The season premiere of Madam Secretary opens with a slew of coincidental events leading to Elizabeth McCord being sworn in as acting president by none other than Morgan Freeman. It took the CBS drama quite a number of episodes to really get its feet off the ground in the first season. The characters didn’t quite mesh together well and it seemed like each of them didn’t really know how to play up their quirks or interact with one another. Read More...
A great TV show at the height of its powers can do anything. Introduce immediately fascinating new characters. Conjure a unique setting out of thin air. Throw the whole world into turmoil while keeping track of microscopic emotional shifts. The fourth episode of Atlanta's third season does all that, and establishes a legal framework for reparations, and makes the phrase "Austro-Hungarian" funny forever. The script (credited to Francesca Sloane) is an open-ended morality tale that devastates even as it charms. Read More...
Note: This post contains a discussion of events in the Game of Thrones episode “Eastwatch” What was that scroll that Arya found in Littlefinger’s room? The contents will likely be revealed in a future episode, but there are some very reasonable assumptions that can be made by taking a closer look at what was briefly shown on screen Sunday night: The scroll is written by “your faithful sister Sansa,” and contains references to King Robert’s death, to somebody trying to “steal his crown,” and has an urging to swear fealty to King Joffrey. Read More...
