Molly Eichel

5/4/17

Catastrophe breaks our hearts as it closes out its third season

Catastrophe has never broken my heart like this episode did. In each of the three seasons, both Rob Delaney and…

4/30/17

Things begin to look up on Catastrophe, until they don’t

There’s something perfectly familiar and lived in about the opening of the third episode of Catastrophe. Sharon and…

3/21/17

An ill-advised kiss caps off another season of Love

“Back In Town” makes an interesting choice that I’m not sure I’m all for the final episode of the second season. The…

3/18/17

Mickey and Gus play house on a Love that gets to the heart of the series

Few episodes of Love have worked as well to illustrates the show’s central conceit as “Housesitting.” The…

3/15/17

Gus and Mickey (and Love) reach a crossroads in a pivotal episode

We’re at the midpoint of Love’s first season and “Forced Hiatus” is very much a turning point episode. Gus faces a…

3/15/17

This Is Us ends its solid first season with an episode that disappoints

This Is Us pulled off a rare feat: It pissed people off by not killing off a character. No, Jack didn’t die, and…

3/13/17

5 episodes of The Golden Girls that prove how great life’s second act can be

In 5 To Watch, five writers from The A.V. Club look at the latest streaming TV arrivals, each making the case for a…

3/12/17

Love separates Gus and Mickey, yet they still manage to do damage to each other

“Hey, Real talk. last night was a mistake. I don’t blame you but i think we both know it was wrong.”

3/8/17

This Is Us puts the fun back in funeral for a weak episode before its first season finale

“Now What?” is a lot more descriptive of a title than perhaps it should be. It’s tough to follow an episode like “Mem…

2/22/17

This Is Us makes us ugly cry as it says goodbye to a beloved character

Throughout my reviews of this show, I’ve consistently praised This is Us for its adept emotional manipulation. Some…

2/15/17

This Is Us dismantles the legend of its beloved patriarch

I so thoroughly enjoyed everything about this episode of This Is Us for so many different reasons, but above all, it…

2/9/17

Star’s Black Lives Matter episode isn’t as cringeworthy as it could’ve been

Perhaps the best thing I can say about “Black Wherever I Go”—and this will sound so much more damning than I mean it…

2/8/17

This Is Us explores what happens after ‘I do’

To invoke one of the greatest love stories committed to the screen, marriage is what brings us together today. We…

2/2/17

Star gets exploitative with its politics

In previous reviews of Star, I’ve praised it for talking about issues that are rarely brought up in primetime: race,…

1/26/17

Star spins its wheels in the past instead of moving forward into the future

After a solid episode in which the pacing and the tone suddenly felt right for a show that still hasn’t figured it…

1/19/17

Hey, that was a pretty good episode of Star!

Look, anytime there’s an unsolicited Valley of the Dolls reference, I’m going to be happy (be still my heart, Queen…

1/17/17

This Is Us stays back in time for an excellent episode

This is Us: Not a subtle show. But that’s part of the reason we watch every week, and why you’ve shown up to this…

1/12/17

Star: More mental hospital fever dream musical interludes, please

It’s an odd thing to be trying to watch a show through a critical lens and think “Wow, I honestly expected Simone’s…

1/11/17

This Is Us fares well when it stops relying on its trademark twists

I knew I was going to like “The Right Thing To Do” when Dr. K didn’t even put down his newspaper to discuss how…

1/6/17

A 5-course introduction to the depraved delights of It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia