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Mainlined this accidentally, without being convinced if I enjoyed it. Obvious lineage to Rick & Morty, dialled up a bit in the adultness – I was also surprised at the depth of nerdy detail they went to. Probably the biggest draw was the idea of Danny deVito playing Satan.
No less absurd than the first season, but whatever you think of this show you CERTAINLY couldn’t say it was formulaic or clicheed. Multi-faceted espionage caper constantly upended by the completely underequipped Cassie Bowden, with a concluding sequence that was bizarrely unrelated to the plot elements you might expect. Ridiculous, but it’s got my interest.
Basically, if you go on holiday and Jennifer Coolidge turns up in your hotel – GO HOME NOW. I’m really impressed at how this show manages to take an almost entirely new cast, and a new location, and weave a tale every bit as demented and interesting as the last season. And it was only…
Having a tiny baby to feed naturally lends itself to having The Simpsons on in the background, which explains how I mainlined this whole season in 2 weeks. I’m really, really impressed by these last couple of seasons – given that it’s a show that started in 1989, here in 2022 they’re turning out interesting…
Timeline-spanning story about 2 best friends, which I was basically put up to watching by Liz. It departs from the usual cliche of these stories of nobody ever having to do any goddamn work despite having seemingly limitless time and resources by virtue of Katherine Heigl’s character being a talk TV star (and Sarah Chalke…
Continuing the quality streak from season 31 – some good (coherent) stories, and really watchable. And we learned that Superindendant Chalmers’ first name is Garibaldi. 👍
I found it hard to assess what I thought of the material of this, so caught up was I in how Armando Ianucci it was – even with everyone in it being American. While desperately missing Chris Addison and Peter Capaldi, this seemed a solid show and I’m looking forward to cruising through the rest…
This might be the first time I’ve said this about this show, but I actually enjoyed this season – and this represents a bit of a seachange in that it’s become more driven by plot, and seems less about making the viewer seem complicit in witnessing something awful. Of course the architects of Gilead are…
My favourite cooking show. Judged by my favourite chef. What’s not to love? The skills tests this year were pretty brutal, and the departure of Monica Galletti was ably covered by Anna Haugh, who’s forged a formidable place for herself in the lineup. This year’s contestants all seemed pretty green (although notable to see how…
Why do stories set in 80s suburbia always immediately conjure up the idea that some of them might be swingers? I know fashion’s a fleeting and ephemeral thing, but even having grown up there it’s impossible to believe that people ever thought any of the 80s (early 80s, specifically) was a good look. Also there’s…