Well. I kind of liked the episode and thought Barsanti’s take was fine.

I personally do not want a Nate redemption arc. But no doubt that is where this season is heading with hints of vulnerability and disappointments. They have certainly, especially last season, established he is a bit of a sociopath. or at least skirting towards a narcissistic personality disorder. Is there empathy to…

Still one of the best looking series on television. That remarkable tracking shot to the boxing club when the ring came into view, two pugilists going after it, the lighting and shadows, I thought it looked like a George Bellows painting come to life which I don’t think was an accident.

There have been so many moments in this series between Joel and Ellie, in their long road to build trust, even love. But that scene between them:

Mathew Broderick’s wig.............

So the warning of “brief nudity” in the parental guide notes was the decapitated human dead hanging upside down in the shed. Who said irony was dead?

Good grief, props to the set design. That was exceptional. No Orange Julius or Cinnabon kind of shattered the verisimilitude but hey we’ll let that go.

Irwin Allen’s THE SWARM was a boxoffice disaster and after it bombed, exhibitors filed a series of lawsuits that ended the practice of theatre chains being awarded film only by committing terms and advance monies on the film without seeing it first.

Well, if Avatar taught us anything, it’s going to need more blue people.

We see you! 

We all remember you were less than intrigued . You have offered up Lord of the Rings as a contrast and compare and that is the series I found supremely wanting. The main lead, I found her painfully generic. Many of the supporting players almost inert. The look of the vistas, the sailing ships, the landscapes were all…

Just a public service announcement for any Clubbers who feel the need to take off and horseback ride for 5 days straight with little or no previous experience

Damn that kid was great, a fantastic performance and his character Sam playing off Ellie was so hopeful and beautiful. Mirroring that with Henry and Joel both responding to the humanity and optimism with their young charges was palpable making the tragedy of the final moments all the more painful.

Yeah I had a problem with Melanie Lynskey as well. In fact I could not figure out Jeffrey Pierce looking all mercenary-badass would be following her—or for that matter everyone else. In the discussion after the episode one of the producers describes Lynskey as a “ruthless leader” and something to do with Pierce being…

Hmmm.  What size shoe do you wear?

“Ultimately, I can’t know, I’m not the judge. I’m not the jury. I’m not the DA. I’m not the victim. And I’m not the accused. And so, in that case, I don’t have a space to comment... I just don’t know.”

While I was a bit taken aback the detour with this romance, I couldn’t believe how solidly it was written, directed and most certainly acted. The entire setting of a near complete small town fenced off from the catastrophe outside a was akin to the strawberries that brought them so much joy. But you could see in that…

Involuntary manslaughter is defined as an unintentional killing that results either from recklessness or criminal negligence or from the commission of a low-level criminal act such as a misdemeanor. Involuntary manslaughter is distinguished from other forms of homicide because it does not require deliberation or…

I may can see your point.  But damn that stupendous reset the first half of the movie was downright exhilarating.  I think that alone was worthy of acclaim.

Getting used to having tennis balls on the legs of my walker.