‘Cobra Kai’ Season 3 balances fan service, sharp writing
TV review: More than any other show that resurrects an old property, “Cobra Kai” knows how to give fans what they want and still make smart TV.
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‘Cobra Kai’ Season 3 balances fan service, sharp writing
‘Queen’s Gambit’ the Grandmaster of short-form drama
TV review: Anya Taylor-Joy is outstanding in this miniseries that takes us to the 1950s and 1960s in all their pastel and analog glory.
‘Fargo’ Season 4 drops humor, gets too dark
First episode impressions (TV review): “Fargo” gets particularly dark as most of the old humor is dropped. Violence and racism take center stage.
‘El Camino’ (2019) is Jesse’s ‘Breaking Bad’ grace note
Blogging ‘Bad’ (Movie review): “El Camino” focuses on Jesse’s actions during the time of the closing episodes, effectively expanding his character.
‘The Boys’ remains super as Season 2 begins
First episode impressions (TV review): As Season 2 begins, “The Boys” is still a super series that skewers politics and celebrity via The Seven.
In ‘Breaking Bad’ Season 5 (2012-13), you’re god damn right Walter is Heisenberg
Blogging ‘Bad’ (TV review): Walter White confidently embraces his Heisenberg identity in Season 5. But the show examines the tragedy of doing so.
Everyone is hero of own story in ‘Breaking Bad’ Season 4 (2011)
Blogging ‘Bad’ (TV review): Almost everyone is in the position of protagonist in the fourth season of Vince Gilligan’s AMC series.
‘Breaking Bad’ Season 3 (2010) digs into black market
Blogging ‘Bad’ (TV review): The most memorable moral dilemmas crop up for Walter and Jesse in the third season of Gilligan’s series.
‘Breaking Bad’ Season 2 (2009) embraces dark comedy
Blogging ‘Bad’ (TV review): “Breaking Bad” Season 2 embraces its dark comedy side with the back-and-forth between Walter and Jesse.
A modern (meth) myth begins with ‘Breaking Bad’ Season 1 (2008)
Blogging ‘Bad’ (TV review): One of the century’s elite television sagas begins in modest fashion with Vince Gilligan’s “Breaking Bad” Season 1.