Image Source: Getty / Karwai Tang Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles's highly publicized, scandal-filled relationship began how most do: at a party. In 1971, Charles and Camilla, then Camilla Shand, were introduced at a mutual friend's event by none other than Charles's college girlfriend, Lucia Santa Cruz. Lucia, the daughter of the former Chilean ambassador to London, was said to have carried on a brief but passionate romance with Charles while he was studying at Cambridge University years earlier and insisted that she had "just the girl" for the prince before hooking him up with Camilla. While chatting at the party, they soon discovered a shared love of polo and being outdoors, and Camilla reportedly made a joke about her great-grandmother Alice Keppel having had an affair with King Edward VIII, telling Charles, "My great-grandmother was the mistress of your great-great-grandfather. I feel we have something in common." The two began dating almost immediately,...
- 12/16/2017
- by Brittney Stephens
- Popsugar.com
Gabriel Bergmoser Jun 20, 2017
Major spoilers in our review of Better Call Saul's season 3 finale...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Steven Spielberg's Duel: An Appreciation Top 10 Simon Pegg film and TV roles Zak Penn interview: Atari: Game Over, Ready Player One
3.10 Lantern
The big, obvious question at the heart of Better Call Saul, one baked into its premise and indeed, its title, is what made morally flexible but kind hearted Jimmy McGill transform into the ruthless, unscrupulous Saul Goodman. Of course, asking this question demands a certain familiarity with the series that preceded this one, but considering the show is named after an alter ego who has only just appeared in Better Call Saul’s primary timeline but is prominent throughout Breaking Bad it’s safe to say that familiarity can be assumed. And it’s that familiarity that has meant, from day one, there has been a Sword of Damocles hanging over Chuck McGill. From the very first episode it was speculated that Chuck would die and that his death would be part of what pushed Jimmy to become Saul. Three seasons in that very much seems to be the case, although we’ll have to wait another year to know for sure.
This season has been replete with big steps from Jimmy towards who he will inevitably become, and last week’s episode seemed like a new low as Jimmy emotionally manipulated an old woman to make himself rich. What’s curious is that so much of tonight’s episode seems to be a return from that assumed point of no return, as Jimmy sets to work making amends. Kim’s accident, an accident he feels responsible for, has thrown things into stark perspective and so Jimmy comes running back from the brink, determined to recognise his mistakes and make things better. He even tries to make peace with Chuck, only for another devastating scene of brotherly animosity to ensue. Chuck insists that Jimmy, even if his heart is in the right place, will never change, will only continue to keep hurting people. He leaves Jimmy with the horrible sentiment ‘you just don’t matter that much to me’ but rather than take this as a trigger for more moral decay or acts of spiteful revenge, Jimmy sets about trying to prove Chuck wrong. And succeeds; Kim tells him to play to his strengths and so he does, destroying his reputation in the eyes of his elderly former clients in order to right the wrong he committed last week.
Honestly, it would feel like a huge act of back peddling on the part of the writers if it wasn’t for the final scene of the episode.
What has always been fascinating about the relationship between the McGill brothers is how neither is necessarily wrong about the other. At the risk of being slightly reductive, Chuck does the right thing for the wrong reasons while Jimmy is the opposite, however, tragically, Chuck is incorrect about Jimmy in one crucial way. He can and will change; it just won’t be for the better. And furthermore, Chuck may well have given Jimmy his biggest push yet.
But to suggest that Chuck’s suicide (more on this shortly) makes Jimmy become Saul is tantamount to suggesting that Jimmy’s actions led to Chuck’s death or that he was responsible for Kim’s accident. There is a grain of truth in the thought, but as Kim says tonight ‘I’m an adult and I made a choice’. Ultimately, we can’t blame others for the choices we make. People influence us, sure, but the decision to act always rests with us. It’s just hard to imagine Jimmy seeing things that way when he learns what happened to his brother.
Which is… what, exactly? Frustratingly the episode leaves Chuck’s fate up in the air, but from a storytelling perspective it’s hard to see this as anything other than the death of the character. If Chuck lives Jimmy will feel bad, but the chance to make amends remains. That needs to be taken away for him to sink lower again, especially after tonight’s concentrated effort to redeem himself. Furthermore, the episode just feels like a swansong for the character. We get a glimpse of Chuck reading to Jimmy as a kid, by the light of a gas lamp that takes on grim significance on a second viewing, before seeing Chuck confidently working the room at Hhm, his victory assured, prior to the rug being pulled out from under him out from under him and his complete unravelling.
Chuck, ultimately, needed to win. He was never a character who could accept defeat and his apparent decision to move on from trying to destroy Jimmy after his courtroom humiliation was an enormous moment for the character. But with that choice came his determination to focus on his career and improve his health, neither of which went the way he planned. His recovery, while present, was slow, and his obsession with defeating his brother made him unreliable and unstable in the eyes of his colleagues. Last week made it clear that Chuck was bluffing when he threatened Hhm; more a sign of his desperation than anything else, and this week Howard called that bluff by paying Chuck millions out of his own pocket in order to save the company from both a volatile element and financial ruin.
For Chuck, this was a crushing blow. Not only was he unable to manoeuvre his way out of it, but the cheque was filled out and the staff gathered to farewell him before he even made his case in that boardroom. His humiliation and defeat was complete. And while Lantern did a lot to make us feel for Chuck, it is unquestionable that his own actions brought him to this moment.
In the centrepiece of the episode Chuck’s desperate façade finally crumbles as, despite shutting off all the electricity in the house, the meter just keeps going. As increasingly ominous music grows Chuck literally tears his house apart trying to remove the electricity sources that are tormenting him; a torment he now knows is not real. Finally, sweaty, desperate and worn out he seems to find the wires he is looking for only for the meter to keep going. Cue a collision of meter and baseball bat. It’s Chuck as we’ve never seen him before; in his worst moments there was always some modicum of control, a vestige of a plan he was still enacting. But all that is gone. Chuck has nothing left except the illness that provided his brother with the ammunition to destroy him, and he burned his last bridge when Jimmy came to make amends. Chuck needed control and that control was wrested away from him in increments throughout this season as every last inch of his power was eroded. Tearing his house apart in a futile attempt to make things the way he needs them to be is basically Chuck’s entire story in microcosm and its outcome, like so much on this show, is both tragic and inevitable.
Other things did happen in Lantern, although Chuck’s story does tend to dominate the thoughts as the credits roll. It’s almost easy to forget that we finally saw the (presumed) crippling of Hector Salamanca, as Nacho’s seemingly failed scheme in fact worked, in the process putting him squarely in the sights of someone who has his own reasons for wanting Hector dead. Nacho either just made an enemy or an ally, although considering he’s nowhere to be seen when Breaking Bad begins it’s hard to imagine either state of affairs will bode well for him. And while we will doubtless see Hector again, albeit in his more iconic wheelchair bound state, it will be a shame to say goodbye to this iteration of the character. Hector has been a formidable, detestable villain and it was a welcome surprise that he managed to be just as effective while active as when mute and in a wheelchair.
Meanwhile things have not fallen apart for Kim yet; neither client seems to hold her crash against her and, like Jimmy, what she went through has put things in perspective. It’s actually something of a relief to see her get the chance to relax, even if it’s a little jarring when it’s implied that she knew about Jimmy’s scheme with Mrs Landry. It doesn’t feel like the show has yet brought Kim to a place where she could be okay with what Jimmy did last week, unless I missed something and Jimmy only told her part of the truth. Whatever the case, it was a little confusing and a misstep for what has otherwise been a phenomenal season. I had expected Kim and Jimmy to break up by the end of this run, but I’m glad that wasn’t how it panned out. Kim, for now, is in one piece and probably thinking more clearly than she has in a while. Despite losing the office, we left Kim and Jimmy in a surprisingly good place at the end of this season, in both their personal situations and their relationship.
But, of course, that final scene changed the entire preceding episode and in light of that it’s hard to see Jimmy’s feint towards redemption as anything other than the last gasp of a dying conscience. A whole new set of circumstances is about to land on him, along with guilt that will almost certainly destroy the still resilient soul of Jimmy McGill.
While never quite hitting the tremendous heights of season two, this year has been another home run for Better Call Saul, advancing the plot in leaps and bounds, deepening characters, drawing the mythology closer to that of Breaking Bad and continuing to boast writing, directing and acting in the top tier of what television is offering right now. For my money we’re well past the point where Better Call Saul has anything to prove when it comes to comparisons to its predecessor, and yet it keeps proving its quality and then some. At the time of writing season four is yet to be confirmed, but it’s difficult to imagine a world where this is the end of the story. There’s just still so much left to explore, develop, and conclude.
Assuming the next chapter arrives in a year, a year is once again seeming like a very long wait. Thanks as always for reading along; getting to examine and analyse this phenomenal show is something it’s hard not to feel very lucky about.
See you next year. Hopefully.
Read Gabriel's review of the previous episode, Fall, here.
Major spoilers in our review of Better Call Saul's season 3 finale...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Steven Spielberg's Duel: An Appreciation Top 10 Simon Pegg film and TV roles Zak Penn interview: Atari: Game Over, Ready Player One
3.10 Lantern
The big, obvious question at the heart of Better Call Saul, one baked into its premise and indeed, its title, is what made morally flexible but kind hearted Jimmy McGill transform into the ruthless, unscrupulous Saul Goodman. Of course, asking this question demands a certain familiarity with the series that preceded this one, but considering the show is named after an alter ego who has only just appeared in Better Call Saul’s primary timeline but is prominent throughout Breaking Bad it’s safe to say that familiarity can be assumed. And it’s that familiarity that has meant, from day one, there has been a Sword of Damocles hanging over Chuck McGill. From the very first episode it was speculated that Chuck would die and that his death would be part of what pushed Jimmy to become Saul. Three seasons in that very much seems to be the case, although we’ll have to wait another year to know for sure.
This season has been replete with big steps from Jimmy towards who he will inevitably become, and last week’s episode seemed like a new low as Jimmy emotionally manipulated an old woman to make himself rich. What’s curious is that so much of tonight’s episode seems to be a return from that assumed point of no return, as Jimmy sets to work making amends. Kim’s accident, an accident he feels responsible for, has thrown things into stark perspective and so Jimmy comes running back from the brink, determined to recognise his mistakes and make things better. He even tries to make peace with Chuck, only for another devastating scene of brotherly animosity to ensue. Chuck insists that Jimmy, even if his heart is in the right place, will never change, will only continue to keep hurting people. He leaves Jimmy with the horrible sentiment ‘you just don’t matter that much to me’ but rather than take this as a trigger for more moral decay or acts of spiteful revenge, Jimmy sets about trying to prove Chuck wrong. And succeeds; Kim tells him to play to his strengths and so he does, destroying his reputation in the eyes of his elderly former clients in order to right the wrong he committed last week.
Honestly, it would feel like a huge act of back peddling on the part of the writers if it wasn’t for the final scene of the episode.
What has always been fascinating about the relationship between the McGill brothers is how neither is necessarily wrong about the other. At the risk of being slightly reductive, Chuck does the right thing for the wrong reasons while Jimmy is the opposite, however, tragically, Chuck is incorrect about Jimmy in one crucial way. He can and will change; it just won’t be for the better. And furthermore, Chuck may well have given Jimmy his biggest push yet.
But to suggest that Chuck’s suicide (more on this shortly) makes Jimmy become Saul is tantamount to suggesting that Jimmy’s actions led to Chuck’s death or that he was responsible for Kim’s accident. There is a grain of truth in the thought, but as Kim says tonight ‘I’m an adult and I made a choice’. Ultimately, we can’t blame others for the choices we make. People influence us, sure, but the decision to act always rests with us. It’s just hard to imagine Jimmy seeing things that way when he learns what happened to his brother.
Which is… what, exactly? Frustratingly the episode leaves Chuck’s fate up in the air, but from a storytelling perspective it’s hard to see this as anything other than the death of the character. If Chuck lives Jimmy will feel bad, but the chance to make amends remains. That needs to be taken away for him to sink lower again, especially after tonight’s concentrated effort to redeem himself. Furthermore, the episode just feels like a swansong for the character. We get a glimpse of Chuck reading to Jimmy as a kid, by the light of a gas lamp that takes on grim significance on a second viewing, before seeing Chuck confidently working the room at Hhm, his victory assured, prior to the rug being pulled out from under him out from under him and his complete unravelling.
Chuck, ultimately, needed to win. He was never a character who could accept defeat and his apparent decision to move on from trying to destroy Jimmy after his courtroom humiliation was an enormous moment for the character. But with that choice came his determination to focus on his career and improve his health, neither of which went the way he planned. His recovery, while present, was slow, and his obsession with defeating his brother made him unreliable and unstable in the eyes of his colleagues. Last week made it clear that Chuck was bluffing when he threatened Hhm; more a sign of his desperation than anything else, and this week Howard called that bluff by paying Chuck millions out of his own pocket in order to save the company from both a volatile element and financial ruin.
For Chuck, this was a crushing blow. Not only was he unable to manoeuvre his way out of it, but the cheque was filled out and the staff gathered to farewell him before he even made his case in that boardroom. His humiliation and defeat was complete. And while Lantern did a lot to make us feel for Chuck, it is unquestionable that his own actions brought him to this moment.
In the centrepiece of the episode Chuck’s desperate façade finally crumbles as, despite shutting off all the electricity in the house, the meter just keeps going. As increasingly ominous music grows Chuck literally tears his house apart trying to remove the electricity sources that are tormenting him; a torment he now knows is not real. Finally, sweaty, desperate and worn out he seems to find the wires he is looking for only for the meter to keep going. Cue a collision of meter and baseball bat. It’s Chuck as we’ve never seen him before; in his worst moments there was always some modicum of control, a vestige of a plan he was still enacting. But all that is gone. Chuck has nothing left except the illness that provided his brother with the ammunition to destroy him, and he burned his last bridge when Jimmy came to make amends. Chuck needed control and that control was wrested away from him in increments throughout this season as every last inch of his power was eroded. Tearing his house apart in a futile attempt to make things the way he needs them to be is basically Chuck’s entire story in microcosm and its outcome, like so much on this show, is both tragic and inevitable.
Other things did happen in Lantern, although Chuck’s story does tend to dominate the thoughts as the credits roll. It’s almost easy to forget that we finally saw the (presumed) crippling of Hector Salamanca, as Nacho’s seemingly failed scheme in fact worked, in the process putting him squarely in the sights of someone who has his own reasons for wanting Hector dead. Nacho either just made an enemy or an ally, although considering he’s nowhere to be seen when Breaking Bad begins it’s hard to imagine either state of affairs will bode well for him. And while we will doubtless see Hector again, albeit in his more iconic wheelchair bound state, it will be a shame to say goodbye to this iteration of the character. Hector has been a formidable, detestable villain and it was a welcome surprise that he managed to be just as effective while active as when mute and in a wheelchair.
Meanwhile things have not fallen apart for Kim yet; neither client seems to hold her crash against her and, like Jimmy, what she went through has put things in perspective. It’s actually something of a relief to see her get the chance to relax, even if it’s a little jarring when it’s implied that she knew about Jimmy’s scheme with Mrs Landry. It doesn’t feel like the show has yet brought Kim to a place where she could be okay with what Jimmy did last week, unless I missed something and Jimmy only told her part of the truth. Whatever the case, it was a little confusing and a misstep for what has otherwise been a phenomenal season. I had expected Kim and Jimmy to break up by the end of this run, but I’m glad that wasn’t how it panned out. Kim, for now, is in one piece and probably thinking more clearly than she has in a while. Despite losing the office, we left Kim and Jimmy in a surprisingly good place at the end of this season, in both their personal situations and their relationship.
But, of course, that final scene changed the entire preceding episode and in light of that it’s hard to see Jimmy’s feint towards redemption as anything other than the last gasp of a dying conscience. A whole new set of circumstances is about to land on him, along with guilt that will almost certainly destroy the still resilient soul of Jimmy McGill.
While never quite hitting the tremendous heights of season two, this year has been another home run for Better Call Saul, advancing the plot in leaps and bounds, deepening characters, drawing the mythology closer to that of Breaking Bad and continuing to boast writing, directing and acting in the top tier of what television is offering right now. For my money we’re well past the point where Better Call Saul has anything to prove when it comes to comparisons to its predecessor, and yet it keeps proving its quality and then some. At the time of writing season four is yet to be confirmed, but it’s difficult to imagine a world where this is the end of the story. There’s just still so much left to explore, develop, and conclude.
Assuming the next chapter arrives in a year, a year is once again seeming like a very long wait. Thanks as always for reading along; getting to examine and analyse this phenomenal show is something it’s hard not to feel very lucky about.
See you next year. Hopefully.
Read Gabriel's review of the previous episode, Fall, here.
- 6/20/2017
- Den of Geek
Gabriel Bergmoser Jun 13, 2017
In its penultimate, heart-breaking episode, Better Call Saul season 3 utterly destroys our empathy for Jimmy...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Neill Blomkamp interview: sci-fi shorts and Oats Studios
3.9 Fall
Something had to give.
In the world of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul there are always consequences, and as our central characters surpassed making the wrong choices for the right reasons and stepped on to the slippery slope that nobody is about the emerge unscathed from, the first real victim of it all is Kim Wexler. Kim, who has maintained her decency despite it all, Kim who attempted to stay in Jimmy’s orbit without falling under his sway. And no; she’s not facing a destroyed reputation due to her connections with him or a violent attacker, rather it was her self-admitted fallacy of sunk costs that made things take a very bad turn for her.
In its penultimate, heart-breaking episode, Better Call Saul season 3 utterly destroys our empathy for Jimmy...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Neill Blomkamp interview: sci-fi shorts and Oats Studios
3.9 Fall
Something had to give.
In the world of Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul there are always consequences, and as our central characters surpassed making the wrong choices for the right reasons and stepped on to the slippery slope that nobody is about the emerge unscathed from, the first real victim of it all is Kim Wexler. Kim, who has maintained her decency despite it all, Kim who attempted to stay in Jimmy’s orbit without falling under his sway. And no; she’s not facing a destroyed reputation due to her connections with him or a violent attacker, rather it was her self-admitted fallacy of sunk costs that made things take a very bad turn for her.
- 6/13/2017
- Den of Geek
Gabriel Bergmoser May 23, 2017
Better Call Saul season 3 is setting up the dominoes for a spectacular fall in the remaining episodes...
This review contains spoilers.
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3.7 Expenses
Even winning has consequences. Jimmy McGill might have roundly defeated his brother, but in such a tangled, ugly, complex battle his victory was never going to be wholesale, and at the time, considering what he stood to lose, the casualties didn’t seem that bad. A year away from the law, some community service; in theory neither are too bad. But in Vince Gilligan’s Albuquerque things have a way of worsening.
Jimmy struggled for years to becoming a lawyer, and that struggle only deepened once he learned what the brother he did it to impress really thought of his choices. Now Jimmy finds himself doing humiliating tasks...
Better Call Saul season 3 is setting up the dominoes for a spectacular fall in the remaining episodes...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Fargo season 2 episode 10 review: Palindrome Fargo: how to make great TV from a great film
3.7 Expenses
Even winning has consequences. Jimmy McGill might have roundly defeated his brother, but in such a tangled, ugly, complex battle his victory was never going to be wholesale, and at the time, considering what he stood to lose, the casualties didn’t seem that bad. A year away from the law, some community service; in theory neither are too bad. But in Vince Gilligan’s Albuquerque things have a way of worsening.
Jimmy struggled for years to becoming a lawyer, and that struggle only deepened once he learned what the brother he did it to impress really thought of his choices. Now Jimmy finds himself doing humiliating tasks...
- 5/23/2017
- Den of Geek
Hollywood’s love affair with boxing, underdog stories, and the struggles of the common man continues with Chuck, a true story which manages to breathe some fresh life into the well-worn genre. Liev Schreiber stars as Chuck Wepner, a New Jersey boxing hero in the early ‘70s, who’d earned the nicknamed ‘The Bayonne Bleeder’ (the film’s original, better title) because of the copious amounts of blood he’d lose during an average fight. In 1975 legendary boxing promoter Don King informed Chuck’s manager Al Braverman (Ron Perlman) that Muhammed Ali was looking to fight a white heavyweight after the ‘Rumble in the Jungle’ and Wepner happened to be the highest ranking one around. Ali was expected to make quick work of Wepner, but The Bleeder surprised everyone by going the distance and even knocking The Champ down (the fight was called in Ali’s favor 19 seconds before the...
- 5/19/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Last Week’S Review: ‘Better Call Saul’ Review: Bob Odenkirk and Michael McKean Spar in an Ultimate Clash of the Brothers
Case Summary
Crime in Albuquerque might be on the rise even as Jimmy McGill receives his sentence from the bar association — a year away from the law, per his suspension. Once he touches base with his former clients, the big question is “What’s next?” And he may have gotten the answer thanks to his old joke of a pseudonym, and the prepaid commercial time he needs to unload.
Meanwhile, we get even more insight into the criminal underworld that is the cartel drug trade — first, witnessing how the Salamanca gang conducts business at this stage in its operation, then observing how Gus Fring uses Los Pollos Hermanos trucks to move product across the border. (Spoiler alert: One operation is far more sophisticated than the other.) And Gus discovers...
Case Summary
Crime in Albuquerque might be on the rise even as Jimmy McGill receives his sentence from the bar association — a year away from the law, per his suspension. Once he touches base with his former clients, the big question is “What’s next?” And he may have gotten the answer thanks to his old joke of a pseudonym, and the prepaid commercial time he needs to unload.
Meanwhile, we get even more insight into the criminal underworld that is the cartel drug trade — first, witnessing how the Salamanca gang conducts business at this stage in its operation, then observing how Gus Fring uses Los Pollos Hermanos trucks to move product across the border. (Spoiler alert: One operation is far more sophisticated than the other.) And Gus discovers...
- 5/16/2017
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Gabriel Bergmoser Apr 18, 2017
Better Call Saul season 3 delivers a satisfying, eventful, game-changer of an episode in Witness...
This review contains spoilers.
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3.2 Witness
There is a common misconception that knowing what is coming in a story can ruin suspense. This is partly true, of course; if you know the ins and outs of a major event before it happens then chances are you won’t be entirely on the edge of your seat in the lead up to said event, but by the same token having no idea of what is coming is just as bad. Alfred Hitchcock pointed out that real suspense doesn’t come from two people sitting at a table only to have an unexpected bomb go off, suspense comes from the camera moving below the table mid conversation to reveal the bomb to the audience but not the characters,...
Better Call Saul season 3 delivers a satisfying, eventful, game-changer of an episode in Witness...
This review contains spoilers.
See related Ant-Man And The Wasp to begin filming in July
3.2 Witness
There is a common misconception that knowing what is coming in a story can ruin suspense. This is partly true, of course; if you know the ins and outs of a major event before it happens then chances are you won’t be entirely on the edge of your seat in the lead up to said event, but by the same token having no idea of what is coming is just as bad. Alfred Hitchcock pointed out that real suspense doesn’t come from two people sitting at a table only to have an unexpected bomb go off, suspense comes from the camera moving below the table mid conversation to reveal the bomb to the audience but not the characters,...
- 4/18/2017
- Den of Geek
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The latest Vikings episode sets up so many possible plot directions, it's a good job the show has been renewed for season 5...
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4.5 Promised
One of the things that it’s toughest for us to grasp about medieval societies is the lack of privacy. Our conception of the nuclear family as the building block of society naturally assumes fewer people living in a household than would have been true of early modern households. And the reality of our culture—that more money means access to greater levels of privacy (bigger homes with fewer people for the rich, smaller ones with more people packed in among the poor)—was precisely inverted in the Middle Ages: while the rich may have had more space, there were more people in that space, especially for royalty and the high nobility. The curtains we are so used to...
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The latest Vikings episode sets up so many possible plot directions, it's a good job the show has been renewed for season 5...
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4.5 Promised
One of the things that it’s toughest for us to grasp about medieval societies is the lack of privacy. Our conception of the nuclear family as the building block of society naturally assumes fewer people living in a household than would have been true of early modern households. And the reality of our culture—that more money means access to greater levels of privacy (bigger homes with fewer people for the rich, smaller ones with more people packed in among the poor)—was precisely inverted in the Middle Ages: while the rich may have had more space, there were more people in that space, especially for royalty and the high nobility. The curtains we are so used to...
- 3/24/2016
- Den of Geek
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When Hugh Jackman polled social media asking for what fans want to see in the third and final Wolverine solo film, one of the most recurrent requests was an adaptation of Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s iconic 2009 comic book storyline Old Man Logan. This arc, set in a far-flung future where super villains reign supreme, undeniably has huge cinematic potential.
The world – in Old Man Logan – has been reduced to a lawless wasteland, leaving Wolverine as one of the last good guys standing in a barren world devoid of pretty much everything. Haunted by actions from his past, Logan is hesitant to step up and put things right. As a result, he takes on a reluctant and grumpling persona that feels like the superhero equivalent of Clint Eastwood’s character from Unforgiven.
A dark future story like this could be the perfect ending to Hugh Jackman’s...
When Hugh Jackman polled social media asking for what fans want to see in the third and final Wolverine solo film, one of the most recurrent requests was an adaptation of Mark Millar and Steve McNiven’s iconic 2009 comic book storyline Old Man Logan. This arc, set in a far-flung future where super villains reign supreme, undeniably has huge cinematic potential.
The world – in Old Man Logan – has been reduced to a lawless wasteland, leaving Wolverine as one of the last good guys standing in a barren world devoid of pretty much everything. Haunted by actions from his past, Logan is hesitant to step up and put things right. As a result, he takes on a reluctant and grumpling persona that feels like the superhero equivalent of Clint Eastwood’s character from Unforgiven.
A dark future story like this could be the perfect ending to Hugh Jackman’s...
- 3/4/2016
- by Rob Leane
- Obsessed with Film
“Are you still morally flexible?”
‘Cobbler’ follows a simple thread, observing the lives of the brothers McGill as they proceed absent one from the other. For Jimmy it means an end to the moral code he tried to follow to win Chuck’s favor, something he now knows he could never obtain. He’ll keep being a lawyer, but he’ll do it his way, and he won’t pass up another duffel full of unmarked bills. There’s a seed of something more interesting there, though. Jimmy’s slide into the deep end of criminal law isn’t all about Chuck. It’s clear that his brother’s presence affects him when the elder McGill drops by an Hhm staff meeting on the Sandpiper case, but it’s equally clear that Jimmy has begun to move on. Chuck may have pushed him back toward Slippin’ Jimmy’s old tricks,...
‘Cobbler’ follows a simple thread, observing the lives of the brothers McGill as they proceed absent one from the other. For Jimmy it means an end to the moral code he tried to follow to win Chuck’s favor, something he now knows he could never obtain. He’ll keep being a lawyer, but he’ll do it his way, and he won’t pass up another duffel full of unmarked bills. There’s a seed of something more interesting there, though. Jimmy’s slide into the deep end of criminal law isn’t all about Chuck. It’s clear that his brother’s presence affects him when the elder McGill drops by an Hhm staff meeting on the Sandpiper case, but it’s equally clear that Jimmy has begun to move on. Chuck may have pushed him back toward Slippin’ Jimmy’s old tricks,...
- 2/24/2016
- by Gretchen Felker-Martin
- Nerdly
Steven Avery claims his own two brothers may have killed Teresa Halbach -- especially one who he says had a history of harassing women at the exact location where Teresa was last seen. Avery filed legal docs -- obtained by TMZ -- in which he claims brothers Earl and Charles may have done the deed for which he's serving a life sentence. He says both have a history of sexually assaulting women. Earl once pled...
- 1/6/2016
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Tim Sommer, rock raconteur extraordinaire, recently wrote a playlist for Tim Broun's blog Stupefaction. (#1 choice shown above.) Mr. Sommer has lately been writing a daily column in The Brooklyn Bugle (motto: "On the Web because paper is expensive") that immediately became the one thing that I read every day, just so I can enjoy his combination of cultural erudition and lunatic whimsy. In one of his Bugle columns he wrote about making the list. And in that article he posited other approaches/lists that I found myself wishing he had made as well. But he's undoubtedly got better things to do with his time. I apparently do not, however (okay, I do, I just have poor impulse control), and made my own lists based on his criteria.
And here they are. I could have gone thirty deep on each of these lists just as he did on Stupefaction (well, maybe...
And here they are. I could have gone thirty deep on each of these lists just as he did on Stupefaction (well, maybe...
- 8/1/2014
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Josh Charles just jumped ship from "The Good Wife" and his timing couldn't be worse. After all, the show is on an upswing with both critics and audiences. Is he destined to go the way of Dan Stevens? (Below: Vote in our poll about what will happen to Charles career-wise.) That British actor refused to re-up with "Downton Abbey," forcing creator Julian Fellowes to kill off his character in the third season finale. While this import continues to score record ratings for PBS and be a major player at the Emmys, Stevens has since seen his star wane. Charles may also wish he had been more mindful of the career trajectory of his "Good Wife" leading lady Julianna Margulies. Remember, she experienced some setbacks after exiting "ER" in 2000 at the end of its sixth season. Indeed, her first series after that -- "Canterbury Law" -- was axed by Fox in 2008 after just six episodes.
- 3/24/2014
- Gold Derby
Prince Charles is the longest-waiting heir to the throne in the history of Great Britain -- and this weekend, he joked that he's getting a little bit impatient, as he recently celebrated his 64th birthday. His mother, Queen Elizabeth, is 86 years old and in good health.
"Impatient? Me? What a thing to suggest! Yes, of course I am," the Prince joked when asked if he was getting tired of being heir apparent. "I'll run out of time soon. I shall have snuffed it if I'm not careful."
He may be waiting a while yet if genetics have anything to do with it, since Queen Elizabeth's mother lived to be 101 years old. Some pundits have suggested that Charles may cede the throne to Prince William, but Will's aides say there is "no question in his mind" that Charles will be the next King of England.
"Impatient? Me? What a thing to suggest! Yes, of course I am," the Prince joked when asked if he was getting tired of being heir apparent. "I'll run out of time soon. I shall have snuffed it if I'm not careful."
He may be waiting a while yet if genetics have anything to do with it, since Queen Elizabeth's mother lived to be 101 years old. Some pundits have suggested that Charles may cede the throne to Prince William, but Will's aides say there is "no question in his mind" that Charles will be the next King of England.
- 11/26/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Blair certainly made a fashion splash this week, for better or worse. In this sneak peek from next Monday's Gossip Girl, the younger Waldorf hears about it from Eleanor regarding the disaster that was Cotillion.
As Eleanor sees it, there are two Blairs, and one of them has got to go:
Gossip Girl 'Where the Vile Things Are' Clip - Eleanor and Blair
In "Where the Vile Things Are," B braces herself for her mom's imminent arrival, as teased at the end of "Monstrous Ball," but is unprepared for the demands - and tone - Eleanor brings with her to NYC.
Will Blair's dark, scheming, sexually deviant side win out? Or will the intelligent, upstanding, business savvy woman within her triumph, as her mom demands if she is to be the CEO of a major corporation?
Can the two sides of Blair really be separated? Food for thought.
As we were reminded again this week,...
As Eleanor sees it, there are two Blairs, and one of them has got to go:
Gossip Girl 'Where the Vile Things Are' Clip - Eleanor and Blair
In "Where the Vile Things Are," B braces herself for her mom's imminent arrival, as teased at the end of "Monstrous Ball," but is unprepared for the demands - and tone - Eleanor brings with her to NYC.
Will Blair's dark, scheming, sexually deviant side win out? Or will the intelligent, upstanding, business savvy woman within her triumph, as her mom demands if she is to be the CEO of a major corporation?
Can the two sides of Blair really be separated? Food for thought.
As we were reminded again this week,...
- 11/14/2012
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
Returning Coronation Street cab driver Lloyd Mullaney will reportedly discover that he has a secret daughter in an upcoming storyline. Producers are casting two actresses to play Lloyd's daughter and the ex-girlfriend with whom he accidentally conceived the child, The Sun reports. "Lloyd hasn't been in touch with this woman for a while and then she waltzes in and announces that he has a daughter," a source claimed. "The news will knock Lloyd for six. His reaction will be pretty explosive," the insider added. Both new characters will allegedly arrive on TV screens in September, sparking a new plot for Craig Charles's alter ego. Charles may have teased the daughter twist on last Friday's (July 6) This Morning when (more)...
- 7/10/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Welcome back to our weekly look at the new podcasts available at our “partners in podcast crime” the GeekCast Radio Network. As usual here’s our weekly look at the podcasts from Gcrn, This Week in Geek and the latest toy review videos from Baltmatrix, with descriptions and links to each and every podcast for your audio/visual pleasure!
Gcr – Episode 36 – Bullying Must Be Stopped No Matter The Cost
In Episode 36 of GeekCast Radio, the crew sits down to talk about bullying, and how it can be stopped. For more podcasts on Bullying and stopping it. Check out: Ggn Podcast 5: Psychology Behind Bullying
Attf v2.0 – Episode 25 – Generation Lost
In the 1st Episode since May, Steve, Mike and Jesse (TFwire) have a free flowing discussion on the various Tf Generations. Next episode we’ll cover the listener feedback and TFcon announcements.
ToyCast – Episode 90 – Toy Collecting In This Economy
For the...
Gcr – Episode 36 – Bullying Must Be Stopped No Matter The Cost
In Episode 36 of GeekCast Radio, the crew sits down to talk about bullying, and how it can be stopped. For more podcasts on Bullying and stopping it. Check out: Ggn Podcast 5: Psychology Behind Bullying
Attf v2.0 – Episode 25 – Generation Lost
In the 1st Episode since May, Steve, Mike and Jesse (TFwire) have a free flowing discussion on the various Tf Generations. Next episode we’ll cover the listener feedback and TFcon announcements.
ToyCast – Episode 90 – Toy Collecting In This Economy
For the...
- 7/4/2012
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Supernatural Jib Convention: Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki, Misha Collins, Jim Beaver & More
It's day 2 of the Supernatural Jus in Bello convention in Rome and the lead actors of the show - Jensen Ackles (Dean) and Jared Padalecki (Sam) - took to the stage, together and individually. If you missed our report from day 1, click here.
With the two lead actors, as well as Jim Beaver (Bobby) and Misha Collins (Castiel), speaking today, we got a lot of opinions on Supernatural, from arcs that happened in earlier seasons to season 7. Bear with me, because we have a lot of information to get through.
Bobby and His Death
Jim Beaver, of course, had this reaction when he was told about Bobby's death this season: "I didn’t like it. But everybody dies...I was just hoping it would be around season 15. I wasn’t nuts about the storyline, but I knew it was good drama.
It's day 2 of the Supernatural Jus in Bello convention in Rome and the lead actors of the show - Jensen Ackles (Dean) and Jared Padalecki (Sam) - took to the stage, together and individually. If you missed our report from day 1, click here.
With the two lead actors, as well as Jim Beaver (Bobby) and Misha Collins (Castiel), speaking today, we got a lot of opinions on Supernatural, from arcs that happened in earlier seasons to season 7. Bear with me, because we have a lot of information to get through.
Bobby and His Death
Jim Beaver, of course, had this reaction when he was told about Bobby's death this season: "I didn’t like it. But everybody dies...I was just hoping it would be around season 15. I wasn’t nuts about the storyline, but I knew it was good drama.
- 4/28/2012
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
"The Secret Circle" better watch out, because the Elders haven't given up on them yet. Dawn and Charles may have been able to murder Henry, run Kate out of town, and incapacitate Jane, but they still have Elders to worry about, starting with Royce Armstrong.
Yes, Jake's (Chris Zylka) reclusive grandfather is going to emerge from hibernation (or wherever he's been hiding all this time) -- and he's played by "Star Trek's" John de Lancie, better known as the ominpotent, enigmatic Q.
It's about time Royce show up to intervene. After all, he's already lost his son and daughter-in-law and one grandson. He's got some theories about what happened on that boat 16 years ago when his son died, and he'll definitely have something to say about the present-day circle as well. We're curious to see what he knows about the boat fire, particularly given Ethan's still unexplained involvement.
Expect...
Yes, Jake's (Chris Zylka) reclusive grandfather is going to emerge from hibernation (or wherever he's been hiding all this time) -- and he's played by "Star Trek's" John de Lancie, better known as the ominpotent, enigmatic Q.
It's about time Royce show up to intervene. After all, he's already lost his son and daughter-in-law and one grandson. He's got some theories about what happened on that boat 16 years ago when his son died, and he'll definitely have something to say about the present-day circle as well. We're curious to see what he knows about the boat fire, particularly given Ethan's still unexplained involvement.
Expect...
- 3/2/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
“Say my name.”
“Dan.”
“Say my name.”
“Dan!”
So there you have it. Humdrum Humphrey and Blair are together. In “The Princess Dowry”, Georgina and Chuck may have tried to end Dair, but to Chuck’s chagrin, Blair opted for Dan.
It was a relationship that was over a year in the making, ever since Dan and Blair first washed holiday dishes together. Then their secret meetings to watch movies and take in the arts slowly spring boarded into something much bigger. For a while, it seemed that Dan was just being a guy. He liked Blair. The two kissed. Blair chose Chuck.
However, guys and girls can’t just be friends, especially not on TV. After Blair found out that Dan wrote Louis’ vows, she realized something was building inside of her for years (because college seemed to just vanish after the Paris trip). Dan is the one for her.
“Dan.”
“Say my name.”
“Dan!”
So there you have it. Humdrum Humphrey and Blair are together. In “The Princess Dowry”, Georgina and Chuck may have tried to end Dair, but to Chuck’s chagrin, Blair opted for Dan.
It was a relationship that was over a year in the making, ever since Dan and Blair first washed holiday dishes together. Then their secret meetings to watch movies and take in the arts slowly spring boarded into something much bigger. For a while, it seemed that Dan was just being a guy. He liked Blair. The two kissed. Blair chose Chuck.
However, guys and girls can’t just be friends, especially not on TV. After Blair found out that Dan wrote Louis’ vows, she realized something was building inside of her for years (because college seemed to just vanish after the Paris trip). Dan is the one for her.
- 2/28/2012
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
After Gossip Girl dared to Dair last Monday, would it to raise the stakes again this week?
"Cross Rhodes" picked up after the kiss-heard-round-the-Upper East Side, with just about every relationship on the show affected by it in some day. Dair, obviously, but also Chair ... and Derena. And Blerena and even Duck.
Overuse of cheesy couple names aside, Dan and Blair hooking up has been great for the show. Everything is in flux now, from Blair's emotions to the battle between Chuck and Dan. After tonight, who is really winning?
It's premature to make any endgame predictions, but if you thought Dair was a flash in the pan, you thought wrong. Especially after Blair filled in for Lola in the Upright Citizens Brigade's rendition of Inside.
Watching B's face as Sabrina talked about Dylan's true feelings for Claire was a poignant moment - the moment Dan and Blair truly...
"Cross Rhodes" picked up after the kiss-heard-round-the-Upper East Side, with just about every relationship on the show affected by it in some day. Dair, obviously, but also Chair ... and Derena. And Blerena and even Duck.
Overuse of cheesy couple names aside, Dan and Blair hooking up has been great for the show. Everything is in flux now, from Blair's emotions to the battle between Chuck and Dan. After tonight, who is really winning?
It's premature to make any endgame predictions, but if you thought Dair was a flash in the pan, you thought wrong. Especially after Blair filled in for Lola in the Upright Citizens Brigade's rendition of Inside.
Watching B's face as Sabrina talked about Dylan's true feelings for Claire was a poignant moment - the moment Dan and Blair truly...
- 2/21/2012
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
It’s Valentine’s Day and, for many, that means date night. In this economy, however, a night on the town can be prohibitive. What’s a TV lover to do? Perhaps this is an acceptable alternative? A quiet night in, with a nice, homemade dinner, a few drinks, and a few hours with the perfect show. Here are 10 picks for great date night viewing.
Valentine’s Day Special: Cupid (1998-99)
Chicago bartender Trevor (Jeremy Piven), is convinced he’s Cupid, banished from Mount Olympus and stripped of his powers after pissing off Zeus one too many times. The only way he can get back, as he’s desperate to do, is if he brings together 100 True Love couples. His psychiatrist Claire (Paula Marshall) disagrees, seeing only a broken, if fun, man lost in his delusion. Piven and Marshall have great chemistry, there are interesting guest characters each week, and...
Valentine’s Day Special: Cupid (1998-99)
Chicago bartender Trevor (Jeremy Piven), is convinced he’s Cupid, banished from Mount Olympus and stripped of his powers after pissing off Zeus one too many times. The only way he can get back, as he’s desperate to do, is if he brings together 100 True Love couples. His psychiatrist Claire (Paula Marshall) disagrees, seeing only a broken, if fun, man lost in his delusion. Piven and Marshall have great chemistry, there are interesting guest characters each week, and...
- 2/14/2012
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The spirit of Valentine's Day was in the air on Gossip Girl Monday night, but did "Crazy Cupid Love" tug at our collective heartstrings, or did it flatline amid high expectations?
There was plenty wrong with the episode, but at least Dan went there. He did it!
There's no longer any doubt about how Gossip Girl's underdog non-couple feels about one another. Dan's feelings may be stronger (or at least less complicated, with no dowry looming over Rufus) than the reverse, but they're mutual. He kissed Blair and unlike the first time, it wasn't just Dan doing the kissing.
On the contrary, she was all for it. That was awesome.
Whether you're rooting for a Chair series endgame or for unrequited Dair love, you have to concede that the show has short-changed both twosomes of late, and that something had to give one way or the other.
Blair probably...
There was plenty wrong with the episode, but at least Dan went there. He did it!
There's no longer any doubt about how Gossip Girl's underdog non-couple feels about one another. Dan's feelings may be stronger (or at least less complicated, with no dowry looming over Rufus) than the reverse, but they're mutual. He kissed Blair and unlike the first time, it wasn't just Dan doing the kissing.
On the contrary, she was all for it. That was awesome.
Whether you're rooting for a Chair series endgame or for unrequited Dair love, you have to concede that the show has short-changed both twosomes of late, and that something had to give one way or the other.
Blair probably...
- 2/14/2012
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
Just like in the children’s tale of the “little engine that could,” Chuck was a television show that kept on chugging away against all odds and carved out a place in television history by running five seasons on the sheer will-power of its fans. Millions of Subway sandwiches later, the fans are still passionately devoted to their show. Having coined the phrases: Nerd Herd, Buy More and Captain Awesome, as well as creating a whole new dialect comprised of “the Intersect”, “flashes” and “Jeffster” and redefining what it means when a TV show is “on the bubble,” Chuck is now legendary. It not only created a universally-accepted and widely used lexicon, Chuck also introduced characters which fans fell in love with from around the globe. As the cast will soon discover, fans are not quick to forget their beloved characters and the names: Chuck, Sarah, Casey, Morgan, Ellie, Awesome,...
- 1/27/2012
- by Tiffany Vogt
- The TV Addict
Prince Louis is just not that popular with Gossip Girl fans.
The Dair and Chair 'ship wars aren't likely to end anytime soon, but if there's anything they can agree on, it's that Blair should not marry into Monaco's royal family. Case in point: The survey results below.
With the royal wedding set for January 30, is there hope?
For either Dan or Chuck, that is? Well, E! Online says ...
There is more than hope, according to show insiders. There will be a "pretty epic scene" involving Dan and Blair in one of the upcoming episodes that shows he's still very much an important part of her life.
Whether that means romantically remains to be seen.
Also, it looks like there will be a Blair and Louis scene that proves critical ... because it shows Chuck may be even more important to Blair than anyone. Make of that what you will, and hit the comments!
The Dair and Chair 'ship wars aren't likely to end anytime soon, but if there's anything they can agree on, it's that Blair should not marry into Monaco's royal family. Case in point: The survey results below.
With the royal wedding set for January 30, is there hope?
For either Dan or Chuck, that is? Well, E! Online says ...
There is more than hope, according to show insiders. There will be a "pretty epic scene" involving Dan and Blair in one of the upcoming episodes that shows he's still very much an important part of her life.
Whether that means romantically remains to be seen.
Also, it looks like there will be a Blair and Louis scene that proves critical ... because it shows Chuck may be even more important to Blair than anyone. Make of that what you will, and hit the comments!
- 12/20/2011
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
It looks like Blair survived the car crash -- but will her baby and the Love of her life Chuck Bass? Sadly, We're going to have to wait until Jan. 16 to find out... Tonight -- Dec. 5 -- marks an iconic chapter in Gossip Girl history. After years of affairs, fighting and just plain royal pains Chuck (Ed Westwick) and Blair (Leighton Meester) finally made the decision to spend the rest of their lives together. But now Chuck may not have the rest of his life to live. Who would have thought Dan Humphrey (Penn Badgley) would be the mastermind behind the greatest Chair scene of all time? Instead of selfishly confessing his own love for Blair, he blindfolded her and whisked away to a candlelit room where Chuck --her real true love -- was waiting for her. It was then and there that they Finally were on the same page...
- 12/6/2011
- by Nicole Karlis
- HollywoodLife
Now that's more like it.
After such a mediocre installment last week, "All The Pretty Sources" met all the criteria for a solid Gossip Girl episode. It focused on the core cast members, advanced the storyline, and was entertaining as heck.
Sounds like a simple formula, but the show has been known to deviate from it as we know. Tonight our favorite characters were in rare form, and even the supporting players brought something to the table.
The episode also managed to tie all the storylines together in a way that flowed nicely and didn't feel totally forced, like throwing everyone together at a party out of the blue ... which did sort of happen.
B's shower was where the tension boiled over, but it did so (relatively) believably and scandalously for all. The big winners? Chuck, Nate, Nlair and Serena. The losers? Louis, Ivy, Diana and Gossip Girl.
As for Dan,...
After such a mediocre installment last week, "All The Pretty Sources" met all the criteria for a solid Gossip Girl episode. It focused on the core cast members, advanced the storyline, and was entertaining as heck.
Sounds like a simple formula, but the show has been known to deviate from it as we know. Tonight our favorite characters were in rare form, and even the supporting players brought something to the table.
The episode also managed to tie all the storylines together in a way that flowed nicely and didn't feel totally forced, like throwing everyone together at a party out of the blue ... which did sort of happen.
B's shower was where the tension boiled over, but it did so (relatively) believably and scandalously for all. The big winners? Chuck, Nate, Nlair and Serena. The losers? Louis, Ivy, Diana and Gossip Girl.
As for Dan,...
- 11/22/2011
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
If there is one thing that brings back the Gossip Girl drama of old, it’s is a good game of Chair. Gossip Girl got back to Blair (Leighton Meester) vs Chuck (Ed Westwick) heart games in “The Big Sleep No More”. After Chuck made the most heartfelt apology of his 4+ season existence, Blair subconsciously realized that Chuck was once again the only man for him. She’s been having Louis-less dreams, that feature Chuck as the Casablanca Bogart. Unfortunately, she is still not ready to accept the subtle truth that her dreams revealed. Instead of believing that Chuck was over her and that he had really gone through a philanthropic metamorphosis, Blair decided to kiss Chuck so that she could prove that he hadn’t changed. It’s the kind of convoluted thinking we’ve come to expect from Blair. Unfortunately, Chuck kissed her only so that he could...
- 11/15/2011
- by Bags H.
- BuzzFocus.com
Chuck Review, Season 5, Episode 3, “Chuck Versus the Frosted Tips”
Written by Phil Klemmer
Directed by Paul Marks
Airs Fridays at 8pm (Et) on NBC
There comes a point in many shows when long-time fans have to decide what they expect from new episodes. Is it enough to just enjoy hanging out with favorite characters, even if the story lets them down? This question has likely been on the minds of Chuck’s dedicated (if limited) audience during the early fifth season. Putting the Intersect in Morgan hasn’t worked, even with the surprising conflict that’s come out of it. This move has changed the focus and left many characters lurking outside the frame. Involving such a large cast in each episode is tricky, and it grows even tougher when the tone is all over the map.
This week’s mission has Carmichael Industries helping General Beckman (Bonita Friedericy) apprehend a fugitive,...
Written by Phil Klemmer
Directed by Paul Marks
Airs Fridays at 8pm (Et) on NBC
There comes a point in many shows when long-time fans have to decide what they expect from new episodes. Is it enough to just enjoy hanging out with favorite characters, even if the story lets them down? This question has likely been on the minds of Chuck’s dedicated (if limited) audience during the early fifth season. Putting the Intersect in Morgan hasn’t worked, even with the surprising conflict that’s come out of it. This move has changed the focus and left many characters lurking outside the frame. Involving such a large cast in each episode is tricky, and it grows even tougher when the tone is all over the map.
This week’s mission has Carmichael Industries helping General Beckman (Bonita Friedericy) apprehend a fugitive,...
- 11/12/2011
- by Dan Heaton
- SoundOnSight
Gale Harold as The Secret Circle's Charles Meade
With last night’s episode of the latest CW addictive series, The Secret Circle, there was one departure from the show (at least for now) and a new, surprising revelation that viewers probably didn’t see coming. (I sure didn’t!) To help make sense of the unexpected twists and turns as well as tease what is to come on the witch-based series, Executive Producer Andrew Miller and series star Gale Harold joined a group of journalists at the CW offices earlier this week to answer all the burning questions after an early viewing of last night’s “Balcoin” episode.
[Spoiler Alert – if you haven’t watched last night’s episode of Secret Circle, there are plot details ahead.]
Don’t stay away too long, Jake (Chris Zylka)!! Come back soon!
Just when we were getting used to seeing his chiseled face and tall, sculpted torso stir the pot in the fictional town of Chance Harbor, Chris Zylka’s Jake...
With last night’s episode of the latest CW addictive series, The Secret Circle, there was one departure from the show (at least for now) and a new, surprising revelation that viewers probably didn’t see coming. (I sure didn’t!) To help make sense of the unexpected twists and turns as well as tease what is to come on the witch-based series, Executive Producer Andrew Miller and series star Gale Harold joined a group of journalists at the CW offices earlier this week to answer all the burning questions after an early viewing of last night’s “Balcoin” episode.
[Spoiler Alert – if you haven’t watched last night’s episode of Secret Circle, there are plot details ahead.]
Don’t stay away too long, Jake (Chris Zylka)!! Come back soon!
Just when we were getting used to seeing his chiseled face and tall, sculpted torso stir the pot in the fictional town of Chance Harbor, Chris Zylka’s Jake...
- 11/11/2011
- by Jim Halterman
- The Backlot
This week’s Chuck may have started out as fun and games but Morgan’s addiction to the intersect and the spy life is no laughing matter. Nor is the intersect malfunctioning, causing him to lose his memory… American pop culture references specifically. How many people guessed that Morgan would let the intersect get to his head? And what do you think is causing the malfunction? Based on the promo for next week’s episode, it seems like Morgan’s struggle with the intersect in his head will last for a few episodes. Hopefully this conflict is resolved halfway through the season because it would be a shame to see Chuck spending all of his time in the final season of the show mainly getting his best friend back to normal and back from Verbanski (guest star, Carrie-Anne Moss). More good times than conflicting for Batman and Robin please in the final episodes.
- 11/5/2011
- by Melody Simpson
- BuzzFocus.com
Chuck may be nearing the end, but Josh Schwartz is prepared to jump back into the world of crime-fighting. With a twist.
Sources confirm that the man behind Chuck, The Oc, Gossip Girl and Hart of Dixie has signed on to adapt Misfits - a British hit that has earned multiple BAFTA awards and which premieres its third season later this month - for American television.
The show centers on young community service workers who receive supernatural powers following an electrical storm. Think Heroes meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Alphas meets (based on the following UK promo) Skins. Schwartz has not reached a deal with any network yet, but would The CW really pass on this potential hit?
Misfits Trailer...
Sources confirm that the man behind Chuck, The Oc, Gossip Girl and Hart of Dixie has signed on to adapt Misfits - a British hit that has earned multiple BAFTA awards and which premieres its third season later this month - for American television.
The show centers on young community service workers who receive supernatural powers following an electrical storm. Think Heroes meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Alphas meets (based on the following UK promo) Skins. Schwartz has not reached a deal with any network yet, but would The CW really pass on this potential hit?
Misfits Trailer...
- 10/20/2011
- by matt@tvfanatic.com (TV Fanatic Staff)
- TVfanatic
In what should come as no surprise to anyone, The CW has announced a full season order for its rookie series "The Secret Circle". If you're a fan of the show, why not celebrate by watching the just released preview of tomorrow night's Episode 1.05, "Slither", hosted by executive producer Andrew Miller?
Per The CW's president Mark Pedowitz, the order was given to "The Secret Circle" along with two of the network's other freshmen series, "Ringer" and "Hart of Dixie". “We believe in the creative strength of these dramas, and by giving them back-nine orders, we can give our audience the chance to enjoy complete seasons of all three of them,” he said. “With compelling storylines, engaging characters, and tremendous buzz, we firmly believe that Hart of Dixie, Ringer, and The Secret Circle can become signature series for The CW, the kind of top-notch shows that are synonymous with our brand.
Per The CW's president Mark Pedowitz, the order was given to "The Secret Circle" along with two of the network's other freshmen series, "Ringer" and "Hart of Dixie". “We believe in the creative strength of these dramas, and by giving them back-nine orders, we can give our audience the chance to enjoy complete seasons of all three of them,” he said. “With compelling storylines, engaging characters, and tremendous buzz, we firmly believe that Hart of Dixie, Ringer, and The Secret Circle can become signature series for The CW, the kind of top-notch shows that are synonymous with our brand.
- 10/12/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Things are definitely heating up on "The Secret Circle" what with one member of the Circle having been, shall we say, "tainted" by the events of last week. Check out this new image gallery from the upcoming episode, "Slither", to see if it provides any clues as to the cure.
Episode 1.05 "Slither" (10/13/11 Air Date; 9:00-10:00 Pm):
Cassie Is Torn Between Her Family And The Circle — Torn between her loyalties to the Circle and her family, Cassie (Britt Robertson) wrestles with the secrets she must keep from her grandmother (Ashley Crow). Nick (Louis Hunter) is thrown for a loop when Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy) adopts a new attitude and enlists his help to track down her family's Book of Shadows. Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) is also recruited but isn’t happy about being the third wheel.
Meanwhile, Diana (Shelley Hennig) is craving some alone time with Adam (Thomas Dekker...
Episode 1.05 "Slither" (10/13/11 Air Date; 9:00-10:00 Pm):
Cassie Is Torn Between Her Family And The Circle — Torn between her loyalties to the Circle and her family, Cassie (Britt Robertson) wrestles with the secrets she must keep from her grandmother (Ashley Crow). Nick (Louis Hunter) is thrown for a loop when Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy) adopts a new attitude and enlists his help to track down her family's Book of Shadows. Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) is also recruited but isn’t happy about being the third wheel.
Meanwhile, Diana (Shelley Hennig) is craving some alone time with Adam (Thomas Dekker...
- 10/12/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
If you've been watching "The Secret Circle", then you must have been as happy as we were at the turn of events last night. Finally some black magic and even a demon reared their ugly heads, and it did nothing but help the show. Hopefully such events will continue next week; check out this teaser trailer from Episode 1.05, "Slither", and let us know what you think.
Episode 1.05 "Slither" (10/13/11 Air Date; 9:00-10:00 Pm):
Cassie Is Torn Between Her Family And The Circle — Torn between her loyalties to the Circle and her family, Cassie (Britt Robertson) wrestles with the secrets she must keep from her grandmother (Ashley Crow). Nick (Louis Hunter) is thrown for a loop when Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy) adopts a new attitude and enlists his help to track down her family's Book of Shadows. Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) is also recruited but isn’t happy about being the third wheel.
Episode 1.05 "Slither" (10/13/11 Air Date; 9:00-10:00 Pm):
Cassie Is Torn Between Her Family And The Circle — Torn between her loyalties to the Circle and her family, Cassie (Britt Robertson) wrestles with the secrets she must keep from her grandmother (Ashley Crow). Nick (Louis Hunter) is thrown for a loop when Melissa (Jessica Parker Kennedy) adopts a new attitude and enlists his help to track down her family's Book of Shadows. Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) is also recruited but isn’t happy about being the third wheel.
- 10/7/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Demon possessed Melissa attacks Nick & more in CW’s “Secret Circle” episode 5 of season 1. We’ve got spoilers for the show,along with a promo clip after the jump. The episode it titled, “Slither,” and things will definitely get intense when the demon-possesses Melissa starts attacking,and more.
In “Slither,” torn between her loyalties to the Circle and her family, Cassie will wrestle with the secrets she must keep from her grandmother. Nick will get thrown for a loop when Melissa takes on a new attitude from the demon inside her, and gets his help to track down her family’s Book of Shadows.
Faye will also be recruited but won’t be happy about being the third wheel. Meanwhile, Diana will crave some alone time with Adam,and arranges a date night so they can rekindle the spark in their relationship, but all six of them will get brought...
In “Slither,” torn between her loyalties to the Circle and her family, Cassie will wrestle with the secrets she must keep from her grandmother. Nick will get thrown for a loop when Melissa takes on a new attitude from the demon inside her, and gets his help to track down her family’s Book of Shadows.
Faye will also be recruited but won’t be happy about being the third wheel. Meanwhile, Diana will crave some alone time with Adam,and arranges a date night so they can rekindle the spark in their relationship, but all six of them will get brought...
- 10/7/2011
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
The premiere for the fifth and final season of Chuck may have been bumped back a week but that hasn't stopped the guest star news from flowing. One big piece of casting news that has been expected was who would get the role of Sarah's (Yvonne Strahovski) mother; particularly as Chuck's (Zachary Levi) is played by cult and sci-fi heroine Linda Hamilton. In true Chuck tradition they have scored a similarly impressive actress with former Charlie's Angels star Cheryl Ladd.
As first reported by TVLine Ladd will first appear as Sarah's estranged mother Emma in episode 8, which should air in January 2012. As with all the paternal relationships in this show, this looks like it will be a complicated and strained one thanks to her abandonment of Sarah when she was young. The pair haven't seen each other in five years and it is unclear as to what kind of background Sarah's mother will have,...
As first reported by TVLine Ladd will first appear as Sarah's estranged mother Emma in episode 8, which should air in January 2012. As with all the paternal relationships in this show, this looks like it will be a complicated and strained one thanks to her abandonment of Sarah when she was young. The pair haven't seen each other in five years and it is unclear as to what kind of background Sarah's mother will have,...
- 10/4/2011
- by emma fraser
- TVovermind.com
Blair is prego! The major cliffhanger at the end of Gossip Girl season 4 has been confirmed. After a slight misdirect to put pregnancy attention on Dorota, one of Blair’s wedding dress fitters revealed the truth that Blair was hiding. Now the question remains, who is the father? Needless to say, all fingers currently point to millionaire playboy Chuck Bass. Last season featured one of the steamiest breakup sex scenes in Gg Chair history. However, there is always the slight chance that the baby could belong to Louis, but it’s doubtful. Chuck may have publicly accepted Blair moving on to another man, but can he really let Blair move on with his child? Chuck’s theory of “yes” landed him in a motorcycle accident with a few bruised ribs. He obviously has not let go of Blair. As for Blair, can she really go on with a wedding carrying Chuck’s baby?...
- 9/27/2011
- by Bags H.
- BuzzFocus.com
Gossip Girl is back for its fifth season and it's bi-coastal now. Serena is in Los Angeles, working as an assistant on a movie. Unfortunately, her supervisor wasn't happy about rich girl Serena coming in and threatening his job, so he deliberately set her up to get fired. But when Serena realized how lucky she was and decided to accept responsibility for the first time ever, she ended up getting another job offer in Hollywood and everything worked out. At the end of the episode she got quite the surprise: she spotted cousin Charlie, who we know is a fraud and recentlymoved from Miami to La. Now "Charlie" will have to keep up the ruse of pretending to be related to Serena.
Meanwhile, Nate and Chuck decided to end their Lost Summer Tour by visiting Serena in La. Nate decided to become a Yes Man and ended up sleeping with...
Meanwhile, Nate and Chuck decided to end their Lost Summer Tour by visiting Serena in La. Nate decided to become a Yes Man and ended up sleeping with...
- 9/27/2011
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
In an effort to keep you up to date on all facts about Gossip Girl's fifth season, we've put together a handy collection of episodic spoilers for you, as well as links to photos, sneak peeks and trailers. This is a one-stop shop for all of your Gossip Girl season 5 needs. As episodes air and new spoilers become available, this page will be updated, so make sure to bookmark it and keep checking back.
Episode 5.02 "Beauty and the Feast" (October 3): After a "one afternoon stand" with Diana in the premiere, Nate is surprised to see her again and even more shocked when she offers him an exciting new opportunity. Serena and Charlie continue to socialize in California and Serena encourages her "cousin" to choose which world she wants to be a part of. Dan, desperate to stop publication of his book, asks Chuck for help, but he soon...
Episode 5.02 "Beauty and the Feast" (October 3): After a "one afternoon stand" with Diana in the premiere, Nate is surprised to see her again and even more shocked when she offers him an exciting new opportunity. Serena and Charlie continue to socialize in California and Serena encourages her "cousin" to choose which world she wants to be a part of. Dan, desperate to stop publication of his book, asks Chuck for help, but he soon...
- 9/26/2011
- by Clarissa
- TVovermind.com
Tonight the second episodes of the season are airing for both "The Vampire Diaries" and "The Secret Circle", but the network is already looking ahead to the fifth episodes of each show, having released the synopses for them earlier today. Read on for details about Tvd's "The Reckoning" and Tsc's "Slither".
Episode 3.05 "The Reckoning" (10/13/11 Air Date; 8:00-9:00 Pm):
A Senior Prank Night To Die For — Despite all that has happened, Caroline (Candice Accola) is determined to see that Elena (Nina Dobrev), Bonnie (Kat Graham), Matt (Zach Roerig) and Tyler (Michael Trevino) all enjoy a traditional Senior Prank Night before the school year begins at Mystic Falls High School. However, when uninvited guests show up, it doesn’t take long for the evening to take a deadly turn.
Damon (Ian Somerhalder) convinces Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) that he can use his new connection to the other side to...
Episode 3.05 "The Reckoning" (10/13/11 Air Date; 8:00-9:00 Pm):
A Senior Prank Night To Die For — Despite all that has happened, Caroline (Candice Accola) is determined to see that Elena (Nina Dobrev), Bonnie (Kat Graham), Matt (Zach Roerig) and Tyler (Michael Trevino) all enjoy a traditional Senior Prank Night before the school year begins at Mystic Falls High School. However, when uninvited guests show up, it doesn’t take long for the evening to take a deadly turn.
Damon (Ian Somerhalder) convinces Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen) that he can use his new connection to the other side to...
- 9/22/2011
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
"The Secret Circle" hasn't even premiered yet, and it's already one of the most buzzed-about shows of the Fall 2011 season. When the first episode airs at 9 p.m. on Sept. 15 on The CW, be prepared to find yourselves enchanted by the witches of the circle... and utterly spooked by their parents.
Zap2it has your first look at two new gallery shots, including one of all eight regular cast members -- we're loving Britt Robertson's sassy boots and Louis Hunter's Ryan Atwood wrist cuff -- and one of Gale Harold as Charles and Natasha Henstridge as Dawn.
As the parents to Diana (Shelley Hennig) and Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) respectively, Charles and Dawn seem to have their children's best interests at heart.
Still, they certainly aren't afraid to use those children as they carry out their master plan in a web of deceit, murder, and magic.
"At this point,...
Zap2it has your first look at two new gallery shots, including one of all eight regular cast members -- we're loving Britt Robertson's sassy boots and Louis Hunter's Ryan Atwood wrist cuff -- and one of Gale Harold as Charles and Natasha Henstridge as Dawn.
As the parents to Diana (Shelley Hennig) and Faye (Phoebe Tonkin) respectively, Charles and Dawn seem to have their children's best interests at heart.
Still, they certainly aren't afraid to use those children as they carry out their master plan in a web of deceit, murder, and magic.
"At this point,...
- 9/6/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
It's safe to say that the final episodes of Chuck may spend some time going in new directions. Chuck and Sarah are now newlyweds instead of star-crossed lovers. The fallout from season 4 has left the entire crew out of the CIA and making a go of it in the private sector. Oh, and Morgan gets to be the Intersect now.
While today's news incorporates a lot of those changes (especially in the types of missions Chuck & Co. will undertake), it still focuses on one of the greatest parts of Chuck: the guest stars.
While today's news incorporates a lot of those changes (especially in the types of missions Chuck & Co. will undertake), it still focuses on one of the greatest parts of Chuck: the guest stars.
- 8/9/2011
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Chuck Bass' outburst at the end of Monday's Gossip Girl was extreme even by his standards, leaving him at rock bottom and close to irredeemable for some fans.
Intentionally or not, Chuck lost control and he hurt Blair. Physically.
The emotional toll this took on B was likely far worse, too. Executive producer Josh Safran tells E! of the shocking ending to "The Princesses and the Frog":
"We feel it's very important to know that she is not scared - if anything, she is scared for Chuck, and what he might do to himself - but she is never afraid of what he might do to her."
"Leighton (Meester) and I were very clear about that."
Moreover, Chuck is due for a "reckoning," just as soon as he comes to his senses, which will take in the midst of the "thrilling" and "uplifting" two-part finale.
Curious as to what that entails?...
Intentionally or not, Chuck lost control and he hurt Blair. Physically.
The emotional toll this took on B was likely far worse, too. Executive producer Josh Safran tells E! of the shocking ending to "The Princesses and the Frog":
"We feel it's very important to know that she is not scared - if anything, she is scared for Chuck, and what he might do to himself - but she is never afraid of what he might do to her."
"Leighton (Meester) and I were very clear about that."
Moreover, Chuck is due for a "reckoning," just as soon as he comes to his senses, which will take in the midst of the "thrilling" and "uplifting" two-part finale.
Curious as to what that entails?...
- 5/5/2011
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
Gossip Girl ended on a violent, upsetting note last night for Blair, and also for Chuck, whose emotional torment boiled over to a level even he hadn't previously attained.
Next week's episode, "Shattered Bass," picks up where "The Princesses and the Frog" left off, which is not in a good place for Charles. It's only going to get worse, too.
When Desmond Harrington returns as Uncle Jack and joins forces with Russell Thorpe, an embattled Chuck may be driven over the edge by his two greatest enemies.
Scroll through the photos from next week's show below. Promos to follow.
Next week's episode, "Shattered Bass," picks up where "The Princesses and the Frog" left off, which is not in a good place for Charles. It's only going to get worse, too.
When Desmond Harrington returns as Uncle Jack and joins forces with Russell Thorpe, an embattled Chuck may be driven over the edge by his two greatest enemies.
Scroll through the photos from next week's show below. Promos to follow.
- 5/3/2011
- by steve@iscribelimited.com (Steve Marsi)
- TVfanatic
Ten days, "Gossip Girl" fans.
Ten days until we learn the outcome of "the kiss that was four seasons in the making" between Dan (Penn Badgley) and Blair (Leighton Meester). It's also ten days until we find out how this kiss impacts the rest of the show's characters -- namely Serena (Blake Lively) and Chuck (Ed Westwick).
In the promo for the first episode back, "The Kids Stay in the Picture," airing on Apr. 18, it seems Chuck may be finding out that kiss as he shows up at Dan's loft door looking less than pleased. But what about Serena? We may have to wait a little longer to see her reaction to "Gg's" most unlikely coupling.
In the description for episode 19, "Pretty in Pink," it says, "Serena enlists Charlie (Kaylee DeFer) to go undercover Gossip Girl-style to determine why Dan and Blair are spending so much time together."
Ruh-roh.
Ten days until we learn the outcome of "the kiss that was four seasons in the making" between Dan (Penn Badgley) and Blair (Leighton Meester). It's also ten days until we find out how this kiss impacts the rest of the show's characters -- namely Serena (Blake Lively) and Chuck (Ed Westwick).
In the promo for the first episode back, "The Kids Stay in the Picture," airing on Apr. 18, it seems Chuck may be finding out that kiss as he shows up at Dan's loft door looking less than pleased. But what about Serena? We may have to wait a little longer to see her reaction to "Gg's" most unlikely coupling.
In the description for episode 19, "Pretty in Pink," it says, "Serena enlists Charlie (Kaylee DeFer) to go undercover Gossip Girl-style to determine why Dan and Blair are spending so much time together."
Ruh-roh.
- 4/7/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
First there was Body of Proof and now it is time to try the Chaos pilot. I have to say that I had only read very very little about this show and had seen no promos or sneak peeks or anything at all for that matter, nor had I known much about any of the actors. But even so, I said “hey, let’s give it a try”. And I thought “Chaos”… well this sounds like serious stuff and Eric Close is playing in it, it surely has to do with…well, serious stuff. But no, it most surely does not. Unless you’re counting how seriously faced these guys are playing their roles. Frankly, I’m surprised they get through filming the scenes; I laughed so well during this episode! I haven’t had this kind of a breakthrough since Raising Hope and I’m so glad I tried it on,...
- 4/3/2011
- by Javelin
“Time to circle the wagons.” – William van der Woodsen (William Baldwin)
Much like the lyrics of a Katy Perry song, Gossip Girl Season 4 has seen its share of “Hot N Cold” episodes. Paris was a downer, as well as the drawn out Serena, Dan and Nate love triangle. And, while the Juliet, Jenny and Vanessa team up added some much needed anti-socialite warfare, the eventual Chuck-Blair repeat breakup didn’t do much to fuel the lukewarm drama on the Upper East Side.
However, in Episode 4.17, “Empire of the Son,” we finally saw Gg go back to a state of class, social and personal turmoil. Well, at least, that is the direction that was hinted at going forward into the final few episodes of Season 4.
Here’s the Socialite Breakdown, starting at the top:
Lily Humphrey or Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford)?
Consider Lily the Jekyll and Hyde of New York City.
Much like the lyrics of a Katy Perry song, Gossip Girl Season 4 has seen its share of “Hot N Cold” episodes. Paris was a downer, as well as the drawn out Serena, Dan and Nate love triangle. And, while the Juliet, Jenny and Vanessa team up added some much needed anti-socialite warfare, the eventual Chuck-Blair repeat breakup didn’t do much to fuel the lukewarm drama on the Upper East Side.
However, in Episode 4.17, “Empire of the Son,” we finally saw Gg go back to a state of class, social and personal turmoil. Well, at least, that is the direction that was hinted at going forward into the final few episodes of Season 4.
Here’s the Socialite Breakdown, starting at the top:
Lily Humphrey or Lily van der Woodsen (Kelly Rutherford)?
Consider Lily the Jekyll and Hyde of New York City.
- 3/6/2011
- by Alexis James-Whitehead
- BuzzFocus.com
Continuing where we left the expanded Volkoff situation last week Chuck once again produced a fun episode that was both funny, touching and had some great action moments.
Vivian and her lack of a relationship with her father was explored as a parallel to the one that Chuck had with his own absent (but good) father, this worked as a way to become emotionally connected to Vivian but also as a way to exploit her feelings by Volkoff's lawyer (the always excellent Ray Wise). A normal CIA agent would probably use these methods to use the asset to reach the end target but as we already know Chuck is no ordinary spy and so his promise was more than a way to get to their endgame. Obviously Vivian is oblivious to this fact and by the episodes end appears to have chosen the dark side, though I'm sure that Chuck...
Vivian and her lack of a relationship with her father was explored as a parallel to the one that Chuck had with his own absent (but good) father, this worked as a way to become emotionally connected to Vivian but also as a way to exploit her feelings by Volkoff's lawyer (the always excellent Ray Wise). A normal CIA agent would probably use these methods to use the asset to reach the end target but as we already know Chuck is no ordinary spy and so his promise was more than a way to get to their endgame. Obviously Vivian is oblivious to this fact and by the episodes end appears to have chosen the dark side, though I'm sure that Chuck...
- 3/1/2011
- by emma fraser
- TVovermind.com
Chuck may have fallen short of the hype last night, but the episode that was created as a potential season - if not series - finale was still solid by all accounts.
What did our staff members take away from "Chuck Versus the Push Mix"? We've got all the bases covered here, via the latest TV Fanatic Chuck Round Table:
What did you think of episode thirteen if it were the season finale? As just a regular mid-season episode?
Dan F: I would have loved it as a season or even series finale. I of course really liked it as a midseason episode, but as I said in my review, it wasn't as good as I was expecting.
Dr. Toboggan: I thought it was great and agree with Dan. I would have loved it more as a season or series finale. My only concern with having it midseason is that...
What did our staff members take away from "Chuck Versus the Push Mix"? We've got all the bases covered here, via the latest TV Fanatic Chuck Round Table:
What did you think of episode thirteen if it were the season finale? As just a regular mid-season episode?
Dan F: I would have loved it as a season or even series finale. I of course really liked it as a midseason episode, but as I said in my review, it wasn't as good as I was expecting.
Dr. Toboggan: I thought it was great and agree with Dan. I would have loved it more as a season or series finale. My only concern with having it midseason is that...
- 2/1/2011
- by eric@mediavine.com (Eric Hochberger)
- TVfanatic
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