You can tell The Night Of is reaching its finish line. This penultimate episode (the nearly two-hour finale airs next Sunday) is utterly trimmed of fat — and that’s saying something for a series that’s already 100-percent not guilty of spinning its wheels to drag out the plot. Last episode began with Stone thinking inside the (litter) box; this one begins by thinking inside the (Detective) Box. And it ends that way, too, with glimpses at Bill Camp’s tired, grizzled cop character, ready to hang it all up. Read More...
The climacteric O.J. Simpson murder — a saga deeply ingrained in American pop culture — not only transfixed households nationwide as the first trial televised from beginning to end but also birthed long-lasting catchphrases such as "If the glove doesn't fit, you must acquit," while bringing forth ethical dilemmas of race and class into the collective consciousness. Spanning 11 months from November 1994 to October 1995, the trial reshaped the legacy of NFL star O. Read More...
The office was full of Christmas spirit last night (as well as alcoholic spirits), as the season of Santa is something the Dunder-Mifflin crew typically does quite well. Ed Helms, making his directorial debut, staged a Christmas party so impressively awkward, it would make anyone long for the days when the biggest holiday problem was Meredith drunkenly flashing the boss. Andy-as-Santa was a little more cheerful than Michael Scott’s many go-rounds as the jolly fellow. Read More...
