True Detective: Night Country – A Flawed But Intriguing Return to Form
Ten years after its groundbreaking first season set a new bar for prestige crime anthologies, True Detective is back with Night Country, the fourth installment helmed by acclaimed Mexican filmmaker Issa López. While not reaching the masterful heights of that…
Succession: A Captivating Journey of Power, Ambition, and Complex Characters
In a television landscape often saturated by predictable plots and formulaic storytelling, Succession stands out as a shining example of unique and captivating storytelling. It bid farewell in spectacular fashion by delivering an impeccable conclusion that leaves a lasting impact…
The White Lotus Returns with a Second Season That’s Filled with Drama and Satire
When the first season of The White Lotus ended last year, the question on everyone’s mind was ‘can this be topped’? Now, after the Limited Series was extended into an anthology series and its second season came out, looks like…
House of The Dragon is a Slower-Paced, Timeline Jumping Return to Westerosi Greatness
The Game of Thrones prequel showcases the notable events preceding the Targaryen Civil War. The show started when Six of the Seven Kingdoms were under the reign of King Viserys Targaryen. As he names his daughter Rhaenyra Targaryen as his…
Westworld Almost Returns to its Lofty Heights in a Fourth Season that Ends with Chaos (and a Glimmer of Hope)
The last time we watched Westworld, the show had just wrapped up a cinematic but simplified third season that had mostly done away with the show’s complex, layered narratives. Arriving two years later, the fourth season is almost successful in…
How Fantasy Shows are Vying for Supremacy in a post-Game of Thrones Era
When did fantasy shows start to climb the charts? Was it when Game of Thrones (GoT) shattered the records of TV history? Or was it when Henry Cavill signed to play the lead for The Witcher? Or better when Amazon…
Succession Returns with a Blistering (and Biting) Third Season that Upends the Playing Board Altogether
Succession is still the most sharply written show on television, but something has been lost in the long wait between the second season and the third. It may have something to do with the pandemic, but season three puts the…