Television Reviews

Only Murders in the Building – The Last Day of Bunny Folger

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  • Title: Only Murders in the Building – The Last Day of Bunny Folger
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In a somewhat odd episode that is neither fully from the perspective of our podcasters, nor that of murder victim Bunny (Jayne Houdyshell), the appropriately titled “The Last Day of Bunny Folger” examines events from the day of Bunny’s death including her refusing to give up her prestigious board position to Nina Lin (Christine Ko) and her failed attempt to make peace with Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez). Despite the shifting perspective of the episode not quite working, and the parrot tease turning out to go nowhere interesting, the episode does provide a new lead suspect for our podcasters while also pointing out the sad truth that had they been a bit more neighborly Bunny would still be alive.

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The Old Man – II

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  • Title: The Old Man – II
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Looking for a spot out of the way to rest up and heal, Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges) makes an unexpected new friend in Zoe (Amy Brenneman), a beautiful if troubled woman renting out her guest-house to the spy on the run. There are several great scenes of the two of them together including the final scene of the pair in her kitchen which is set up earlier in the episode. Our spy on the run doesn’t tell her much about his life, although he does mention his wife. Now that a real connection between the two has been made, what happens to her when the government comes calling?

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Dragons: The Nine Realms – Downpour

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  • Title: Dragons: The Nine Realms – Downpour
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Tom‘s (Jeremy Shada) discovery of some Tidal Dragons comes in handy when an out of control forest fire threatens the area. After chastising him for hiding things from the rest of the riders, Alex (Aimee Garcia) figures out a way to lead the dragons to the fire and help put it out before it reaches ICARIS. The smoke helps hide the dragons for the most part, but although the group manages to stop the fire their activity doesn’t go completely unnoticed. Along with the new dragons, “Downpour” also introduces a potential new adversary for the riders in the irresponsible Buzzsaw (Haley Joel Osment) who started the fire but blames the mysterious lightning bird he sees in the smoky aftermath for his own misfortune.

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The Villains of Valley View – Trust No One

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  • Title: The Villains of Valley View – Trust No One
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Realizing that Hartley (Kayden Muller-Janssen) now knows their secret, various family members all attempt to blackmail the only person they’ve met trustworthy enough to keep their secret before, during, and even after they start screwing with her life. The episode is full of awkward attempts by the family to get, or frame, something bad on their landlady’s daughter only to discover she’s smarter than they are (so is everyone ever born, if the events of the first two episodes are any indication). The show closes with Hartley still agreeing to keep their secret despite the family’s lame shenanigans and continues to tease Jake (Reed Horstmann) as the black sheep for being the least evil of the family, although he’s still far from being a good guy.

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SkyMed – Pilots And Nurses And Bears, Oh My!

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  • Title: SkyMed – Pilots And Nurses And Bears, Oh My!
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The first episode of the Canadian drama sets up the world of nurses and pilots working for an air ambulance service servicing those in remote locations in northern Manitoba. Our introduction to the world comes in part with the arrival of a new nurse, Hayley (Natasha Calis) running literally and figuratively from medical news to the edge of the world. We’re also introduced the the various other nurses and pilots including those looking at the situation only as a springboard to bigger things and those who have carved out a permanent home for themselves.

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