Paranoia Agent, Season 1 Episode 3 Double Lips Grade: A- Episode 3 pulls no punches. The cold open of Maria’s housecall and its immediate aftermath serves to immediately bleed the romanticism out of Maria’s life as an escort. Or, rather, … Continue reading “Double Lips” Paranoia Agent S1E3
Paranoia Agent, Season 1 Episode 2 The Golden Shoes Grade: B+ Of course Icchi did it. If Lil’ Slugger is real, Icchi fits the bill. He’s got the skates, he’s got the hat, he’s got the egomania, and the secret … Continue reading “The Golden Shoes” Paranoia Agent S1E2
Paranoia Agent, Season 1 Episode 1 Enter Lil’ Slugger Grade: B- Straight from the opening credits, with its montage of nuclear war superimposed by images of its main characters in hysterical laughter while a giddy theme song plays, Paranoia Agent … Continue reading “Enter Lil’ Slugger” Paranoia Agent S1E1
American Dad! Season 14 Episode 22 West to Mexico Grade: A The kind of episode you could see the show ending on, the full commit to characters having new roles in such a complicated script reminded me of “Blood Crieth … Continue reading “West to Mexico” American Dad! S14 E22
American Dad! Season 14 Episode 21 The Talented Mr. Dingleberry Grade: B A weird cold open (seemed like part of a longer bit or an outtake) and a laggy middle couldn’t sink some great jokes. Roger being accepted as a … Continue reading “The Talented Mr. Dingleberry” American Dad S14 E21
American Dad! Season 14 Episode 20 Garbage Stan Grade: A- Was this… was this the same show as last week? Because there was more humor in the cold open than in the entirety of last week’s show. Now this was the … Continue reading “Garbage Stan” American Dad! S14 E20
American Dad! Season 14 Episode 19 Kloger Grade: F Oh God why. Between the product placement (eHarmony)and the sex scenes that seemed like something out of the dark corners of the animation internet (hitting incest, bestiality, rape…), this is the … Continue reading “Kloger” American Dad! S14 E19
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American Dad! Season 14 Episode 18 The Long Bomb Grade: C+ The stadium. Why did it have to be the stadium. And a lukewarm Die Hard play by the numbers. Some of the bits in the mid-section (the hot dog, … Continue reading “The Long Bomb” American Dad! S14 E18
American Dad! Season 14 Episode 17 Family Plan Grade: C- None of this worked very well. I chuckled over the expectations game about which gag they’d go with or at the stupidity of the gags, but that’s about it. Oh, … Continue reading “Family Plan” American Dad! S14 E17
American Dad! Season 14 Episode 16 The Bitchin’ Race Grade: B+ I can dock this one down to a C+ for the ‘alpha/beta’ reference/dynamic, stupid recurring villain, and dumb race TV show conceit with no payoff to Dick’s party, or … Continue reading “The Bitchin’ Race” American Dad! S14 E16
Bob’s Burgers Season 8 Episode 8 V for Valentine-detta Grade: A- The quirkiness was on point. From the limo driver’s ‘is she simply talking on Louise’s level or does she really believe in her decapitation conspiracy theory’ profitable confusion to … Continue reading “V for Valentine-detta” Bob’s Burgers S8 E8
American Dad! Season 14 Episode 15 The Life and Times of Steve Smith Grade: B A good start and some solid jokes with some baggage. From the beginning I was looking for clues about a potential cross over with the … Continue reading “The Life and Times of Steve Smith” American Dad! S14 E15
American Dad! Season 14 Episode 14 Julia Rogerts Grade: C- Minions. Why did it have to be, etc. After a laughless 8 minutes of setup that felt like padding, we arrived at the break in Roger and Stan’s friendship (which … Continue reading “Julia Rogerts” American Dad! S14 E14
American Dad! S14, Episode 13 Camp Campawanda Grade: B+ Some fantastic bits and visuals (the townie bar was a dead ringer for Moe’s bar from the Simpsons) in this episode were marred a bit by a plot that ended with … Continue reading “Camp Campawanda” American Dad! S14 E13
American Dad! Season 14, Episode 12 Bazooka Steve Grade: A- I was worried with the cold open that we were in for a retread of a bad Family Guy episode (specifically ‘Jungle Love’ where Chris escapes to South America through … Continue reading “Bazooka Steve” American Dad! S14, E12
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American Dad! Season 14, Episode 11 Casino Normale Grade: C+ Blessed with an A plot with a lot of promise (Francine taking on the CIA), this episode was nevertheless rather aimless and generally saved by a couple good bits and … Continue reading “Casino Normale” American Dad! S14, E11
American Dad! Season 14, Episode 10 A Nice Night for a Drive Grade: A- The polar opposite of last week’s A-, this episode earns its keep through a steady string of jokes- from referencing ‘El perro, el perro, es mi … Continue reading “A Nice Night for a Drive” American Dad! S14 E10
American Dad! Season 14, Episode 9 Witches of Langley Grade: A- Much of this episode was sub-par, from the lifeless intro to the pat conclusion, to the kid stereotypes, to underused Roger, Fran, and Stan, but by the time the … Continue reading “Witches of Langley” American Dad! S14 E9
American Dad! Season 14, Episode 8 Whole Slotta Love Grade: A- Effective 4th wall breaks have been a hallmark of the later American Dad seasons, with freeze frame/Roger having a stroke proving the first solid laugh and Roger skipping right … Continue reading “Whole Slotta Love” American Dad! S14 E8
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