Girls‘ Season 4 premiere picks up right where Season 3 left off, with Hannah and co. each moving on to the Next Big Thing in their meandering, twenty-something lives. As Adam presciently puts it in episode 1’s opening scene, they’re “taking the next step…
Extant‘s lackluster first season came to a messy end, failing to tie up several loose threads by closing credits. However, the two major plot lines involving Ethan and the Offspring finally merged, and — as we suspected — they ultimately faced off in the…
With episodes 11 and 12, Extant is sprinting toward the finish line, upping the drama before Wednesday’s Season 1 finale. The thrills, however, come too little, too late. If I were watching as a regular viewer (and not as a critic), I would’ve checked…
For the past two weeks, Extant has aired two episodes back-to-back, with 7 to 8 and 9 to 10 each functioning like continuous two-hour mini movies. They marked a turning point for the sci-fi series, which until now, had been largely bland and derivative…
Leading up to episode 6 of Extant, we knew Molly’s baby “boy” wasn’t normal, but now it’s clear he is dangerous. Very dangerous. At the beginning of “Nightmares,” the fetus (still sitting in a vat) compels an International Space Exploration Agency researcher to kill…
Boy, oh, boy. Molly’s baby has arrived. But before we get a glimpse of this possibly extraterrestrial being, a whole lot happens in episode 5 of Extant, which dives right in to classic conspiracy-thriller territory à la The X-Files. (Incidentally, Extant executive producer Greg…
Despite all the action leading up to episode 4, Extant is missing a spark — that je ne sais quoi. The sci-fi show has cinematic visuals, a star lead and compelling narrative, but I still don’t feel the urge to tune in every week.…
If episode 3 is any indication, Extant is emerging as a series that deftly juggles out-of-this-world sci-fi spookiness alongside relatable human problems.…
Immediately after FX aired Louie‘s controversial attempted-rape scene in “Pamela Part 1,” viewers and critics alike sounded off online, with many deriding it as “horrible” and a “dark moment.”…
Several weeks after dedicating two episodes to the women in his life, Louis C.K. similarly explores his relationships with men in a special 90-minute episode called “In The Woods,” just in time for Father’s Day.…