57 Channels and Only This Is On: October 11, 2026

 

Lanterns:  Meh, the lady cop killing Hal was a bit anticlimactic.  It was one of those lame television tropes of not picking the obvious suspect so they can go with the character that makes no sense.  But I guess I was wrong to predict that every DC property was going to end with someone ending up on the Peacemaker planet.  So, are they jut going  to leave Sinestro on the fear planet?  Why not ship him off to the Peacemaker planet?

 

The Challenge:  I really wanted to see Ana Leigh vs. Michele.  It seemed like Ana Leigh would win and then we would have had a team with no eligible guys and a team with no eligible girls.  So, what exactly are they going to do next week?  Are they going to make two guys from the same team go against each other?  Johnny vs. CT would be fun.

 

Survivor:  I do not think I have had this level of secondhand embarrassment watching this show before.  If you want to go home, just tell everyone to vote for you last week.  I feel bad for the person who went home last week, should have been him instead.  Also, melancholy happy trails to Pants-less Pat.  Kind of sucks she saved the wedding photographer last week, only for her to vote her out this week.  Why not have them vote for the boring guy instead?  It is always annoying when someone who not even mentioned gets voted out.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: October 3, 2026

 

Lanterns:  I am beginning to think Hal killed Hal.  Though is the dead Hal the one made with Manhunter DNA or the real one?  But the one thing about the two Hal’s theory, where is the other Hal?  Is he hanging out with Sinestro because he was the one who broke him out?

 

The Challenge:  Well, that was a waste of an episode.  It just felt like filler because they probably lost an episode when they sent the three guys home without explanation.  And how boring both captains won. 

 

Survivor:  What the fork just happened?  Was the guy’s plan to Idol himself out?  If you want to go home, just ask everyone to vote for you, why come up with one of the dumbest plans in the history of the show.  Then much like how they dropped the Pantsless Pat in the first episode, they also seemed to just drop how that one lady broke her ankle this week. Unless those silly plants actually helped.

 

Mobland:  So no one of consequence actually died last week, just a bunch of red shirts.  Then all that just to have a meeting that went nowhere.  Yawn.

57 Channels and Only This Was On: September 27, 2026

 

Lanterns:  They really are going to kill off Coach Taylor?  Is he just going to be a Halogram for the rest of the series?  Granted, who know if there will be another season.  Sadly, since it looks like there is nothing to stop the Paramount – WB merger now, who knows if we will be getting another reboot of the DCU.  Hilarious that a lot is going to rest on how the upcoming Clayface movie does after Supergirl bombed.

 

The Challenge:  Sure, having three guys kicked off threw a wrench into thing, but still, it feels like no one thought out these rules.  There is no more eligibles boys on one team, and only one eligible girl on the other.  So, what happens on the next guy day?  Do they force Tori to go in if Michele goes home next?  Do they go to the finals early? 

 

Survivor:  First impression, one of the more entertaining casts in a while.  I do wonder if the Irish dude ever saw someone chop down a tree before.  Even I know you have to chop from both sides.  And did they just drop the Pantless Pat storyline?  And when was the last time there was ever a Pat?   Though it is kind of depressing to think she may be too young to remember the SNL character that kind of killed that nickname.

 

Granted I can do without the silly catchphrase.  Feel like this is just an excuse not to not have to think of new twists, they are just going to recycle some that probably did not work the first time.  I do wonder if the two bros will kiss and make up after the big breakdown in voting this week.  Seems like a hard thing to come back from

 

Mobland:  So, are they really going to kill off the wife?   Though, being someone who has watched too much television, if they are putting it in a cliffhanger, then probably not. 

The Twenty-First Annual Scooter Television Awards

 

Best Drama: Andor

 

Best Comedy: Only Murders in the Building

 

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show: Andor

 

Best Comic Book / Video Game Adaptation: Harley Quinn

 

Best Period Show: Miss Austin

 

Best Animated Show: Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head

 

Best Reality Show:  Survivor

 

Best Remake, Reboot, or (non-comic book) Adaptation: Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head

 

Best Miniseries: Sirens

 

Best Talk Show: Pardon the Interruption

 

Best New Show:  Sirens

  

Guiltiest Guilty Pleasure:  Grosse Point Garden Society

 

Worst Show I Made Though an Entire Season Of: Sausage Party: Foodtopia

Best Hour of TV:  Make it Stop (Andor)

 

Best Half Hour of TV: Nail in the Coffin (Only Murders in the Building)

 

Biggest Shocker: Cinda Canning was murdered!  (Or was she?  Was that just someone who looked like her?)

 

Best Line: “Who are you? (Cassian Andor, Andor)

 

Worst Idea:  The White Lotus crossing multiple proverbial lines this season

 

Worst Moment:  The true crime proliferation like with the Murdaugh Murders is getting really gross

 

Biggest Disappointment:  Star Wars: Skeleton Key

 

Best Musical Moment: Beavis and Butt-Head watch Get Him Back by Olivia Rodrigo

 

Best Karaoke:” Wish You Were Me” - Thé

 

Best New Title Sequence:  The Copenhagen Test

 

Best GIF:

  

Best Character: Devon DeWitt (Sirens)

 

Best Recurring Character:  Kleya Marki (Andor)

 

Best Guest Appearance:  Dylan and Becky Ann Baker (Only Murders in the Building)

 

Best Cast Addition:  Vivienne Birch (Obituary)

 

Best Duo:  Kleya and Luthen (Andor)

 

Best Trio:  Mabel Mora, Charles Hayden Savage, and Oliver Putnum (Only Murders in the Building)

 

Most Entertaining Female Reality “Star”:  Savannah Louie (Survivor)

 

Most Annoying Reality “Star”:  Rizo Velovic (Survivor

 

Most Anticipated New Show of the Next Season:  PONIES (January 15, Peacock)

  

Show That Should Be Brought Back: Grosse Point Garden Society

 

Biggest Question for 2025:  How did Stephan’s voicemail effects the wedding on Tell Me Lies?

 

57 Channels and Only This Is On: December 21, 2025

 

Survivor:  The casting spoilers for 50 kind of ruined this season. Despite being in the minority alliance since the merge, it was obvious that Savannah and Rizo would somehow manage to go a little father.  Though, thinking they would go far but probably not win made the finale less obvious than it would have been obvious.  Sure, once Sophi botched her Knowledge Is Power, Savannah was the only worthy winner left.  Rizo theatrics were annoying, Sage irrationally voted of allies for no good reason, and Kristina did nothing all season and for some reason expected Savannah to know family names after two weeks despite being on the outs with almost everyone on the Jury. 

 

But now Savannah has the chance to be the first back-to-back winner ever!  Hopefully she is able to get the Billy Eilish Boomerang Idol.  Or maybe that is something no one wants.  Who know?  Maybe the Zac Brown Deal or No Deal briefcase is good.  Maybe it is bad.  But way to ruin what should have been a historic season.  Even worse than all the celebrity cameos, there was very little Savannah or Angelina in the promo.  All I want for Christmas is for those two to be in an alliance. 

 

57 Channels and Only This Is On: December 7, 2025

  

Survivor:  These people are weirdly petty.  Once again, they let Rizzo keep his Idol, do not vote out Savannah just because they think other Sophie flipped even though she has been with those three for a couple Tribals now.  I am not entirely sure why Rizzo went with other Sophie and vote out Steven and his advantage instead joining with him to target other Sophie.

 

But next week will be interesting.  Everyone knows Rizzo has an Idol.  Everyone knows Steven has something (though incorrectly think what they know what it is.  And then Sophie being the only one who knows about her Knowledge Is Power advantage.  I believe this is the last time each can be used.  Which one does she choose?  This will be a million dollar decision.

 

The Challenge: Vets and New Threats:  Turbo and Sydney really got screwed, not once, but twice, having to sit around and wait for teams to go head-to-head with.  But can we stop these stupid climb a mountain finals?  Someone is going to get seriously injured.

 

 

57 Channels and Only This Is On: November 23, 2025

 

Survivor:  A while ago, I made a list of the Dumbest Survivor Contestants ever.  Each was an individual contestant, but if I were ever to update this list, I would be tempted to put everyone this season except for Savannah, Rizo, and Soph. Everyone else is a complete and utter moron.  They have been targeting Savannah and Rizo since the merge, and yet have received a combines one vote at three Tribals.  Sure, Savannah has had immunity the last two, but how do you not force Rizo to play his Idol at least once? 

 

And I would not say Rizo is the smartest either.  There are only three in his alliance, they really could have needed Alex as a number.  With all this stupid, we will at leas have a wild finish.  I guess Sophie is officially with those three now.  Who knows what is going on with the Bottoms Up alliance.  Then you have Kristina kind of on her own island but she does have an Idol, but found it in front of Steven and Alex.  Did Alex tell Soph who has the Knowledge is Power.

 

The Challenge: Vets and New Threats:  Sigh, once again this week’s episode has not shown up On Demand yet.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: November 16, 2025

 

Survivor:  Thar really worked out well for the minority. Savannah and Soph are safe and Rizo is on a tribe with himself and is able to scare everyone else to scramble so they are not the one Rizo vote if he plays his Idol which let Rizo to not play his Idol.  Really could not have played out any better for them.  Now those three have an Idol, and Extra Vote, and Knowledge advantage.  Though a small part of me was hoping the chaos at Tribal was a big show to make Rizo seem safe.  And what exactly did MC say to get everyone so flustered?

 

The Challenge: Vets and New Threats:  Ooo, another Stake a Claim.  But does Yeremi really want to be stuck with Olivia for the rest of the season?  I think I would rather risk it with Aviv in a potential elimination than stuck with Olivia.

 

57 Channels and Only This Is On: November 9, 2025

 

The Lowdown:  So, the wife was kind of the bad guy the whole time.  I guess I should have seen that coming after Lee hooked up with her.

 

Survivor:  So, what would have happened had Savannah found the keys?  Does she just hold on to them until tribal?  Though losing the vote would not have changed Tribal.  But now we have two Idols that everyone knows about and someone with a Knowledge Is Power advantage that no one knows about. 

 

But Alex is doing a horrible job playing the middle by siding with the majority this vote.  If you are playing the middle, you want the both sides equal.  He should have told former Uli that there were traitors, then Soph (or Sophie, why the fork did they cast two people with the same name?) who could steal MC’s Idol, play it for Nate making 5-4 with him in the middle.  Now it is 6-3 with him “in the middle” and he will end up being at the bottom of the six-person alliance.

 

The Challenge: Vets and New Threats:  I cannot comment on this week’s episode because it has yet to be put On Demand yet.  Though this begs the question, why are these episodes not on Paramount+ next day?  Seriously Paramount, it is 2025, let your episodes stream the next day like every other show on every other channel does.  I really hope it gets On Demand soon so I am not stuck watching a repeat like it is the nineties.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: November 2, 2025

 

It: Welcome to Derry:  The problem with prequels is we known the Air Force is ultimately going to fail because Pennywise still shows up in the eighties.  So, any of the adult storyline seems worthless.  Then the kids storyline just seems to be a rehash of the movies.

 

Only Murders in the Building:  This was my favorite finale since the second season.  The chained-up scene was so funny (oh, he chose stripper) I will forgive that they conventionally forgot Detective Williams also knew about that room and that they did not bother to loop Williams in on the plan when they knew crooked cops were involved.

 

While I got the mayor right as the murderer, I was very wrong thinking they only brought back Teddy Dimas for the last couple episodes to kill him for the next season mystery.  Instead, we get the shocking reveal that the girl with the curl is actually Cinda Canning… or is it just someone who looks like Cinda Canning?  Could she have been looking into a family member from the across the pond and that is who it was? 

 

I just hope that the news they are filming in London next season turns out like season four where they just filmed one episode in Los Angeles before heading back to the cozy confines of the Arconia.  We do have a bunch of new neighbors to meet.  Maybe we will finally get my fantasy casting of Anna Kendrick. it will also be interesting if they manage to kill Paul Rudd for the fourth straight season.

 

Chad Powers:  I did not realize that the season was only six episodes until I got the push notification saying all episodes are now available.  I guess I just assumed that the season would last the entire football season like every other sports show ever.  But at least the coach’s daughter finally figured out that Chad is actually Russ.  Which means she knows Russ forked her step mom in his cyber truck.  Oof.  Should make for an interesting second season… if there is one.

 

The Lowdown:  Um, how exactly is Lee going to get out of this?  Is all his black and Indian friends going to show up and have a stand off where no bullets are fired?

 

Survivor:  Well, editors made this elimination extremely obvious considering how much they focused on Sage’s irrational hatred of Shannon.  Geeze, no wonder why she had no friends in school.  But once we saw the new tribe breakdown, I knew they would be the team that went to Tribal and it certainly was not going to be Steven going home. But it was ironic that everyone on Uli thought Jawan would be the one to turn, but he was extremely loyal until his name was thrown out there.  Now the former Uli members when from a dominate force that could have easily picked off former Hina, but now it looks like turning on Jawan will be their downfall.

 

The Challenge: Vets and New Threats:  So, why does the winning team not get to vote?  Winning Immunity on Survivor does not void your vote.  I guess it made a little sense earlier in the game when the winning team got to either save someone or put a team up for the vote. Not being able to vote is a bit of a disadvantage.  But kudos to Theo for being the only one to figure that out.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: October 26, 2025

 

Task:  They really pull one over on us with the scene with Tom telling DJ Grossanova he was coming for him and the later urging him to come only for DJ Grossanova to grow a conscience.  Then the guy was extremely lucky that the biker shot the dude without a gun first instead of him.  But I guess there were a lot of dumb people on this show.

 

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon:  Oh joy, looks like we are getting another season in Spain.  But why are they acting like this was the last remaining boat in the world?  Fix up some of the other ones.  There seems to be no shortage of cars, motorcycles, and gas to power them when they need to travel long distances on land, but that was apparently the only boat that can be fixed up.

 

Only Murders in the Building:  Another good and like the last episode, it was because we got a bunch of rotating groups playing well each other.  Welcome back Dimas’s though I am pretty convinced Teddy will be the next victim.  I was a little disappointed that Detective did not stay for The Last Supper.  But now I am wonder who at the table is the Judas and do they tie into this mystery or next season’s murder?  I also have to say, it was a simple sight gag, but I did laugh pretty hard at Randall running away leaving the two old men and woman in non-running shoes standing there unable to do anything about it.

 

I was also beginning to wonder, is there even going to be a next season?  It is weird we have not gotten a formal announcement yet.  Could they pull a Penny Dreadful and announce the show is ending with a title card after the final scene?  If it does come back, will they somehow implicate Camilla and everyone will be able to move back in?  Will just the 49% that did not sell be allowed to stay?  It does feel like they might be setting up big changes next season or they are just going to end it without the usual farewell tour.

 

As for the murders at the heart of this season, the new information made things more confusing.  Lester was holding a bloody elevator crank, but Nicky was found with a meat cleaver in his chest.  My first though was maybe he chopped off the finger, but that does not seem like something that is sharp enough to chop off a finger.  I am still fairly convinced the mayor was involved in one if not both murders and that it is his finger.  Then whoever has it has the key to blackmailing him into building their casino.  One final prediction: Jay Fuig will be the narrator for the finale as he explains what exactly happened in the casino that night and does so to help Mabel stay in the Arconia.

 

Chad Powers:  Again, I have to ask, how many times does Russ have to show up around the team before people start putting two and two together?

 

The Lowdown:  So, Dinklage was one and done?  That is a little disappointing.

 

Survivor:  I am so paranoid so any blindside I have to yell at the screen, how could you not see that coming?  Even worse is situations like this week when someone is clearly on the bottom and they still are able to convince that person not to play any advantage or their Shot in the Dark.

 

The Challenge: Vets and New Threats:  Leroy really should have stood there and let America do everything, they may have one that way.  Or at the very least focus on one puzzle at a time.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: October 19, 2025

 

Task:  Well, that was a tense opening scene; if an opening scene can last twenty minutes.  But what exactly was Robbie’s plan?  Was he trying to get the jump on the gang and hoping to take out as many as he could before he got got?  Why not just hang out at that lady’s place, then take your half and go to Canada after she sells it?  But now we get a big showdown between Tom and DJ Grassanovs.  Though, now that we know that the show will be competing for Best Drama and not Limited Series, it has to be asked, will we get a conclusion or is catching DJ Grassanova the second season.

 

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon:  It took me a while to remember who that lady was.  But why not just join Daryl when he left?  It is weird for her to just tail him and completely miss him while he was wandering the desert and running into lepers.  But of course, they were not able to rescue who they went there for; there is still one episode left.

 

Only Murders in the Building:  This may have been my favorite episode of the season.  The round table of bad ideas was great.  The blackjack table was great.  The therapy session was great.  I just wish they were longer.  There has to be some outtakes somewhere.  It is a shame this show has never released any.

 

As for the mystery, the two most intriguing tidbits we got this week was Sofia was having an affair (or at least Nicky thought so) and Randall was there when Lester died.  As for the latter, I think Randall was cleaning up after someone and was not actually the killer.  As for who Sofia was seeing, I guess the mayor has to be a part of this. Maybe he was teaming up with Sofia as a way to make sure Bash did not get the casino deal.

 

Chad Powers:  So, is Russ going try to hook up with the coach’s daughter as Russ?  Is the coach’s daughter going to put two and two together as to why Russ just happened to be staying at the same hotel as the team in random southern city?

 

The Lowdown:  Why isn’t this a buddy show between Hawke and Dinklage?   I think I would like that show more than what we got.  Now I wonder if Dinklage will be sticking around of was this just a one-episode thing.

 

Survivor:  I thought it was strange that they still had the vote out which would make the swapped tribes of three.  They switched things up and gave us two tribes. But really cruel that they made the best tribe and the worst tribe the two tribes and left it to the luck of the draw as to where you ended up.

 

But, oh my, we actually got a new challenge and I like this a lot better than the same boring puzzle they have been doing for decades.  This was much more entertain watching each tribe trying to figure out the best way to tackle then seeing players just place puzzle pieces.  Hopefully they keep switching these challenges up.

 

The Challenge: Vets and New Threats:  Ok, that was a brilliant plan keeping Theo and his partner from staking a claim.  Though it will likely only work this time and will not work again as Theo came back.  I do wish both men and woman did a couple rounds standing up before going to sudden death in this elimination.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: October 12, 2025

 

Task:  We finally got a face to face with Tom and Robbie.  Though I guess it was more face to back of the head for most of it.  We also got a fairly anticlimactic reveal of the mole.  There has to be another shoe to drop otherwise why do cryptic with the Martha Plimpton phone call last week?

 

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon:  Wait, there are still lepers in the world?  That seems like something that got cured a while ago.   Or maybe it is something easily curable with modern medicine, but without it, leprosy has returned.  Kind of sucks in a zombie apocalypse you contract a disease that kind of makes you look like a zombie.  But I get Carol not coming, but maybe Daryl should have taken someone else.

 

Only Murders in the Building:  I am not a fan of starting a episode and then giving us "x amount of time earlier" title card.  That trope seemed very unnecessary here.  The Silver Alert bit would have been just as funny if we did not know it was coming, probably funnier.  But what a way to realize that Dylan and Becky Ann Baker are married.

 

I am shocked that I have spotted all the title sequence easter eggs so for this season.  Though this one was pretty obvious as the creepy kid showed up (at least) four times.  I was wonder how they could possibly incorporate that in the show and it did not disappoint.  I am surprised that none of the trio got locked in the basement with the kid.  Maybe that will happen in a future episode.

 

Speaking of Bash Steed offspring, the most interesting clue this week may be that the mayor’s assistant is Bash’s niece (or, more likely his great grandniece).  My mayor prediction seems to be looking better every week.  I am pretty sure he wacked Nicky, but I think there could be someone else who did Lester.

 

But the big money wrench into any theory is why did the billionaires steal the finger?  That was extremely suspicious.  And why would that be a prize?  It has to tie into the casino plans, but what could a rotting finger have to do with that?  But the Celebrity Game bit with all of the Oliver stories helping them win is the highlight of this season so far.

 

The Lowdown:  Hooking up with the widow.  That is an interesting way to work on the case.  I cannot image it will end very well though.

 

Survivor:  It is really time to stop it with these three tribes nonsense.  One team always loses most, if not all, of the Immunity Challenges and it is just boring seeing the same team going to Tribal every week.  Then why even do the Immunity Challenge this week?  Now you are going to have unbalanced tribes with the swap next week.

 

The Challenge: Vets and New Threats:  Okay, the Stake a Claim makes more sense seeing it in practice.  But it is weird that the participants did not get to change their clothes into something more athletic.  Almost as weird, everyone else just had to sit there for what had to be over an hour if it took them 35 minutes to make it up the mountain.  I wonder if they will switch it up if anyone else stakes a claim later this season.  It was kind of a boring competition.

 

Peacemaker:  So, every DC project for the next couple years it just going to have the big bad (and maybe a few good guys) of every movie and show joining Peacemaker in that dimension until their inevitable attempt at Infinity War / Endgame. Oh joy.  That just made an already lackluster finale worse.  And what the fork was up with the random Nelson cameo?

57 Channel and Only This Is On: October 5, 2025

 

Task:  Um, what happened to the phone and when did it get swapped?  And who was Grossanova texting with?  I guess it is very obvious that Martha Plimpton is the mole at this point and she did something with the phone.  Now the question is: does she have any help on the inside.

 

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon:  There is no why that did catch up to the carriage.  So, what did that and what happened to him and who he was looking for.

 

Only Murders in the Building:  Between Loretta’s apartment being burned (the window being broken makes it seem like it was not an accident), Oliver’s backstory, and Mabel reconnecting with Thé, this felt like a very special episode.  But two lines really stood out to me.  The petition guy talking about turning buildings into casinos.  So, are the billionaires paying off the mayor to make this happen?  Is that who Oliver’s buyer is?  Are they trying to turn all of the Arconia into a casino.  But if Oliver is going to sell his apartment, my guess is that he will sell it to Rainey.

 

The other line that stood out was Sofia mentioning her husband had many businesses at The Arconia.  “Many” seems to imply more than the two we know of.  I wonder what other businesses he had.  But it looks like we will be going back to the billionaires as suspects next week.  Though, with all the businesses that Bash Steed has, I doubt he know everything that is going on with them and someone else exploited the footage and was catfishing Charles.

 

Chad Powers:  So, did they have to get permission from Tesla to have Chad drive one of their trucks to show just how big of a douche he is? But overall, the first episode was kind of dumb, but I will admit I laughed multiple times.  But it feels like the blind chick from the show where she solves crimes with her dog is doing the same thing, just she can see.  Did no one tell her this is a comedy.

 

The Lowdown:  Um, so did the Wildlife guy never look for his jacket?  And what did the dudes who kidnapped Lee have to do with that boat?  And is Lee going to get kidnapped every episode.

 

Survivor:  Oh wow, two of the most annoying players when home the first two weeks.  Though I did not understand the theory of voting out your ally’s number one in hopes they become your number one.  That would just be annoying them and turn on you.

 

The Challenge: Vets and New Threats:  That new stake a claim twist was confusing.  I guess I have to see it in action to fully understand it.  But I felt bad for Tay, how about take her mask off once she ran out of balls. And to add insult to injury, she had to sit there blindfolded having to only hear that the other team won.

 

Peacemaker:  So white supremacist Auggie actually did not like the Nazis in his world?  Was the guy to a contrarian is every universe.  But just how is Peacemaker going to fit into the finale if he is in prison? Will he get a cell next to Lex?  How will his imprisonment effect a third season?  Will we have to wait another three and a half years for a new season?

57 Channels and Only This Is On: September 28, 2028

 

Task:  So, there is a mole in the task force.  Lizzie is too much of a mess to pull that off, DJ Grossonova seems too obvious, so I will go with Aleah who seemed like the fourth wheel until they gave a monologue this week. I was kind of waiting for her to say she made that up just to get the lady to talk.

 

The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon:  I missed why Justina took the place of the other lady.  Hopefully they recapped that in the Previously On next week.

 

Only Murders in the Building:  I predicted LESTR would not make it to the end of the season, but I was not expecting him die the very next episode.  Or die so hilariously.  But with a new one coming, are they just going to kill LESTR every week?  They will have to run out of money at some point. It is a bit disappointing that in the fight between the upstairs and downstairs, Nina Lin is nowhere to be found.  But hey, we did get Tye-Dye Guy’s dad (at least I think he was The Super).

 

But we have new suspects: the widows. What side hustle were they pulling?  And why was Lester throwing away the invoices at work.  I do not pin them as the killers just yet.  The person who seemed the most suspicious this week was the mayor.  As someone who watches too many mysteries, that guy has to be showing up periodically and played by a recognizable actor for a reason.  Then after the second season twist, the assistant is also sneaking up my murder board.

 

Two more things from this episode: it was nice we got the brothers back (“Mom, I tried salad” might have gotten the biggest laugh of the episode from me), and after getting an offer on his apartment, will Oliver soon become Westie too?  Will Charles also follow them?  If they are all in the West Tower next season, I think Vince Fish may end up being the victim.

 

Alien: Earth:  Um, why did they give the hybrids too much power?  Opening locks, freezing other robots, no auto shutoff.  This just seems like a horrible design which just ruins the show for me.  I know you have to put of with some stupidity when watching horror, but this is a bit much.  And the xenomorphs basically becoming pets is just weird.  Who wants to see domesticated killing machines in a horror show?

 

The Lowdown: Ethan Hawke in this show remind me of his performance in Good Lord Bird, the show is good, but wish Hawke would dial it down a notch or three.

 

Survivor:  Oh, my goodness, Rizgod is quickly moving up the most annoying characters in this show’s history.  And how did he win his challenge.  Keep digging in place.  It is not a hard challenge.  But I cannot believe they do not have rules about looking at other’s progress.

 

The Challenge: Vets and New Threats:  Speaking of cheating, I wish TJ was this passionate about all forms of cheating.  This is another show that does not care if you cheat off your neighbors.  Or help your buddies in elimination.  And contestants have been spitting out food right after going in their mouths for a long time now. Hopefully this is the start of crackdown on all cheating.

 

Peacemaker:  They revealed something that everyone already figured out, they are in Nazi world.  Though we did not figure out what became of Judomaster.  I am guessing when the mob catches up to Adebayo, they will throw her in whatever camp they are keeping Judomaster.  But the question is how will Peacemakers rescue them and get John away from his father?  Hopefully the Sons of Liberty have a big network in this universe.  Thankfully they put Superman on The Max just in time for that cameo to make sense.

 

57 Channels and Only This Is On: May 25, 2025

 

Mobland:  I am confused by that ending.  Was the cop conspiring with the mobster, or is just going along with him because he does not want to be killed.

 

The Walking Dead: Dead City:  Um, if Negan got out of the tunnel first and left the other dude there to be eaten, how did the other dude beat Negan to Hershal?  How did he even get out of the tunnel.

 

The Last of Us:  Well, we finally learned what happened to the therapist’s husband.  Does seem reasonable what Joel did.

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  Well, that solves the whole love triangle festering for the last couple seasons.  Though the one thing they are going to have a hard time resolving is how the Aunt Lydia becomes the same Aunt Lydia in the log line for the spin-off.  How is she still doing this after everything that happened in this episode?

 

Survivor:  I loved when Eva called out Kyle as just another boring lawyer cosplaying as a teacher, playing the middle.  Unfortunately, the jury went with the boring winner.  Do they not realize they could have gone down as a memorable season if they had picked a memorable winner, not one we have seen many times before?  Yawn.

 

Hacks:  Um, so where do they go from here?  Does Deborah become Ava’s mouthpiece?  Does Ava have a non-compete clause?  Though, it would be reasonable if that guy gets fired for covering up an abusive star and his replacement tears up the non-compete clause.  I also would no be surprised if he gets fired and they hire Deborah back.

 

57 Channels and Only This Is On: May 11, 2025

 

Mobland:  So I am guessing the daughter is a goner unless the fixer is able to teleport (or the editors are being really deceptive).  Though how are more of these family members not dead yet?  These are the dumbest mobsters possibly.  Why do they keep killing people who have their own armies to retaliate? 

 

The Walking Dead: Dead City:  Um, so why does Maggie just go back to Alexandra, or Hill Top?  Seems stupid to stay there.  And why does NYC seem like The Warriors now?  This season is going to be a drag.

 

The Last of Us:  Having fully clothed sex right after admitting you are pregnant with someone who is not the father is very weird.  And of all songs that were recorded before the world was destroyed, why a cheesy 80’s song that people only remember because it had innovative music video for its time?

 

The Last Anniversary:   In the end, this show was just like every Liane Moriarty adaptation: interesting set up, but would have been a lot more entertaining if it were a lot more trashy.

 

Andor:  It seemed safe to assume anyone we do not see in Rogue One would likely die on this show.  But that was such a sad way to go out for Cyril.  It seemed like Bix was not long for this world, but at least for now it just seems like she just left.  It will be interesting if she makes an appearance during the final block or will we see her ever again.  Could she have a run in with Mando?  Now the question is how will Luthen die (there is no riding off in the sunset with him)?  Will Kleya go down with him?    Can Vel survive.

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  Oh no, Janet has arrived.  This truly is the bad place.  Though it seems like she is Good Janet pretending to be a Bad Janet.  But this was just yet another set up episode as we are waiting for the wedding of the post apocalypse coming next week.

 

Survivor:  What is David doing?  Seriously, what was that?  Too bad they no longer release Ponderosa video because his reunion with Mary would be interesting.

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  So just what did the PI see?  And does he actually think Brett has put another person’s kid through college money?  Better blackmail Birdy instead.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: May 4, 2025

 

Mobland:  How disappointing that Chekov’s hand grenade did not go off in the third act.  Sure, there are still more episodes left and maybe it will go off in the finale, but I really was hoping that it got thrown at the funeral. 

 

The Last of Us:  So it took the show almost an entire season to get Joel and Ellie to Wyoming, but Ellie and Dina were able to get to Seattle in half an episode.  That is giving strong late season Game of Thrones vibes.  Really, they are not running into any obstacles?  It is just a straight shot, no infected nor questionable humans on the way?

 

Andor:  So are we going to get one secondary death each segment?  We said goodbye to Brasso during the first batch and Cinta this time.  It does feel like Bix may come sooner than later.  Considering Luthen is such a big part of the Rebellion but is not seen in Rogue One, he is not long for this world.  Vel is a hard one, she is related to a Senator so it feels like she cannot be found out without blowback to Mon.  Cyril and Dedra are just cogs in the Empire machine so they can just survive and become insignificant when the Empire falls.  Though a show about them in the Empire’s ashes could be interesting.  The big question for me is Kleya.  She seemed like a background character during the first season, but may have turned out to be the most interesting character.  If Luthen goes down it probably is a good guess she goes down with him, but she is sneaky, she might be able to weasel herself out of a trap.  I kind of hope we see her after this.

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  Wait, why exactly did June and Moira split up?  That just seems like plot contrivance. 

 

Survivor:  On no, the dreaded, someone with little screen time all of the sudden gets a lot of screen time and is promptly voted out.   The editing seems to be a lot more even in the New Era, especially with the extra half hour, it seems like a while since this has happened.  After her rap, it is disappointing we did not get more of Star this season.  But one thing the show really loves to do, new or old era, is telegraph who is going to win Immunity by spending so much time before the Immunity Challenge with players targeting the person that ends up becoming immune.  Sigh.  But my big question with this episode is does Mitch really think he is in the Strong People Alliance?  Maybe they are not showing just how good the Strong People are able to convince him, but he has got to notice how many times those 4 (or 6 when David was still around) go off without him.

 

The Stolen Girl:  They actually had me for a second that the girl might be the thief’s.  I guess the Photoshop of the birthmark pretty much confirms she is not.  But it does seem like she did have a daughter, so what exactly happened to her.  And how does this tie into the real mother.

 

Leverage: Redemption:  Having a solo mission is kind of fun.  Makes me wonder what one with Elliot would look like.

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  I wonder if I get half credit for prediction the dog murderer would be the dead body if the dog death indirectly led to the death.  But the show did a poor job making it seem like the mother-in-law could be capable of dogicide.  Why not start with reporting the dog to the landlord like with foster first?  Going straight to doggie murder seems extreme first step to getting a grandkid.  And to the father in law, why not shut off the wood chipper?  Why even try to pull out a quill that is already partially destroyed?

57 Channels and Only This Is On: April 27, 2025

 

The Last of Us:  So that happened.  I certainly was not expecting Loretta McCreedy to go so hard.  But if I had to choose between her and Elllie, I may still choose Loretta.

 

The Last Anniversary:   Um, so why exactly did Sophie and her ex end up at a pool party?  I get they were in charge of something to do with a party, but still, I do not see how that leads to a pool party.

 

The Righteous Gemstones:  Well there goes my Laid theory; it turned out to be the ex-husband that is disappearing the new boyfriends.  That does not bode well for Eli.  Granted his children will make sure nothing happens to him.  There seems to be a good change the ex-husband will be alligator food by the end of the season.

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  Of course June runs into Lawrence while trying to escape.  Granted he may be the most interesting character right now.  What exactly is he going to do with the knowledge that the other commanders are plotting his death and will make New Bethlehem back to Gilead after it suits them?

 

Andor:  Oh wow, they added some comedy to the show.  I wonder if we will so the incompetent rebels again.  And just what went wrong with that mission?  I guess we will find out later.

 

But I do want to take some time to complain about the release schedule.  I always found the 9:00 P.M. on the east coast annoying.  If you are shooting for primetime, why not 8:00 then.  But doing the 9:00 from for this show is more annoying.  Do they really expect those of us on the east coast to stay up until midnight to watch all three?  I know I cannot do that.  Since Wednesday is busy, I am stuck just watching one episode a day.  I wish there was someone at Disney who had a brain cell and realize how stupid this is.

 

Survivor:  Oh no, horrible move by Joe and Eva at the exact worse time.  Can they not do math?  Their alliance had a 6-3 advantage.  Voting out David will give Mary a very good reason to join the outcasts.  If she does, your 6-3 advantage turns into a 4-4 tie and thy do not have the social awareness to realize that Kyle has one foot out of the alliance and is clearly working with Kamila because they conspire to vote out that one dude during the tribe swap.  All they had to do it get Mitch this week and it would have been golden.

 

Happy Face:  Wait, so the person convicted of killing the women has an alibi, and Keith seemingly faked that he did it, so who actually killed her?  With one episode left, could they actually solve a decades old cold case?

 

The Stolen Girl:  Okay, it seemed like the sexting relationship was the impetus of the kidnapping, but the mother having no digital imprint before getting married is highly suspicious.  Who was she before that?

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  As someone who subscribes to the whoever killed the dog was is the dead body theory, it is nice to see the dog storyline is back.  Though I do not think the mother-in-law is the dead body.  If she was, her husband would not have stayed silent about it.  Then they seemingly spoiled the dead body.  They are using their car to dispose of it and we saw some douchebag drop it off.  But also the other mom was the last person we saw drive it.  I do think both are red herrings.  Maybe they stole the wrong car.  

57 Channels and Only This Is On: April 20, 2025

The Last of Us:  First episode was fine, but really felt like a video game with weekly “missions.”  I am not sure if we will say in Colorado for very long, but the additions of Kaitlyn Devers and Isabela Merced is a big upgrade.  Though Ellie got really annoying.  And Moira Rose showing up as a therapist was weird.  So Joel killed her husband in between seasons?  I wonder if we will get a flashback of that.

 

The Last Anniversary:   Well this is going to be awkward; Sophie just hooked up with Grace’s first and previously hooked up with her husband.  Which begs the question, when will Grace learn about the latter hookup?

 

Daredevil: Born Again: So who is this army that Daredevil is going to recruit?  The other Defenders seems obvious, but will there be anyone else?  Spider-Man is an NYC vigilante.  Ms. Marvel is right across the river and was previously mentioned on the show.  Could they hard launch the Young Avengers on the show?  That could be interesting.  Swordsman and Punisher are currently locked up… oh wait; the end-credit scene featured one of the dumbest characters in recent memory.  So I guess they will able available. 

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  This mostly felt like set up for the next episode.  Instead of fighting who would go, they could have the invasion of Jessabelle this week.

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  That was a stupid ending.  So if they both said “Steal,” they would have still split the money.  That was not well thought out.  Oh well, at least the best team won.

 

Survivor:  So Eva will have a secret advantage in addition to her Idol.  Weird she has to wait an entire day to collect her rewards.  What if the person got voted out found it?  But I guess that is why the put the advantage in the bowl nearest the person who won immunity.

 

The Stolen Girl:  Interesting start of the show.  My favorite part was the detective’s dramatic readings of the sexts with the wife just had to sit there and listen uncomfortably.  If she is the kidnapper, salute to the crazy lady who was so pissed at being ghosted she spent a year planning how to do it.

 

Leverage: Redemption:  Freevee was one of the dumbest names ever, but getting rid of it, but still having free stuff on Prime is extremely confusing.  I thought they were moving this show to Prime?  But I guess it moved to Prime, but is still free.  Sigh, when are we going to elect a living a breathing government who breaks up these media companies?  As for the actual show, interesting that Noah Wiley got demoted to “special guest star.”  I guess his commitment to The Pitt will keep him from being in every episode.  Surprising they did not replace him like they did Harrison with his sister.  So who is going to be the brains of this operation?

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  Weird pacing on this show.  They showed the fight between Joel and Doug a couple weeks ago and just left that cliffhanger hang for a while.  I never thought for a second that Doug was the dead body but it seems like we can cross him off the list.  Now the question is, just what did his father see?