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THE STAND: Doesn't Realize Its Full Potential
THE STAND: Doesn’t Realize Its Full Potential

As it is, The Stand, has some great direction and acting, even if some of the time management isn’t on point.

STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E10) “Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 2”: A Stumble To The Finish Line
STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E10) “Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 2”: A Stumble To The Finish Line

Whether or not “Part 2” was the worst entry in Star Trek: Picard’s first season is up for debate, but what it did was to highlight all that’s made it a well-produced but frustrating show that, sadly, fell shy of the mark.

STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E9) “Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1”: Android Reckoning
STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E9) “Et In Arcadia Ego, Part 1”: Android Reckoning

If the purpose of “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1” was to reassure viewers that all we’ve seen up to this point mattered, well… mission failed.

STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E8) “Broken Pieces”: Preparing For The End

“Broken Pieces” is an episode that sends everyone on their way to where they’ll need to be in the upcoming two-part finale, but doesn’t do so with any tangible enthusiasm.

STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E7) “Nepenthe”: Old Friends Return
STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E7) “Nepenthe”: Old Friends Return

A frustrating continuation of the season, Star Trek: Picard’s “Nepenthe” feels like two halves of the episode are at war with each other.

STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E6) "The Impossible Box": A Difficult Reunion
STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E6) “The Impossible Box”: A Difficult Reunion

While the 6th episode of Star Trek: Picard makes strides towards the franchise’s core ideas and is significantly more ambitious, it still struggles to know what to do with itself.

STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E5) "Stardust City Rag": Moving On
STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E5) “Stardust City Rag”: Moving On

While “Stardust City Rag” attempts to elevate the series, the whole episode feels tired, limp, and lacking in any coherent vision.

STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E4) "Absolute Candor": Computer, Freeze Program
STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E4) “Absolute Candor”: Computer, Freeze Program

“Absolute Candor” is the first properly disappointing episode that finds Picard treading water and lacking any discernible direction.

STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E2) "Maps And Legends": Wait For It...
STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E2) “Maps And Legends”: Wait For It…

As “Maps and Legends”, the second episode of Star Trek: Picard, comes to an end, it still feels like a show that’s yet to start telling its actual story.

STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E1) "Remembrance": An Intriguing First Move
STAR TREK: PICARD (S1E1) “Remembrance”: An Intriguing First Move

Remembrance is an intriguing start to Star Trek: Picard – an episode that hooks you from the offset and reminds you how much you’ve missed the good Captain.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE: "Blurryman" (S1E10): Saving The Best For Last
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E10) “Blurryman”: Saving The Best For Last

Saving the best for last, ”Blurryman” is definitely the best episode of Season 1 of The Twilight Zone simply because it isn’t afraid to take risks.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E9) "The Blue Scorpion": Taking Aim At Gun Violence
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E9) “The Blue Scorpion”: Taking Aim At Gun Violence

The penultimate episode of The Twilight Zone tackles gun control with mixed results. Alexia Amoriello reviews.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E8) "Point of Origin": Putting Privilege Into Perspective
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E8) “Point of Origin”: Putting Privilege Into Perspective

In The Twilight Zone’s 8th episode Ginnifer Goodwin plays a woman captured by government officials. Alexia Amoriello reviews.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E7) "Not All Men": Meteors and Toxic Masculinity
THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E7) “Not All Men”: Meteors & Toxic Masculinity

Picture a world where women live in fear of men’s violent outbursts. This all too relevant scenario is where episode 7 of the Twilight Zone reboot begins.

THE TWILIGHT ZONE (S1E6) “Six Degrees of Freedom”: A Trip To Mars Takes A Surprising Turn

Though not perfect by any means, “Six Degrees of Freedom” is arguably the most thought-provoking episode of this season of The Twilight Zone.