Sherlock, Season 4, Episode 3 “The Final Problem” Posted by Sage I considered breaking with our recap naming convention to call this post an "in defense of" piece. I can't divorce my experience watching "The Final Problem" from the high rate of … [Read more...]
“Once more unto the breach.” – Sherlock Recap – The Lying Detective
Sherlock, Season 4, Episode 2 “The Lying Detective” Posted by Sage We are officially going around in circles. Then we are backtracking and going on random tangents and we don't even get the satisfaction of tormenting Mycroft while we do … [Read more...]
“The danger was the fun part.” – Sherlock Recap – The Six Thatchers
Sherlock, Season 4, Episode 1 "The Six Thatchers" Posted by Sage As dangerous as it is to hand too much of a popular series over to fanservice, so too is it to treat your audience like adversaries. That's the feeling I got when I watched … [Read more...]
“There’s always two of us. Don’t you read The Strand?” – Sherlock Recap, The Abominable Bride
Sherlock, New Year's Day 2016 Special "The Abominable Bride" Posted by Sage If you follow Head Over Feels on social media (and you'd better), you perhaps noticed that we didn't give off our usual hum of anticipation leading in to a brand new … [Read more...]
Martin Freeman – The 2014 Showman of the Year
Posted by Kim and Sage Middle fingers up for Martin Freeman, our Showman of the Year! 2014 marks our second annual awarding of this title, and the criteria are getting a little more clear. Just like 2013 winner Tom Hiddleston, Martin represents … [Read more...]
Awards Season is here! Thoughts on the Golden Globe Nominations
Posted by Kim I can't believe we're going into our THIRD awards season as a blog, you guys. Time flies when you're consuming pop culture! Awards Season kicked off in earnest this week (even though Critics have been announcing their awards since … [Read more...]
Head Over Feels Live Blogs the 2014 Emmys
Posted by Kim and Sage HAPPY EMMY SUN...erm...MONDAY DEAR READERS!! Join us here in this space circa 6:30 (neither of our jobs recognize the Emmys as a National Holiday, so we'll be racing home for the Red Carpet) for all the ridiculata, … [Read more...]
“Here be dragons.” – Sherlock Recap
Sherlock Season 3, Episode 3: His Last Vow Posted by Sage Anxiety. Dread. Ice cream. Alcohol. These are what Sherlock fans usually bring with them to a finale episode. Especially after the relative lightheartedness of this season's first two … [Read more...]
“Did I say ‘murder’? I meant to say ‘marriage.'” – Sherlock Recap
Sherlock Season 3, Episode 2: The Sign of Three Posted by Sage Dearly beloved. We are gathered here today to watch this man, THIS man, and this woman firmly establish themselves as the finest adventuring trio since three little Gryffindors … [Read more...]
“Ooh, you bastard.” – Sherlock Recap
Sherlock Season 3, Episode 1: The Empty Hearse Posted by Sage God, I missed this show. This absurd, arrogant, UNREASONABLY fun show. #sherlocklives, readers. But we already knew that. What we didn't know was how he did it. Or maybe we did, … [Read more...]
“Gary King and the Enablers.” – The World’s End Review
Posted by Sage It's been a borderline unbearable summer here in New York and I can't be alone in anxiously anticipating the fall. Bring on new boots, comfy sweaters, pumpkin-spiced EVERYTHING, college football, and purposely going out of my way to … [Read more...]
Nice Trip: Best TV Pratfalls
Posted by Sage It's all fun and games until someone gets hurt, and then it's hilarious. My Saturday night involved, among other things, a spectacularly unglamorous faceplant on the subway stairs. And I woke up Sunday morning looking something like … [Read more...]