57 Channels and Only This Is On: May 1, 2025

 

MobLand:  Um, did Harry know the dinner was a set up.  He seemed way too calm.  Or is he looking for a way out of that crazy family and is ready to go work for the lady he did a favor to?  That seems like a much better business opportunity.

 

The Walking Dead: Dead City:  So, Hershel is in cahoots with the old lady?  What is going on there?  And just how did Negan figure out the walker was really a human?

 

The Last of Us:  I doubt that is what happens but I would be perfectly okay if Abby kills Ellie.  Such an annoying and stupid character.  But is next season really going to be season two but from Abby’s perspective?  On one hand, Kaitlyn Dever is a much actor.  But on the other, why not just do a ten-episode season that covers both perspective?  Now the creator says he will need four seasons to complete the story.  Ugg, did he not see the ratings nosedive this season?  Better wrap it up buddy.

 

The Librarians: The Next Chapter:  It took me a moment to realize when I remember the scientist from.  She was the evil dude’s daughter on The Head.  But this is the same entreatingly silly conceit of the original.  I wonder just how many original cast members we will see.

 

The Handmaid’s Tale: I know there is a spin-off they have to adhere to, but a little silly that the series ends with June still not being able to free her other daughter.  Something she has been actively doing since the second season.  I also was kind of lost with what was going on with Alexis Bledel.  But we got an uneven finale to a show that has been extremely uneven since the second season.

 

Leverage: Redemption:  Okay, that was one of the most elaborate cons they have come up with, and it was highly entertaining.

 

Hacks:  Last week felt like more of a season finale while this felt more like a season premiere.  I have a feeling next season will be flipped with Deborah supporting Ava on her comedy career.

 

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 18, 2025

 

Mobland:  Well, not Chekov’s grenade, but we finally had a grenade go off this week.  And while I was glad Harry was not able to get there in time due to deceptive editing, the bad guys not killing the target was a bit deceptive writing.  But hey, at least one of the kids were killed eventually.  But who is this new lady that Harry know owes.

 

The Last of Us:  Sure, Ellie is immune to being bitten, but does she really want to test out if the spores have any effect on her?  This girl is annoying and dumb.

 

Andor:  At the start of the show, it seemed safe to assume anyone we did not see in Rogue One would likely make it out of the show.  Surprisingly the body count was low.  A couple minor did not make it out of the early episode.  Cyril was the first major one to go, followed by Luthen this week.  I was surprised Kleya did not go with him.  Once she told Andor the important information, I thought she was a goner.  Now the question is, what exactly happened to Kleya and Vel and what were they doing during Rogue One / A New Hope?  Is it possible we see them, or Andor Jr., again in a future movie or show.  But episodes ten and eleven were all timers.  It will be hard for any other show to challenge Andor for bet of the year.

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  I was fascinated by the guard in the Aunt Lydia.  Dude just stood there and kept pointing his gun at random people before saying fork it and putting it away.  Who would have guessed an officer in Gilead would not be trigger happy?  So, he and Aunt Lydia are just going to let everyone leave?  And just how are all of them are gong to get out of New Bethlehem / Gillied?

 

Survivor:  That had to be the dumbest plan ever in the history of Survivor that ever worked.  Joe really should have asked.  Worst case scenario, he has Immunity, Eva has her Idol, then one of the other three goes home.

 

The Stolen Girl:  That was a well-crafted story filled with well earned twists.  Maybe there should be more shorter mystery shows.  Ones that go eight to ten episodes can drag or devolve into a red-herring of the week (or worse drag on for a second season like The Killing). 

 

Leverage: Redemption:  These small-town episodes are some of the best in the show’s history, including the original.

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  Now, I will admit I now little about mulching, and even less about disposing of a human body, but wouldn’t the bones remain?  And does no one else have the keys to the mulcher?  But, ooo, cliffhanger, but this time at Halloween. Hopefully we do get another season.  NBC canceled a bunch of shows, but not this one.  But it also not mentioned at their Upfronts.  Could a move to The Cock really happen?  Hopefully it gets announced soon.  And if it goes to a premium streamer, hopefully it can get a little riskier.  This type of show just does not work very well with broadcast network's constraints.

As for that cliffhanger, Alice being conveniently absent makes it seems like she is the one in the duck suit which means it is very likely not her in the duck suit.  Though that did look like a fairly small duck suit.  Are there any other small people on this show?  Brett’s ex-wife comes to mind.  But I guess the cliffhanger spoils they are not in prison, at least not anytime for the next ten months or so.

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?

56 Channels and Only This Is On: April 13, 2025

 

The White Lotus:  I subscribed to the monkey shootout theory mostly because the first two deaths were a bit silly and monkeys being involved was the only way there could be a silly death with that many gunshots.  It never really donned on me that we would get a Shakespearean ending on this show.  Sigh, of all the people they could have killed off, why Chelsea?  Chelsea on a friends’ trip could have made an interesting future season.  I am still holding out hope we get Portia back.

 

But it became clear that eight minutes was too long.  Just too many people on a holding pattern for most of the season.  Boyd Crowder was going to Bangkok, but took too many episodes actually get there.  Tim spent the middle episode just drugged up.  Belinda spent the first couple episodes waiting for her son to show up.  Piper goes to the monastery in the first episode and does not go back until much later.  Wild that Piper losing her virginity to Belinda’s son was cut from the finale.  That might have been the only interesting thing she did all season.

 

But as long as they keep putting attractive people in exotic locations I will still watch.  How about Anna Kendrick for season four?

 

The Last Anniversary:   That was a wild dinner party.  Though are they really going to do yet another incest storyline on television?  I just got done watching The White Lotus.

 

The Righteous Gemstones:  So all of Lori’s former paramours are dead or missing?  I wonder if she is some sort of femme fatale or if this is like the Peacock show Laid where her lady area is cursed?  The latter would be much more interesting.

 

The Hunting Party:  Does no one where protective vests?  If I had to carry gun, I am going to go with the assumption I have one because someone might be shooting at me.  And if someone might be shooting at me, I am wearing a vest. 

 

Daredevil: Born Again:  Um, why did they free Bullseye's hands?  They had him cuffed all season?  Why take them off just to treat him?  They could easily apply stitches with his hand restrained.

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  Why even have Offred and Serena end the season on the same train if they are going to be separated before the end of the premiere?  But this may be the weirdest love triangle on television (well, unless the Ratcliff boys and Greg/Gary’s girlfriend count).  Offred has two baby daddies and seems to still love both of them.  Is she really going to end the series in New Bethlehem with Nick?  Then does Luke end up with Moira?  And will they end up in New Bethlehem too?  Then would they get split custody of Hannah?

 

The Challenge All Stars: Rivals:  Sigh, this show really does not need a two episode finale.

 

Survivor:  Finally we got rid of Sai.  Even better she will not be on the jury.   Then her friendemy went next I am sure to the delight of Mary.  But what becomes of Mary now?  We have this weird strong person alliance with one member with one foot out the door.  But if Kyle does not flip soon, it may be too late. But I fear the longer Eva has that Idol, the heavier that albatross becomes on her neck.  I feel like players with known Idols do not last very long.

 

Hacks:  This show is much better when Deborah and Eva are at odds.

 

Grosse Point Garden Society:  So why did it take so long for the new daddy to lose his job?  They seemed to drag that out a bit much.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: October 13, 2022

 

The White Lotus:  The youngest of the all guys family seemed to be trying a little too hard and I have a feeling he may be just as bad as his father and grandfather.  But I am really beginning to think bring back Tonya was a bad idea.  She is the person I want to spend the least amount of time with.

 

The Walking Dead:  Oh no, they put Negan in front of a firing squad.  Of course that would have been more effective had they not just aired a commercial saying his spin off was coming next year.  Oh hey, and that one guy we have not seen for a few seasons is back.  I thought he might have been dead but apparently he was a Oceanside this whole time, a place the writers seemed to have forgotten about until this week.

 

Let the Right One In:  Oh, there have been two timelines this whole time.  Seems kind of an unnecessary plot twist that did not have much of an effect on the plot.  But is the daughter just pure evil now and that three month jump was to yadda-yadda a slow heal turn?  I also have to wonder why a father of a vampire daughter for ten years now does not have a refrigeration system in place for situations like this.  The guy died in a restaurant, just hide it is the freezer for a while.  But now that the drug dealers think the guy was killed by users and the warehouse has been cleaned out, I wonder what that means for the two storylines intertwining again.  Will dad continue to find the source of the drugs?  How long before he actually finds the top of the supply chain?  End of the season?  How long do they think this show can even go?  That girl is not going to look like a seventh grader for very long.

 

Quantum Leap: So Al’s daughter was able to hijack Ben’s leap last week but could not find him again?  Why not try and follow him to his next leap?

 

Andor: I mentioned how these three episode arcs would make for a better movie than episodic television, I ended up being unable to watch the last three episodes until this week and I got to say I was right.  I liked this third arc much better watching them in quick succession than I did those first two arcs having to wait for them weekly.  Though I have to nitpick that none of the inmates were smart enough to grab the guard’s boots.  Sure, they short circuited that floor, but what about the other floors?  And what happens to the boss who cannot swim?  Does he find a floatation devise?  Does Andor steal a ship and go back for him?  Is he just going to be recaptured by the guards when everyone else leaves?

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  I am pretty surprised that June et al did not end up in New Bethlehem.  Why bring that up as an option.  And then, why did Moira and Martha did not go with June?  And why did they think a train would be much better than flying?  If they would search for him at the airport, of course they would also be at the train station.  Why not just drive to Alaska?  The southern border is extremely porous.  But of course Serena was on the train, which was the easiest prediction to make.  Now the big question is how will those two mothers bring down Giliad from so far away?  I still think they will make their way to New Bethlehem eventually.

 

Survivor:  It is always a good episode when the people on the bottom of an alliance realize they are on the bottom and flip.  Though, I do not remember a time when the people realize they are on the bottom, make plans to flip, but do not.  If not now, when?  And why did Cassidy still vote for Ryan?  Was she out of the loop, or was this on the very off chance Janine had something?  Or just simply out of spit?

 

The Challenge: Ride or Dies:  Oh Michele, how did you ever win Survivor making decisions like that?  Oh course you throw in the duo that sent you in.  Now you just pissed off a new team and I doubt Nany and Johnny will reciprocate any time soon.  And you threw in a rookie team that would have had your back and now they are gone and that is less numbers for you.  I have a feeling with Kim gone, Michele will be sent in every time until she loses.  Had that been Nan vs. Laurel, that would have been a win-win whoever got sent home.

 

Stargirl:  Okay, the Ultra-Humanite sounds awesome.  I hope we get flashbacks to the time he put his brain inside that actress.  Though there goes my perdition that Dragon King was the killer.  Granted, it turned out someone came back from the dead, just not Dragon King.  But how did icicle get revived?  Did someone collect all the ice cubes, lent them melt, they freeze the water?  Seems far-fetched, but in the comics, pretty much anything can happen.  Maybe the most obvious answer was the Pink Pen granted a not specific enough wish.

 

Titans:  For a second there, I thought the elf was the evil chick who stole Raven’s power.  But have to wonder how the prison was able to contain Jinx if she could so easily transport herself just by taking off her shoe.

 

Pennyworth:  So Batman’s aunt is joining another cult?  And the doctor at the start of the season is just dead now?   But R.I.P. Captain Blighty.  It will be hard to think of a more mailed-in performance in recent memory.

57 Channels and Only This Is On: November 6, 2022

 

The White Lotus:  How disappointing that Angelina did not ask anyone for their jacket.  Hopefully she returns for the finale.  Weird they are setting up another murder mystery considering they kind of ignored the one in the first season for most of the episodes.  I will just guess the three Sicilian dudes are the ones that died even though that will likely get ignored until the finale again.

 

The Walking Dead:  This show has been going on so long, I kind of forgot Negan and Ezekiel have beef.  Have to imagine Negan murdered some Kingdom people.

 

Let the Right One In:  Wait, so Ellie still does homework?  Has she been doing sixth grade homework all this time or has she been moving up a grade every year?  She should be a junior or senior in college by now, but if she has the mentality of a twelve year old, just how much can she have advanced?  But anyway.  Just how is dad going to get out of having a gun pointed at him?  Would drug dealer guy actually buy, my daughter is a vampire excuse?  Has he become so skilled as a fighter, he can get the gun away from him.  That probably will happen with the other chef coming in.  But then, what does the father do with that guy?

 

Quantum Leap:  Finally, a sort of entertaining episode.  Though I was kind of hoping for the possessed chick to turn out to be someone another leaper had run into.

 

La Brea:  So Gavin is from 2076, was taken back to 10,000, where apparently his father could not find him despite being in the same time period, traveled to 1988 where he lived for about three decades, traveled back to 10,000 and then once again back to 1988.  Those are some frequent flier miles.  Now is it as easy to get back to 10,000? 

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  So just where exactly will Serena go?  She has already been detained once and sent back to the Wheeler’s.  Would she be welcome in New Bethlehem?  I get the sense the other main characters will be there by the start of the next season.

 

Survivor:  Wrong move, get rid of the guy who has the Knowledge Is Power advantage.  But apparently James has not watched every other season where the people who have power due to knowledge are the ones that know of the advantage and make the owner look like a fool when they ask for an idol or advantage they gave away.  Seriously people of Survivor, if you find that advantage, do not tell anyone else because then they have all the power from that knowledge.

 

The Challenge: Ride or Dies:  That challenge made zero sense and apparently no one actually participating could figure it out.  Well, except Nelson who finally got his first daily win ever.  Then you had an elimination between a dude who could not lift his partner and a chick who could not solve a puzzle.  What makes it sadder was that dude had one of lightest partner there and still could not get her out of the mud at all.  It is one thing had he gassed out but dude could not lift her an inch.  Ouch.  But they were both annoying so good riddance.

 

Stargirl: Oh snap, Wildcat just beat up an old chick.  Though I do not understand why the old lady could easily stab the art teacher, but the kids were all able to just brush off all the cold attacks.

 

Big Sky:  Hootie!!!!  So are he and Lyle Lovitt going to kill people in between gigs?

 

Titans:  So they just wrote off Wonder Girl?  Is she just going to hang out with Lyla Garrity?  Can we get that spin-off show?  But in successive seasons, they have killed off The Joker off screen and Lex Luther after one episode.  I fear for the safety of Black Manta in a potential fifth season.  And, is Raven a Targaryen now?

57 Channels and Only This Is On: October 30, 2022

 

House of the Dragon:  This show reminds me of classic TV where only the red shirts die. Every time someone bites it, I just go, oh no... oh well. I could not even tell you if that was Jace or Luke that died (but am proud of myself that I could actually name both of them).  Viserys is the only person who has dies that has been worth caring about but I think you did not even need to be a book reader to know early on he was not going to last long. Really, the shocking part with his death was that he made it to episode 8. Hopefully without any more time jumps / actor changes (presumably), they will give up reasons to care about some of these characters next season.

 

The Walking Dead:  Last week I was unsure why the mayor left her zombie son and some rando in the room with that one dude, and now this week I am left even more confused by that action.  Also kind of confusing, how they were able to grab Ezekiel without making a sound.

 

Let the Right One In:  The sister came around pretty quickly to her brother just killing people.  But know we now why the henchman is helping some mad scientists, he was providing him with drugs to sell.  But my question is: are these killers in NYC vampires or just people hopped on these drugs?

 

Quantum Leap:  So that other leaper is from the future (or possibly a real good actor, though no one on this show is a good actor).  But why accuse someone from the past of following you?  Is Ben following him, but forgot because of the amnesia?  Could Future Leaper have leaped into someone in 2022 and did something that caused Ben to go after him without telling anyone.  Is Future Leaper tied to Al’s daughter?  This is starting to get too complicated.

 

The Surreal Life:  It seems like the majority of “celebrities” recruited this time around are more infamous than actually famous.

 

Reboot:  Really good first season, but kind of sputtered at the end.  The whole storyline about the new executive burying the show and Paul Rieser having to fall on the sword just fell flat.  It would be a shame if he is not on a potential second season, though obviously they will find a way to bring him back.  Probably by blackmailing the executive.  Also 8 episodes was just too short.

 

La Brea:  Of course Paara was related to the head of the Exiles, but still have not found out where exactly did these people came from and how they speak perfect English.  Are they time travelers?  Did the time travelers teach them English?  We did get conformation that Gavin’s mom is the one creating all these sink holes but we still need to know the how and the why.

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  Moving back to New Bethlehem seems like a horrible idea.  But it would get them closer to Hannah.  I really do not trust the U.S. government official to pull off a successful raid on wherever she is being kept.  But “Do you have an irony deficiency” may have been the cheesiest, and at the same time, best line ever on the show.

 

Tell Me Lies:  Oh my, what a finale.  It was pretty obvious by the last episode Stephan was driving the night Macy dies, but still very heart wrenching to finally see it for ourselves because they did a really good job fleshing out Macy is that short flashback.  She may actually be the most likeable person on this whole show, either her or Bree.

 

Okay, Mr. Brightside time.  Great song.  Great song placement.  Lucy’s look on her face was an all timer for the unintentional comedy scale.  I just broke out laughing and had to rewind a couple times.  And you cannot feel bad for Lucy after making out with Stephen while Diana was performing in her a cappella group (I am going to need more of that a cappella group in season two).  How is that dude a prize for those two women to fight over?  I kind of get Lucy, being an impressionable freshman, but Diana; it is time to find a real man.

 

Just do not ask Bree for help finding one because bombshell number two was Evan hooked up with Lucy shortly after Bree left for the semester.  That is going to make that awkward wedding even more awkward.  I kind of think Pippa know of this hook-up due to a few things she said at the reception.  Now the question is, who else knows, and has/will anyone tell Bree?

 

Speaking of the reception and the last bombshell of the season: Stephen has a new fiancée.  I guessed it was not going to be Diana, but as I cycled through everyone it could be, Lucy’s high school friend did not cross my mind (for some reason, I was trying to remember if Macy had a sister).  I am so ready for a second season.  How did they meet?  What does Lucy think of this?  Wrigley’s brother killed himself, right?  Or could he be in prison because of Macy’s death?  The only problem with those scenes in the future is we know Stephen gets away with it, at least up until then.

 

But the biggest question may be (well, other than why does Bree still have the same hairstyle at her wedding that she had back when she was a freshman in college seven years ago?): should I patiently wait for season two (which there better be one; get on that Hulu) or just break down and read the book in the meantime?

 

Survivor:  Gabler has to go down as pulling off one of the dumbest merge plans of all-time.  You do not offer up your tribe member at the vote unless you are on the outs.  He just lost a number and showed he is not loyal which will put him on the chopping block. The old orange and red could have easily hanged up on the blue, now it is just anarchy out there.

 

The Challenge: Ride or Dies:  Okay, the double decker Hall Brawl was cool, but that one second head start felt like nothing.  But, sign, it seems like we are at a slow march until all the rookies are out of the game.  There is no fun in that.

 

Stargirl:  So I take it, the Helix Squad will be showing up in the finale just when the battle will seemed to be lost.  Granted, I had no clue who any of those people were.

 

Big Sky:   Holy Buddy Garrity sighting!!!!  Then we had a meeting of the creepy dude and somehow neither died.  I have a feeling their next meeting, one will not be walking away from that encounter..

 

Pennyworth:  So are Bet and Salt really dead?  Or are they going to be resurrected somehow .  The dude is already mostly machine at this point.

 

A Friend of the Family:  Jan has been at a private school this whole time?  That was more bizarre than I was expecting.

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House of the Dragon:  So the cripple is into feet.  At least the writers finally gave some of these side characters some actually characterization.  Then you have Cristen Cole straight up murdering some random dude that we barely met with multiple people watching… and once again gets a promotion afterwards. Speaking of characters we barely met, were we really supposed to care about the twins with the same name racing against Cristen and One Eye to find Aemon?  It does not seem like much would be different on who got there first and that was the bulk of the episode.  Buy Rhenese if off to tell Rhenira about the Green’s plan, thus finally starting the Dance of the Dragons.  I guess the old head of the Kingsguard will join them.  But why exactly was he just able to leave with no problem, but they quickly stopped and hung the other dude?

 

The Walking Dead:  Oh, so the mayor wants to put all the blame on Eugene even though she knows her former lackey was the one that had the zombies released.  So I guess that is where the tension will come from.  Well that and the new climbing zombies.  But when are we going to get the fast zombies we were promised during Worlds Apart? And which variant is more frightening?  But back to the mayor and her lackey, what was going on with the kid zombie, at first I thought she was going to like the kid zombie eat the lackey, but then brought in another body to eat, so what is the lackey supposed to do?

 

Let the Right One In:  Okay, those monkeys are creepy.  But if the monkey could break its restraints, why couldn’t the brother?  But the sister was quick to learn that is was not just their blood and blood banks that were keeping the brother fed.  And who was that henchman working with and how much does the other guy know?  The father said it was just those two.  The henchman also ran into the other storyline, I wonder just how often those two storylines intercut this season.  And what will the henchman do when he learns the boss owns that car?

 

Quantum Leap:  I first though the guy who knew ben was with Al’s daughter, but why would Ben be following him?  Could there be a third team out there leaping?  But can that dude actually see Ben, or did he somehow know that the person he leaped into was not really that guy and guessed it was Sam?  And if not Al’s daughter, does that guy have a hologram following him around?  Would Ben be able to see them?  And most importantly, why no teaser of where Ben leaps next week?  But overall, seems way too early to be breaking the rules of the original and leaping to a time earlier than the leaper.  That was a big no-no in the original. 

 

La Brea:  The killed off the chick who knew how to get in the tower?  I am beginning to think this is a The Hatch situation where it takes way too long to get into.  Though, since this is a time travel show, that chick it out there somewhere.  But the Isaiah family tree is confusing.  So his mother is in 1987, who presumably will travel back in time with her husband and father, conceive Isaiah, leave her father to raise her son?  When do they go back in time?  Where exactly is 60(ish) year old mom now?  Where is dad at any age?

 

Andor: Oh wow, The Waif sure cleans up nicely.  I needed context clues to even realize that was her (though I needed someone to inform me that the Lady in Red was the shop assistant).  But my problem with the first with the first six episodes was they seemed like two district movies that did not have much to do with each other besides the lead character. You could have started on episode 4 and not be confused for the next two episode. Finally, those two blocks of episodes are coming together.  I am guessing this next block will be Bix and / or Vel (I definitely did not have to look up those names) breaking Andor out of prison.  Vel is certainly not actually going to kill him, letting him rot in prison knowing what he knows also seems risky.

 

The Handmaid’s Tale:  I was annoyed after making Serena slowly more sympathetic only for her to become pure evil again seemingly just to fill the main antagonist roll with Fred gone. But I guess the writers are trying to make Serena sympathetic again. She is beginning to feel like one of those WWE wrestlers who go back and forth being the good and bad guy every other feud they are in.  But who is the antagonist of the show now?  The family that was keeping Serena hostage?  Is Lawrence finally going to go full heel after going back and forth more often than Serena?

 

Tell Me Lies:  Well, the promo monkeys fooled me into thinking it was the brother who fell off the deck.  Instead it was Wrigley whose football career may be over.  But now that almost everything is out there, it feels like the levee is going to break in the finale and I am all for it.  Will someone have photographic proof of Stephan and Macy that night?  Was Facebook a big thing at that time?  Will we get to see what happened that night?  I am not sure I believe Stephen’s retelling, I would really like to see how that night unfolded myself.

 

Survivor:  Voting out Geo was the right move, you do not want to blindside someone who can turn around and steal your Idol, but I wished the Survivor Gods somehow willed Ryan to be voted off after one of the misguided plays of all time.  Also pretty dumb: Janine and Jesse risking their vote.  I am not sure what is dumber, losing your vote with so few people in your tribe, or losing your vote with the merge on the horizon?  So Geo is out and the other two lost their vote.  Compare that to the last time here Noelle came out of it with an Extra Vote and a secret alliance.  Do not be greedy people.  At least Janine still has her Idol, Jesse is out a vote and one of his tribe mates he was ready to vote out has every reason to join her secret alliance over him.  A lot of moving parts next week (even though no dumb turn back time this season, but the preview made it look like there will still be a dumb twist), Jesse seem like the most likely to get voted out next week.  Unless he somehow benefits from whatever the new dumb twist turns out to be.

 

The Challenge: Ride or Dies:  Ugg, I was so glad when Kacee and her loser brother were booted, why were they brought back?  I was so happy to have a season with no Josh and very little Kacee.  Plus they really need to outlaw helping people during the elimination.  It is so stupid they allow that.

 

Stargirl:  Oh yeah, I completely forgot they left the Green Lantern storyline on a cliffhanger.  I also forgot Keith David was playing a talking skull.  Cool.  Since this was just “Part 1” I guess we will continue this diversion from who killed The Gambler.  Though, at this point, it is pretty obviously Dragon King.

 

Pennyworth:  So V (of Vendetta fame) is just some aging hippy?  That is a huge letdown.