
Welcome back to the blog readers. If you know me in real life, you would know that I am a fan of Game of Thrones (2011-19), but not as big a fan as a lot of people are. But House of the Dragon (2022-) is absolutely one of the best shows on television right now. Getting a first-hand look at the Targaryen civil war has been fascinating. Now, we have a new kind of Game of Thrones show, in the sense that we are getting smaller with the focus being on one pair of characters. Would
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21 hours ago5 min read
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Episode Review: Stranger Things 5x8 - "Chapter Eight: The Rightside Up"
Welcome back to the blog readers. Ladies and gentleman, we have finally made it to the end. The series that has become a cultural phenomenon over the last near decade has finally come to an end, and that show is of course Stranger Things (2016-25). We have come to know and love these characters, and we have basically watched our core kids grow up before our very eyes. This is also a momentous occasion for my blog since this is the first time I have ever reviewed an episode of
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3 days ago18 min read
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Episode Review: Stranger Things 5x7 - "Chapter Seven: The Bridge"
Welcome back to the blog readers. We are approaching the end of the road when it comes to Stranger Things (2016-25). There are two episodes left in the show that has taken over the industry over the last near-decade, and this fifth season has been filled with great character work, great spectacle, and so many more questions to be answered in the final 3 hours and 14 minutes of this show. How would we get ourselves ready for the end of the line with this penultimate episode, t
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Jan 914 min read
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Episode Review: Gen V 1x8 - "Guardians of Godolkin"
Welcome back to the blog readers. I have been absolutely loving Gen V (2023-) thus far. It has greatly expanded the universe of The Boys (2019-26) in a way that was totally unexpected. A show about college students that is focused on the characters while only showing brief ties to its parent show? Sign me up. I am so saddened that we have reached the finale for two reasons: because I have to wait an unspecified amount of time to watch the show again, and because I will never
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Jan 88 min read
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Episode Review: Stranger Things 5x6 - "Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz"
Welcome back to the blog readers. I'm not sure about you guys, but I am very much enjoying this final season of Stranger Things (2016-25). The performances have been stellar in my estimation and I really have been enjoying the story we have been getting. I am very much looking forward to seeing how this all ends. Now that we are revving up towards the end of the end, how would I feel about this sixth episode, titled "Chapter Six: Escape from Camazotz," written by Kate Trefry,
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Jan 412 min read
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Episode Review: Gen V 1x7 - Sick
Welcome back to the blog readers. One of the big surprises for me would absolutely have to be Gen V (2023-), a show that lives in the universe of The Boys (2019-26) and is not afraid to prove it. This is a far more character-focused show than The Boys is, and I believe that is why I have fallen in love with this show as hard as I have. Now that we are approaching the end of the first season, what is in store for us with this penultimate episode, titled "Sick," written by Chel
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Dec 317 min read
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Episode Review - Stranger Things 5x5 - "Chapter Five: Shock Jock"
Welcome back to the blog readers. While all of you idiots had to wait a whole month to find out what happens next in the final season of Stranger Things (2016-25), I only had to wait a week because of this blog and my inability to binge. The first four episodes left us on a massive (and I mean MASSIVE) cliffhanger with so many more questions to be answered. With only four episodes left, would we get all of those answers? Time will tell, but at least we could bide our time and
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Dec 29, 202510 min read
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Episode Review: Stranger Things 5x4 - "Chapter Four: Sorcerer"
Welcome back to the blog readers. Stranger Things (2016-25) has been a show that has been in the cultural zeitgeist for just about a decade, and its place in the pantheon will never be denied. The fifth season has been the most raw and honest one yet so far, while also being dark and brutal. Now that we have approached the end of the "first volume" of the final season, how would this thing end, and what would this episode, titled "Chapter Four: Sorcerer," written by Paul Dich
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Dec 24, 202510 min read
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Episode Review: Gen V 1x6 - "Jumanji"
Welcome back to the blog readers. One of the biggest surprises I have had as a fan of film and television is how good Gen V (2023-) has been. I have fallen in love with our characters (including Marie, Andre, Emma, Sam, and others), I have fallen in love with the story, and I am absolutely in awe over the visuals we have gotten. We have three episodes left (including this one), and I cannot wait to see where this story goes. Would this episode, titled "Jumanji," written by La
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Dec 21, 20256 min read
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Episode Review: Stranger Things 5x3 - "Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap"
Welcome back to the blog readers. The fifth and final season of Stranger Things (2016-25) may be taking a minute to find its own groove, but last week's episode was awesome, especially the cold open. As we gear up for the midseason finale, there are still so many questions left to be answered as to what we can expect. What would this episode, titled "Chapter Three: The Turnbow Trap," written by Caitlin Schneiderhan, and directed by Frank Darabont (!!!!), entail on that journe
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Dec 15, 202510 min read
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Episode Review: Gen V 1x5 - "Welcome to the Monster Club"
Welcome back to the blog readers. In a statement I never thought I would be saying, I am enjoying Gen V (2023-) more and more each week. The characters are real and meaningful, the story is a perfect mystery left to be unwrapped, and the atmosphere makes this show belong in the same world as its parent show The Boys (2019-26). Last episode was a wild ride that ended with a hell of a cliffhanger. Would the conclusion of that cliffhanger be satisfactorily handled in this episod
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Dec 13, 20256 min read
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Episode Review: Stranger Things 5x2 - "Chapter Two: The Vanishing of..."
Welcome back to the blog readers. I could not have asked for a better return to the world of Hawkins than with what we got in that premiere episode of the fifth and final season. I thought the episode did a brilliant job of catching us up with the state of the town since the end of the fourth season, and gave us some brand new character dynamics to sink our teeth into for this last adventure. I have heard the final three episodes of the "first volume" are, to borrow from one
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Dec 6, 202510 min read
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Episode Review: Gen V 1x4 - "The Whole Truth"
Welcome back to the blog readers. It may have taken an episode or two for Gen V (2023-) to pick up steam, but this is a show that was always going to live in the shadow of its parent series The Boys (2019-26). I am so glad that this series has stayed true to the spirit of The Boys while creating its own identity so far through three episodes. With five episodes left (including this one) of the first season, I am hopeful it can carve out its own place. Would this episode, titl
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Dec 5, 20256 min read
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Episode Review: Gen V 1x3 - "#ThinkBrink"
Welcome back to the blog readers. I deeply apologize for being delayed on the reviews for this show, but life has gotten in the way and things have happened. But I am back and better than ever, ready to review one of my current shows that I think has a whole lot of promise. The first two episodes have integrated this show into the Boys universe perfectly while carving out its own identity. Now, we have a hook and a reason to watch this show. With that being said, could the mo
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Dec 1, 20259 min read
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Episode Review: Stranger Things 5x1 - "Chapter One: The Crawl"
Welcome back to the blog readers. In a show that was well before my time, Stranger Things (2016-25) has captured the imagination of a wide audience and created a whole new batch of stars like David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Sadie Sink, and Joseph Quinn. The fourth season, marketed as Stranger Things 4, was by far the best season of the show thus far, and here's to only hoping this fifth and final season, marketed as Stranger Things 5, can end the show on a h
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Nov 29, 202510 min read
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Episode Review: Gen V 1x2 - "First Day"
Welcome back to the blog readers. Well, that was a pretty interesting way to start your show. Gen V (2023-), a series set in the universe of The Boys (2019-26), started out as wild and intense as an episode of its parent show. I think we got some pretty interesting characters and a pretty intriguing story, although I am not quite sure where the show is going to lead us in the future. We could start by talking about this second episode, titled "First Day," written by Zak Schwa
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Nov 14, 20256 min read
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Episode Review: Gen V 1x1 - "God U."
Welcome back to the blog readers. As you may know from the last year, I am absolutely loving everything I am seeing out of The Boys (2019-26). Hearing we were getting a spinoff of The Boys got me very excited to see different stories in this world. Learning it was a coming-of-age series about a bunch of "college Supes" definitely intrigued me since I am not even 10 years removed from college yet. Would it start off hot with this premiere, titled "God U.," written by Craig Ros
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Nov 3, 20256 min read
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Episode Review: Peacemaker 2x8 - "Full Nelson"
Welcome back to the blog readers. It suffices to say that Peacemaker's (2022-) second season has been nothing but chaos, but in the best...
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Oct 11, 20258 min read
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Episode Review: Peacemaker 2x7 - "Like a Keith in the Night"
Welcome back to the blog readers. Well, it suffices to say that James Gunn completely broke the internet last week when all the fan...
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Oct 6, 20259 min read
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Episode Review: Alien: Earth 1x8 - "The Real Monsters"
Welcome back to the blog readers. To say that Alien: Earth is one of the best shows of the year would totally be an understatement. This series has made a nearly 50-year old franchise relevant again with some new twists and turns to put a fresh coat of paint on some tired wheels. And the results have been shockingly fascinating so far to say the least. I am so upset that we are at the end point (since I was under the assumption that this series was 10 episodes), because I hav
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Oct 3, 20256 min read
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