We find ourselves at the end of the season. It took 13 episodes, but I’m now finally coming around to the sight of Corey Stoll with hair. This season showed us a show with promise, but was ultimately unfulfilling. It had some flashes of greatness, but mostly it was maddeningly inconsistent. It went to the […]
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It’s been a rough week, and your old pal Dusty hasn’t had much of a chance to write. With that in mind, let’s skip over the unwieldy intro and get straight to my loves and hates. Hates: 1. The stuff with Setrakian’s wife felt really forced. There wasn’t a ton of emotion, even though I […]
The season is winding down. While the show has gotten better, it’s still maddeningly inconsistent. There are some great scenes – and there have even been some truly great episodes – but there are too many moments of drama driven by the stupidity of the main characters. This episode had a little bit of each […]
Do you remember the end of “For Services Rendered” when the pack of vampire hunters showed up? I sure do. I rubbed my hands together and proclaimed, “Here we go,” to no one in particular, because my life is a non-stop party. I love that storyline in the books, and I was excited to see […]
Since I’m so late with this write-up this week (I was out of town…sorry), I’m going to skip my normal intro and just get right into the Hates/Loves. Hates: 1. Diane’s babysitting skills leave a little something to be desired. Step one: don’t swear at the children. 2. Zach is not a very observant kid. […]
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The Strain S1E3, “Gone Smooth”
I was hoping the “Smooth” referred to in the episode title had something to do with Eph’s hair finally getting the boot. Sadly, it was referring to Bolivar’s Mechanical Animals moment. Maybe they’ll soon discover that vampires are drawn to hair, and Eph will shed his locks. Fingers crossed. We’re now three episodes in, and […]
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The Strain S1E2, “The Box”
After an underwhelming start to the series, I was hoping that this second episode might renew my excitement for the show. The survivors were being released. With The Master being transported across the river by the unaware (and always angry) Gus, the apocalypse would be starting. In addition to that, Vasiliy Fet (my favorite character […]
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The Strain S1E1, “Night Zero”
Lisa is now with The Horror Honeys as their resident TV Honey, which means you can still read her terrific write-ups. Read her take on “Night Zero” here. I tell people that I’ve read these books, but, in reality, I listened to them as I commuted from Cincinnati to Lexington. The first book was read […]