I loved the first season of FX’s Fargo. I loved the ominous tone, the twisted storytelling, and most of all, the many rich characters. Fargo Season 1 was chock-full of wonderfully specific characters. Every single character in Season 1 was dynamic, original, and useful…
TV Throwback Review: Get a Life (1×01) “Terror on the Hell Loop 2000”
*Reviews will generally be released on Monday from this point on and will encompass two episodes each Get a Life creator David Mirkin and the show’s writers (which included the then-unknown screenwriter, Charlie Kaufman, now known for the quirk and dark humor of…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×10) – “Marco”
Every episode of Better Call Saul has changed the show’s title sequence each week with a choice image unique to each week. The intro for the first season finale, “Marco,” is perhaps the most openly symbolic of the events to…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×09) – “Pimento”
There are television episodes with scenes so powerful that they can sometimes overshadow the rest of an episode. What do you mean stuff happened before the Red Wedding? Oftentimes these are scenes that a show has been subtly building towards…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×08) – “RICO”
It’s been interesting seeing how Vince Gilligan and Peter Gould utilize the cold opens on Better Call Saul in a different fashion than they did on Breaking Bad. Whereas, the cold opens on Breaking Bad were mostly served as flash…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×07) – “Bingo”
After our little sojourn into the dark world of Mike Ehrmantraut last week, Better Call Saul realigns us back into the trials and tribulations of jaunty elder law lawyer Jimmy McGill. This week’s episode “Bingo” serves as a contrast to…
TV Review: Better Call Saul (1×06) – “Five-O”
How’s this for a change of pace? Last week, Better Call Saul shifted the perspective from Jimmy McGill to Mike Ehrmantraut for its closing minutes as it concisely put into focus the lonely and closed off existence that Mike has built…