Sweatpants & TV | Vikings, Season 5, Episode 13: “A New God”
At the opening this week, Harald announces he’s leaving Kattegat again, to raid Wessex. Ivar, worried about Harald’s ambition, is glad to see him go. Harold finds Jarl [...]
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Sweatpants & TV | Vikings, Season 5, Episode 12: “Murder Most Foul”
Mr. Hirst likes symmetry in his cycle of life and death in the Viking and English world. In “Murder Most Foul”, two main characters plan their future families, and two [...]
Sweatpants & TV | Vikings, Season 5, Episode 11: “The Revelation”
The Revelation starts off where Hirst left us, with Ivar rolling into Kattegat. His version of Kattegat is degraded more than when Aslaug ruled. The great hall is filled with [...]
Sweatpants & TV | Vikings, What to Expect in Season 5B
Vikings returns Wednesdays on November 28 at 9pm on History. Fans have been promised a “decent into darkness” for the second half of Season Five and a snazzy new look for [...]
Sweatpants & TV | Taken, Season 2, Episode 14: “Carapace”
This week Bryan heads home to Rhode Island when dad calls. Bryan’s wayward cousin Mitchell “Dewey – don’t call me that” Mills, has repaid a $10,000 debt and dad [...]
Sweatpants & TV |Taken, Season 2, Episode 13: “ACGT”
Years ago, I had a difficult time getting through the original Taken movie because the subject matter was too real and terrifying to me. I have kids, sex trafficking is real [...]
Sweatpants & TV | Taken, Season 2, Episode 12: “Imperium”
Taken has returned with five final episodes. NBC has cancelled the show for next season and did a REALLY bad job promoting it, after burying it on Saturday nights. Their [...]
Sweatpants & TV | Taken, Season 2, Episode 11: “Password”
In Password, a bomb goes off at an office near Hart’s D.C. offices. Kilroy quickly assesses that the obvious suspect, is actually an obvious setup. Too much internet [...]
Sweatpants & TV |Taken, Season 2, Episode 10: “All About Eve”
In All About Eve, The World Seed Vault in Norway is robbed. Hart’s team assume bio-terrorists are responsible. They are hired by Eve, the Seed Bank’s custodian, to find [...]
Sweatpants & TV | Taken, Season 2, Episode 9: “Verum Nocet”
I’m so glad I didn’t give up on this show. It’s finally consistent and turning into something great, as is evidenced by my lack of snark about story line this week. [...]
