#tv review

[definitely-not-myrcury]

cooper howard was so fucking real for walking out on robert house and then immediately binge drinking. if i met walt disney in real life i would fucking do that too

[clay-number-42]

i love seeing people defend ai knowing full well captain kirk would talk it into killing itself

[yumyumpod]

Watching Killjoys for the first time: The Warrior Princess Bride

[tears-of-acid-and-sluts]

I know so many ppl are rooting for Gerran Howell to win an Emmy for Outstanding Supporting Actor, but specifically for season two i’m really seeing Patrick Ball.

Dennis crawling around & being able to have fun, quietly supporting everyone and getting way more confident was very much needed this season, but the Prodigal Son Frank Langdon returning to the ER humbled, broken and accepting of his wrongs, while fighting for an ounce of approval the entire shift? Frank battling his addiction and risking his newly gained approval just to point out Robby’s own compulsion in the finale?

I really want to see that performance awarded and praised.

[nicoletteolivier]

Widow's Bay is adult Scooby Doo, and it's a fucking blast.

[rickchung]

Furious (prod. Elizabeth Meriwether).

Hulu's engrossing crime series stars Emmy Rossum and Lola Petticrew as a traumatized FBI agent and the femme fatale sex trafficking survivor turned serial killer she's hunting down. It's an entirely entertaining treatment of deeply upsetting material that seems clearly inspired by how pervasive the Jeffrey Epstein scandal has become across culture. What starts as a crackling cat-and-mouse thriller about a young and attractive but hardened killer morphs more and more into an exploration of powerful men abusing women and children, where the victims are the actual villains. Meriwether expertly layers the series' strong feminist themes against misogynistic violence throughout each episode.

[junebugbakes]

Season 3 finale of My Adventures with Superman just came out. I've been waiting til the season ended before I came on here to talk about it, and I'm glad I did.

This show is absolutely fantastic. I'm not going to say too much about it because people deserve to go in blind, but please check it out. I'll advise that there's some stuff with Jimmy Olson in season 3 that I wasn't the biggest fan of, but the show absolutely makes up for it.

If you're a fan of Superman, check out this show. If you're not a fan of Superman, but you want to know more, check out this show. If you're tired of dark, gritty, edgy superhero media, check out this show. If you enjoyed Superman (2025), check out this show. If you like love and hope and friends, check out this show. If I can get people to watch a single television show, please let it be this one (at least until I see how Lanterns and My Adventures with Green Lantern are). I fully acknowledge that I have a pro-Superman bias, but come on. It's Superman. Having a pro-Superman bias is like having a pro-kindness or pro-friendship bias. Show's a 10/10, genuinely cried several times throughout.

[dragonlizard89]

House of the Dragon S3 Finale thoughts

If there's one word to describe this episode, it's urgency. Urgency that was sorely missing during most of this season where the writers preferred to kill time with unsatisfying Alicent, Mysaria, and Harrenhal scenes instead.

Did not like Rhaenyra being a crying mess upon finding out Aegon and Sunfyre were alive. That being said, after the crying was done, it did feel like the writers finally allowed Rhaenyra to show some real personality and some cruel aspects (killing the High Septon, forcefeeding Helaena like she was a suffragette). I wish they had allowed this all season, since it seems like Emma D'Arcy pulls off unhinged queen well. They can definitely act when not forced into the waffling role they've had to endure for almost two seasons now.

Not sure why getting fired made Mysaria immediately regard Rhaenyra as a fascist (according to the actress in the inside the episode segment).

Did not like that Alys Rivers (or her son rather) was revealed to be a part of Harren's line. It's ok for some bastards in this universe to simply remain unconnected bastards. Sort of like Star Wars and Rey should've been. Her being 100 years old could've worked except for a small problem... I guess I don't really buy it from how she's portrayed. She just doesn't seem like she has that much life experience, definitely comes across more like a young woman. Does not strike me as someone who feels super cursed. I guess I'd have to reference vampire media as to how you should portray some cursed long-lived being. She just doesn't seem tortured enough for it to be true. Alys' line deliveries this season tended toward more comedic than anything.

I actually surprisingly liked the scene between Aegon and Aemond. I know it was a couple seasons of nonsensical writing to get there, but after his Harrenhal timeout, witchy influence, major injury, and poison recovery, I kind of bought that Aemond could've had regrets over being a potential kinslayer and begged for forgiveness. Tom Glynn-Carney's acting is so fun.

Why the heck did Daeron and Gwayne think their negotiation had any chance of success after the whole fake Daeron plot... Not a chance Daemon would've trusted them ever again after that, Corlys or no. Also, Gwayne saying "my boy" to Daeron just melts your heart.

Loved Ulf realizing after yet another beatdown by a highborn controller (the entitled lords really can't help themselves, can they?) that neither side cares about him or deserves his loyalty. Remember, kids, don't drink and dragon. I wonder what the heck he's going to do now that he's burned bridges with both sides.

Loved the different reactions to death by dragonfire by Ormund Hightower and Roddy the Ruin.

I can't help but compare the ladder, rock, and hot oil scenes to Helm's Deep and even Battle of the Blackwater. And I gotta say, it didn't really come across as well. I guess there's a reason why those other battles were shot at night. It really makes things look a lot better. I know, I know, I'm comparing more imposing walls to a mere market town in Tumbleton. But I think it would've required more extras and better choreography for those scaling the wall scenes to play better on the screen. As it stands, the budget was probably already at its breaking point. And I suppose it's difficult for the practical effects team to make those rubber rock props look like they have actual weight. The extras would've had to really sell it.