Jen Maravegias

2 weeks ago | pajiba.com | Jen Maravegias

For a show that had as many storylines and red herrings as Grosse Pointe Garden Society, it’s a magic trick that they could not make me care about any one of them over the thirteen-episode first season. None of the characters we were supposed to commiserate with, Alice (AnnaSophie Robb), Catherine (Aja Naomi King), and Brett (Ben Rappaport), were likable enough for me to sympathize with their problems.

3 weeks ago | pajiba.com | Jen Maravegias

Ultimately Doctor Odyssey turned out to be another victim of the Ryan Murphy Paradox. It started out strong, with a lot of promise, and then collapsed. Usually, Murphy’s projects fall apart under the weight of overcomplicated plots. This time, the show couldn’t commit to being the sexy, soapy mess we wanted it to be. Promises were made at the beginning of the season that were not kept.

3 weeks ago | pajiba.com | Jen Maravegias

I don’t know how to feel about this trailer for Tony Tost’s new movie, Americana. Previously Tost created a show called Damnation that I don’t remember. It is a weird cast, and the storyline makes me … uncomfortable? I don’t know. Something is off. But Zahn McClarnon is in it, so I will probably watch it eventually. Americana also stars Sydney Sweeney, Paul Walter Hauser, Halsey, Simon Rex, and Eric Dane. It opens in theaters on August 22nd.

3 weeks ago | pajiba.com | Jen Maravegias

While some network shows have let us down this season (ahem, Elsbeth and Doc Odyssey ahem), Will Trent had a consistently strong third season, ending in a heartstopping cliffhanger that I’m mad at because SOMEONE MIGHT BE DEAD. And now we have to wait until next January to find out if everyone survived. The Will Trent two-part season finale is why I let episodes build up to watch in mini-binges and why I time-shift my watching to mornings.

3 weeks ago | pajiba.com | Jen Maravegias

I know everyone’s hot for Noah Wiley after his turn as scruffy Dr. Robby in the first season of The Pitt. But let’s be honest. He’s not as hot on Leverage: Redemption as formerly corrupt lawyer Harry Wilson. Dr. Robby and Harry Wilson are solar systems apart in terms of allure. And, I don’t want to yuck anybody’s yum, but Dr. Robby definitely has the edge. Harry Wilson is what I would affectionately refer to as a herb. Do you remember that term from the ’90s? He’s a nerd, a dork.