Examined: Falling Skies “Door Number Three”

This week’s episode of Falling Skies gave us a ridiculously fast set up to an episode that ultimately went nowhere slowly. In the first five minutes we not only saw three different groups converge, but also Lexi build herself a nice little cocoon in the blink of an eye. The remaining 45 minutes was spent…

Examined: Falling Skies – “Mind Wars”

This week’s episode of Falling Skies entitled “Mind Wars” was full of misdirection, awkward moments and horrible realizations. Though despite these bad moments, we saw some decent character growth for some and story closures for others. So let’s analyze the good, the bad and the ones that made us want to drop to our knees…

Examined: Falling Skies – “Evolve or Die”

This week brought us the highly anticipated ‘Evolve or Die’ episode of Falling Skies. As predicted, many story lines progressed rather quickly; but others seem to be dragging along at a snail’s pace. With characters reunited just to be separated again it seems like this show is having trouble finding its pace. Throw in the…

Doctor Who Season 8 Trailer – Into Darkness

“Life returns. Life prevails.” At least that’s what the Daleks have to say about the trailer for the eighth season of Doctor Who.  The last time we saw the Doctor, he had survived the Seige of Trenzalore with a little help from the trapped Time Lords he had been fighting to protect from the Daleks,…

The Walking Dead Season 5 Teaser, Insights & More

This past Fourth of July Weekend, AMC celebrated their Dead, White and Blue Weekend by running every episode of The Walking Dead before culminating in a special summer edition of The Talking Dead. Showrunner Scott Gimple stopped by while Chris Hardwick and Aisha Tyler discussed the show and tried to pump Gimple for information. We…

Examined: Falling Skies – “Exodus”

This week’s Falling Skies dropped us ‘in media res’ – in the middle of the action – before flashing back 60 hours earlier to find out how this whole fiasco began. Between escape plans, new alliances forming and reunions, this episode was jammed packed with important stuff. On the other hand, there were various moments…

Penny Dreadful – Season 1 Recap & Season 2 Primer

Named after the type of British fiction popular in the 19th century, Penny Dreadful has quickly become Showtime’s latest hit. Much like its namesake, this show is full of vivid and shocking moments that both repulse and attract viewers. So whether you’re a critic, drama lover or just a hardcore fan of this lurid genre,…