TV Reviews – Consequence

The Crown Season 6 Concludes as a Study in Empathy: Review

Liz Shannon Miller — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 08:01:58 +0000

In recent months, creator Peter Morgan and even Netflix co-CEO Ted Sarandos have begun referring to The Crown as “a love letter to Queen Elizabeth II.” It’s a description that feels a little out of alignment with the reality of the show, if only when you consider the real-life royal…

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Netflix’s Obliterated Is Fun, But Only in Small Doses: Review

Clint Worthington — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 08:01:39 +0000

The Pitch: It’s not hard to imagine the elevator pitch for Netflix’s new action-comedy show Obliterated: What if The Hangover had stakes beyond a missing bachelor? Dutifully, and with raunchy relish, Jon Hurwitz, Hayden Schlossberg, and Josh Heald, the minds behind Cobra Kai — another Netflix show that valorizes the oo-rah fuck-yeah media…

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Squid Game: The Challenge Review: A Grotesque Distortion of the Original

Liz Shannon Miller — Wed, 22 Nov 2023 21:22:48 +0000

In Netflix's reality spinoff, the dystopia of the present day gets a little too literal.

Squid Game: The Challenge Review: A Grotesque Distortion of the Original
Liz Shannon Miller

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Has Too Many Humans, Not Enough Godzilla: Review

Clint Worthington — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 16:00:01 +0000

The Pitch: Of all the post-MCU multiverses that studios scrambled to build after the success of Marvel’s The Avengers in 2012, Legendary’s MonsterVerse has strangely held up the strongest over time. It helps, of course, that its foundations are built on the same kind of shared universe conceit as the original…

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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Is Ballsy As Hell: Review

Jonah Krueger — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 08:01:28 +0000

[Editor’s note: For more Scott Pilgrim Takes Off, check out our spoiler interview with the creators.] The Pitch: Not so long ago, in the mysterious land of Toronto, Canada, Scott Pilgrim (Michael Cera) was dating a high schooler. But when Ramona Flowers (Mary Elizabeth Winstead), quite literally the girl of…

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Fargo Year 5 Takes on 2019 for a Tighter, Still Terrifying Crime Fable: Review

Liz Shannon Miller — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 16:00:43 +0000

The Pitch: It’s the fall of 2019, one Presidential administration and a lifetime ago, and seemingly content suburban wife and mother Dot Lyon (Juno Temple) has landed herself in a spot of trouble after getting arrested for tasering a police officer at a PTA meeting. Not because of any potential…

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A Murder at the End of the World Review: An Intriguing Mystery, a More Intriguing Detective

Liz Shannon Miller — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 17:00:27 +0000

The Pitch: Darby Hart (Emma Corrin), thanks to being raised by a coroner, knows an awful lot about death, and how it’s investigated. She’s also a skilled computer hacker and a newly-published author of a true-crime book, and it’s at least one of those talents which leads to her receiving…

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The Curse Is Loaded, Unsettling, and Magnificent: Review

Paolo Ragusa — Mon, 06 Nov 2023 08:01:06 +0000

The Pitch: Married couple Whitney (Emma Stone) and Asher Seigel (Nathan Fielder) have struck a deal with HGTV to produce the pilot of their new eco-driven home flipping show, titled Flipanthropy. Set in what Whitney refers to as her hometown (it’s not) of Española, New Mexico, the show aims to follow Whitney…

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The Gilded Age Season 2 Review: Overstuffed But Still Addictive

Liz Shannon Miller — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:11:16 +0000

Thanks to Julian Fellowes' unsubtle pen, the second season is just as compelling as Downton Abbey.

The Gilded Age Season 2 Review: Overstuffed But Still Addictive
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For Better and Worse, Rick and Morty Season 7 is Still Rick and Morty: Review

Jonah Krueger — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 23:00:04 +0000

The Pitch: Rick, Morty, and the rest of the Smiths are back, and as the promotional campaign will tell you, they’re “sounding more like themselves than ever.” The Smith household is right where fans left it, with Rick obsessively chasing the version of himself who killed his original family, Morty letting…

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Frasier’s Return Features Some Uneven Storytelling but a Promising Ensemble: Review

Liz Shannon Miller — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 13:00:50 +0000

Call it a reboot or a revival — whatever it is, Kelsey Grammer's still got it.

Frasier’s Return Features Some Uneven Storytelling but a Promising Ensemble: Review
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The Boys Goes to College in the Equally Anarchic Spinoff Gen V: Review

Liz Shannon Miller — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 16:00:46 +0000

The Pitch: In the world of The Boys, people with superpowers don’t magically have their abilities — instead, at some point in their lives (likely as children) they were given a substance known as Compound V, with the expectation that it would lead to some sort of enhancement. Thus, there…

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The Fall of the House of Usher Review: Poe Meets the Sacklers for Some Very Human Horror

Liz Shannon Miller — Sat, 23 Sep 2023 00:00:29 +0000

Inspired by the Sackler family and Edgar Allen Poe, Mike Flanagan's latest Netflix series might be his best yet.

The Fall of the House of Usher Review: Poe Meets the Sacklers for Some Very Human Horror
Liz Shannon Miller

The Continental Grooves Its Way Through a Murky Jaunt In the John Wick Universe: Review

Clint Worthington — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 15:00:42 +0000

The Pitch: 2014’s John Wick was a watershed moment for American action filmmaking: Not only did it revitalize Keanu Reeves’ career as an action star, it introduced Hollywood to a tighter, more controlled style of action choreography we’re still seeing aped today. But part of the appeal of the Wick films, apart from…

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The Morning Show Season 3 Is My Kind of Mess: Review

Liz Shannon Miller — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 07:00:56 +0000

At a certain point, mid-way through Season 3 of The Morning Show, UBA exec Stella Bak (Greta Lee) tells an ad buyer that his wife back home might be dismayed by all the drama that surrounds her network. But really, says Stella, “I think she likes the mess.” It’s a…

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