ALL THE MAGICAL GAY! – The Umbrella Academy, Season Two, Episode Four

Righty-O, let's put the "unction" back in "dysfunctional!" That wasn't supposed to be deep, by the way, it was supposed to be nonsense, but I just looked it up, and apparently "unction" is a real word. It's an archaic term for an oil used to cleanse and heal. How oddly thematic. Anyway, welcome back to…

This Fish, I Like Him – The Umbrella Academy, Season Two, Episode Two

Guess who figured out how to auto-trace bitmap images? I definitely didn't work that out after completing 75% of the drawings for this review, that's for sure... We continue our reviews of season two of The Umbrella Academy, hopefully with greater velocity from now on, as things start to escalate. The kids are moving closer…

The Milkman Cometh – The Umbrella Academy, Season Two, Episode One

Dallas? The Kennedy assassination? 1960s faux-idyllic pastels and warm colors? Secret societies? A bizarre cult? Psychics? Conspiracies? The end of the world as we know it? Milk? Why yes, that please. All of it. I want. (Look, you can't fault me for having a type.) As it turns out, the milkman is less important than…

It’s All Over Now – Bojack Horseman, Season Six

The first few episodes of this, the final season of beloved cartoon Bojack Horseman, aired late last year. I’ve waited to cover the series until now mainly because I wanted to review the entire season at once and the second half of the season didn't come out until later. However, I would be lying if…

3P Reviews: The Umbrella Academy, Season One, Episode Ten

Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 8 Aesthetics and Style: 6 Creativity: 6 Overall Plot: 5 Subplots: 7 Sum: 32/50 Spoilers: Ya. A few for the comics, too, so fair warning. Audience Assumptions: None, probably.   The Umbrella Academy Season One Episode Ten: The White Violin - ***   Part One: KLAUS' MAGIC BOWLING BALL OF…

3P Reviews: The Umbrella Academy, Season One, Episode Nine

Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 8 Aesthetics and Style: 6 Creativity: 6 Overall Plot: 5 Subplots: 7 Sum: 32/50 Spoilers: Only the best. Audience Assumptions: Read the first review to get the most out of it.   The Umbrella Academy Season One Episode Nine: Changes - *****   Part One: TELEPORTING. MARGARITA. BOI. Finally, we…

3P Reviews: The Umbrella Academy, Season One, Episode Eight

Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 8 Aesthetics and Style: 6 Creativity: 6 Overall Plot: 5 Subplots: 7 Sum: 32/50 Spoilers: Naturally. Audience Assumptions: Yes.   The Umbrella Academy Season One Episode Eight: I Heard a Rumor - ****   Part One: Please Let Them Get Pulled Over All right, I give; I love this series. I…

3P Reviews: The Umbrella Academy, Season One, Episode Seven

Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 8 Aesthetics and Style: 6 Creativity: 6 Overall Plot: 5 Subplots: 7 Sum: 32/50 Spoilers: Nope. None at all. Seven episodes in and I'm not going to spoil anything from this or any of the previous episodes somehow. Yes, of course I'll be giving spoilers. Audience Assumptions: Yes. You should…

3P Reviews: The Umbrella Academy, Season One, Episode Four

Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 8 Aesthetics and Style: 6 Creativity: 6 Overall Plot: 5 Subplots: 7 Sum: 32/50 Spoilers: Yes Audience Assumptions: Fam The Umbrella Academy Season One Episode Four: Man on the Moon - ***** Part One: No, Really, Who Put the Monkey There? Was it Pogo? His Mother? His Father? Those Are…

3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Two, Episode One (Episode Fifteen)

Series Breakdown Rating: Characters and Character Development: 7 Aesthetics and Style: 7 Creativity: 7 Overall Plot: 5 Dialogue: 4 Sum: 30/50   Spoilers: Yes Audience Assumptions: None   Season Two Episode 1: Envoy from the East - ***   Part One: Backspositionbuilding Here we get into the key advantage Brotherhood has over the original Fullmetal Alchemist anime:…