TV Recaps
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Rick and Morty’s “Big Trouble in Little Sanchez”: Atypical Relationships and Adolescence
On last night’s episode of Rick and Morty, “Big Trouble in Little Sanchez,” Rick’s consciousness is trapped in an angst-ridden…
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Fear the Walking Dead Turned Zombies into Counter-Counterculture
Night of the Living Dead was pro-black, pro-woman, and absolutely counterculture; Fear the Walking Dead says social protest is the…
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Rick and Morty’s “Get Schwifty”: Eurovision in Space
In this week’s Rick and Morty episode, “Get Schwifty,” cosmic disembodied heads force Earth to participate in an intergalactic music reality…
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Rick and Morty’s “Total Rickall”: Crap, All My Friends Are Cereal Mascots
In “Total Rickall,” the Smiths face off with memory-implanting shapeshifters masquerading as their best friends. If anyone, you’ve got to be…
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True Detective Season 2 Explained: Closing the Case on This Mystery
True Detective Season 2 is over, but if you’re anything like me, there were more than a few plot points you…
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Haiku Life Lessons From Stevenbombs 2 & 3
This summer has been quite the ride for us Steven Universe fans. First we had the show’s hiatus starting in…
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Game of Thrones: What’s in Store for Meereen and Where Is Dany Going?
This week’s episode saw the Great Games go horribly awry in Meereen. What should have been a controversial but politically…
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The Annotated Adventure Time – The Post-Post-Apocalyptic Culture of “Hot Diggity Doom / The Comet”
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, the double-episode finale “Hot Diggity Doom / The Comet,” a new ruler is elected…
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The Annotated Adventure Time – True Chaotic Neutrality in “On the Lam”
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “On the Lam,” Martin the Human embroils himself in a rebellion between cute koala…
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The Annotated Adventure Time – The Comet Saga in “Orgalorg”
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “Orgalorg,” a head injury releases Gunther’s true cosmic form, with ties to the Catalyst…
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The Annotated Adventure Time – The Comet Cometh in “Be Sweet”
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “Be Sweet,” Ooo’s most irresponsible denizen, Lumpy Space Princess, agrees to babysit Ooo’s most…
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The Annotated Adventure Time – Arcane Blues in ‘You Forgot Your Floaties’
On last night’s episode of Adventure Time, “You Forgot Your Floaties,” Betty Grof helps Magic Man become Glob in exchange for…
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