https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/category/television/ Thu, 15 Aug 2024 19:33:48 +0000 en hourly 1 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-UC-Favicon-1-32x32.png https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/category/television/ 32 32 Some are born film critics, some become critics, and some have film criticism thrust upon them. Each week, Michael (The Unaffiliated Critic) convinces his reluctant wife Nakea (The Unenthusiastic Critic) to sit down and watch a classic film that nearly everyone else on the planet has already seen. The Unenthusiastic Critic true episodic The Unenthusiastic Critic michael@unaffiliatedcritic.com podcast Destroying our marriage, one movie at a time... https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/The-Unenthusiastic-Critic-Podcast-Logo.png https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/category/television/ Chicago, Illinois Chicago, Illinois Weekly 22706606 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/04/when-winter-was-coming-a-look-back-at-the-pilot-episode-of-game-of-thrones/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/04/when-winter-was-coming-a-look-back-at-the-pilot-episode-of-game-of-thrones/#comments Sat, 17 Apr 2021 18:20:22 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=40208 Game of Thrones, we look back at the episode that started it all, and see how the thematic template for the series was there from the start. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/04/when-winter-was-coming-a-look-back-at-the-pilot-episode-of-game-of-thrones/feed/ 2 40208 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/02/deadwood-1x11-jewels-boot-is-made-for-walking/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/02/deadwood-1x11-jewels-boot-is-made-for-walking/#comments Sun, 07 Feb 2021 17:26:50 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=39732 Deadwood's first season examines selfishness, sacrifice, and the ongoing problem of shitheels. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/02/deadwood-1x11-jewels-boot-is-made-for-walking/feed/ 5 39732 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/deadwood-1x10-mister-wu/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/deadwood-1x10-mister-wu/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2021 20:22:05 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=39594 Deadwood, a very funny episode explores issues of caste, transgression, and alienation.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/deadwood-1x10-mister-wu/feed/ 1 39594 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/deadwood-1x09-no-other-sons-or-daughters/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/deadwood-1x09-no-other-sons-or-daughters/#respond Fri, 15 Jan 2021 15:49:16 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=39454 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/deadwood-1x09-no-other-sons-or-daughters/feed/ 0 39454 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/deadwood-1x08-suffer-the-little-children/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/deadwood-1x08-suffer-the-little-children/#comments Sun, 10 Jan 2021 16:40:05 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38841 Deadwood reviews right where I left off, with an episode that asks whether this brutal place could possibly be a place where family can thrive. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2021/01/deadwood-1x08-suffer-the-little-children/feed/ 2 38841 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/its-a-strange-case-of-jekyl-in-hyde-park-on-a-problematic-lovecraft-country/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/its-a-strange-case-of-jekyl-in-hyde-park-on-a-problematic-lovecraft-country/#comments Tue, 22 Sep 2020 18:43:39 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38391 Lovecraft Country.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/its-a-strange-case-of-jekyl-in-hyde-park-on-a-problematic-lovecraft-country/feed/ 4 38391 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/lovecraft-country-gets-lost-down-a-giant-plot-hole-in-a-history-of-violence/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/lovecraft-country-gets-lost-down-a-giant-plot-hole-in-a-history-of-violence/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2020 14:21:10 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38339 Lovecraft Country turns in a story that is at turns dull, derivative, and disturbing (but not in a good way). ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/lovecraft-country-gets-lost-down-a-giant-plot-hole-in-a-history-of-violence/feed/ 1 38339 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/lovecraft-country-hits-its-stride-and-jurnee-smollett-shines-in-holy-ghost/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/lovecraft-country-hits-its-stride-and-jurnee-smollett-shines-in-holy-ghost/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2020 21:09:05 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38242 Lovecraft Country so far. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/09/lovecraft-country-hits-its-stride-and-jurnee-smollett-shines-in-holy-ghost/feed/ 2 38242 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/08/in-whiteys-on-the-moon-lovecraft-country-integrates-its-heroes-into-a-burning-house/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/08/in-whiteys-on-the-moon-lovecraft-country-integrates-its-heroes-into-a-burning-house/#comments Sun, 30 Aug 2020 15:08:58 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=38143 Lovecraft Country tackles racism as a tool of capitalism, and asks the important question: Whose birthright is America, really? ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/08/in-whiteys-on-the-moon-lovecraft-country-integrates-its-heroes-into-a-burning-house/feed/ 1 38143 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/08/misha-green-welcomes-us-to-lovecraft-country-where-only-most-of-the-horrors-are-human/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/08/misha-green-welcomes-us-to-lovecraft-country-where-only-most-of-the-horrors-are-human/#comments Sun, 23 Aug 2020 17:48:23 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37973 Lovecraft Country promises to be a thrilling guided tour through the racist horrors of America.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/08/misha-green-welcomes-us-to-lovecraft-country-where-only-most-of-the-horrors-are-human/feed/ 1 37973 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/01/the-50-best-tv-shows-of-the-2010s/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/01/the-50-best-tv-shows-of-the-2010s/#comments Thu, 02 Jan 2020 00:21:56 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37234 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2020/01/the-50-best-tv-shows-of-the-2010s/feed/ 5 37234 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/watchmen-1x08-a-god-walks-into-abar/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/watchmen-1x08-a-god-walks-into-abar/#comments Sun, 15 Dec 2019 22:02:17 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37296 Watchmen reminds us that every love story is a thermodynamic miracle. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/watchmen-1x08-a-god-walks-into-abar/feed/ 7 37296 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/watchmen-1x07-an-almost-religious-awe/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/watchmen-1x07-an-almost-religious-awe/#comments Sat, 07 Dec 2019 23:16:29 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37250 Watchmen sets up for the endgame and heads into the blue. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/12/watchmen-1x07-an-almost-religious-awe/feed/ 1 37250 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x06-this-extraordinary-being/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x06-this-extraordinary-being/#respond Sun, 01 Dec 2019 05:14:43 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37116 Watchmen brilliantly explores black anger, the insidious conspiracy of pop culture, and the poisonous nature of nostalgia. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x06-this-extraordinary-being/feed/ 0 37116 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x05-little-fear-of-lightning/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x05-little-fear-of-lightning/#respond Sun, 24 Nov 2019 23:13:59 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=37047 Watchmen locates the roots of white supremacy in the fears and fragility of the white American male. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x05-little-fear-of-lightning/feed/ 0 37047 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x04-if-you-dont-like-my-story-write-your-own/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x04-if-you-dont-like-my-story-write-your-own/#respond Fri, 15 Nov 2019 23:00:00 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36970 Watchmen's endgame into focus.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x04-if-you-dont-like-my-story-write-your-own/feed/ 0 36970 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x03-she-was-killed-by-space-junk/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x03-she-was-killed-by-space-junk/#respond Sun, 10 Nov 2019 07:33:23 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36877 Watchmen like a brick to the head.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x03-she-was-killed-by-space-junk/feed/ 0 36877 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x02-martial-feats-of-comanche-horsemanship/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x02-martial-feats-of-comanche-horsemanship/#respond Sun, 03 Nov 2019 04:04:40 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36800 Watchmen, as we begin to question who everyone really is, and what their role is in the larger play. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/11/watchmen-1x02-martial-feats-of-comanche-horsemanship/feed/ 0 36800 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/watchmen-1x01-its-summer-and-were-running-out-of-ice/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/watchmen-1x01-its-summer-and-were-running-out-of-ice/#comments Mon, 28 Oct 2019 19:14:56 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36692 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/10/watchmen-1x01-its-summer-and-were-running-out-of-ice/feed/ 2 36692 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/the-i-land/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/the-i-land/#comments Sat, 14 Sep 2019 01:54:52 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36556 The I-Land wants desperately to be Lost. Dull, derivative, and dumb, it should be lost, and it should stay lost. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/09/the-i-land/feed/ 1 36556 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x06-the-iron-throne/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x06-the-iron-throne/#comments Wed, 29 May 2019 21:08:14 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36197 Game of Thrones, or its characters, get the ending they deserved? ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x06-the-iron-throne/feed/ 5 36197 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x05-the-bells/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x05-the-bells/#comments Sun, 19 May 2019 01:40:02 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36116 Game of Thrones demands that we reconsider everything—including our investment in this show and these characters. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x05-the-bells/feed/ 8 36116 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x04-the-last-of-the-starks/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x04-the-last-of-the-starks/#comments Sun, 12 May 2019 22:59:44 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=36050 Game of Thrones nor its characters are going to suddenly become perfect at the last minute.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x04-the-last-of-the-starks/feed/ 1 36050 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x03-the-long-night/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x03-the-long-night/#comments Fri, 03 May 2019 06:30:46 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35945 Game of Thrones?]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/05/game-of-thrones-8x03-the-long-night/feed/ 5 35945 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-8x02-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-8x02-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2019 00:32:29 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35887 Game of Thrones at its absolute best. It is a last chance to remember—before all hell breaks loose—that this show was always about people, not special effects. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-8x02-a-knight-of-the-seven-kingdoms/feed/ 3 35887 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-8x01-winterfell/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-8x01-winterfell/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2019 20:47:48 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35781 Game of Thrones, not the exciting opening chapter.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-8x01-winterfell/feed/ 3 35781 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/new-ebook-unaffiliated-critic-game-of-thrones/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/new-ebook-unaffiliated-critic-game-of-thrones/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2019 12:28:27 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=35798 Game of Thrones.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/new-ebook-unaffiliated-critic-game-of-thrones/feed/ 5 35798 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-7x07-the-dragon-and-the-wolf/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-7x07-the-dragon-and-the-wolf/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2019 12:14:03 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=32773 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2019/04/game-of-thrones-7x07-the-dragon-and-the-wolf/feed/ 4 32773 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/doctor-who-11x03-rosa/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/doctor-who-11x03-rosa/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2018 16:01:07 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34538 Doctor Who reminds us in the smart, powerful, and horrifyingly timely "Rosa." ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/11/doctor-who-11x03-rosa/feed/ 21 34538 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/doctor-who-11x02-the-ghost-monument/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/doctor-who-11x02-the-ghost-monument/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2018 15:41:05 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34459 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/doctor-who-11x02-the-ghost-monument/feed/ 1 34459 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/doctor-who-11x01/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/doctor-who-11x01/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2018 23:15:40 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=34355 Who.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2018/10/doctor-who-11x01/feed/ 1 34355 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/12/doctor-who-best-of-the-moffat-era/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/12/doctor-who-best-of-the-moffat-era/#comments Wed, 27 Dec 2017 20:03:45 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33255 Doctor Who, I discuss the Moffats with the Mostest: my all-time favorite stories from Seasons Five through Ten. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/12/doctor-who-best-of-the-moffat-era/feed/ 3 33255 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/12/doctor-who-worst-moffat-era/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/12/doctor-who-worst-moffat-era/#comments Fri, 22 Dec 2017 19:34:33 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=33154 Doctor Who, I run down my 20 least favorite stories from Seasons Five through Ten. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/12/doctor-who-worst-moffat-era/feed/ 11 33154 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-of-thrones-7x06-beyond-the-wall/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-of-thrones-7x06-beyond-the-wall/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2017 17:03:00 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=32576 Game of Thrones ever, but there's good stuff here if we look beyond the contrivances.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-of-thrones-7x06-beyond-the-wall/feed/ 7 32576 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-thrones-7x05-eastwatch/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-thrones-7x05-eastwatch/#respond Sun, 20 Aug 2017 23:53:13 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=32437 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-thrones-7x05-eastwatch/feed/ 0 32437 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-of-thrones-7x04-the-spoils-of-war/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-of-thrones-7x04-the-spoils-of-war/#comments Thu, 10 Aug 2017 00:30:12 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=32251 lot of emotional subtext into a short and action-packed episode. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-of-thrones-7x04-the-spoils-of-war/feed/ 2 32251 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-of-thrones-7x03-the-queens-justice/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-of-thrones-7x03-the-queens-justice/#comments Fri, 04 Aug 2017 14:48:17 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=32071 everyone needs to let go of the things they think they know.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/08/game-of-thrones-7x03-the-queens-justice/feed/ 8 32071 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/07/game-thrones-7x02-stormborn/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/07/game-thrones-7x02-stormborn/#respond Thu, 27 Jul 2017 04:35:03 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=31812 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/07/game-thrones-7x02-stormborn/feed/ 0 31812 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/07/game-of-thrones-7x01-dragonstone/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/07/game-of-thrones-7x01-dragonstone/#comments Wed, 19 Jul 2017 17:24:48 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=31606 Game of Thrones, survival may depend on reconciling the sins of the past with the needs of the future. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/07/game-of-thrones-7x01-dragonstone/feed/ 8 31606 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/07/doctor-who-10x12-the-doctor-falls/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/07/doctor-who-10x12-the-doctor-falls/#respond Thu, 13 Jul 2017 17:05:39 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=31284 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/07/doctor-who-10x12-the-doctor-falls/feed/ 0 31284 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x11-world-enough-and-time/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x11-world-enough-and-time/#comments Wed, 28 Jun 2017 21:01:11 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=31121 Doctor Who come home to roost. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x11-world-enough-and-time/feed/ 1 31121 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x10-the-eaters-of-light/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x10-the-eaters-of-light/#respond Mon, 26 Jun 2017 03:00:33 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=30954 Doctor Who writer Rona Munro returns with "The Eaters of Light," to show the current generation how to do a simple story well. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x10-the-eaters-of-light/feed/ 0 30954 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x09/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x09/#respond Wed, 14 Jun 2017 16:57:05 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=30738 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x09/feed/ 0 30738 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x08/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x08/#respond Wed, 07 Jun 2017 15:03:55 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=30541 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/06/doctor-who-10x08/feed/ 0 30541 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x07/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x07/#respond Wed, 31 May 2017 19:48:27 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=30231 Who. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x07/feed/ 0 30231 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x06/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x06/#respond Sat, 27 May 2017 13:59:31 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=30116 Doctor Who. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x06/feed/ 0 30116 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x05/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x05/#respond Wed, 17 May 2017 14:38:33 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=30024 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x05/feed/ 0 30024 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x04/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x04/#respond Sat, 13 May 2017 04:56:47 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=29973 Who.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x04/feed/ 0 29973 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x03/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x03/#respond Mon, 01 May 2017 14:46:26 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=29876 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/05/doctor-who-10x03/feed/ 0 29876 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/04/doctor-who-10x02/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/04/doctor-who-10x02/#respond Tue, 25 Apr 2017 15:01:46 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=29792 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/04/doctor-who-10x02/feed/ 0 29792 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/04/doctor-who-10x01/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/04/doctor-who-10x01/#respond Sat, 22 Apr 2017 04:12:11 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=29726 Doctor Who.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2017/04/doctor-who-10x01/feed/ 0 29726 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/12/my-favorite-tv-shows-of-2016/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/12/my-favorite-tv-shows-of-2016/#respond Sat, 31 Dec 2016 01:40:35 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=28612 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/12/my-favorite-tv-shows-of-2016/feed/ 0 28612 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/11/game-of-thrones-6x10/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/11/game-of-thrones-6x10/#respond Mon, 28 Nov 2016 03:56:50 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=28210 Game of Thrones finds women seizing control of the board. But who will these women need to become to hold onto power?]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/11/game-of-thrones-6x10/feed/ 0 28210 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/10/luke-cage-crisis-in-six-scenes-aftermath-versailles/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/10/luke-cage-crisis-in-six-scenes-aftermath-versailles/#respond Mon, 03 Oct 2016 04:57:05 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=28427 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/10/luke-cage-crisis-in-six-scenes-aftermath-versailles/feed/ 0 28427 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/09/the-good-place-this-is-us-speechless-designated-survivor-pitch-the-exorcist/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/09/the-good-place-this-is-us-speechless-designated-survivor-pitch-the-exorcist/#respond Sun, 25 Sep 2016 16:38:12 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=28380 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/09/the-good-place-this-is-us-speechless-designated-survivor-pitch-the-exorcist/feed/ 0 28380 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/09/son-of-zorn-american-horror-story-roanoke-fleabag-high-maintenance/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/09/son-of-zorn-american-horror-story-roanoke-fleabag-high-maintenance/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:53:18 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=28339 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/09/son-of-zorn-american-horror-story-roanoke-fleabag-high-maintenance/feed/ 0 28339 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/09/atlanta-queen-sugar-better-things-one-mississippi/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/09/atlanta-queen-sugar-better-things-one-mississippi/#respond Sun, 18 Sep 2016 18:49:46 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=28304 all gold. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/09/atlanta-queen-sugar-better-things-one-mississippi/feed/ 0 28304 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/06/game-of-thrones-6x09/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/06/game-of-thrones-6x09/#comments Wed, 29 Jun 2016 05:12:29 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=28148 Game of Thrones? ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/06/game-of-thrones-6x09/feed/ 2 28148 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/06/game-of-thrones-6x08/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/06/game-of-thrones-6x08/#respond Sun, 19 Jun 2016 23:18:16 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=28074 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/06/game-of-thrones-6x08/feed/ 0 28074 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/06/game-of-thrones-6x07/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/06/game-of-thrones-6x07/#respond Sun, 19 Jun 2016 05:47:28 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=28052 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/06/game-of-thrones-6x07/feed/ 0 28052 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x06/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x06/#respond Mon, 30 May 2016 22:39:47 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=28019 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x06/feed/ 0 28019 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x05/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x05/#respond Sat, 28 May 2016 17:16:50 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=27959 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x05/feed/ 0 27959 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x04/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x04/#respond Thu, 19 May 2016 14:56:54 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=27868 Game of Thrones are gettin' in formation—cause they slay.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x04/feed/ 0 27868 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x03/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x03/#respond Wed, 11 May 2016 17:43:03 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=27778 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x03/feed/ 0 27778 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x02/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x02/#respond Wed, 04 May 2016 21:45:26 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=27639 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/05/game-of-thrones-6x02/feed/ 0 27639 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-6x01/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-6x01/#respond Fri, 29 Apr 2016 16:00:02 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=27550 Game of Thrones. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/04/game-of-thrones-6x01/feed/ 0 27550 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/03/jessica-jones-1x06-1x07/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/03/jessica-jones-1x06-1x07/#respond Tue, 08 Mar 2016 15:22:04 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=26936 Jessica Jones hits its mid-point, its main character can no longer deal with the blood on her hands. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/03/jessica-jones-1x06-1x07/feed/ 0 26936 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/02/horace-and-pete-1x01/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/02/horace-and-pete-1x01/#respond Thu, 04 Feb 2016 08:41:02 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=26606 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/02/horace-and-pete-1x01/feed/ 0 26606 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/01/jessica-jones-1x05-aka-the-sandwich-saved-me/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/01/jessica-jones-1x05-aka-the-sandwich-saved-me/#respond Thu, 21 Jan 2016 04:59:07 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=25788 Jessica Jones, being a hero means something different. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/01/jessica-jones-1x05-aka-the-sandwich-saved-me/feed/ 0 25788 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/01/jessica-jones-1x04/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/01/jessica-jones-1x04/#respond Tue, 12 Jan 2016 08:44:36 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=25510 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2016/01/jessica-jones-1x04/feed/ 0 25510 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/12/my-favorite-tv-shows-of-2015/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/12/my-favorite-tv-shows-of-2015/#respond Mon, 28 Dec 2015 04:30:49 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=25551 my 20 best TV experiences of 2015. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/12/my-favorite-tv-shows-of-2015/feed/ 0 25551 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/12/jessica-jones-1x03/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/12/jessica-jones-1x03/#respond Sat, 12 Dec 2015 19:18:19 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=25421 Jessica Jones, everyone has his or her drug of choice. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/12/jessica-jones-1x03/feed/ 0 25421 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/12/doctor-who-9x11/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/12/doctor-who-9x11/#respond Sat, 05 Dec 2015 22:48:51 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=25430 Doctor Who ever is also Doctor Who in a nutshell. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/12/doctor-who-9x11/feed/ 0 25430 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/jessica-jones-1x02/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/jessica-jones-1x02/#respond Sun, 29 Nov 2015 21:50:04 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=25366 Jessica Jones, people are as fragile as glass, but what has been broken can be fixed.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/jessica-jones-1x02/feed/ 0 25366 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/doctor-who-9x10/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/doctor-who-9x10/#respond Wed, 25 Nov 2015 23:38:27 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=25316 being a girl in Moffat's Doctor Who.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/doctor-who-9x10/feed/ 0 25316 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/jessica-jones-1x01/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/jessica-jones-1x01/#respond Mon, 23 Nov 2015 18:39:19 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=25245 Jessica Jones is beautiful, dark, powerful, and dealing with some complex emotions. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/jessica-jones-1x01/feed/ 0 25245 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/doctor-who-9x09/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/doctor-who-9x09/#respond Sat, 21 Nov 2015 18:45:39 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=25195 Doctor Who yet. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/11/doctor-who-9x09/feed/ 0 25195 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/10/doctor-who-9x04/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/10/doctor-who-9x04/#respond Mon, 12 Oct 2015 06:15:33 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=25087 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/10/doctor-who-9x04/feed/ 0 25087 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/10/doctor-who-9x03/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/10/doctor-who-9x03/#respond Mon, 05 Oct 2015 16:41:06 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=25022 Doctor Who goes back to basics with a classic "base-under-siege" story. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/10/doctor-who-9x03/feed/ 0 25022 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/10/doctor-who-9x02/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/10/doctor-who-9x02/#respond Sat, 03 Oct 2015 16:25:22 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=24962 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/10/doctor-who-9x02/feed/ 0 24962 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/09/first-looklast-look-september-20-26-2015/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/09/first-looklast-look-september-20-26-2015/#respond Sun, 27 Sep 2015 00:18:25 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=24914 Minority Report, Blindspot, The Muppets, Scream Queens, and Heroes Reborn.]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/09/first-looklast-look-september-20-26-2015/feed/ 0 24914 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/09/doctor-who-9x01-the-magicians-apprentice/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/09/doctor-who-9x01-the-magicians-apprentice/#respond Tue, 22 Sep 2015 12:32:33 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=24840 Doctor Who is back, and I couldn't be happier. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/09/doctor-who-9x01-the-magicians-apprentice/feed/ 0 24840 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/game-of-thrones-5x10-mothers-mercy/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/game-of-thrones-5x10-mothers-mercy/#respond Sun, 21 Jun 2015 17:05:18 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=24423 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/game-of-thrones-5x10-mothers-mercy/feed/ 0 24423 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/hannibal-3x02-primavera/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/hannibal-3x02-primavera/#respond Sun, 14 Jun 2015 00:40:14 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=24387 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/hannibal-3x02-primavera/feed/ 0 24387 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/game-of-thrones-5x09-the-dance-of-dragons/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/game-of-thrones-5x09-the-dance-of-dragons/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2015 16:00:56 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=24320 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/game-of-thrones-5x09-the-dance-of-dragons/feed/ 0 24320 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/orphan-black-3x08-ruthless-in-purpose-and-insidious-in-method/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/orphan-black-3x08-ruthless-in-purpose-and-insidious-in-method/#respond Mon, 08 Jun 2015 04:42:12 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=24270 Orphan Black? The answer may be more troubling than we thought...]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/orphan-black-3x08-ruthless-in-purpose-and-insidious-in-method/feed/ 0 24270 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/hannibal-3x01-antipasto/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/hannibal-3x01-antipasto/#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2015 06:33:55 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=24209 Hannibal has a serious question for us: are we observing, or are we participating? ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/hannibal-3x01-antipasto/feed/ 0 24209 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/game-of-thrones-5x08-hardhome/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/game-of-thrones-5x08-hardhome/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2015 06:31:07 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=24145 Game of Thrones has always been about "us vs. them," but former enemies are finding common ground as the walls tumble down around them. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/game-of-thrones-5x08-hardhome/feed/ 0 24145 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/orphan-black-3x07-community-of-dreadful-fear-and-hate/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/orphan-black-3x07-community-of-dreadful-fear-and-hate/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2015 16:18:19 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=24098 Orphan Black's "pro-family" agenda...]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/06/orphan-black-3x07-community-of-dreadful-fear-and-hate/feed/ 0 24098 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/louie-5x07-08-the-road-parts-1-and-2/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/louie-5x07-08-the-road-parts-1-and-2/#respond Sat, 30 May 2015 21:17:04 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=24031 Louie hits the road and lets himself be an asshole. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/louie-5x07-08-the-road-parts-1-and-2/feed/ 0 24031 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/game-of-thrones-5x07-the-gift/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/game-of-thrones-5x07-the-gift/#respond Wed, 27 May 2015 18:19:13 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=23961 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/game-of-thrones-5x07-the-gift/feed/ 0 23961 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/orphan-black-3x06-certain-agony-of-the-battlefield/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/orphan-black-3x06-certain-agony-of-the-battlefield/#respond Mon, 25 May 2015 04:51:03 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=23923 Orphan Black's most frustrating and problematic characters. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/orphan-black-3x06-certain-agony-of-the-battlefield/feed/ 0 23923 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/mad-men-7x14-person-to-person/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/mad-men-7x14-person-to-person/#respond Sat, 23 May 2015 18:39:55 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=23865 Mad Men's ending is as perfect as we could ask, and nowhere near as cynical as it appears. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/mad-men-7x14-person-to-person/feed/ 0 23865 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/game-of-thrones-5x06-unbowed-unbent-unbroken/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/game-of-thrones-5x06-unbowed-unbent-unbroken/#respond Mon, 18 May 2015 19:27:20 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=23818 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/game-of-thrones-5x06-unbowed-unbent-unbroken/feed/ 0 23818 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/orphan-black-3x05-scarred-by-many-past-frustrations/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/orphan-black-3x05-scarred-by-many-past-frustrations/#respond Sun, 17 May 2015 20:03:51 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=23777 Orphan Black, love is short, and forgetting is so long, and some wounds are very slow to heal. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/orphan-black-3x05-scarred-by-many-past-frustrations/feed/ 0 23777 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/mad-men-7x13-the-milk-and-honey-route/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/mad-men-7x13-the-milk-and-honey-route/#respond Sat, 16 May 2015 18:46:42 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=23739 Mad Men, it's still all about the journey, not the destination. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/mad-men-7x13-the-milk-and-honey-route/feed/ 0 23739 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/louie-5x06-sleepover/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/louie-5x06-sleepover/#comments Fri, 15 May 2015 20:45:13 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=23699 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/louie-5x06-sleepover/feed/ 1 23699 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/mad-men-7x12-lost-horizon/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/mad-men-7x12-lost-horizon/#respond Thu, 14 May 2015 04:59:49 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=23512 Mad Men has always been about individuals, but at its end it may be about a changing culture that has little room for individualism. ]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/mad-men-7x12-lost-horizon/feed/ 0 23512 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/game-of-thrones-5x05-kill-the-boy/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/game-of-thrones-5x05-kill-the-boy/#respond Tue, 12 May 2015 07:03:59 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=23594 truly unforgivable?]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/game-of-thrones-5x05-kill-the-boy/feed/ 0 23594 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/orphan-black-3x04-newer-elements-of-our-defense/ https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/orphan-black-3x04-newer-elements-of-our-defense/#respond Sun, 10 May 2015 18:20:42 +0000 https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/?p=23564 Orphan Black...]]> https://unaffiliatedcritic.com/2015/05/orphan-black-3x04-newer-elements-of-our-defense/feed/ 0 23564