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The Ninth Year: The Haunting of Swill House

The Stand S1E2: Pocket Savior

As soon as this latest episode, Pocket Savior, of The Stand ended, I sat back on my couch, nearly elbowed my cup of tea on to the floor, and nodded. Wow! I thought to myself. That was so much better than last week! And there’s no doubt that it is – but does that mean that it’s actually good?

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Three Years of Sobriety: Pandemics, Relapse, Self-Love, Misc.

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The Stand S1E1: The End

(If you’re finding this review for the first time, please note that I’ve covered the rest of the series too, and you can find that right here!)

If you know me, have met me, or have had the misfortune of so much as sharing a train carriage with me in the last ten years, then you know that I love Stephen King’s The Stand.

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Doctor Who Review: Revolution of the Daleks

Look, I’ll cut to the chase here: there’s nothing about these Doctor Who reviews that can claim to be remotely objective.

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Jericho S1E17/18: One Man’s Terrorist/A.K.A.

Hi there, fellow residents of Jericho! If you, like me, are celebrating the holidays just now, I hope you have a safe and genuinely lovely time no matter what. And, if you’re not, I hope you’re safe and know that you’re genuinely lovely because you’re right here reading this review. How about that, huh?

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The Mandalorian S2E8: The Rescue

There are going to be two parts to this review: that, and then, that.

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Jericho S1E15/16: Semper Fidelis/Winter’s End

This double-header in Jericho is all about the only inevitables: death, and taxes. Mostly windmill taxes. But I want to talk about the death.

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The Mandalorian S2E7: The Believer

What’s behind the mask?

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The Mandalorian S2E6: The Tragedy

Okay, I have a Star Wars confession to make. Long have I tried to keep this a secret (not really), but it’s time – this latest episode of The Mandalorian, The Tragedy, gives me no other choice but to expose myself and beg for forgiveness in front of all the rest of you Star Wars mavens, and people who are just here because Baby Yoda is cute and jetpacks are cool.

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