S1E7. Judy Davis titillated, Paulson skyrocketed, the doctor (Jon Jon Briones) scratched, Charlie Carver was endearing and Amanda Plummer itched.

One more to go before I tell Daddy Ryan to fuck off. 28-Sep-2020

S1E5. Paulson continues to polish her art. Judy Davis steals it by being the most ratched. Cynthia Nixon exudes a mature woman's warmth and dangerous idolatry. Finn Witrock looks yummier but somebody fucked the "it" out of him. I hope its just bad direction. No offense directors. There are beautiful spaces, delightful scenes and a Hitchcock orchestration that makes us swoon but I still don't see what this Ratched has in common with the ultimate Ratched. (I never imagined ultimate Nurse Ratched being "cute" in her youth.) 24-Sep-2020

I appreciate the learning but the training has to go with it. 15-May-2019

Gorgeous pretense. Exactly what I needed. 13-Mar-2019

Reunion. It was about gay pride...the real one. 22-Jun-2018

The highlight was watching Ru bring adorableness to her drag. 26-May-2018

It was everything the last all-stars forgot this show was about. 27-Apr-2018

I woke up to frills and glitter in my mouth and I liked it. 18-Jan-2019

They rang my bells. 15-Dec-2018

Aretha makes everything look good. 17-Sep-2018

The engagement almost made me believe in mom and pops again. 17-Sep-2018

The jokesters (Colin Jost & Michael Che) made us uncomfortable while appearing rude. When you let hostility rule it spills over to the land of magic. You may not want to celebrate them but we deserve them. 17-Sep-2018

Well played, well processed and well done. 18-Jun-2018

Thandie still stuns but logic has scattered. Our belief system cannot compute panoramic robot suffering. The closest tech we have to robotics is "Alexa" and she can barely get my name correctly or throw out the garbage. There is no human voice to empathize with. 01-Jun-2018

It's a Gurlworld and beautiful Thandie rules atop it. 23-Nov-2016

The battle was worth saluting. 24-Jun-2017

My original review has been changed to reflect that in fun you can disrespect a group and commit error with one unfortunate word. 29-Mar-2017

I was a little dismayed how little spectacle and celebration was involved in crowning this year's All-Star. It seemed rushed and gagged of money. Couldn't a club donate their space to the great Ru-Paul and allow her ladies to shine in the atmosphere that bore them? The lift to either cause wouldn't hurt and it would delight us. 14-Oct-2016

The show may have its blemishes but the whole is resplendent. There are frequent instances where Ronald D. Moore will ask the viewers to commence anew with contrasting situations and characters but he always relies on the one constant that upholds the story...romance. Caitrona Balfe as Claire Randall Fraser who compels Sam Heughan's Jamie Fraser from brute to man is the force of the show and the sentimentality. Balfe has a warming timbre and luxurious tilt. I want her to read me a story and in this situation she executes it persuasively. Heughan is virile, protective and heroic. His "Sassenach" phrase can inflame like his stature can overcome. Once we explore the cultivation of their coupling all exposition depends on the chemistry they have in bales to spare us.

This season the makers awarded us with what appeared to be the closing of a story and the prospect of letting us imagine the best end scenario for the doomed lovers. It was fearless, mature and gut wrenching. Unlike its brethren, Outlander's contentious moments were few and provoking but thanks to regardful writing we were allowed to heal along with the characters. The show validates Battlestar Galactica's proficiency as no fluke and Moore and his staff inspired.

Tobias Menzies as the nefarious Captain Randall is unnerving because the writers have the boldness to endow his character with the backstory of a damaged survivor whose actor civilizes him. You hate the character but respect the performer for defining the monster with the right amount of fine tuning.

Graham McTavish as Dougal Mackenzie and Jamie's uncle is bountiful Daddy Squish with some choice acting skills that impelled us to always question the character, his intentions and our investment. Dashing.

I don't know how the story can continue with the completion of the season finale but I'm tuning in and hoping that these creators can overcome the structure and deliver us noble artistry once again.
 05-Aug-2016

I would love to cheer them on but there is a third layer of make-up they need to remove before I can associate and sympathize. The dating episode helped.

There also has to be a better way to illustrate their talent than a disruptive and uncertain attempt at a music video. 06-Nov-2017