I sense a couple of big deaths and returns to shake things up for The Boys’ fifth and final season.

- Though it might have been hyperbole, how could Ambrosia “smell Sage all over” Deep from the aquarium inside his closet?

It’s a wonder The CW “original” content focus has lasted this long, since it is a textbook example of channel drift - a somewhat durable combination of the failed rival UPN and WB networks’ most popular teen oriented content. Thus it’s disingenuous for Padelecki to complain about it. Everything has a lifespan that…

The youth oriented audience a +quarter century ago (Gilmore Girls, Buffy The Vampire Slayer, Supernatural) are Gen X/Millennials, so where’s the shock? They (we) are less likely to identify to present day young adult original programming unless it mimics our youth culture; done at the risk of alienating today’s…

4 seasons of a non-reality based TV show is a triumph, considering TV “seasons” are 10-15 episodes at best, with no fixed/aligned release dates. IMHO Walker was a mediocre show at best; I tuned out after watching the S4 premier, then played catch up after I heard of its impending cancellation a couple weeks ago. Why…

The Notorious B.I.G.’s Hypnotize joins Soldier Boy’s karaoke performance of Blondie’s Rapture as two songs that I will forever associate with this show.

The ridickulous (sic) cock sock the actor playing Firecracker’s lackey was sporting had me dumbfounded. The satirical thrust of the depiction in male full frontal…

I hope there is not a second season. Not every high budget limited series needs to be AHS or GoT.
It was curious that Whitney, whose mom accused her the prior episode of being a religious dilettante, rejected her doulo’s (male doula) presence after her baby’s birth, while the camera lingered when her joyful expression…

I get that it was Henry’s intention, that was the point of the scene. It’s just he knew exactly when to call and what John was looking throughout their phone conversation. The timing of the phone ringing and the given info was too precise to be coincidence. That’s what makes me suspect Henry and Ruby have a one-way…

The last few minutes left a huge plot/logic hole. Are Ruby *and* Henry “handlers” of the other aliens? They both seemed immediately aware of Sugar’s thoughts and location, while he’s been completely in the dark of theirs. e.g. Henry’s detailed knowledge of when Sugar realized his actual role, calling him exactly when…

The baby lived; you can see briefly see the consort holding him close in the storage shed. I agree that Yabushige is despicable, yet he’s no more clueless than Inshido, who’s blinded by entitled arrogant pride. Toranaga has similar flaws, but also the wisdom and insight to know how to scheme the schemers.

My only confusion is what does Ishido gain by having Yabushige’s ninjas kill just the adult male members of the noble house entourages? Were Mariko’s son and/or the present Council members killed as well? From an historical perspective this makes sense with the series representing the beginning of Japan’s Shogun era -…

It’s hard for a slasher to find comedy organically without seeming like a parody, but it happens flawlessly here.

Overall, good review, though I wished you delved more into its lack of historical realism and poor pacing. C-; starts out strong but stumbles halfway through with a compacted version of Game of Thrones infamous ending.

Nicholas Galitzine’s George character hardly aged or matured much over the 14 years he became the…

Larry Niven’s Ringworld series - though there’s been adaptation rumors for decades and much of its premise/imagery has been integrated into dozens of TV and film series (e.g. Star Wars, STTNG+, Halo).

The saviors are all white(-ish).

ditto, this is one of those vapid filler articles to maintain interest during the series gaps.

C- for me. I felt zero chemistry between or likeability of the lead’s characters. I sludged through it like a mediocre takeout meal or film you force yourself to finish in hopes of a satisfactory conclusion. The entire premise is a contrived parody of 90 Day Fiance, with the spy angle being a metaphor of the dangers…

But a bigger problem for me than series runtimes, is irregularity when it comes to season rollouts. I really, really wish streamers would get their shows on a regular time table.

I noticed most of KK’s lines are delivered with her off screen or her back to the camera, showing the other’s reaction. I thought it was fluke on the first episode, but by the third became too noticeable to dismiss as poor editing. More like they meshed several retakes and dubbed her in.

First, why aren’t there any episode reviews here? AVClub used to be my favorite go-to spot for consistent, reliable reviews but it has steadily devolved into a weak, sporadic gossip blog of various show productions, even before the pandemic and the industry strikes. Now on to the show itself...