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Wow. Where do I begin? Before I dissect all the twisted family dynamics at play in “Bringing Out the Dead,” this week’s episode of The Vampire Diaries, let me share one quick non-sequiter thought. WARNING: Spoilers! My favorite professor in college used to say, “All metaphors break down at some point.” For the vampire=gay metaphor, it usually…
Waiting a week for a new Being Human episode is like Aidan trying to survive on bagged blood. It’s painful waiting for your next fix, and any substitute you find just leaves a nasty taste in your mouth. I now understand why addictions can be so incapacitating. Episode 3, “All Out Of Blood,” begins, as all BH episodes do, with a thoughtful voice-over talking about…
In last week’s Fringe discussion, we looked at the complex, but rewarding double duality (quadrality?) of two universes we thought we knew suddenly changing thanks to a new timeline for each. Our knowledge of each of the old universes is key to understanding and enjoying the twists of the revamped timeline. This week, we’re bringing in the discussion to a more intimate…
I’ve been lying awake at night for the last week for two reasons. First, while I think everything will eventually turn out okay for our favorite Being Human wolf couple, I’ve been worried about the second silver bullet from last week’s episode. Second, every time I close my eyes, I’m haunted by the freakishly smoky ghost attack on Sally. What did she do to…
Having been a devoted fan of the original BBC supernatural drama Being Human, I was, let’s say, less than twitterpated when Syfy announced a US adaptation. After the butcher job MTV committed with Skins, I almost refused to tune in. Man, I’m glad I changed my mind. The US version uses the original series as a foundation and starting point, but their storylines,…
Let me tell you a little something about the brilliance of Fringe. It’s audacious, really, even for a science fiction show, to essentially “erase” the major events of past seasons, then re-enact them, as if for the first time. Here’s the brilliant part, though. They do it, and not only does it work in terms of plot and character integrity, but each…
It was an Alex Krycek weekend, did you notice? Not only did former X-Files hottie Nicholas Lea appear on Supernatural (as Elliott Ness, no less), he also dropped in on Once Upon a Time as Hansel and Gretel’s deadbeat dad. I’m slightly disappointed he didn’t crash Oprah’s interview with Steven Tyler. When they were on their hands and knees crawling…
Damon‘s prancing around in a towel; must be Thursday! As this week’s episode, “Our Town,” begins, it’s the morning after the big kiss, and Damon is feeling very pleased with himself, having probably just pleased himself. Meanwhile, Elena is beating the hell out of Alaric‘s punching bag. “Frustration,” she says. “Uh…
It was a full weekend of television returns, premieres and reunions. And since one of my New Year’s resolutions was to spend more time watching TV, I consumed it all and still managed to squeeze in a guilty pleasure viewing of the new episode of iCarly. I was recently outed at a party as an iCarly viewer, much to the shock of everyone around me. I say “viewer” and…
The beautiful, but troubled teens of Mystic Falls are back, and not a moment too soon. I’m embarrassed to admit that I had fallen behind on the last few episodes before the break. I had to do a mini-marathon to catch up, and somehow managed to watch the backlog of episodes on my DVR out of order. I finally got things sorted out, and can now do a relatively coherent…
It’s said that the Doctor has a fondness for humans, but I’ve come to believe the fondness is more for putting humans in mortal danger than for the people themselves. And truth be told, the Doctor is kind of a dick. Take, for instance, his misguided plans to help grieving widow Madge Arwell (Claire Skinner) on Christmas Eve. She’s just lost her husband…
It was an epic battle of the badasses on the season finale of Terra Nova. First of all, let me just say that I’m glad I stuck with this show. About three or four episodes in, it was starting to feel a little too precious. I kept watching, though, because something about the show felt comforting and familiar. For the most part, family programming has been replaced…
If you’ve been in as many fights as I have while wearing nothing but a towel, you know that by the time your opponent throws you across the room into a bookshelf, the towel is probably going to slip. Not so for Dylan McDermott in this week’s episode of American Horror Story, who made it through a three-round skirmish with the rubber-clad ghost boyfriend of…
“Pretty Much Dead Already,” this week’s episode of The Walking Dead definitely makes up for the last few. I feared the title might be a bad omen for the show. Were they giving up? No, the show has already been picked up for a third season. But “pretty much dead already” was how I was feeling about the show, and then I saw this episode. It’s…
You know, I don’t really know how I feel about The Walking Dead at the moment. I go back and forth between feeling like it’s the greatest show ever and feeling more like Shane and Andrea do. I just kind of want to…well, leave. I think the show might have shot itself in the foot recently. It’s apparent in the new episode, and in all the episodes…
I’ll be honest. I was really excited for this week’s episode of The Walking Dead when I found out it was titled “Chupacabra.” I’m Latino. My grandmother, Mama Lupe, lives in a cement house near a volcano in Mexico. She and my aunt swear they’ve seen a chupacabra, the famed Mexican monster that sucks the blood out of goats. I’m sort of…
