Change Your Image
dave-77688
Reviews
Your Honor: Part One (2020)
Gripping with distraction
Cranston is superb, great to see him in a new role. The story line is gripping start to finish, you just don't know what comes next. However the streets in this big city have zero traffic. The only vehicles seen are part of the story. Combined with the dark theme it feels a lot like the Walking Dead set.
Survivor: We Made It to the Merge! (2019)
Too much real world spoils the fantasy
So there's a survivor who makes some of the women uncomfortable with unwanted touching. Is this gameplay or are people genuinely threatened? In a game where deceit is the rule rather than exception, it's impossible to say. At the end of the day some players use it as gameplay, while some others don't (and get burned for it). Deceit being central Survivor gameplay, it is really tough to sort out the truth.
2 things bug me about this episode. Whatever was going on was openly discussed between the Survivors on the beach and in tribal. Apparently producers spoke with survivors one on one about it as well. If this was a real situation and not gameplay, why on earth is that guy still in the game? It would seem everyone had an opportunity to voice their concerns in a non-threatening venue.
Second - and the big one - Survivor producers blew this up sky high for 2 episodes. At the end of the day they did nothing about it, just a boatload of scenes throwing shade at the Survivor with a questionable behavior. His behavior has been highlighted for several episodes, building up to this mess of a merge. The producers could have nipped this in the bud but instead let it drag the show into the gutter. It makes for some really uncomfortable viewing. I feel bad for the women who felt threatened, for the people who were voted off (the least creepy of the group), and for Dan who is going to have a tough time resuming normal life after an avoidable character assassination, and I'm disgusted with the players who used this issue as gameplay.
Goliath (2016)
Season 3 tips
If you're a big fan of David Lynch you'll love season 3 in its entirety. If you prefer plot developments over drug trips skip episodes 2-5, I wish I did but like a moth to a lightbulb this talented cast draws you in no matter how off kilter the writing.
Yellowstone: Blood the Boy (2019)
Finding its stride
The show is taking its time developing the relationships among the wranglers. Scenes have plenty of room to breathe and it works. While not the main focus, these scenes come off as the most genuine and are a joy to watch.