TV Reviews2/5/17Feb 5 2017SaveTV Reviews2/5/17BTV ReviewsVictoria plays a love game on its way to the altarGenevieve Valentine39“I pressed [Melbourne’s] hand once more, and he said, “God bless you, Ma’am,” most kindly, and with such a kind…
TV Reviews1/30/17Jan 30 2017SaveTV Reviews1/30/17B+TV ReviewsJoan and Sherlock are “Over A Barrel,” but they don’t fail enoughGenevieve Valentine105“You okay?”
TV Reviews1/29/17Jan 29 2017SaveTV Reviews1/29/17B+TV ReviewsVictoria’s young romance is excruciating/funGenevieve Valentine37“It was with some emotion that I beheld Albert—who is beautiful.”
TV Reviews1/22/17Jan 22 2017SaveTV Reviews1/22/17B+TV ReviewsVictoria leans into a romance and trips over some historyGenevieve Valentine38Talked of poor Princess Charlotte’s fondness for Uncle, and his for her; of his constantly recurring to those times.…
TV Reviews1/16/17Jan 16 2017SaveTV Reviews1/16/17BTV ReviewsElementary gets cozy in “Crowned Clown, Downtown Brown”Genevieve Valentine171“I can see how it would drive someone to murder.”
TV Reviews1/15/17Jan 15 2017SaveTV Reviews1/15/17BTV ReviewsVictoria gives its queen an ambitious, uneven origin storyGenevieve Valentine113“I got out of bed and went into my sitting-room (only in my dressing-gown), and alone, and saw them. Lord Conyngham…
TV Reviews1/9/17Jan 9 2017SaveTV Reviews1/9/17C+TV ReviewsElementary tries the whole kidnapping business againGenevieve Valentine70“Should you care to add the case to your annals, my dear Watson,” said Holmes that evening, “it can only be as an…
TV Reviews12/19/16Dec 19 2016SaveTV Reviews12/19/16B+TV ReviewsAn ambitious Elementary makes the most of Schrödinger’s WatsonGenevieve Valentine94“So how about you tell us the truth, and we’ll all just agree that you’ve suffered enough?”
TV Reviews12/12/16Dec 12 2016SaveTV Reviews12/12/16B-TV ReviewsShinwell goes through the ringer on an uneven Elementary Genevieve Valentine73“On paper, you’re utterly disposable.”
TV Reviews11/28/16Nov 28 2016SaveTV Reviews11/28/16A-TV ReviewsWhen Joan and Sherlock fight, Elementary winsGenevieve Valentine77“Then you use me, and yet do not trust me!” I cried with some bitterness. “I think that I have deserved better at…
Inventory11/23/16Nov 23 2016SaveInventory11/23/16InventoryMore than Gilmore: 24 other TV shows to binge over Thanksgiving weekendAllison Shoemaker, Gwen Ihnat, Kevin Johnson, and 12 more383In what’s becoming a holiday tradition around these parts, The A.V. Club has once again combed the catalogs of the…
TV Reviews11/21/16Nov 21 2016SaveTV Reviews11/21/16C+TV ReviewsElementary is so frustrating you might not make it to the good partGenevieve Valentine71“But you asked me for my help.”
TV Reviews11/14/16Nov 14 2016SaveTV Reviews11/14/16B+TV ReviewsElementary is right on time with “Ill Tidings”Genevieve Valentine61“Give to a gracious message a host of tongues, But let ill tidings tell themselves when they be felt.”
TV Reviews10/31/16Oct 31 20161TV Reviews10/31/16A-TV ReviewsJoan and Sherlock might be about to fall apartGenevieve Valentine75“And you don’t want your name to appear?”
TV Reviews10/24/16Oct 24 20161TV Reviews10/24/16B+TV ReviewsElementary slows down its plot enough to make Sherlock feel thingsGenevieve Valentine58“So now you see the two parts to my malaise: Drudgery, and sympathy.”
TV Reviews10/17/16Oct 17 2016SaveTV Reviews10/17/16BTV ReviewsJoan and Sherlock are outclassed in “Worth Several Cities”Genevieve Valentine74“Everything back in its rightful place, all in one piece.”
Best Of7/11/16Jul 11 20161Best Of7/11/16Best OfThe 50 best comedies since 2000Laura Adamczyk, Joshua Alston, Charles Bramesco, and 27 more2.2KSixteen years in, our new millennium looks like a banner age for big-screen comedy, as eclectic as any that came…
TV Reviews6/20/16Jun 20 2016SaveTV Reviews6/20/16ATV ReviewsIn a bitter finale, Reign goes gloriously for brokeGenevieve Valentine52“There can only be one queen.”
TV Reviews6/13/16Jun 13 2016SaveTV Reviews6/13/16B+TV ReviewsIn a Reign battle, three queens enter, an indeterminate number of queens leaveGenevieve Valentine15The narrative question in Reign splitting up its queens is how it would balance their stories. “Intruders” tackles…
TV Reviews6/6/16Jun 6 2016SaveTV Reviews6/6/16B-TV ReviewsReign swings wide for Westeros in “Clans”Genevieve Valentine23There’s a particular rhythm to a typical episode of Game Of Thrones: the balance of plot twists and inevitable…