Category: Television
Judith Light’s “Hand In My Pocket” Rivals Jeffrey Tambor’s “Somebody That I Used To Know”
As Maura in season one of Transparent, Jeffrey Tambor left viewers breathless (whether from admiration or shock) with his performance in the Trans Got Talent [Read More…]
Transparent, Season 3: No One Knows What They Want, But They Know It’s Not This
As Jill Soloway continues to develop the hopelessly fucked up characters and family dynamic of Transparent, it’s only natural that the trajectory of the plot [Read More…]
Trans-Antagonism Turns Portlandia, Ergo Portland, Ugly
Portlandia is that sort of show you never really need to watch to understand what its primary sketches are. And one of the most famous, [Read More…]
Crisis in Six Scenes–Scenes From A Marriage It Is Not
“I was just thinking maybe I should dump this whole idiotic television series thing and, you know, give one last shot to writing the book.” [Read More…]
Stranger Things Have Happened Than Winona Ryder Making A Comeback
Channeling two of her best characters, Lelaina Pierce and Susanna Kaysen, Winona Ryder takes on the role of Joyce Byers in Stranger Things with a [Read More…]
Friends That Spoon-Feed You When You’re Depressed Are Hard to Come By
When it comes to friendships portrayed on TV, very few come across as truly genuine (see: Blair Waldorf and Serena Van Der Woodsen). Surprisingly, the [Read More…]
A New Truth To Why Ilana from Broad City Really Stores Her Weed in Her Vag
Ilana Wexler (Ilana Glazer) is arguably the most iconic female stoner after Anna Faris as Jane F in Smiley Face. By the second episode of [Read More…]
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Harbors Annoying Main Character Syndrome
Somewhat similar to Carrie Bradshaw Syndrome, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt has a main character that, at times, almost entirely counteracts the goodness of the show (still, [Read More…]
Inherited Trauma & Transparent Season 2
The traumas of our ancestors–their hardships, their psychological issues–live within us in a way that is perhaps too intense and uncanny for us to fully [Read More…]
Sensitive Skin: If Samantha Jones Were Daintier And In A Show Making A Statement About Toronto Gentrification
More so than Sarah Jessica Parker, it has been challenging to view Kim Cattrall as anyone other than Samantha Jones in the wake of her [Read More…]
