Category Archives: TV

Dammit, Learn to Zig-Zag Rickon!

Posted on June 20, 2016 by wetcasements

Was it four or five episodes ago that Sansa met Littlefinger in Moletown?  And it was incredibly obvious that although she was angry at him, she should have asked for his soldiers to take back Winterfell? I guess it’s more … Continue reading →

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Canon

Posted on May 10, 2016 by wetcasements

I had a lot to say about Game of Thrones last season, and less so now that we’ve gone “past” the G.R.R.M. source material.  There’s no more nitpicking of the books, or questioning decisions made by Weiss and Benioff in terms … Continue reading →

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This Was The End

Posted on September 9, 2015 by wetcasements

Between an awesome three weeks back in America and the glorious splendor of another new semester teaching college in Korea (most of my classrooms were unlocked for me this time!) I forgot to give my opinion that no one asked … Continue reading →

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Godspeed, Jon

Posted on August 7, 2015 by wetcasements

I tried and failed to explain the significance of Jon Stewart to my Korean boss. For me, it’s two things.  The first was his episode after 9/11.  It’s hard to convey how shell-shocked everybody in America was, and how he … Continue reading →

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Winding Down

Posted on August 3, 2015 by wetcasements

True Detective season two is that novel you’re going to force yourself to finish even though it’s kind of balls. I mean sure, episode seven gave us some action and ZOMG SEX but if it’s all going to end next week … Continue reading →

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LOL Dicks

Posted on July 21, 2015 by wetcasements

Did episode five of season two of True Detective redeem the first four?  No, but it was the best one so far.  The Rachel McAdams therapy scene was fantastic. But it’s impossible not to compare this season to the first one, and … Continue reading →

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Meh Detective

Posted on July 14, 2015 by wetcasements

Like a gratuitous shot of a man’s head exploding in a cloud of brain matter, thrice even, my hopes for the rest of season two of True Detective have scattered down to the pavement. It’s all just so heavy-handed.  (“The dead avocado … Continue reading →

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Yawn

Posted on July 7, 2015 by wetcasements

True Detective season two, episode three was place-holder material at best. Ca. 2015, it’s really not that big of a reveal that one of the show’s male leads is gay.  Or more specifically, hooked up with another dude once. The … Continue reading →

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Wow

Posted on June 30, 2015 by wetcasements

The second episode of True Detective season two was great, and made up for all of the vagaries of the first episode. Or to quote Ron Burgundy, “Boy, that escalated quickly.”

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The Yellow King Is Gone

Posted on June 23, 2015 by wetcasements

Plot-wise, season one of True Detective was like an upside-down pyramid.  It started off very tightly scripted with a gruesome but singular murder but bloomed into a Lovecraftian nightmare zone. Season two is flipping the script, by starting with a bajillion … Continue reading →

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