Separate Roads – The Umbrella Academy, Season Two, Episode Seven

The episode so famous, it became a meme. At least on the corners of the internet I frequent. To be honest, I didn’t remember much about it after I saw if the first time, but this time around, I was reasonably impressed. It’s a transitional episode, as are many this season, but it uses the…

I Still Can’t Believe This is the Pushing Daisies Guy – Hannibal (show)

A good horror show is rare to find. Films are common, but something about the transition in medium from a short to a long form makes it difficult to elicit that same rush of dread and fright. Which is a pity, because the longer nature of television shows offers a lot that is difficult to…

You Know I Love Dysfunctional Family Dinners – The Umbrella Academy, Season Two, Episode Six

The season builds tension this episode as the Umbrella Academy siblings prepare to face their biggest challenge yet: a dinner with their father. It's been years since most of them have seen him, and no one (other than perhaps Five and Vanya) is particularly looking forward to it, given their contentious relationship with the now-dead…

Leg – The Umbrella Academy, Season Two, Episode Five

The band is back together, more or less. As the Umbrella Academy reunites (finally), we return to that sibling group dynamic that made the first season function. There have been a few important changes since the seven protagonists were all in the same room together. For one, the characters have been through one apocalypse already.…

Corn and Swedes – The Umbrella Academy, Season Two, Episode Three

Continuing our foray into The Umbrella Academy's wonton chaos, Episode Three starts to bring two major subplots to a culmination but ends up prompting more questions than it answers. As an early entry into the season, that's not necessarily a problem, but the season is solidifying in form, and as we get to the midpoint,…

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…

3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Fourteen (Episode Sixty-Four)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Fourteen: Journey's End - *** Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None Part One: Pictures of a Cast We get a few different jumps forward in time to establish where the characters have ended up, the first two months, then two years, then presumably many more years in the future. because this…

3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Thirteen (Episode Sixty-Three)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Thirteen: The Other Side of the Gateway - **   Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None   Part One: What We've Learned You'd think that after sixty-some reviews, I'd know how to talk about this series, but alas, it would seem some things are beyond the scope of human ken. Greed…

3P Reviews: Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Season Five, Episode Twelve (Episode Sixty-Two)

Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood Season Five Episode Twelve: A Fierce Counterattack - ***   Spoilers: Yes. Audience Assumptions: None   Part One: Punching I’m kind of getting Game of Thrones flashbacks with this one, mainly in the sense that this almost feels like it should be the final episode but we still have several more to go.…

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…