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The Avengers: The Curious Case of the Countless Clues
For the sixth season of The Avengers, producers Brian Clemens and Albert Fennell were succeeded by John Bryce, producer of most of the Cathy Gale episodes. A “return to realism” was desired, but after completing three episodes, Bryce was replaced … Continue reading
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Land of the Lost: Scarab
You know how much trouble the Sleestak would save themselves if they’d stop having such a bug up their butts about the humans? A lot! They never listen to anyone but a statue yet blame the humans for absolutely everything … Continue reading
Angel: Deep Down
I think I made a terrible mistake jumping into season 4 of Angel so soon after the ending of Buffy. I needed to give it a few days, I think. Saying goodbye to my friends in Sunnydale was emotional. I … Continue reading
Supernatural: Hunted
Warning: This episode and review mention deliberate animal cruelty. The character who did it is also murdered (not a warning for the latter, I just thought everyone should know). “Hunted” opens in a psychiatrist’s office during a session. The patient, … Continue reading
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Beneath You
There’s an interesting moment in Beneath You when Dawn suggests getting the gang together to deal with the latest threat to Sunnydale, but there’s actually nobody to get together. Xander and Buffy are already with her, and that’s the whole … Continue reading
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Twilight Zone: Ninety Years Without Slumbering
Watson, can you figure out how I knew this wasn’t an episode written by Rod Serling? You’re a wizard, Holmes! Of course not! How did you make that deduction? It was elementary, Watson. The lead character was far too likable. … Continue reading
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Rogue
My prayers have been answered with Rogue. I had complained that this season has been a little too Doctor-lite for my taste, but Rogue sets that right. Let’s be honest: the Doctor gets less than 3 minutes totaled in 73 … Continue reading
The Avengers: The Morning After
Linda Thorson is still on holiday, so Tara only appears in a couple of scenes in The Morning After, plus the coda at the end (which is a bit odd this week). Although she’s only awake for a few minutes, … Continue reading
Land of the Lost: Ancient Guardian
While roaming a distant area of the Land, the Marshall’s find a Sleestak statue. Jack notices some etchings on it and decides the best course of action is to take the statue with them to work on what those symbols … Continue reading
Angel: Tomorrow
Not for nothing, but I want to scream! I had the merest inkling that this season would not actually resolve the issues that we’ve been building to, but I kept dismissing that idea remembering the track record of this and … Continue reading
Supernatural: Croatoan
Warning: this review mentions violence, blood, and implied infanticide. Have you heard of the lost colony of Roanoke, Virginia? The colony was founded in 1585 on Roanoke Island, but in 1587 was re-established in Chesapeake Bay. When a ship from … Continue reading
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Lessons
Every long-running show reaches a point where it’s fun to remind the viewers of its own past. Buffy the Vampire Slayer has strong continuity anyway, with remarkable attention to detail in that respect, but in its seventh year it can … Continue reading
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Twilight Zone: A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain
[Trigger warning: suicide theme discussed.] If I knew then what I know now, when I started watching The Twilight Zone, I would have setup categories. I didn’t realize just how few varieties there were. We have the fable, which tends … Continue reading
Dot and Bubble
It’s funny that some episodes are harder to write about than others. I go back and rewrite things over and over again because I have new ideas about it, and an episode that has so much to say also has … Continue reading
The Avengers: Killer
Nearly every review about Killer on the internet mentions that the producers didn’t like Linda Thorson and/or Tara King, and decided to write her out for a week, sending the actress and the character off on holiday. I don’t know … Continue reading
Land of the Lost: Timestop
After another earthquake, Will and Holly find one of the previously sealed temple doors has been shifted and they can get inside to investigate. They find some kind of crystal embedded in a plaque written in Altrusian. They go to … Continue reading
Angel: Benediction
Well it was what I expected: the last episode was the slow-burn start of a three part story, and while I had suspected it, I was still frustrated with the way it played out. The issue was the lack of … Continue reading
Supernatural: Crossroad Blues
Demons are back and I’m here for it. Picture the scene: Greenwood, Mississippi, 1938. We’re inside Lloyd’s bar. The place is packed, with men in suits and hats, and women in dresses. And playing blues guitar is the legendary Robert … Continue reading
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Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Grave
There you go. All better now. Or is it? Grave is certainly an episode that resolves a lot of lingering issues all in one go, or at least appears to, and does so very neatly. By the end of the … Continue reading
Twilight Zone: The 7th is Made Up of Phantoms
The 7th is Made Up Of Phantoms is an episode idea that conceptually I like a lot. In execution, could there be a more tedious half hour of television? To understand why I felt that way, I have to go … Continue reading
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The View from the Junkyard 