(courtesy IMP Awards) Episode 3 “Destiny” WHAT HAPPENEDForce witches everyone! In this episode, Star Wars, which has always embraced the light and dark of its supernatural underpinnings gave grading and nuance to this duality, introducing Force practitioners, all women, who are not evil and have a strict, if spookily expressed, Continue Reading
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Comedy/dramedy roundup: Loot (S2, E6-10), Not Dead Yet (S2, E6-10) and Big Door Prize (S2, E5-10)
(via Shutterstock) Loot (S2, E6-10) WHAT HAPPENEDIn the back half of the season, Loot manages to go to some expected and wholly unexpected places. Let’s start with the obvious stuff such as the simmering romance between Molly Wells (Maya Rudolph) and her accountant at the Well Foundation, Arthur, played by Continue Reading
“I’m gonna keep you from ruining my creation no matter what!” All the bonkers hyperactivity of Exploding Kittens
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTTom Ellis is GodCat – he may look like a chunky house cat, but he’s actually God trapped in that body. The eternal conflict between Heaven and Hell reaches epic proportions when both God and the Devil are sent to Earth – in the bodies of chunky Continue Reading
Hello TV shows! My three favourite AppleTV+ opening credits right now
(via Shutterstock) Opening credits once upon a time were a big thing, almost as big deal as the show they introduced and often encapsulating the premise of the show is one handy, very musical package. But while the golden age of opening sequences might be long gone, there are still Continue Reading
Something sinister this way comes … Review of Star Wars: The Acolyte (S1, E1-2)
(courtesy IMP Awards) If you ever wondered, and honestly haven’t we all at one point or another, what it would be like if you blasted Agatha Christie into space where she played Cluedo/Clue (a Jedi master in hyperspace with a lightsaber) and got to sleuthing with Sherlock Holmes and far Continue Reading
“My name is Harriet Manners, and I’ll always be a geek.” Thoughts on Geek Girl S1
(courtesy and (c) Netflix) Is it possible to have your fairytale dream come true – even when you know don’t know at the time that it IS your fairytale dream – and keep your sense of self intact or does the former swallow the latter whole and you are left Continue Reading
Will summer end before it even begins? That ’90s Show season 2 trailer
(courtesy IMDb (c) Netflix) SNAPSHOTIt’s 1996 and Leia Forman is back in Point Place for another summer of fun with her friends and grandparents, Kitty and Red. Leia and Jay are excited to be together again after nine months of long distance. But she’s on edge since Jay still doesn’t Continue Reading
Farewell Star Trek: Discovery – reviews of the final two episodes E9 (“Lagrange Point”) and E10 (“Life, Itself”)
(courtesy IMP Awards) EPISODE 9 “Lagrange Point” What a wild ride the penultimate episode of Star Trek: Discovery is! With their spore-drive nav system not exactly up to code and the Breen hot upon their heels, Discovery has no choice but to jump with the hope that they’ll close enough Continue Reading
The real story is just beneath the surface: Thoughts on Bodkin
(courtesy IMP Awards) Adding a healthy dose of quirkiness to most genres usually works a treat, throwing an appealing dash of flawed humanity into the mix which helps to leaven out some of the more straight down the line elements. In fact, properly and well used quirk has the power Continue Reading
Say goodbye to the apocalypse: Sweet Tooth season 3 drops full trailer
(courtesy IMP Awards) SNAPSHOTThe colorful postapocalyptic series begins at an isolated home in Yellowstone and follows Gus and Jepperd as they make their way to Colorado. The second season eventually brings the duo back to Yellowstone, but only for a short time: The finale ends with Gus, Jepperd, Wendy, and Continue Reading