Jackson Ball reviews the sixth episode of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman season 2… Episode 6 of takes a classic narrative thread, found previously in many a sitcom, and mixes it up with all the craziness we’ve come to expect from the show. Never before has an episode revolving around autoerotic asphyxiation been so light-hearted! Spoiler Ahead […]
BoJack Horseman Season 2 Episode 5 Review – ‘Chickens’
Jackson Ball reviews the fifth episode of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman season 2… Episode 5 tackles a fairly meta subject for BoJack Horseman: in a world populated by intelligent, humanoid animals, who gets eaten as food? Spoiler Ahead – You Have Been Warned! ‘Chickens’ is yet another example of the BoJack Horseman writing team throwing around […]
BoJack Horseman Season 2 Episode 4 Review – ‘After The Party’
Jackson Ball reviews the fourth episode of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman season 2… Relationships of all shapes and varieties are put under the microscope in this episode. BoJack (Will Arnett) struggles to adjust to his blossoming romance with Wanda (Lisa Kudrow), while married life isn’t all it cracked up to be for Diane (Alison Brie) and […]
How the SummerSlam Card Exposes a Lack of Main Event Talent
Jackson Ball on how the SummerSlam card exposes a lack of main event talent… WWE Battleground has come and gone, bringing with it a series of revelations that has set us on a direct collision course for Summerslam. ‘The Biggest Party of the Summer’ is one of the true marquee events of the wrestling calendar, […]
BoJack Horseman Season 2 Episode 3 Review – ‘Still Broken’
Jackson Ball reviews the third episode of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman season 2… Some unfortunate circumstances lead to BoJack (Will Arnett) being reacquainted with the rest of the Horsin’ Around cast, as they attend the funeral of the show’s creator, Herb Kazzaz (Stanley Tucci). Spoiler Ahead – You Have Been Warned! One of the most poignant […]
BoJack Horseman Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘Yesterdayland’
Jackson Ball reviews the second episode of Netlix’s BoJack Horseman season 2… After a promising season premiere, it’s back to normality for BoJack Horseman (Will Arnett) and friends. That is, if normality involves a coma-stricken owl and a homemade Disneyland. Just another day in Hollywoo… Spoiler Ahead – You Have Been Warned! Building on the […]
BoJack Horseman Season 2 Episode 1 Review
Jackson Ball reviews the first episode of Netflix’s BoJack Horseman season 2… BoJack is back! A full year after Will Arnett’s narcissistic, anthropomorphic horse first galloped onto our screens, he’s returning with big plans. He’s (miraculously) landed his dream movie-role, his tell-all memoir has been a huge success, and he’s finally ready to change his […]
Better Call Saul Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘Pimento’
Jackson Ball reviews the ninth episode of Better Call Saul… It’s hard to believe it but the inaugural season of Better Call Saul is almost over. As we enter the show’s penultimate episode, entitled ‘Pimento’, we find the McGill brothers side-by-side, marching into the battleground of civil law. Warning! Spoilers Ahead – You have been […]
House of Cards Season 3 Episode 6 Review – ‘Chapter 32’
Jackson Ball reviews the sixth episode of House of Cards Season 3… So far the Underwoods seem to be rolling with all punches that Washington (and beyond) can throw at them. However, more so than any time in the previous two series, it is starting to feel as though Frank (Kevin Spacey) and Clare (Robin […]
Better Call Saul Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Rico’
Jackson Ball reviews the eighth episode of Better Call Saul… Better Call Saul has officially exploded out of its mid-season slump. After a few mediocre, directionless instalments, the series has hit a string of episodes filled with televisual gold. Episode 6 brought us an earth-shaking performance from Jonathan Banks; Episode 7 delved deeper into the […]