Justified, Season 3, Episode 11: “Measures” Written by Benjamin Cavell Directed by John Dahl Airs Tuesdays at 10pm ET on FX “Measures” is far from the greatest hour of Justified‘s so-far stellar third season, but it’s a crucial one. After a season full of shifting allegiances, double-crosses, schemes, and new threats, we finally have a …
Luck, Season 1 , Episode 9 Written by Eric Roth Directed by Mimi Leder Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on HBO “Today’s the day they take it all away from us.” If you were looking for doomy portent to tie in with the fact that this is now in all likelihood the last episode of …
Justified, Season 3, Episode 10: “Guy Walks Into a Bar” Written by VJ Boyd Directed by Tony Goldwyn Airs Tuesdays at 10pm ET on FX In what was easily the best episode of the totally serialized portion of Justified‘s third season, we finally get to see just how freaky Robert Quarles can be. Now he’s …
Justified, Season 3, Episode 9: “Loose Ends” Written by Ingrid Escajeda Directed by Gwyneth Horder-Payton Airs Tuesdays at 10pm ET on FX We’re getting to the home stretch of Justified‘s third season. The ninth episode of last season was “Brother’s Keeper,” in which poor Coover memorably met his end. Where that season had a pretty …
Luck, Season 1, Episode 7 Written by Amanda Ferguson Directed by Brian Kirk Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on HBO “Syntax!” In David Milch-land, words and language are king. They have power, but that power can be tragically misapplied. That’s a lesson poor Nathan Israel learns too late in “Episode Seven”‘s most memorable sequence, in …
The Walking Dead, Season 2, Episode 12: “Better Angels” Written by Glen Mazzara and Evan T. Reilly Directed by Guy Ferland Airs Sundays at 10pm ET on AMC That’s more like it. “Better Angels” is not only the best episode of The Walking Dead in recent memory, it’s likely the best episode of the entire …
Justified, Season 3, Episode 2: “Cut Ties” Written by Benjamin Cavell Directed by Michael Watkins Airs Tuesdays at 10pm ET on FX Moreso than with most “prestige” dramas, seasons of Justified tend to follow a pretty set formula in terms of serialization. After a premiere in which the season’s major players are introduced, we get …
Breaking Bad, Season 4, Episode 2: ‘Thirty-Eight Snub’ Written by George Mastras Directed by Michelle MacLaren Breaking Bad gained another Deadwood alum (to go with series regular Anna Gunn) this week – though probably as a one-scene wonder. Jim Beaver – aka Whitney Ellsworth, or Bobby if Supernatural‘s more your speed – graces the cold …