Whereas last episode was overly convoluted, this one provides a plot complex enough to keep you invested, but not so much so that it becomes confusing. There are a lot of aspects at play here, but they all actually tie together whereas in the last episode it was …

Critics said that this was one of the more convoluted episodes thus far and, man, they were not kidding. This episode throws a lot at you. As you’re watching it, it all seems to flow and make sense, but looking back, it was an odd and twisty …

New Girl is a comedy TV series on Fox that stars Zooey Deschanel as the main character, Jess. I’ve been watching it since it started at the beginning of the show, and now that it’s well into it’s first season I think it’s a good time for a …

This episode is set up very much like “Ice” and “Darkness Falls”. Normally, this would be a good thing. Those were both very good episodes, and I even said that those were prime examples of how to do a one and done monster of the week episode. …

Just as Scully’s mother is preparing her daughter’s headstone, the abducted FBI agent appears in a hospital bed, seemingly out of thin air. None of the doctors have any idea how she got there, who admitted her, or even what her condition is beyond being comatose.
This episode is …

This episode picks up with Mulder getting Scully’s message wherein she is subsequently kidnapped by the escaped mental patient/UFO abductee named Duane Barry. A thought occurred to me just after I wrote the review for the last episode, why would he take Scully? He had no interaction with …

A mental patient named Duane Barry takes hostages at his treatment center and Mulder is called in to handle the negotiations. Interestingly enough, Mulder says that he has no experience in these types of situations but, due to Barry’s circumstances, they felt he was the right person for …

With the X-Files being reopened and a monster of the week plot at the ready, you’d think that the show would be able to maintain its momentum this season and deliver another enjoyable hour of television. Sadly, this does not prove to be the case (ha, get it? …

I mentioned before how certain episodes raise the bar to the point where the subsequent episode feels like a step down. While the last episode managed to subvert that fate, this one falls into it. It’s not bad, not by a long shot. On the contrary, …

Normally, after iconic classic episodes, I feel like the following episode suffers from having a high bar to jump. I know, each episode should be viewed on its own, but when watching episodes in blocks like this, it’s a tad unavoidable. This episode managed to subvert that …

A monster of the week episode should, by all accounts, be difficult to pull off, what with the X-files being closed and all. Still, we manage to get a classic one here. The “flukeman” has become one of the iconic X-files monsters and, after watching this episode, …

With the X-Files shut down, it seems like it would be difficult to continue the plot. If nothing else, you would expect the status quo to quickly reassert itself. Interestingly enough, this episode does neither of these things. It does indeed pick up after the events …

A ghost chase leads the team to a chemical plant. While they do capture the spirit, it results in the destruction of the lab and the four covered in a mysterious substance that they can’t identify. They are eventually able to wash it off, but the substance …

The Ghostbusters are recruited to take care of a swarm of Valkyries that have invaded an opera house. It’s a pretty straight forward plot, but it does make for an enjoyable episode. Having played the recent “Ghostbusters” video game, I couldn’t help but wonder if this …

J. Michael Straczynski returns to the helm with this episode, a pretty good signifier that this will be a solid episode. It opens with Egon about to perform a test on Slimer and assuring him that it won’t hurt. Venkman has the same reaction that I did …

After two pretty weak episodes, the show comes back in full force and shows us why this cartoon is still as enjoyable today as it was when we were kids. The episode is pretty much “Ghostbusters in Space” and it makes for quite the entertaining story. Part …

This is another episode where I could see what the writers were going for, but the execution was lacking. It opens with a fraternity being framed by ghosts for various pranks. They decide to hire the Ghostbusters to take care of it. Venkman’s against it initially, …

This episode had the makings of an enjoyable adventure, but for some reason, the pieces just didn’t click with me. We once again have a family member of the Ghostbusters arriving on the scene to stir up some sort of trouble. In this case, it’s Peter’s dad …

The first few minutes of this episode were definitely the weak point. Oh, the setup is simple enough, Winston is trying to convince someone to join him in going to a minor league baseball game. Ray and Peter are all for going to a ball game, but …

Every Sunday I have to be front and center at eight o’ clock on ABC. Why? Because the television series Once Upon A Time airs during that time.
I think I was like everyone else who loved the promo for the new series, but was not sure how to …

And so the first season comes to a close. This is an episode I had never seen, so I was especially looking forward to it and it didn’t disappoint. While there had certainly been a few UFO/Alien centered episodes (a surprising few looking back on the season …

Most monster of the week episodes end with a sequel hook, a quick scene showing that the monster survived and that it will kill again. It’s something of a horror staple, but within the confines of the show, they are rarely followed up on. This episode is …

On its own merits, this episode is not half bad. The one major drawback is that the plot is very, very similar to that of the last episode. While comparison between this and “Born Again” were inevitable, I can’t help but feel like the producers made a …

After a young girl is brought into a police station claiming to be lost, the cop watching her suddenly falls out a window to his death. One of his fellow officers calls in Mulder and Scully as their work on the Tooms case caught her eye and she …

When I first looked at the description of the TV show Unusuals before deciding if I wanted to watch it, it seemed very promising because of the actors cast in it. These are very experienced and talented actors who have proven themselves over and over again and were sure …

Now this is how you do a “Monster of the Week” episode. This episode delivered on pretty much all fronts. It was gripping, it was creepy, and it presented a unique antagonist that challenged the agents’ wits and abilities. Some critics have compared this to “Ice” …

This episode presents us a rare case where the so called “Monster of the Week” isn’t really a monster at all. On the contrary, the supernatural element seen here is an ability to heal, supposedly a gift from God himself.
As you can tell from the synopsis, …

After a relatively lengthy hiatus of monster of the week episodes, the show returns to its UFO conspiracy arc. This time, the agents find themselves chasing to be the remains of an alien craft that was shot down in Iraq. While the episode lacked the narrative drive …

This episode had some potential, but inevitably fell flat for me. It was interesting to see the monster of the week get killed off in the stinger, and have its death be the subject of investigation. It seemed like a nice inversion, but at about the halfway …

I would have never thought that I would ever be watching TV series such as Revenge. I wouldn’t even give it a chance because just from the first glace it has all the elements I don’t like- an entire cast made out of young and attractive people, everyone is …

After the previous episode left a bad taste in my mouth with it’s goofy, out of nowhere, plot twist; this episode washes said taste out with a rather magnificent episode that left me enthralled throughout the entire runtime of the episode.
After receiving an anonymous tip about an impending bank …

This was a surprisingly traditional episode of the show. I don’t mean that in the sense that it was a “monster of the week” formula show, but that the plot itself is surprisingly mundane. Yeah, there’s a bit of science fiction, what with the reverse aging procedure, …

This episode seemed to have a lot going for it. The story follows Mulder and Scully as they investigate a series of murders by seemingly different people who all manage to kill their victims with intercourse so intense that it causes a heart attack. It seems like a …

I was really looking forward to watching this episode again. Brad Dourif is awesome and his guest appearance here was one of the first performances that introduced me to him. I was expecting him to be a total show stealer. Interestingly enough, he wasn’t quite the …

This episode was a blast to watch. Oddly enough, the Ghostbusters themselves take a backseat. They’re pretty much along for the ride as a crew of ghost pirates, or were they pirate ghosts? What was the difference again? Whatever, the ghost crew arrives in New York …

Have I mentioned how much I hate Slimer and how much he annoys the bejeezus out of me, being an albatross around every episode? I have? Oh, OK then. One has to wonder what the logic behind this was. If one Slimer is incredibly annoying, what …

Just as the previous episode introduces us to Ray’s aunt, this one introduces us to Egon’s Uncle Cyrus. At first glance, it seems like it would be a rehash, but the two stand in stark contrast to one another. Where Ray’s aunt was deep into the idea …

After a particularly challenging assignment, the Ghostbusters are visited by Ray’s Aunt Lois, who asks for them to come to her house for a seance hosted by a TV psychic. Ray’s flummoxed as he’s seen the guy and has no respect for what he does, referring to him …

After two episodes where the world is in danger, this episode gives us something of a breather. This is exemplified by the fact that the group starts the episode on vacation. They are going to New Orleans. Peter insists that they are going to Mardi Gras, …

The Ghostbusters find themselves bored as there hasn’t been any business for three weeks. It’s kind of weird how one episode has them exhausted from too much work, and then the next episode, they’re upset that there aren’t any new clients. I guess it’s the nature of …

Man, I wanted to like this episode more than I did. It wasn’t bad per se, but it had everything going for it, yet the end result was still only passable. Straczynski was writing it, it centered on an ancient world threatening evil, and Slimer had only …

NBC’s new television series, Grimm, gives a modern twist to classic fairy tales. The show is a sort of hybrid of the CW’s Supernatural and any cop drama you’ve ever watched. Although the budget seems to be relatively low for special effects, the original concept and good acting makes …

The newly ascended Dalek Sec makes his debut, and pretty much proceeds to steal the show. At first, it doesn’t seem like too much has changed. Sec’s initital assessment of mankind is less than positive. On the contrary, he seems to see a lot of Dalek in …

The Doctor and Martha arrive in the TARDIS in New York circa November 1930. Considering the Doctor’s been steadfast about taking Martha home, I’m not sure why they came here. One could argue that the TARDIS just took them there as they seem to have no knowledge …

When I read the general synopsis of this episode, I didn’t think it would work out that well. The idea of a gigantic traffic jam isn’t a bad one, but it doesn’t exactly scream excitement. As it turns out, this episode managed to turn me around and …

The Doctor takes Martha back to 1599. It isn’t long before they run into one William Shakespeare. Martha is, not surprisingly, blown away by the whole thing. The situation gets more surreal when they come across a coven of witches, who plan to use the bard …

I have accidentally discovered an absolutely amazing TV show called Haven. After watching the first episode I did not know what to think about it. I knew that the creators of the show have worked with Stephen King to create a TV series that is based on a …

This was not a bad season. So far, not my favorite, but definitely a good tie-in for what was done and what is to come. The fact that I continue to even watch Scrubs is proof enough that it is both clever, cute, and hilarious enough to win over …

I enjoyed episode 8 of season 12 of CSI very much. I thought that it was a very thought-out and well constructed episode. As far as I see it, it could have been made into a very good movie. The cases were very original and you couldn’t guess who …

At first I did not understand the appeal of The Closer show. I couldn’t figure out what it was- on one hand it was a detective show, similar to law and order, on the other it was full of comedic moments and exaggerated characters. I simply did not know …