TV Shows
Saturday, December 20, 2025 →
We watched the torturous last episode of season 4 of Stranger Things last night which left me asking a number of questions. Like, “Why the hell did I put myself through watching several overly long episodes bulked out with so. much. filler?”
And … “Do I really want to watch season 5 based on my viewing experience of season 4?”
And … the answer is, no, maybe, I don’t know. Honestly. I might leave watching it till sometime in January, at least till all the episodes have aired and all the hype is over with.
As for what I thought of season 4? It wasn’t my favourite for a number of reasons (seasons 1 and 2 were the best). The humour was thin on the ground this time around, wedged in between lengthy and very boring monologues. And then what felt like tedious schlock action pieces.
Oh, and don’t get me started on the monster being a dude in a really bad rubber suit.
I mean, really? Sigh, I wanted so much more.
A begrudging two bags of popcorn: 🍿🍿
Thursday, December 18, 2025 →
I’ve persisted with The Abandons despite being triggered in the first episode and then, taking a over a week before watching the next episode. Why did I come back to it? I’m not sure other than being intrigued to see where a show (and a western at that) starring not one but two female leads, goes.
The main event and catalyst in the first episode put me off wanting to watch more. But here I am 4 episodes in and wondering which of the two women, Constance Van Ness (Gillian Anderson) or Fiona Nolan (Lena Headey), will win the day in their battle of wills.
How will it all end? In hell fire and damnation I suspect.
Sunday, November 16, 2025 • 1 min read
Of all the Star Wars iterations I have seen so far, this one was the weakest. From the very first episode Obi-Wan known as Ben, because, you know, he’s in hiding, was a moaning old fisher woman from start to finish. He. Never. Stopped. Complaining.
Obi-Wan’s failings aside, it was fun to get some of the backstory to Leia, and see her as a plucky 10-year old besting dear ‘Ol Ben and getting them both in and out of trouble. Kudos to the young actress, Vivien Lyra Blair, for nailing the part and making it her own.
But the one character/actress who gave heart to the whole series with her sacrifice has to be Indira Varma playing Tala Durith. I want a limited series with Tala running the underground.
Now that’s a spinoff everyone could get behind!
𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧
Friday, November 14, 2025 • 1 min read
Death by Lightning? More like death by boredom, slowly … excruciatingly slowly. I watched the first two episodes expecting it to start off somewhat slowly as they introduce the characters but, by the end of episode 2, I was beginning to wonder just how I would survive not throttling Charles ‘Charlie’ Guiteau or shooting James A. Garfield myself.
Neither a sympathetic character in any way shape or form. Guiteau being portrayed as a manic lunatic who, quite frankly, is so unbelievable as to make me question any historical accuracy. This drama seems more a historical farce borne of the mind of the writer and less nailing down of the who, what, where, when and, more importantly, why.
Tedious and dull. Two paltry bags of popcorn 🍿🍿
𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧
Thursday, November 13, 2025 • 1 min read
I’m not sure what I was expecting but what I got was definitely not what I was expecting. Some people have called this clever and quirky. Some have even raved about it. Me? I would say it’s a little far along the weird scale to struggle past the first two introductory episodes.
There was nothing of substance to grab my attention, even for quirky. And I certainly didn’t care for the lead character, the most miserable person on the planet apparently, played by Rhea Seehorn.
Haven’t we had enough of these bleak analogies? I know I have.
Two bags of popcorn 🍿🍿
𖡼.𖤣𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧
Thursday, October 30, 2025 • 1 min read
Watched the first two episodes of Down Cemetery Road starring Emma Thompson and, well, (possibly unpopular opinion here) I felt decidedly underwhelmed, never mind irritated by the drab, neurotic characters. Do they all have to be the same?
I mean, it’s all very blah, blah bland. Worse, Emma Thompson looks positively bored delivering snark at every possible juncture. And can they please stop casting Adeel Akhtar as the bumbling fool in every TV thriller.
All I can say is, thrilling this one ain’t.
Wednesday, October 22, 2025 →
I struggled to finish the first episode of Chief of War starring Jason Momoa, last night. It was ultra violent in places to the point of showing us visceral disembowelment and people having the skulls smashed in. You know what, there’s historical accuracy, then there’s historical accuracy.
This is not a show I will be finishing.
Tuesday, October 21, 2025 →
Watched: The Diplomat S3 (⭐️⭐️) 📺
I had such high expectations for season 3 of The Diplomat given how season 2 ended (on a cliffhanger). But, have to say, all the usual snark and drama has been overshadowed by way too much sex. This season has turned into a very bad British sex-farce worthy of a Benny Hill episode. I mean, I understand that having sexual tension between certain characters is a must these days, and can really change up a show.
But, dear me, when it devolves into us seeing naked butts thrusting skyward for five minutes solid, you can get distracted quickly from the message that the world is, once again, on the point of annihilating itself. Several sex scenes in one episode become tedious quickly.
So much so that, by the end of the last episode I was, quite frankly, bored and couldn’t care less.
Sunday, October 19, 2025 →
Watched: Murderbot (⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️) 📺
It took me a long while to get into this one. I have to say that, after the first episode I was ready to abaondon it and, well, actually, I did in that my Apple subscription ran out and I waited till just last week to renew it.
Maybe the break was just what I needed because we’ve just binge watched the rest of the season. And — I loved it.