I agree. This is not about things like intersexed v transwomen and killing v living...that’s a very anachronistic take, and glosses over the differences between trans and drag and how it all mixes up with the 1950's setting here. And anyway, I don’t think Montrose cares he killed Yamina. He believes it the right thing…

For me, much of the issue with season one (and two if I’m being honest) had everything to do with Chloe Bennett’s Skye and Brett Dalton’s Ward being the emotional center of the show. Neither was experienced enough to do that kind of lifting. Man, she was downright bad. Go back and read the recaps from this site and…

I was possibly five yrs old when my parents took us to the local drive-in to see Billy Jack. The should have been first clue I wasn’t dealing with model parents, looking back. Over time, I forgot the whole thing, but watching these clips made clear that I stored every frame of it somewhere in my tiny head.

I know the shift in tone is all over the place, but it’s the tone they wanted. If it were an accident or the result of editorial incompetence, I’d be more unforgiving. And I think I’m really starting to understand this show. Maybe. But poor leadership and poor decision-making born of magical thinking are how we here…

Zack, while I agree fully that this group of amateur 9/11 truthers at CBS wouldn’t know character development if it smacked them in the face with a cold mackerel - I mean, just LOOK at the forced effort to make us care about that bridge full of shadows in Discovery - and while I further agree that community theater…

Essentially, you’re saying the character work (as far as the writers’ input goes) is rote, blandly archetypal, and lacking specificity of purpose except to move the plot along.

It took me a few episodes, but now I get the target this show is aiming for. It’s the elevation of general ignorance; this is the logical end-point of our collective distrust of expertise. The only experts in the world are hidden away in sub-basements and ignored for shinier things. The loudest, flashiest, and frankly…

Honestly, yes. I’ve known my share. NYC is like that. There are infinite ways to survive the lows in an artistic life, and some of those definitely involve close proximity to billionaires and their (most often truly horrible) children.

Go spend some time, in any capacity, among the children of billionaires. “He goes from self involved egomaniac doofus to borderline sociopath to sad sack neurotic." Yes. Exactly. Nailed it. Judd isn't even a spoof. 

The Wayne Gretzky of American actresses under 35, then.

Sure, maybe. But “New Tilly” is played by the Babe Ruth of American actresses under 35. Allison Pill didn't need this job. They clearly needed her. Maybe we'll find out why. 

Yeah, right? But every copycat has missed the point of it all. Cerci and Jamie LOVED each other. She was ready to burn the world down for him. Well, for him and to excise her own deep-seated insecurities. And they took the time to world build. Now we're just expected to care about these two exhausting, preening,…

Thank you. Saves me having to write it myself (albeit with less clarity). I can see the people in my life who have aged - parents, mentors, friends - change in ways both fundamental and subtle. There’s a brittleness to their thinking. Something almost stubborn. Something that wants to be vital again even while they…

I agree something is indeed missing in how the writers room is fleshing out the Doctor. But, as an actor, theater director and coach, I can say with authority the actor can make the line. There is something vulnerable, deep and incredibly nuanced about Jodie W’s acting. And I love aspects of her Doctor. But the ego?The…

This is interesting: https://www.slashfilm.com/doctor-who-can-you-hear-me-review/

I agree. And I don’t know who to blame, overall. It’s likely got a ton to do with Chibnall. He has to take the hit for so many of the emotionally weightless aspects of the past two seasons. Then again, I’ve watched a lot of JW over the years. I’m a huge fan. But maybe finding The Doctor inside yourself is harder than…

Last season had “Demons of The Punjab” & “Rosa.” Two episodes as good as any two from any season. Also space amazon and the space Tasmanian devil eps...they were pretty ok. 

Re: Section 31, I’m beginning to think Kurtzman spent too long locked in a writers’ room with Robert Orci who is an out-&-out, fever-pitched, Daffy Duck-level 9/11 Truther. I think it got to Kurtzman and now all of Star Trek is overrun by secret cabals and star chambers. Probably my least favorite development in all of…

“If you build (a Nazi space portal) they will come.” Same vibe as the long line of cars pulling into Costner’s corn field.

Last season had a few clunkers, sure. And the companions weren’t always compelling; I mean, they were occasionally compelling, just rarely ever all at once. And Jodie W, who I love unconditionally as an actor, was still finding her pacing as The Doctor throughout.