24: Live Another Day Review “10:00 p.m. – 11:00 a.m.” July 14, 2014 24: Live Another Day ran its 12th and final episode on Monday night. The episode spans a full 13 hours in the life of Jack Bauer. It's the first time in a season of the show where a time jump has...
Rectify Season 2 Review “Donald the Normal” July 11, 2014 Imagine trying to explain Rectify to someone. It could be really fun to try it after an episode like "Donald the Normal". A wondering meditation of an hour, the episode has so many wonderful moments...
The Bridge Season 2 Premiere Review “The Yankee” July 10, 2014 When The Bridge debuted last summer, FX appeared to have a culty hit on its hands. Adapted from a Scandinavian crime show Bron, The Bridge burst onto the scene with a fantastic sense of place, interesting...
Tyrant Season 1 Review “My Brother’s Keeper” July 8, 2014 I have to admit something: I'm not entirely sure I know what this show wants to be. Presented as "Godfather in the Middle East" in every pitch meeting around town, Tyrant has a family drama at its...
24: Live Another Day Review “9:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.” July 7, 2014 And so we've arrived at the point of the season where 24 asks you to put the blinders on a little bit. In a pretty goofy hour, 24: Live Another Day used its penultimate episode to jump all over the map as...
Rectify Season 2 Review “Charlie Darwin” July 3, 2014 The first two episodes of the second season of Rectify proved exceedingly interesting. It deepened several characters while giving the show a structure to work with after a fairly contained first season....
Tyrant Season 1 Review “State of Emergency” July 2, 2014 The making of a pilot can often have little correlation to the episodes that come after it. Sure, the story will continue, but as writers start to break story when the series is ordered, things can start...
24: Live Another Day Review “8:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.” June 30, 2014 At this point in the run of 24: Live Another Day, we've all but exhausted the usual stack of 24 truisms. Depending on how you feel about the series, this familiarity is either exciting or tiresome. As...
Tyrant Series Premiere Review “Pilot” June 27, 2014 Lots of shows generate heat prior to their premieres. Plenty of high profile shows also have various issues during the production phase. Very few of them are capable of both. But that's what we have...
Rectify Season 2 Review “Sleeping Giants” June 27, 2014 When season one of Rectify ended, the 12 people who watched the show were left wondering where the show would go next. The six-episode first season told such a brilliant, contained story that even the...
