Basket of Kisses

The title of this episode, Jemais Je Ne T’oublierai, is from the song À la Claire Fontaine and means “I will never forget you.” Our characters, this week, are all engaged in the act of memory. Cullen, as always, remembers his wife, and Lily remembers her husband. Elam remembers slavery. The Irish brothers discover, though, [...]

I’m not going to have a lot to say about this one. It was a disappointing episode, a definite step down. It was mired in characters doing inexplicable or stupid things because the plot needed them to, or because it adhered to type. Only Elam Ferguson was genuinely interesting, and even he pushed angry and [...]

“Because I don’t deserve forgiveness.” I am absolutely loving Hell on Wheels, and I feel like I’m waiting for the other shoe to drop. Some people are gunshy; I guess I’m Killing-shy. In my initial review, I expressed fear that this series would turn out to be Deadwood, with villains turning everything to shit as [...]

Sean: Mickey has twelve toes. Mickey: Sean but eight. Sean: Individually we’re freaks. Mickey: But together we’re whole. So, I think we want weekly review/recaps on this one, full of spoilers and discussion, but I already did a pre-airing review, so this first one will be light on review, and long on discussion questions. I [...]

James Bond 23 – now officially titled Skyfall – will face its greatest challenge in his spy career—be a worthy Oscar contender next year. Casting Albert Finney can’t hurt. Entertainment Weekly extracts from Matthew Weiner’s take on his renegotiations with AMC (and the alleged impact on other shows) from the interview with his sister,  freelance [...]

Hell on Wheels, AMC’s newest drama, premieres Sunday, November 6, at 10 pm (9 Central). Man, they sure do love Sundays. The American West is an iconic setting for storytelling, and many of our great stories have been set in its atmospheric milieu. There is something about that time and place that opens up stories [...]