Mad Men: “Seeing Double”
*spoilers* First off, great fucking episode, the best of the sixth season thus far. What I liked most was that it juggled multiple storylines instead of focusing on one character, returning the series’...
View ArticleMad Men: “A Tale of Two Cities”
*spoilers* For a lot of season six, it seemed like Mad Men had abandoned its motif and focused on the drama of the show. Mad Men was no longer about an agency so much as a drama that just so happened...
View ArticleMad Men: “Favors”
*spoilers* Season six is finally starting to pick its targets. I suppose the biggest plot reveal this episode was Sally discovering Don with Sylvia. Also, we got some indication to Bob Benson’s...
View ArticleMad Men: “The Quality of Mercy”
*spoilers* (Also, gotta give love to ibtimes.com for these gifs) Sorry about the delay with this one, folks. I’ve been mighty busy with some other projects. To be honest, this is getting kind of...
View ArticleMad Men: “In Care of”
*spoilers* I’ve seen life from both sides now Well there it is. Mad Men season six finale. In my last post, I ended wishing something radical happen, and I would say that came true. Don Draper has...
View ArticleFelina: Thoughts on Breaking Bad’s Finale
Did anyone else see Low Winter Sun last night? What an episode! amirite? OK, no one watches Low Winter Sun. I feel bad for anyone trying to follow the Breaking Bad finale. It was like “Party’s over!...
View ArticleYour Moment of Zen: A Tribute to Jon Stewart
Much to our great sadness, Jon Stewart has decided to leave the Daily Show. After sixteen years at the helm (hard to imagine anyone else besides Stewart there, but Craig Kilborn was its first host...
View ArticleTargaryen Entitlement: A Case Study for Milennials
The word “entitlement” gets thrown around a lot these days. It seems like every week there’s another lazy, throw-away op-ed written by another boomer who either is up against a deadline or craves...
View ArticleGood and Evil in Harry Potter, Buffy, and True Blood
Between Christmas and New Year’s is a strange, directionless void where it’s impossible to decide what to do with your life. I like to rewatch the Harry Potter series during this time. It’s also a...
View ArticleWinter is Coming (Again and Again and Again): The Eternal Return in Star...
I saw The Force Awakens (TFA) on Christmas eve because Star Wars is the closest I’ve come to a religious experience. I loved it. I have my various quibbles, but it is in the nature of a Star Wars fan...
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