STORY REVIEW: The Duc De L’Omelette
Tim MatassaA duke goes to Hell and plays cards with the Devil to win back his soul.
Plus, Poe goes overboard with the French, and I’m officially worried about this early stretch of his stories.
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TV REVIEW: Stranger Things (Season 2, Episode 4) – Will the Wise
Dart has quite a surprise for Dustin—and for Mews.
Plus, El and Hopper go to war, Nancy and Jonathan go to the lab, Max goes to bat for herself, and Billy goes for the record of most awful clichés for one character.
TV REVIEW: The Last of Us (Season 1, Episode 5) – Endure and Survive
Another gut-wrenching episode of The Last of Us—is there any other kind?
Plus, Kathleen’s underground problem bubbles up to the surface, the most wanted man in Kansas City has a dicey plan, Ellie doesn’t understand how vaccines work, and everything’s fine—Joel just has an asshole voice.
STORY REVIEW: Metzengerstein
Poe’s first story, about a boy and his horse. Except the boy is a sociopath, the horse is possessed, and there’s some real unhealthy obsession going on.
TV REVIEW: The Last of Us (Season 1, Episode 4) – Please Hold to My Hand
A deadly detour in Kansas City can’t stop Ellie from finally making Joel laugh. Plus, Ellie is NOT a psycho, Kathleen IS a terror with questionable decision-making about who lives and dies, and Joel’s 56-year-old knees can only handle so many flights of stairs.
MOVIE REVIEW: Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope
We take our first trip to a galaxy far, far away to meet a whiny farmboy, a cocky smuggler, and a shit-talking princess. Plus, the most underwhelming light saber duel in Star Wars history, the Death Star has a vulnerable spot that puts the Titanic to shame, and could Obi-Wan Kenobi and Ben Kenobi really be the same person?
TV REVIEW: Stranger Things (Season 2, Episode 3) – The Pollywog
Dustin’s new pet brings the Upside Down further into the boys’ world. Plus, El puts the screws to Hopper and takes out her frustrations on her new “rival,” Nancy and Steve can’t get on the same page, and Will gets more than he bargained for by following Bob’s advice.
TV REVIEW: The Last of Us (Season 1, Episode 3) – Long, Long Gone
We meet Bill and Frank, and get a love story for the ages. Plus, being a survivalist pays off, the suburbs of Boston are the hub of the Linda Ronstadt Fan Club, and paying attention to things is how we show our love. (Also, Ellie might have a sadistic streak.)
TV REVIEW: The Last of Us (Season 1, Episode 2) – Infected
We’re on the road, trying to get Ellie to the Fireflies, whether or not Joel believes she’s the real deal. Plus, Ellie is a weird kid, a sacrifice is sealed with a kiss, and Clickers are utterly TERRIFYING.
TV REVIEW: Stranger Things (Season 2, Episode 2) – Trick or Treat, Freak
Halloween comes to Hawkins while there’s something sinister in the air – and the pumpkin patch. Plus, Mike and El are moody teenagers, Dustin and Lucas finally talk to a girl, Billy is every 80’s bad boy cliché, Nancy is spiraling, and the boys slander my favorite Ghostbuster.