There are two, count ‘em TWO, episodes of Extant this week, so let’s get down to brass tacks, shall we? Molly plans on getting in Sparks’ face. She sends Sam on a mission to go through the Aruna crew’s medical files to see if there are any anomalies. “I want to see him sweat,” she …
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Extant: Sleep Perchance to Scream
‘Nightmares’ is the title of this week’s episode of Extant for 2 reasons. Ethan wakes up screaming at the very top of the episode, and John is concerned since Ethan isn’t programmed to dream at all. The baby that was extracted from Molly’s stomach last week feels like something out of a nightmare as well. …
Extant: Earth Is Awesome!
I thought this week’s Extant was going to be an Earth Day themed episode when I saw refrigerator magnets that spelled out EARTH IS AWESOME! in Molly’s kitchen. Nah, just a menacing message in childish, colorful letters. Ah, Extant. You know how to weird me out in the first few moments of each episode. This …
Extant: Take Shelter
Extant has been pretty solid so far. In the first three episodes, we’ve seen Halle Berry only presuming what her pregnancy might mean, and we have witnessed the birth (so to speak) of a conspiracy against her and her family. This week’s episode kept me on the edge of my seat, and it’s clear the …
Extant: Secrets and Lies
You smell that? The paranoia is starting to kick in. Right when the characters start telling each other the truth, it appears something bigger is looming over all of these characters. Other questions also arise. Will Ethan fit in at his first day of school? Will Molly ever tell John that’s expecting? Will Camryn Manheim …
Elaine Stritch: 1925 – 2014
When it got to be time to write about Elaine Stritch, I immediately thought of her stage credits. Being a dramatic child of the musical the-ah-tah myself, Stritch 101 is essential to your education. Even if you didn’t know who she was, you’d soon learn when you turned on the original cast recording of Stephen …
Extant Episode 2: I See Dead Space People
If you thought last week’s episode of CBS’ ambitious Immaculate-Conception-in-space was too much set-up, I am happy to report that this week begins the payoff. The Halle Berry-headed mystery dives right back in, and Extant gives us more to mull over.
Getting Caught up with Last Week’s “Extant”
The first thing we see in the pilot episode of the futuristic thriller Extant is Halle Berry throwing up. Is this too obvious of a joke regarding the show’s potential? It may take some time for me to get used to Berry’s presence on the small screen. The Oscar-winner is the latest actress to make …
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Some Quality Time in Solitary with Orange is the New Black 2.0
The anticipation for the second season of Netflix’s break out (pun intended?) hit, Orange is the New Black was palpable. The burgeoning online distributor debuted several series last year (including fellow hit House of Cards), but Orange’s success was the loudest. It heralded in a new way that we watch television—couch potatoes grew in hungry …
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