Monthly Archives: May 2011

Column: Viewing List for Summer 2011

Posted on May 31, 2011 by Les Chappell

With the passage of Memorial Day we are now completely past the endpoint of the 2010-2011 television season, which ushers in the typical summer slump for television critics. A time of year when they are mostly free of the constant … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: The Borgias, “The French King”/”Death on a Pale Horse”/”The Art of War”/”Nessuno (Nobody)”

Posted on May 26, 2011 by Les Chappell

I know that at the end of my article on The Borgias last week, I mentioned that I was going to try to recap each of the four remaining episodes individually and see how it maintain the faith I’d newly … Continue reading →

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Justifying: Season 2, Part 3

Posted on May 19, 2011 by Les Chappell

(Editor’s Note: The earlier installments looking at this season can be found here: Part 1 and Part 2.) The dust has settled over Harlan County, the blood’s stopped flowing out onto the dirt and the wind’s blowing gently through acres … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: The Borgias, “Lucrezia’s Wedding”/”The Borgias In Love”

Posted on May 17, 2011 by Les Chappell

You might remember that the last time I talked about The Borgias, I made it clear the show had one more episode to capture my interest before I resigned myself to the fact that it was never going to be … Continue reading →

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Rounding Up Other Work: 05/16

Posted on May 16, 2011 by Les Chappell

Yes, I’ve been gone for a while – haven’t you missed me? The good part is I have an excuse. While I haven’t had much to put up on this site in recent days, the main reason for that is … Continue reading →

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Recap/Review: The Killing, “El Diablo”/”A Soundless Echo”/”Super 8”

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Les Chappell

With The Killing now five episodes into its run (or four if you count the pilot and second episode as one installment), we’ve now established a clear rhythm to the season-long search for finding out who killed Rosie Larsen. I … Continue reading →

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