Posted by Kim and Sage We've discussed the best TV moments of 2016 (you can find those here and here), so now we turn to the individual performances that brought us the most joy this year. These are the performances that inspired us, that stayed … [Read more...]
Vote for the Third Annual Feelies!
Posted by Kim and Sage The great Ron Swanson said that awards are stupid, but they are less stupid when they go to the right people. No disrespect yet ALL the disrespect to the Emmys, but when it comes to television there are WAY shows more shows … [Read more...]
“Dear Miss Ives.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – Perpetual Night & The Blessed Dark
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episodes 8 & 9 “Perpetual Night" & "The Blessed Dark" Posted by Sage I would like to go on record here today as being very anti the sneak attack series finale. I can see how it's tempting to avoid the fan … [Read more...]
“So it’s a love story, is it?” – Penny Dreadful Recap – Ebb Tide
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 7 “Ebb Tide” Posted by Sage We're at a critical juncture here, people. Penny Dreadful ends its season (ALREADY? I know, y'all.) on Sunday with extra-long finale. And I'm a little stuck here in this penultimate … [Read more...]
“I never blink.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – No Beast So Fierce
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 6 “No Beast So Fierce” Posted by Sage Oh thank god, the old West is finally canceled. Ethan's long, repetitive, and did I mention long road to either death or redemption ended in "No Beast So Fierce." Sir … [Read more...]
“Even the frozen North.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – A Blade of Grass
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 4 “A Blade of Grass” Posted by Sage Say you're the showrunner of a period pseudo-literary horror drama in its third season on a premium network and you play your "blood sacrifice orgy" card in episode THREE. … [Read more...]
“So, this is life again.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – Good & Evil Braided Be
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 3 “Good & Evil Braided Be" Posted by Sage There are two competing recruiting efforts taking shape in Penny Dreadful’s London. Victor should like to form a “choir of angels,” devoid of greed and cruelty. … [Read more...]
“A monumental revenge.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – Predators Far & Near
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 2 “Predators Far & Near” Posted by Sage Last week, Dr. Seward sized Vanessa Ives right up and correctly guessed that she's exclusively drawn to "dark, complicated men." And how does such a struggle-magnet top … [Read more...]
“All the broken and shunned creatures.” – Penny Dreadful Recap – The Day Tennyson Died
Penny Dreadful Season 3, Episode 1 “The Day Tennyson Died” Posted by Sage It's been months since the events of Penny Dreadful's season two finale, and Vanessa Ives has fortified herself inside her own loneliness. To recap: anyone and everyone … [Read more...]
The Winners of the Second Annual Feelies!
Posted by Kim and Sage The time has come! Welcome to the prestigious (in our opinion) Feelies award ceremony, where we announce the winners of our second annual reader poll! Voting opened last Monday for several categories in TV drama and comedy. … [Read more...]
Vote for the Second Annual Feelies!
Posted by Kim and Sage Welcome to The Second Annual Feelies, where we herald our favorites of the television season and seek to right the wrongs of the Emmy Nominations. While there may have been less to quibble with in this year's nominations … [Read more...]
“Powerful depictions of awesome ladies.” – Happy International Women’s Day from Head Over Feels!
Posted by Sage Every day is International Women's Day here at Head Over Feels. But we'd never pass up a chance to throw some extra virtual roses and appreciation to our favorite ladies of pop culture. This list is hardly exhaustive - it's more of … [Read more...]