The Americans 2.13 Review: “Echo”
When a series gets tons of almost unanimous critical praise, it’s hard to be the person on the outside who feels alone with reservations. While reading
Author: Sean Colletti
Sean Colletti graduated with a BA in English with Creative Writing at the University of Birmingham (UK) and a MA in Creative Writing Prose at the University of East Anglia. He is currently working on his PhD, writing his first novel. His favorite current TV shows are Rectify, Transparent and Banshee.
Louie 4.05 & 4.06 Review: “Elevator Part 2” & “Elevator Part 3”
A big reason why the first three seasons of Louie were so successful had to do with the format of the series, which allowed episodes to function as vignettes
Penny Dreadful 1.02 Review: “Seance”
For viewers who haven’t seen much of Eva Green’s impressive body of work in film, “Seance” should be an individual performance that pu
The Americans 2.12 Review: “Operation Chronicle”
There are two things going on in “Operation Chronicle” that are rather exciting, even by the standards of The Americans. The first is the obvious
Louie 4.03 & 4.04 Review: “So Did the Fat Lady” & “Elevator Part 1”
While Louie doesn’t conform to any consistent kind of structure, there are recurring patterns in episodes of its seasons. Sometimes, C.K. goes for an
Penny Dreadful 1.01 Review: “Night Work”
The more I watch television, the more I become interested in how certain networks build identities based on the shows they choose to pick up. Looking at a cou
Hannibal 2.11 Review: “Ko No Mono”
“Should the universe contract? Should time reverse and teacups come together?” In David Slade’s directorial return to Hannibal, he beautifu
Louie 4.01 & 4.02 Review: “Back” & “Model”
After an extended hiatus, Louie is back, and television is all the better because of it. The strengths of Louie as a TV series are many, but what is immedia
Hannibal 2.10 Review: “Naka-Choko”
Hannibal often asks us to suspend our collective disbelief as viewers. Some of the displays of corpses and the processes of achieving those displays are so o
Vikings 2.10 Review: “The Lord’s Prayer”
After such a surprisingly strong second season to this point, I’m equally surprised to see “The Lord’s Prayer,” the season finale of
