This IS Us Season 5, Episode 15Jerry 2.0Posted by Shannon Please humour me, folks, as I get a little meta and more than a little emo right up top. As I sat down to start on this recap, I realized that this was the first big, momentous Pearson … [Read more...]
“Keep those lines straight and your back tall.” – This Is Us Recap – The Music and the Mirror
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 14"The Music and the Mirror" Posted by Shannon Failure is an inevitability. It’s so easy to lose oneself in that specific, sinking emotion - to spiral out and zero in, losing all sense of perspective. This week’s … [Read more...]
“Clear Eyes. Full Hearts. Can’t Lose.” – A Look Back at Friday Night Lights, Season One
Posted by Kim, Sage, Sarah, Adrienne, and Kayti This post has been sponsored by Michelle, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other benefits, check out our … [Read more...]
“Here we go.” – This Is Us Recap – Brotherly Love
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 13"Brotherly Love" Posted by Shannon This post has been sponsored by Will, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other benefits, … [Read more...]
“Do tread lightly.” – This Is Us Recap – Both Things Can Be True
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 12"Both Things Can Be True" Posted by Shannon This post has been sponsored by Kortnea, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other … [Read more...]
“You two are my moon.” – This Is Us Recap – One Small Step
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 11"One Small Step" Posted by Shannon This post has been sponsored by Margaret, who is one of our wonderful Patreon supporters! If you’re interested in helping us keep the site up and receiving this and other benefits, … [Read more...]
“You’re my day one.” – This Is Us Recap – I’ve Got This
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 10"I've Got This" Posted by Shannon Y’all, I am not gonna lie. This Is Us needed a shot in the arm. Don’t get me wrong, this season has been very solid - complicated, with lots of fits and starts, but well written and … [Read more...]
“I’m here.” – A Look Back on The Leftovers, Season Three
Posted by Sage, Kim, Shannon, Rachel, Heather, and Jen Over the past few months, it's been an honor and a privilege to take this group through The Leftovers, one of the greatest television shows ever created. Join us now as we … [Read more...]
“You are the start of my family tree.” – This Is Us Recap – The Ride
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 9"The Ride" Posted by Shannon We’ve had an episode revolve around big moments in family cars before, all the way back in season two. Early 2018 feels like a lifetime ago for a whole bunch of real world reasons, but the … [Read more...]
“The new Big Three.” – This Is Us Recap – In the Room
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 8"In the Room"Posted by Shannon The more I think about what This Is Us did this week, the more I love it. The more I’m struck and moved by it. The more I find within it. And after days of ruminating and re-watching, I … [Read more...]
“Everything I do, I do with his voice in my head.” – This Is Us Recap – There
This Is Us, Season 5, Episode 7"There"Posted by Shannon Welcome back from our impromptu break, folks! I have to admit, it is really hard to get into the rhythm of the season when so much is up in the air and schedules change in the blink of an … [Read more...]
“You’re home.” – A Look Back on The Leftovers, Season Two
Posted by Sage, Kim, Shannon, Rachel, Edie, and Caitlin Friends, have we got a lot of show and feelings to get through. I'm not going to waste much of your time setting it up except to welcome our brilliant guest panelists Edie … [Read more...]
“I didn’t even know I was looking for you.” – This Is Us Recap – Birth Mother
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 6"Birth Mother"Posted by Shannon It’s time for me to admit something. I love the standard format of This Is Us. Truly, I do. I love mixed up, wide ranging, time jumping, family scattering storytelling. But my very … [Read more...]
“I made it alone and I lived with it alone.” – This Is Us Recap – A Long Road Home
This Is Us Season 5, episode 5"A Long Road Home" Posted by Shannon Solitude is a mixed bag. I’ve always been a person who needs a lot of time on their own, not just to recharge, but to process and settle myself. (Living alone during a global … [Read more...]
“You do deserve hope.” – A Look Back on The Leftovers, Season One
Posted by Sage, Kim, Shannon, Rachel, and Morgan We had barely started our Lost group watch when I knew that – at least I personally – had no choice but to follow it up with Damon Lindelof's next series project, HBO's The Leftovers. Premiering … [Read more...]
“Don’t make your dreams smaller. Make them bigger.” – This Is Us Recap – Honestly
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 4"Honestly" Posted by Shannon Buckle up for an unevenly distributed season, folks. “Honestly” is only the fourth episode of season five, but thanks to pandemic production schedules, it’s called upon to serve as our … [Read more...]
“All of this matters.” – A Look Back on Lost, Season Six
Posted by Kim, Sage, Shannon, Heather, and Evan WE DID IT FAM!!! We made it to season Six! I wasn't fully aware of what we were getting into when we embarked on a rewatch of Lost almost six months ago. (We started Season One in June, if you can … [Read more...]
“This is me now, guys.” – This Is Us Recap – Changes
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 3"Changes" Posted by Shannon Looking back on season four, two things are becoming very clear. It’s been my favorite of the run - and it was incredibly emotionally draining. (Those two things definitely relate to each … [Read more...]
“The world is a brilliant, resilient place.” – This Is Us Recap – Forty: Part Two
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 2"Forty: Part Two" Posted by Shannon Well, now we know why Dan Fogleman wanted to air these back to back. The seam between “Forty: Part One” and “Forty: Part Two” is nearly invisible, only formally identified by a … [Read more...]
“I feel like this is all happening just as the world is falling apart.” – This Is Us Recap – Forty: Part One
This Is Us Season 5, Episode 1"Forty: Part One" Posted by Shannon We will be wrestling with the best ways to represent the pandemic in television and film for years. But if I may offer up a general rule of thumb for television shows? If you’re … [Read more...]
“I think the trick is not trying to keep the joys and the tragedies apart.” – This Is Us Recap, Strangers: Part Two
This Is Us Season 4, Episode 18"Strangers: Part Two" Posted by Shannon Welcome back to This Is Us, friends! It’s been much longer than usual since we’ve sat down to spend an hour with the Pearsons, and it’s certainly the longest stretch I’ve ever … [Read more...]
“Whatever happened, happened.” – A Look Back on Lost, Season Five
Posted by Kim, Sage, Shannon, and Katy Beth Can you believe our journey through Lost is nearing its conclusion? I certainly can't. It feels like yesterday that we crash landed in the Jungle of Mystery, but at the same time, the days of boar … [Read more...]
“I’m one of the Oceanic Six!” – A Look Back on Lost, Season Four
Posted by Kim, Sage, Shannon, and Tom Season Four, baby!! Question: how does a show like Lost move on after blowing up its entire premise in the third season finale with the iconic "We have to go baaaaaaaack" flash-forward? It does so by … [Read more...]
“We have to go back!” – A Look Back on Lost, Season Three
via GIPHY Posted by Kim, Sage, Shannon, and Rachel It seems like only yesterday that Flight 815 crashed on a Mysterious Island in the Pacific Ocean and we started on our pilgrimage through the world of Lost but here we are with season three in … [Read more...]
The Winners of the Seventh Annual Feelies!
via GIPHY Posted by Kim, Sage, Shannon, and Gillian My favorite thing about the Feelies is that while Sage and I may come up with the nominees, it truly IS all in the hands of our readers and whatever fanbases might stumble upon the post after … [Read more...]
“See you in another life, brutha.” – A Look Back on Lost, Season Two
Posted by Kim, Sage, Shannon, and Joy Our pilgrimage through Lost continues! In case you've missed it, in the ongoing pandemic and extra time we're all spending at home, we've decided to embark on a series rewatch. Earlier this week, we finished … [Read more...]
Vote for the Seventh Annual Feelies!
via GIPHY Posted by Kim and Sage Feelies Academy, you are up! For the seventh consecutive year, we're presenting our totally biased, by no means comprehensive television awards. We've broken down our shortlist of favorites in every category, … [Read more...]
“Guys, where are we?” – A Look Back on Season One of Lost
Posted by Kim, Sage, and Shannon The only good thing about being four months deep into a global pandemic, mostly confined to my apartment and recently out of a job, is the vast amount of binge rewatching I've done. Rather than going to all those … [Read more...]
“Keep it together.” – A Parks and Recreation Special Recap
A Parks and Recreation SpecialPosted by Sage First of all, let me just say how delighted I am to be writing a Parks and Rec recap in 2020. But stranger things have certainly happened this year: up is down, left is right – as Tom wonders, "Isn't it … [Read more...]
A Thank You to Will & Grace After Its (Second) Ending
via GIPHY Posted by Sarah Will & Grace has consistently been there for me for the better part of my life. Always when I needed it the most. Sometimes when I didn’t even realize I needed it. When I was 10, I tuned in for the first time to … [Read more...]
“It’s odd, but it works.” – Will & Grace Recap – New Crib
via GIPHY Will & Grace Season 3, Episode 17“New Crib”Posted by Sarah Kids, we’ve all but reached the end. Soon, we’ll have to say goodbye to our Fab Four once again, and I’d be lying if I told you I’m even the slightest bit ready for this. … [Read more...]
“Room 7 needs a turn down.” – Schitt’s Creek Recap – Happy Ending
Schitt’s Creek Season 6, Episode 14“Happy Ending”Posted by Gillian We’ve all been disappointed (or straight up enraged) by the series finales of our favorite shows over the years. Sometimes it’s the result of insufficient time to plan, leaving … [Read more...]
“You’re all my Lucy.” – Will & Grace Recap – We Love Lucy
Will & Grace Season 3, Episode 16“We Love Lucy”Posted by Sarah Growing up in the ‘90s, I was a die hard Nickelodeon kid. Of course I devoured every single show that aired during the day; almost everything I know about major holidays I learned … [Read more...]
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