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The Handmaid’s Diaries: First Blood – Episode 2.06

September 17, 2019 Blake 2 Comments

Let’s chat The Handmaid’s Tale episode 2.06 – “First Blood”. Some People can’t be friends, some people shouldn’t be friends, and some people just get blown up.

The Handmaid’s Diaries: Seeds – Episode 2.05

September 5, 2019 Blake 0 Comments

Let’s chat The Handmaid’s Tale episode 2.05 – “Seeds.” An episode that doubles down on mental anguish, and finding the strength of a weed…

The Handmaid’s Diaires: Other Women – Episode 2.04

August 29, 2019 Blake 2 Comments

Let’s chat The Handmaid’s Tale episode 2.04 – “Other Women.” We see which of June’s identity wins, and we finally get some well needed consequences…

The Handmaid’s Diaries: Baggage – Episode 2.03

August 28, 2019 Blake 0 Comments

Let’s chat The Handmaid’s Tale episode 2.03 – “Baggage.” An episode dedicated to the notion of identity – whether it’s self discovery, having it ripped from you, or changing it to fit a mold.

The Handmaid’s Tale “Unwomen” Review: Gilead Erases Your Life In A Sentence

August 19, 2019 Blake 0 Comments

The Handmaid’s Tale Season 2 episode “Unwomen” shows the true horror of Gilead: a world where your marriage, family, and personhood can disappear in one sentence.

The Handmaid's Tale: June Season 2 Premiere

The Handmaid’s Diaries: June – SEASON 2 PREMIERE

July 26, 2019 Blake 0 Comments

Today we’re discussing the season 2 premiere of The Handmaid’s Tale: June. Cold opens, freedom, silence, and a little bit of Fenway never hurts…

Stranger Things: A Review of Season 3 And Is (SPOILER) Really Gone?

July 10, 2019 Blake 0 Comments

Stranger Things Season 3 review: a welcome return to form for the Netflix juggernaut series of nostalgia, and it even ends on a surprising emotional note – let’s chat about if really sticks…

Matthew’s Proposal To Lady Mary: The Most Romantic Scene In Television

June 24, 2019 Blake 5 Comments

The Christmas time proposal between Matthew and Lady Mary Crawley is absolutely the most romantic scene in television. Buy why? Let’s take a look…

Halt And Catch Fire: The Best Show You Haven’t Watched

June 20, 2019 Blake 9 Comments

Halt and Catch Fire is a show that no one knows. It seems to have come and gone as easily as the wisp of wind that caught the White Walker’s hair as Arya runs by in The Battle Of Winterfell. But it’s also a show that is far greater than it seems. In fact,…

Fixing Game Of Thrones: The Bells – With One Simple Switch

May 16, 2019 Blake 0 Comments

Let’s talk about “The Bells” – what went wrong, what was excellent, and what we may be able to fix with one simple switch to a scene that means absolutely nothing in the grand scheme of the show…