Star Wars Review: Andor – Episodes 6-8

by Miller C. Lashbrook This show has only gotten better with each week. It has been a great slow burn with every three episodes colliding with a bang. Episodes 1-3 can best be described as a spy thriller, episodes 4-6 a heist, and episodes 7-9 seem to be shaping up to come back to theContinue reading “Star Wars Review: Andor – Episodes 6-8”

TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 8

by Miller C. Lashbrook We have another episode of amazing television this week with House of the Dragon. This episode’s stand out is for sure Paddy Considine as King Viserys. He has been fantastic each week, but this week he really outs on a show stopping performance. SPOILERS AHEAD We say goodbye to Viserys thisContinue reading “TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 8”

Star Wars Review: Andor – Episode 5

by Miller C. Lashbrook If this episode does nothing, which definitely does things, it gives audiences the single most terrifying moment with a tie-fighter seen on screen. This episode is a slow character drama that elegantly builds off of the momentum from episode four to tee up what should be an exciting episode 6. WithContinue reading “Star Wars Review: Andor – Episode 5”

TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 7

by Miller C. Lashbrook This week we get a tension filled episode set all at Driftmark. This episode reminds me of an amazing piece of theatre, with the characters all in the same place and aggravating each other. The directing, acting, and cinematography all marry to make for seventy minutes of edge of your seatContinue reading “TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 7”

Star Wars Review: Andor – Episodes 1-4

by Miller C. Lashbrook So, you probably noticed that this review is coming a week after Andor‘s three-episode Disney+ premiere. This is partially due to the fact that I wanted to talk about the show on the podcast this past weekend, but also because, as I said on the podcast, I didn’t really enjoy allContinue reading “Star Wars Review: Andor – Episodes 1-4”

TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 6

by Miller C. Lashbrook This week was the major test of the strength of this show. We follow up an extraordinary episode of television with an episode where four of our main characters are recast as we take a ten-year time jump. The show not only pulls off this feat but sticks the landing withContinue reading “TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 6”

TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 5

by Miller C. Lashbrook THIS is television! This show just keeps topping itself each week, and this is the politicking matching the best of Game of Thrones. Weddings are obviously special in this franchise, and in this episode, the… “Gold Wedding”… lives up to the standard set by the Red and Purple weddings. SPOILERS AHEADContinue reading “TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 5”

TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 4

by Miller C. Lashbrook House of the Dragon is so good. This episode was definitely a slow burn with a lot of character work for our four leads. This week I think is really setting up the conflicts for the future. I just cannot state enough how the writing, production, direction, and acting all comeContinue reading “TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 4”

TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 3

by Miller C. Lashbrook House of the Dragon delivers, in my humble opinion, its best episode yet with writing and direction at the level of the best of Game of Thrones. This episode has it all: dragons, family drama, medieval symbolism, and ACTION. If the first two episodes did not have your attention, watch thisContinue reading “TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 3”

TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 2

by Miller C. Lashbrook House of the Dragon continues to bring me right back into the old feeling of watching Game of Thrones this week. I really enjoyed the continued character dynamics explored in this episode, specifically that of the Small Counsel and the Royal Family. Princess Rhaenyra is quickly showing that she is notContinue reading “TV Review: House of the Dragon – Episode 2”