Daily Archives: March 3, 2018

The midseason TV break is over

TV

Now the challenge is if I can remember it all.

Arrow is finally going through a story arc that is bringing something new to the table, not just whatever bad guy is the biggest problem. Internal strife has pulled the team apart and it feels like something of long-term consequence is happening.

Gotham is on its third Poison Ivy but it looks like we have hit the comic book version with this one. And if I’m not mistaken that was The Toymaker! It said Krank on the storefront window so that’s a rather recent pull from a modern animated Batman show. Rebel without a cause Bruce cracks me up and Selina finally sees him and calls him out. I look forward to this every week and I’m happy it’s back.

The Walking Dead had a powerful episode. Funny how that happens when it’s about a character you care about. Interesting set up for the last half of the season, I’m not much of a believer that they’ll make it work and keep up the quality.

Atlanta is back! It feels like it’s been forever. Guest appearance by Katt Williams and he was fantastic! Earn is trying to keep his space next to Paper Boi and the plot used for Katt created a revealing look at how Earn feels and what his fears are. Strong character study right out of the gate.

The mini-series Waco finished but I haven’t watched the final episode yet. Really good, Taylor Kitsch is fantastic.

Baskets remains awesome, I have an odd love for this show.

McMafia is a new show on FX. I usually dig the shows this network picks up so I gave it a shot. The show is about Alex Godman, the son of a Russian mob boss who was kicked out of the country. Alex grew up in England and lived a luxurious childhood, an Ivy league school education and now heads his own business on Wall Street. His uncle still works on the less legal side of business and a bad deal brings Alex directly into a world he’s tried to keep clear of. An interesting pilot episode with the hook of the show coming in the last 10 minutes of the show. I’m intrigued by the setup and I really like the lead actor, James Norton, who I first saw on the fantastic Happy Valley.

And that’s just the start. Once April kicks in, we’re looking at Silicon Valley, Westworld, Archer, Krypton, The Terror, and The Americans. My backlog of series is growing, there’s not enough time in the day.

Let’s Go Rangers!

NY Rangers

OK, we’re two games into the “new” roster with another game in Canada tonight. And the New York Rangers have won both games. The defense is still a mess but the spirit does seem to be back.

Ryan Spooner (from the Bruins) is doing amazing. Six assists and one goal in three games. He’s helped Hayes light a fire under him who is on a goal streak that hasn’t happened in I can’t remember how long.

The Vancouver game started amazing, 3-0 almost right off the bat. Two goals in the first two minutes. And then it fell apart and turned into a war that ended 6-5 in OT. 55 shots for Lundqvist, which is absurd. Last night 3-1 win with 50 more shots against. Hank was a man possessed this two fend that off, it was nuts. They managed to keep a lid on rebounds and turned it around to offense more against Calgary which shows in the score.

But the defense. 50 goals against cannot keep happening, it’s unsustainable. No goalie can keep dealing with that.

The games have been fun to watch though.