Teen Titans Go! "Easter Creeps" Review (Spoilers)
Also reviews for the latest episodes of Powerless and iZombie, the premiere week of Ben 10, the latest episodes of Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D, Guardians Of The Galaxy, Tangled: The Series, Once Upon A Time, Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Prison Break, American Dad!, and Bates Motel, the season premiere of Angie Tribeca, and the season finale of The Blacklist Redemption.
Teen Titans Go! "Easter Creeps"
Wow, this show managed to make a Holiday icon creepier than Santa and the Tooth Fairy.
I love that the Tooth Fairy is referred to and treated as a woman in the episode, but all of that goodwill is evaporated for suggesting that any potential romance she could enter into is disgusting.
This episode is outright disturbing. **1/2.
Powerless "Green Furious"
That Darkseid / Olympian revelation really made me cringe. Will fanboys really find that funny? Because I don't. It's gross.
While there are worse excuses to get Fire to join Justice League Europe, I did not buy the scenario the episode was selling. Emily's original idea was, well, COOL. The revamped one that the marketers ruined was dumb, as was the compromise. And that's not how marketing works. Marketing experts would actually WANT to do the cool idea. They sell cr*p professionally, and an idea as dumb as the one they pitched would land about as well as a Mentos or Honey Bunches of Oats Commercial. Or a Duracell battery family or Sunny Delight commercial... Or... You get where I'm going with this. Think of every pathetic and unwatchable commercial you could ever think of, and that was both revamped ads. The fact that the women in the focus group liked it, was due to the fact that this is television, and we need a happy ending. The commercial itself wound up atrocious.
I liked the stuff with Wendy and Jackie's daughter, but that's the only thing I liked. Emasculating Superman is probably a really fun sounding activity in the DC Universe. I especially like that the reason Ruby wouldn't open up to Jackie was because she punched the kid for making fun of her mother. Aww!
The stuff with Teddy was painful. It takes a special kind of bad writing to make Danny Pudi unfunny, but that's what this episode did.
A dud. *.
iZombie "Zombie Knows Best"
I love the idea that it was Wally who turned Clive onto Game of Thrones. And he didn't for a second wonder if the kid was putting him on? I can't tell if he's the worst babysitter ever or the best. I think the opinion depends on whether you're the kid or the mom.
I kind of love how disgusted the mother was with her daughter at the end. Yeah, her daughter was taken advantage of, and it WAS abuse. But her daughter chose to hurt her mother in this way. She is responsible for her mother feeling completely betrayed and horrible (even if her mother went too far and murderous in trying to fix it).
I like the brain mash tubes. Because I do not look forward to two different zombies acting weird every week. If they can concoct an excuse for Major to act normal I'll take it (even if Robert Buckley was hilarious this episode).
"In this household we eat whole brains and solve murders, young man." If that isn't the greatest line on this show since "Brains are for closers," in episode 2, I don't know what is.
Pretty good. ****.
Ben 10 "The Filth"
Or Ben 10 fails Reboot School.
Warning: I am not ever going to be as hard on any of the subsequent episodes as I am the Pilot. But the Pilot needed to do several things and failed them all.
This is reboot, correct? Then there should have been an origin story for Ben and the Omnitrix, even if they shoe-horned it in by making it part of a narrated main title. Instead the first time we see Ben is as a tiny alien sitting under a pile of clothes. Modern kids probably have never seen the original series. They would have no way to know that's Ben. Finally, he pops back into kid form as if that's normal and doesn't raise a ton of questions that the series never bothered to think to answer. Even worse, many of the random aliens Ben can turn into just pop up in the next scene without us seeing Ben transform into them. Without a clear explanation of the concept, they could simply be confused for entirely different characters.
The one thing I liked was Uncle Max actually thinking making Ben skip a tour of bat guano caves is actually a punishment. Old people are dumb.
I swear I will never be this hard on the series again unless it delivers a REAL turkey. But the first episode did everything it needed to do completely wrong. 0.
Ben 10 "Waterfilter"
I don't recall Ben Tennyson being this annoying on the original series, but it's been awhile, and I only ever saw the first season anyways. ***.
Ben 10 "The Ringleader"
That was great. I loved it.
Gripe out of the way first: 11 minute runtime means less action. Gwen talks about how Ben is going to have to win all of the upcoming fights to face the champ, and in the next scene they reveal he did, and he faced the champ. The original series would have the time (and the fun) to see Four Arms wrestle all those guys.
Wrestling is fake? Horrors!
I was really unhappy when Iron Kyle chased kid Ben through the stands. That ain't funny. That's child abuse. Except, it's reveal at the end that Iron Kyle is just a kid Ben's age in costume. What at first seems horrible, actually makes a weird kind of sense.
The show does more stuff like this and I'll be happy. ****1/2.
Ben 10 "Riding The Storm Out"
If the Omnitrix is acting wonky, I'm not sure Ben should futz with it. He doesn't know how it works, and it's not like he can pick up another one if it breaks.
The voices of the Weather Robots were really cool. One of them sounded like Kevin Conroy (even though I know it wasn't him).
Does the oncoming storm thing at the end hint Vilgax is coming? Somehow I doubt it, but I'd love to be pleasantly surprised.
A good one. ***1/2.
Ben 10 "The Clocktopus"
I love that the thing that first outrages Gwen about Smythe is the chauvinism. I liked her and Max using that guy's etiquette against him. I also loved her one word reaction to him telling her he was going to make her call him the cat's pajamas: "What?"
Ben pretending to duck out of the fight to clear the rubbernecking spectators was actually quite clever.
Cute episode. ****.
Ben 10 "Take 10"
About the only thing I liked about this dumb episode was that the kids were smart enough to simply call the cops at the end and play for time. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. **.
Ben 10 "Growing Pains"
Hugely disappointing, not the least of which was because we only saw two baby aliens. But I question why a together guy like Max didn't put together something was wrong simply with all of the unattended babies popping up. I especially wonder why he didn't attend to those babies himself and try to find their parents. I also was ticked about the handcuffs on the table. Because that particular trick wouldn't work unless the kid had both of their arms in the exact right position on the table. And we're to believe both Ben and Gwen did at the same time. Far be it from me to knock a dumb cartoon for being a dumb cartoon, but this is a dumb cartoon. **1/2.
Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. "Identity And Change"
Yeah, that sucked. It's basically the show having the characters doing horrible things outside of their control while brainwashed, while asking me to care. It's precisely because they're brainwashed and not responsible, which is why I don't.
I'll give the episode this: it came up with a logical reason the world is Hydra. And I don't buy Ada's explanation that this is what would happen if everyone got rid of their biggest regret. I think Ada thinks of S.H.I.E.L.D. as oppressors, and every bit the evil we believe Hydra is. And considering her role as Radcliffe's slave, she is not wrong to feel this way.
What I don't get it why she's in love with Fitz. He was every bit as big a part of her oppression in our world as Radcliffe was. It makes no sense.
The one saving grace was Coulson. He's back to being the innocent fanboy he used to be earlier in the franchise. And I missed that side of his performance.
But the episode rubbed me the wrong way. *.
Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
I loved it because there was no easy answer to the dilemma and this dumb kids show took the unusual tack of exploring both sides of a complex issue. I agree with Gamora that what the aliens were doing bordered on child abuse. And I agree with Drax that the girl should definitely be showing more deference to her family's wishes. So the solution is to have the girl rejoin her family on her own terms, and try to take her race into a new, better direction. I love that idea. I was angry when she ripped apart Drax's daughter's plush, (I totally get why he lost track of her after that) and I love that she found the time to sew it back together, and send it to him as a thank you gift. This show doesn't do a ton of cool episodes. This definitely qualified. *****.
Tangled: The Series "Challenge Of The Brave"
Passable. It makes sense that if Rapunzel is bad at understanding the etiquette of royal matters, that she'd be equally bad at following the rules of decorum for manly challenges. I see why Cassandra is frustrated.
My favorite part of the episode was how much the tattoo guy wound up loving Rapunzel for her compliments. It's sort of hard to trash talk when everything in the world impresses you.
So-so. **1/2.
Once Upon A Time "Mother's Little Helper"
At first, Gideon's motivations don't make any sense. The flashbacks clearly show he is a good person and he plan to defeat the Black Fairy with Emma would have worked without him betraying her and killing her. Until we learn the Black Fairy has his heart, is controlling him, and that his goal is the opposite of what we've always said. Which is good. Because that means Gideon is redeemable. He wouldn't be if there wasn't somebody else guiding his actions.
What a genius way to bring Blackbeard back. Neverland, huh? I love the fact that Blackbeard fully expects Hook to survive his betrayal. He's counting on it. It doesn't make the betrayal any less satisfying.
I suspect this is the last time we see Isaac. Although the Final Chapter thing worries me because there have been no hints in the promos that this is Once's last season. Is the ultimate confrontation between the Black Fairy and Emma going to be put off until next season, and are they going to make THAT the last season? I'm honestly not sure.
I love the fact that Rumple saved Emma's life. He is starting to build back up the goodwill he obliterated last season.
Decent. ***1/2.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine "The Audit"
I was hoping there would be more serious repercussions to Gina getting hit by a speeding bus than that. Still I love that when asked what it feels like to get hit by a bus she says "It was awesome." Classic Gina. Even better was Jake saying "I knew it!" to that.
Terry's ex is going to be a nightmare. I am frankly not looking forward to next week.
I was almost feeling bad for Teddy throughout the episode then the show did the genius move of him proposing to Amy in front of his girlfriend so that any sympathy I had was gone for good. This show knows what it is doing.
For the record, I share Jake's theory that Teddy has huge junk. There would be no other reason for Amy to date him.
Good week, but I don't have high hopes for the next. ****.
Prison Break "Kaniel Outis"
Maybe I've become too much of a cynic, but I no longer trust Michael. I do not think that he committed the specific murder Kellerman showed Sarah on tape (the camera angles seemed wonky to me) but I no longer trust his agenda, and this episode sort of says that maybe I never should have.
Great joyride though. I won't deny that. This show is as fun and exciting as I remembered. ****.
American Dad! "A Whole Slotta Love"
It was genius to give Stan a fat character design for the episode. His cheating admission at the end was golden, especially since it became increasingly obvious he was talking about something stupid.
The Girls (including Connie Britton) were kind of a creepy and sad concept. But they made me laugh in a way Klaus on steroids did not.
The one thing I didn't like was the Roger airline stuff. It was like every Roger plot ever and annoying.
The rest was good. ***1/2.
Bates Motel "The Body"
Oh my God! Next week is going to be amazing and everything I ever wanted from this show. The movie Psycho is great, but not so much for definitive endings for the characters. It's a very dark and ambiguous ending. But Bates Motel is gonna show us where the bodies are buried. We are gonna see Norman go to trial and get reactions from his friends and family, about Norman killing the people they love. I expect to be very satisfied by the ending to the series, even if the discovery by the police of who committed the shower murder was much more mundane and less sexy.
This episode involved the villains making stupid mistakes that nobody else but them would make. I am honestly glad Norman didn't kill Chick. Because he deserved that bullet Alex gave him. As insensitive and crazy as he was being about the situation, how did he not see Norma's husband shooting him while waving a gun at him coming as he's mocking the desecration of her grave? He sounds like a loon right before he gets the bullet.
Similarly, I am amazed that Norman practically walked into that murder rap by being dumb and letting Mother take over. Sheriff Greene does not strike me as especially bright. She is inclined to believe Norman is making it up for attention. Which is idiotic beyond belief. Romero NEVER would have thought that in a million years, even before he had gotten to know Norman. She practically was letting him walk off the hook.
But no, "Norma" has to be a manipulative jerk, and force her hand by forcing her to arrest Norman, which gives her both the time AND incentive to gather up proper evidence. Norman / Mother is very good at concocting excuses on the fly, but I think when he actually puts effort into the stories, they suffer for it. How is Maddie an even slightly plausible fall guy? She's a tiny woman who supposedly repeated stabbed her strapping husband over and over again. And what happens when they recover the body and realize Sam's killer was definitely a man of Norman's height? It is just insane that Mother actually expected to be let home by the end of that day.
I think slightly less of Dylan after this episode. Only slightly because things will probably change next week. But while he is right that the Sheriff only told him personally about Emma's mother to gauge his reaction, the fact that that doesn't automatically get him to turn on Norman is a mark against Dylan. That should have been the dealbreaker and I expect Emma will have some choice words about that next week.
We are in for a couple of doozies of last episodes. *****.
Angie Tribeca "Welcome Back, Blotter"
A serial killer is killing people so he can make animal clothes out of their clothes so that animals will be able to blend in with society at large. This is pretty much the dumbest show ever.
Pretty sure I heard Steve Carell among the prison voices.
I am less impressed with a guest turn by Chris Pine than I am with seeing the guy who played Richard on Galavant.
Funny stuff. ****.
The Blacklist: Redemption "Whitehall: Conclusion"
This was fun but its major problem is that I couldn't tell who to root for that. I get that's a popular storytelling choice on television, but for me, it just makes things confusing. I'm rooting for Howard, except I suspect he's a bad guy. And I don't want to root for him if he is.
That being said, if there IS a second season, I am very interested in what they will do with Mr. Solomon.
But I had mixed feelings about this episode. ***1/2.
Teen Titans Go! "Easter Creeps"
Wow, this show managed to make a Holiday icon creepier than Santa and the Tooth Fairy.
I love that the Tooth Fairy is referred to and treated as a woman in the episode, but all of that goodwill is evaporated for suggesting that any potential romance she could enter into is disgusting.
This episode is outright disturbing. **1/2.
Powerless "Green Furious"
That Darkseid / Olympian revelation really made me cringe. Will fanboys really find that funny? Because I don't. It's gross.
While there are worse excuses to get Fire to join Justice League Europe, I did not buy the scenario the episode was selling. Emily's original idea was, well, COOL. The revamped one that the marketers ruined was dumb, as was the compromise. And that's not how marketing works. Marketing experts would actually WANT to do the cool idea. They sell cr*p professionally, and an idea as dumb as the one they pitched would land about as well as a Mentos or Honey Bunches of Oats Commercial. Or a Duracell battery family or Sunny Delight commercial... Or... You get where I'm going with this. Think of every pathetic and unwatchable commercial you could ever think of, and that was both revamped ads. The fact that the women in the focus group liked it, was due to the fact that this is television, and we need a happy ending. The commercial itself wound up atrocious.
I liked the stuff with Wendy and Jackie's daughter, but that's the only thing I liked. Emasculating Superman is probably a really fun sounding activity in the DC Universe. I especially like that the reason Ruby wouldn't open up to Jackie was because she punched the kid for making fun of her mother. Aww!
The stuff with Teddy was painful. It takes a special kind of bad writing to make Danny Pudi unfunny, but that's what this episode did.
A dud. *.
iZombie "Zombie Knows Best"
I love the idea that it was Wally who turned Clive onto Game of Thrones. And he didn't for a second wonder if the kid was putting him on? I can't tell if he's the worst babysitter ever or the best. I think the opinion depends on whether you're the kid or the mom.
I kind of love how disgusted the mother was with her daughter at the end. Yeah, her daughter was taken advantage of, and it WAS abuse. But her daughter chose to hurt her mother in this way. She is responsible for her mother feeling completely betrayed and horrible (even if her mother went too far and murderous in trying to fix it).
I like the brain mash tubes. Because I do not look forward to two different zombies acting weird every week. If they can concoct an excuse for Major to act normal I'll take it (even if Robert Buckley was hilarious this episode).
"In this household we eat whole brains and solve murders, young man." If that isn't the greatest line on this show since "Brains are for closers," in episode 2, I don't know what is.
Pretty good. ****.
Ben 10 "The Filth"
Or Ben 10 fails Reboot School.
Warning: I am not ever going to be as hard on any of the subsequent episodes as I am the Pilot. But the Pilot needed to do several things and failed them all.
This is reboot, correct? Then there should have been an origin story for Ben and the Omnitrix, even if they shoe-horned it in by making it part of a narrated main title. Instead the first time we see Ben is as a tiny alien sitting under a pile of clothes. Modern kids probably have never seen the original series. They would have no way to know that's Ben. Finally, he pops back into kid form as if that's normal and doesn't raise a ton of questions that the series never bothered to think to answer. Even worse, many of the random aliens Ben can turn into just pop up in the next scene without us seeing Ben transform into them. Without a clear explanation of the concept, they could simply be confused for entirely different characters.
The one thing I liked was Uncle Max actually thinking making Ben skip a tour of bat guano caves is actually a punishment. Old people are dumb.
I swear I will never be this hard on the series again unless it delivers a REAL turkey. But the first episode did everything it needed to do completely wrong. 0.
Ben 10 "Waterfilter"
I don't recall Ben Tennyson being this annoying on the original series, but it's been awhile, and I only ever saw the first season anyways. ***.
Ben 10 "The Ringleader"
That was great. I loved it.
Gripe out of the way first: 11 minute runtime means less action. Gwen talks about how Ben is going to have to win all of the upcoming fights to face the champ, and in the next scene they reveal he did, and he faced the champ. The original series would have the time (and the fun) to see Four Arms wrestle all those guys.
Wrestling is fake? Horrors!
I was really unhappy when Iron Kyle chased kid Ben through the stands. That ain't funny. That's child abuse. Except, it's reveal at the end that Iron Kyle is just a kid Ben's age in costume. What at first seems horrible, actually makes a weird kind of sense.
The show does more stuff like this and I'll be happy. ****1/2.
Ben 10 "Riding The Storm Out"
If the Omnitrix is acting wonky, I'm not sure Ben should futz with it. He doesn't know how it works, and it's not like he can pick up another one if it breaks.
The voices of the Weather Robots were really cool. One of them sounded like Kevin Conroy (even though I know it wasn't him).
Does the oncoming storm thing at the end hint Vilgax is coming? Somehow I doubt it, but I'd love to be pleasantly surprised.
A good one. ***1/2.
Ben 10 "The Clocktopus"
I love that the thing that first outrages Gwen about Smythe is the chauvinism. I liked her and Max using that guy's etiquette against him. I also loved her one word reaction to him telling her he was going to make her call him the cat's pajamas: "What?"
Ben pretending to duck out of the fight to clear the rubbernecking spectators was actually quite clever.
Cute episode. ****.
Ben 10 "Take 10"
About the only thing I liked about this dumb episode was that the kids were smart enough to simply call the cops at the end and play for time. Sometimes the simplest solutions are the best. **.
Ben 10 "Growing Pains"
Hugely disappointing, not the least of which was because we only saw two baby aliens. But I question why a together guy like Max didn't put together something was wrong simply with all of the unattended babies popping up. I especially wonder why he didn't attend to those babies himself and try to find their parents. I also was ticked about the handcuffs on the table. Because that particular trick wouldn't work unless the kid had both of their arms in the exact right position on the table. And we're to believe both Ben and Gwen did at the same time. Far be it from me to knock a dumb cartoon for being a dumb cartoon, but this is a dumb cartoon. **1/2.
Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D. "Identity And Change"
Yeah, that sucked. It's basically the show having the characters doing horrible things outside of their control while brainwashed, while asking me to care. It's precisely because they're brainwashed and not responsible, which is why I don't.
I'll give the episode this: it came up with a logical reason the world is Hydra. And I don't buy Ada's explanation that this is what would happen if everyone got rid of their biggest regret. I think Ada thinks of S.H.I.E.L.D. as oppressors, and every bit the evil we believe Hydra is. And considering her role as Radcliffe's slave, she is not wrong to feel this way.
What I don't get it why she's in love with Fitz. He was every bit as big a part of her oppression in our world as Radcliffe was. It makes no sense.
The one saving grace was Coulson. He's back to being the innocent fanboy he used to be earlier in the franchise. And I missed that side of his performance.
But the episode rubbed me the wrong way. *.
Marvel's Guardians Of The Galaxy "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"
I loved it because there was no easy answer to the dilemma and this dumb kids show took the unusual tack of exploring both sides of a complex issue. I agree with Gamora that what the aliens were doing bordered on child abuse. And I agree with Drax that the girl should definitely be showing more deference to her family's wishes. So the solution is to have the girl rejoin her family on her own terms, and try to take her race into a new, better direction. I love that idea. I was angry when she ripped apart Drax's daughter's plush, (I totally get why he lost track of her after that) and I love that she found the time to sew it back together, and send it to him as a thank you gift. This show doesn't do a ton of cool episodes. This definitely qualified. *****.
Tangled: The Series "Challenge Of The Brave"
Passable. It makes sense that if Rapunzel is bad at understanding the etiquette of royal matters, that she'd be equally bad at following the rules of decorum for manly challenges. I see why Cassandra is frustrated.
My favorite part of the episode was how much the tattoo guy wound up loving Rapunzel for her compliments. It's sort of hard to trash talk when everything in the world impresses you.
So-so. **1/2.
Once Upon A Time "Mother's Little Helper"
At first, Gideon's motivations don't make any sense. The flashbacks clearly show he is a good person and he plan to defeat the Black Fairy with Emma would have worked without him betraying her and killing her. Until we learn the Black Fairy has his heart, is controlling him, and that his goal is the opposite of what we've always said. Which is good. Because that means Gideon is redeemable. He wouldn't be if there wasn't somebody else guiding his actions.
What a genius way to bring Blackbeard back. Neverland, huh? I love the fact that Blackbeard fully expects Hook to survive his betrayal. He's counting on it. It doesn't make the betrayal any less satisfying.
I suspect this is the last time we see Isaac. Although the Final Chapter thing worries me because there have been no hints in the promos that this is Once's last season. Is the ultimate confrontation between the Black Fairy and Emma going to be put off until next season, and are they going to make THAT the last season? I'm honestly not sure.
I love the fact that Rumple saved Emma's life. He is starting to build back up the goodwill he obliterated last season.
Decent. ***1/2.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine "The Audit"
I was hoping there would be more serious repercussions to Gina getting hit by a speeding bus than that. Still I love that when asked what it feels like to get hit by a bus she says "It was awesome." Classic Gina. Even better was Jake saying "I knew it!" to that.
Terry's ex is going to be a nightmare. I am frankly not looking forward to next week.
I was almost feeling bad for Teddy throughout the episode then the show did the genius move of him proposing to Amy in front of his girlfriend so that any sympathy I had was gone for good. This show knows what it is doing.
For the record, I share Jake's theory that Teddy has huge junk. There would be no other reason for Amy to date him.
Good week, but I don't have high hopes for the next. ****.
Prison Break "Kaniel Outis"
Maybe I've become too much of a cynic, but I no longer trust Michael. I do not think that he committed the specific murder Kellerman showed Sarah on tape (the camera angles seemed wonky to me) but I no longer trust his agenda, and this episode sort of says that maybe I never should have.
Great joyride though. I won't deny that. This show is as fun and exciting as I remembered. ****.
American Dad! "A Whole Slotta Love"
It was genius to give Stan a fat character design for the episode. His cheating admission at the end was golden, especially since it became increasingly obvious he was talking about something stupid.
The Girls (including Connie Britton) were kind of a creepy and sad concept. But they made me laugh in a way Klaus on steroids did not.
The one thing I didn't like was the Roger airline stuff. It was like every Roger plot ever and annoying.
The rest was good. ***1/2.
Bates Motel "The Body"
Oh my God! Next week is going to be amazing and everything I ever wanted from this show. The movie Psycho is great, but not so much for definitive endings for the characters. It's a very dark and ambiguous ending. But Bates Motel is gonna show us where the bodies are buried. We are gonna see Norman go to trial and get reactions from his friends and family, about Norman killing the people they love. I expect to be very satisfied by the ending to the series, even if the discovery by the police of who committed the shower murder was much more mundane and less sexy.
This episode involved the villains making stupid mistakes that nobody else but them would make. I am honestly glad Norman didn't kill Chick. Because he deserved that bullet Alex gave him. As insensitive and crazy as he was being about the situation, how did he not see Norma's husband shooting him while waving a gun at him coming as he's mocking the desecration of her grave? He sounds like a loon right before he gets the bullet.
Similarly, I am amazed that Norman practically walked into that murder rap by being dumb and letting Mother take over. Sheriff Greene does not strike me as especially bright. She is inclined to believe Norman is making it up for attention. Which is idiotic beyond belief. Romero NEVER would have thought that in a million years, even before he had gotten to know Norman. She practically was letting him walk off the hook.
But no, "Norma" has to be a manipulative jerk, and force her hand by forcing her to arrest Norman, which gives her both the time AND incentive to gather up proper evidence. Norman / Mother is very good at concocting excuses on the fly, but I think when he actually puts effort into the stories, they suffer for it. How is Maddie an even slightly plausible fall guy? She's a tiny woman who supposedly repeated stabbed her strapping husband over and over again. And what happens when they recover the body and realize Sam's killer was definitely a man of Norman's height? It is just insane that Mother actually expected to be let home by the end of that day.
I think slightly less of Dylan after this episode. Only slightly because things will probably change next week. But while he is right that the Sheriff only told him personally about Emma's mother to gauge his reaction, the fact that that doesn't automatically get him to turn on Norman is a mark against Dylan. That should have been the dealbreaker and I expect Emma will have some choice words about that next week.
We are in for a couple of doozies of last episodes. *****.
Angie Tribeca "Welcome Back, Blotter"
A serial killer is killing people so he can make animal clothes out of their clothes so that animals will be able to blend in with society at large. This is pretty much the dumbest show ever.
Pretty sure I heard Steve Carell among the prison voices.
I am less impressed with a guest turn by Chris Pine than I am with seeing the guy who played Richard on Galavant.
Funny stuff. ****.
The Blacklist: Redemption "Whitehall: Conclusion"
This was fun but its major problem is that I couldn't tell who to root for that. I get that's a popular storytelling choice on television, but for me, it just makes things confusing. I'm rooting for Howard, except I suspect he's a bad guy. And I don't want to root for him if he is.
That being said, if there IS a second season, I am very interested in what they will do with Mr. Solomon.
But I had mixed feelings about this episode. ***1/2.