The week in TV: The problem with The Golden Bachelor, and WandaVision confirms a fan theory
A look at The A.V. Club's top television coverage from the week of November 27 to December 1
The Golden Bachelor is a morally corrupt nightmare
Hello, it’s your friendly neighborhood Golden Bachelor recapper here. We’ve been on a long, strange trip over the past nine weeks. If you’ve been on it with me, the rest of this essay shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. If you’re new to the mansion, well, here’s my confessional: I hate The Golden Bachelor. Read More
New WandaVision deleted scene confirms a popular fan theory
We’ve spent a lot of time singing the praises of physical media recently, mostly because huge streaming services can’t disappear an actual piece of plastic from your collection at the drop of a hat. But there are a lot more benefits to actually owning your favorite shows. One big one: bonus features! Remember cozying up on a Sunday morning to watch some bonus features? The world is a less fun place since those went away. Read More
Every season of The Great British Bake Off, ranked
Who would have thought that a show featuring a group of complete unknowns baking in a tent would be a hit? And The Great British Bake Off is not just a hit, but one that has spawned 14 seasons and continues to hold as much charm as it did when it first began. Read More
Fargo recap: One of the show’s best, most cryptic episodes to date
Last week, I mentioned that Fargo has always been a story about the distinctly human ability to ignore. Dot’s singular focus on making her house an impenetrable fortress is coming at the cost of her family’s trust (even the ones she’s trying to protect, however clumsily). Indira’s husband Lars seems plenty content to let the credit card bills rack up while he works on his golf swing. Roy considers himself quite literally untouchable and above the law, dismissing the FBI agents who visited him last episode with something worse than contempt: playful indifference. It’d be a stretch to say these people have had it too good for too long but with season five’s emphasis on debt only becoming more explicit, the message seems clear: The bill’s on its way. It’s less a question of who’s going to pay than how. Read More