Five Reasons to Watch Emerald City

By now, you pretty much know the story of Dorothy’s trip to Oz inside and out, right? You’ve had the original Wizard of Oz, the soulful 1970s adaptation The Wiz, Gregory Maguire’s philosophical (fan-fic?) novel Wicked, and the blockbuster musical that followed. You’d think we would have exhausted innovative and compelling ways to tell this narrative. Well, NBC would like to challenge that impression, and their new take on this canonical story is visually rich and narratively innovative. In this episode, we offer five reasons to watch (and one reason not to) Emerald City.

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Top Five TV Villains

What makes a good villain? Is it pure, unadulterated evil? Is it moral ambiguity? Is it creativity of methods? Join us for our Top Five Best TV Villains episode….although it should be noted that Jove’s list contains a lot more than five. She’s bad with rules. And Blythe’s good with that.

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September 11, 2018 0

Five Reasons to Watch Game of Thrones

Game of Thrones has won more Emmys than any prime time television shows, and with good reason: arguably the most ambitious show ever to grace the small screen, GoT is epic in narrative and aesthetic scale. Its plot twists and turns until you’re spinning, and it’s a good idea not to get too emotionally attached to any character (although, good luck with that). In this episode, we give five reasons to watch the show.

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August 28, 2018 0

Nanette

Wow, this performance. We don’t even know what to call it. It’s billed at stand-up comedy, but it’s not quite that. Maybe it’s a one-person show? Performance art? Whatever genre you want to call it, this one-hour special on Netflix is mind-blowing. See it. We’ll tell you why.

July 24, 2018 0

The 100: S4E13

Praimfaya is here! It’s the last episode of Season 4 of The 100, which means it’s also our last installment in our special series. We discuss the new dynamics between characters, what this episode lacked, and what might be in store for the next season.

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June 7, 2017 0

The 100: S4E12

The Chosen, the penultimate episode of S4 of The 100, has some truly spectacular moments–and one that we thought could have been done better. Octavia continues to amaze us, we’re excited about Clarke’s latest plan, and we’re conflicted about Jaha (what else is new). Join us as we break it all down!

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May 25, 2017 0

The 100: S4E11

Episode 4×11 of The 100, “The Other Side,” has a weak title and some lazy writing. It also has one of the most affecting goodbye scenes in the entire series, and touching reunion, and more wtf moments with Jaha. We’re concerned about–and for–Clarke, too. Join us while we break it down!

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May 13, 2017 0

The 100: S4E10

We are still reeling from episode 4×10 of The 100: “Die All, Die Merrily.” Many of our favorite characters died. One of our absolute favorite characters did something unforgivably awful. We got to see see much Indra. This is definitely one of the best episodes of the series. Have a listen while we break it down.

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May 4, 2017 0

The 100: S4E9

In “DNR,” episode 4×9 of The 100, Clarke tries to lead all the Grounders, Roan says not so fast, and a battle to the death gets set up. Along the way Raven, Jasper, and Harper decide they’d rather die than live in a bunker, and Octavia tries her hand a farming. It’s a fantastic episode that seems to be setting up even more fantastic things to come. Have a listen while we break it down!