Series 8, Episode 6 The Caretaker Posted by Sage We're well into the gushy mid-season center of series 8, where the light and sugary stories live. Earlier this week, guest recapper Graeme Burk wrote about the caper episode "Time Heist," and … [Read more...]
Archives for September 2014
“Beat THAT For A Date!” – Doctor Who Recap
Guest Post by Graeme Burk Every once in a while, when I am facing a bit of writer's block or have fallen SUPER behind on a deadline (both of which happened on this post), I will cheekily say "SOMEONE WRITE THIS FOR ME" on Twitter. I never expect … [Read more...]
“Kept My Promise.” – Sleepy Hollow Recap
Posted by Kim Sleepy Hollow 2 x 01 "This Is War" WELCOME BACK SLEEPYHEADS!!! After a looooooooooooong hiatus (some might say too long, given the live ratings for this week's premiere), our favorite batshit crazy show is back to sass us … [Read more...]
“She’s back, Red. Get used to it.” – Scandal Gif-Cap
Scandal Season 4, Episode 1: Randy, Red, Superfreak, and Julia Posted by Sage I hope you were using its lengthy hiatus to ferment your own red wine, because Scandal has returned, soapier and more extravagant than ever. When we last left the … [Read more...]
“Moms love me.” – The Mindy Project Recap
The Mindy Project Season 3, Episode 2: Annette Castellano Is My Nemesis Posted by Sage Danny: "Yeah, I'm a doctor." Rabbi Adler: "Mom must be proud." Danny: "Who knows how to please that woman?" --An Officer and a Gynecologist We met … [Read more...]
Happy 2nd Birthday, Head Over Feels! Our Greatest Hits, Volume II
Posted by Kim and Sage On September 24, 2012, Kim and I broke the bottle over a blog we called Head Over Feels. And we had no clue what we were doing. The last two years have been a joy, a struggle, and above all, an intensive learning … [Read more...]
We Know You Know We Know – Our Top 20 Episodes of Friends, Part Two
Posted by Kim and Sage "Remember how crazy you used to be about Friends?" People ask me this, and I wonder who told them that anything's changed. Vulture recently did a series on the 1994 TV season - possibly the last great one for network TV. … [Read more...]
“See, Diamond Dan? The truth will set you free.” – The Mindy Project Recap
The Mindy Project Season 3, Episode 1: We're A Couple Now, Haters Posted by Sage Mindy Lahiri and Danny Castellano have returned to our lives. And I'd like to recommend the delicate Fox censors cover their ears for this one, cause they're a couple … [Read more...]
We Know You Know We Know – Our Top 20 Episodes of Friends, Part One
Posted by Kim and Sage On September 22, 1994, Ross Geller, while sitting in a coffee shop with his friends said, "I just want to be married again!" and then Rachel Green burst through the front doors in her wedding dress. TWENTY YEARS … [Read more...]
“Fear is a superpower.” – Doctor Who Recap
Posted by Sage Series 8, Episode 4 Listen Doctor Who rarely does exactly what it says on the tin. (Exceptions include "Dinosaurs on a Spaceship," which is pretty much...that.) The "Listen" trailer promised a lights-on-all-night ghost story, but … [Read more...]
“Stories Can Make Us Fly.” – Doctor Who Recap
Posted by Kim Doctor Who Series 8, Episode 3 "Robot of Sherwood" Like Clara Oswald, I have always had a thing for Robin Hood. As a child I was entranced by Disney's Robin Hood. I loved the catchy songs (Everybody sing! "Ooh-de-lally, … [Read more...]
Welcome to Sam’s Nightmare – Supernatural Recap
Posted by Sarah and Dawn Sarah: This week’s episode is all about nightmares. Like the kinds urban legends inspire in me. And the sort that we have when our lives feel so fraught that our subconsciousness tries to work shit out while we’re too … [Read more...]
In Appreciation of Miranda Hobbes
Posted by Sage Back in college, I had an "I'm A Carrie" top that I procured in some juniors department or another and proudly wore around campus. I figured I had to be a Carrie. I liked to write. My inner monologue was sprinkled with questionable … [Read more...]
In Appreciation of Carrie Bradshaw
Posted By Kim When did it become cool to hate Sex and the City? I've been wanting to write about SATC and Carrie Bradshaw specifically since last summer when Emily Nussbaum published a brilliant article in The New Yorker about the show's place … [Read more...]
“Is that what we really learned today?” – Doctor Who Recap
Posted by Sage Series 8, Episode 2 Into the Dalek Maybe the episode's theatrical release is to blame for this, but "Deep Breath" didn't feel as much like a series premiere as it did a Doctor Who movie, the sequel to which we would get in a few … [Read more...]
It’s All Right Cause I’m Live Blogging The Saved By The Bell Story
Posted by Kim Happy Labor Day, readers! I hope your day was full of afternoon drinking and naps like mine was. Like most people of my age, I was OBSESSED with Saved By The Bell as a Tween. It completely influenced what I thought High School … [Read more...]