On this week’s Last Week Tonight, John Oliver began by acknowledging Mahsa Amini’s death in Iran and the protests that have followed, serpentine Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’s political stunt in which he (probably illegally) shipped 50 migrants to Martha’s Vineyard — “We could spend the rest of this show talking …
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A review of this week’s Atlanta, “Born to Die,” coming up just as soon as I’m Ice Cube’s best friend in Are There Yet 5… The funny thing about Paper Boi’s rise to fame on this show is that it all happened in between episodes and/or seasons. The premiere shows …
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When it comes to weddings in Westeros, the vibes are always off. Think of King Joffrey’s marriage to Margaery Tyrell, which ended with him turning purple as he choked to death. Or of Sansa Stark’s two depressing betrothals, first to Tyrion Lannister — who was no happier about it than …
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Atlanta is back for its final season. A review of the two-part season premiere, “The Most Atlanta” and “The Homeliest Little Horse,” coming up just as soon as I return my air fryer… Back in March, Atlanta Season Three premiered with back-to-back episodes. The scheduling seemed only fair, because it …
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Come on — this is the Game of Thrones universe. You didn’t think we’d escape without a little incest, did you? Inbreeding is a hallowed tradition in the world of House of the Dragon. Old King Jahaerys and Good Queen Alysanne, King Viserys’s grandparents and immediate predecessors on the Iron …
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“I’m just gonna say this and you may not like it but it doesn’t make it any less true: The nicest thing the Queen of England ever did for anyone was die the week that [Liz Truss] became Prime Minister.” That pretty much summed up Last Week Tonight’s first segment, …
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It’s not easy being king. That’s been the story for poor Viserys Targaryen since House of the Dragon began, hasn’t it? Every time he seems to catch a break or make a decision, he winds up pissing off more people than he pleases. For a people-person like him, it’s a …
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On a sandy shore, wounded men are being nailed to posts. Crabs, thousands of them, swarm over their bodies, eating them alive. It’s a profoundly ugly scene, depicting the reign of terror waged by a pirate king called “the Crabfeeder” over the seas of Westeros. Yet in the sky, the …
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King’s Landing. The Iron Throne. The Red Keep, the theme song, the sex and the violence, more platinum-blonde Targaryens than you can shake a Valyrian steel sword at. And dragons. Big, flying, fire-breathing dragons. Based on its premiere episode — you can’t properly call it a pilot, since the whole …
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Better Call Saul has ended. A review of the series finale, “Saul Gone,” coming up just as soon as I build a time machine… “Where do I see it ending? With me on top, like always.” —Saul James Morgan McGill and Walter White join forces one final time midway through …
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