Summarizations and recapitulations of television series
In which Steve tries to expose his bully for what he is and ends up way more miserable After a three week hiatus, American Dad! returns with an episode that doesn’t quite push the boundaries of the show that I … Continue reading American Dad! Season 22, Episode 5, “Idol Threat”
After re-establishing the status quo last episode we dive right into trying to solve some of the new mysteries that were left over from last season. In the process we also get developments in Londo’s plight back on Centauri Prime. … Continue reading The Last Best Hope… -“Whatever Happened to Mr.Garibaldi?”
And so begins season 4, a season that I think is pretty great even if it does not reach the heights that season 3 managed. It will be a recurring theme for me for the next 22 weeks, but I … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…”The Hour of the Wolf”
We have arrived at the end of season 3 and it has been a doozy. Major story arcs got activated after operating in the background, a major character was killed off, status quos were upended and everyone even got new … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…”Z’Ha’Dum”
“Shadow Dancing” is the great big battle climax to the slowly building tension with the Shadows. A force that has been moving against the heroes since the middle of the first season finally gets confronted. The battle itself is a … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…- “Shadow Dancing”
In which Stan auditions for reality TV Going to the “Stan is an asshole” well is baked into the show’s DNA, because he’s the titular role. However, these days it has to be done with care, only because this show … Continue reading American Dad! Season 22, Episode 4, “Camera Stan”
Walkabout and Grey 17 were about shuffling things around and getting back on track, whereas “And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place” is about moving us forward again. I really like this one, not only for the sense of … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“And the Rock Cried Out, No Hiding Place”
In which Stan tries to fight through a cold and then the family has to fight Stan Something that’s been commented on in these recaps is that the neo-Fox era of American Dad! has been remixing plots from earlier episodes. … Continue reading American Dad! Season 22, Episode 3, “Powering Through”
This episode deals with some of the lingering plots that Sinclair’s exit left behind, and it brings back one of my favorite recurring antagonists in Neroon of the Warrior Caste. It is a pretty good showcase for Marcus, Delenn and … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…- “Grey 17 is Missing”
In which Stan and Francine work through some things on a Log Flume We’ve been here before haven’t we? Not just on American Dad! but almost every sitcom. One partner is incredibly selfish and if this were anything but a … Continue reading American Dad! Season 22, Episode 2, “The Flume Flume Room”
Getting back to business as usual after the two-parter is going to involve dealing with the fallout from several revelations that have not yet been addressed. Kosh’s death, Franklin’s resignation, and the secret that telepaths can disrupt Shadow vessels. “Walkabout” … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…- “Walkabout”
In which the Smiths and the viewers say hello again to old friends… Parties are generally a good way to get people together (or so I’m told, I’m never invited to parties). So it’s somewhat fitting that American Dad’s first … Continue reading American Dad! Season 22, Episode 1, “Aw Rats, A Pool Party”
We jump right back into the action in this episode, with Londo showing Sheridan the destroyed Centauri capitol city. He goes on a minor rant, and then has Sheridan sent away, promising to execute him the next time he summons … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“War Without End Part 2”
Two parters in such a serialized series seem like they dont make sense, but I kind of view this one as a TV movie that got broken into two episodes. There were some dangling plot threads, and this episode comes … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…- “War Without End Part 1”
With a title like “Interludes and Examinations” you would think that this would be a breather episode, or maybe a quieter one that sits with our characters. Instead we get a major character death, a major development in the war … Continue reading The Last Best Hope… – “Interludes and Examinations”
Now that Season 3 has provided some breathing room, it is back to the races with an arc heavy episode with everyone’s favorite recurring antagonist, Bester. I can see why they brought him back since Babylon 5 oddly enough does … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…- “Ship of Tears”
If “Sic Transit Vir” was a bit of a light episode to come down from the previous ones, “A Late Delivery From Avalon” continues that trend. In addition to the main plot, we have antics concerning the Post Office, as … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“A Late Delivery From Avalon”
Since episode eight we have been primarily dealing with Earth and it’s civil war. The human characters have been taking center stage, though there have been some great sub plots involving Delenn and Londo. “Sic Transit Vir” then comes along … Continue reading The Last Best Hope… “Sic Transit Vir”
We come down from the delirious highs of “Severed Dreams” with a quieter episode that is all about immediate consequences, and how we move on while dealing with them. It makes sense that you cant do something as crazy as … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…- “Ceremonies of Light and Dark”
While Point of No Return shares its name with the whole season, and represents the increasingly desperate measures the main crew are taking to keep the conflict from erupting, Severed Dreams is all about not shying from that fight once … Continue reading The Last Best Hope… – “Severed Dreams”
Last week’s episode ratcheted up the tensions among the Earth based characters, and delivered a bomb shell ending of the president declaring martial law. This week is a great episode that shows off how big momentous things happening at the … Continue reading The Last Best Hope…-“Point of No Return”
