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Tag: Adventure Shows
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, “Water War” & “Gungan Attack”: a wet ‘toon’
“When destiny calls, the chosen have no choice.” – Opening credits
No Ordinary Family, “Pilot”: Vic Mackey is bulletproof
“Something extraordinary is happening to me, something impossible.” – Jim Powell
No Ordinary Family, “No Ordinary Beginning”: an ordinary end?
Is this the end of this super family?
Doctor Who, “Vincent and The Doctor”: invisible monsters and black dogs
One of the greatest episodes of Doctor Who. Of. All. Time.
Doctor Who, “The Pandorica Opens”: and silence falls
A cliffhanger on par with The Shield and the greatest of television history.
Doctor Who, “The Time of Angels”: weeping angels and river song(s)
Tapping into a primal human fear plus expert time manipulations equals a great first of a two-parter.
Doctor Who, “The Vampires of Venice”: an on/off switch
Unfortunately, for every bit of success on the character front the episode failed on the plotting.
Doctor Who, “Victory of the Daleks”: Jammie Dodger
A huge success and the best work Mark Gatiss has written for Doctor Who to date.
Doctor Who, “The Big Bang”: timey wimey
A beautifully flawed and constructed creation of genius if there ever was one.
Doctor Who, “The God Complex”: the Doctor’s demon
The Doctor comes face to face with his leathery Hyde.
Doctor Who, “The Lodger”: The Rotmeister
Just what the Doctor ordered: lighter fare and the good Doc passing himself off as an everyday bloke.
Doctor Who, “Let’s Kill Hitler!”: this lonely traveler
River sweeps us away.
Doctor Who, “Night Terrors”: out of place, out of time
The Doctor takes a house call.
Doctor Who, “The Beast Below”: Geronimo!
“You don’t ever decide what I need to know!” – The Doctor
Doctor Who, “A Christmas Carol”: a little too tried and true
Doctor Who’s 2010 Christmas special is an uneven piece filled with brilliant ideas that just doesn’t quite make the grade on the emotion.
Doctor Who, “Amy’s Choice”: billions of blue blistering barnacles
A solid episode, lots of tension, important to the series, but not terribly deep.
Doctor Who, “Flesh and Stone”: angel come, angel go
Congratulations go to Moffat on the method he used when dealing with the Doctor defeating the Angels.
Lost, “The Package”: real horrorshow
“A wise man once said war is coming to this island. I think it just got here.” – Not Locke
Lost, “What They Died For”: now you’re like me
It’s weird to suddenly start getting big answers, isn’t it?
Lost, “The Candidate”: attack of the smoke monster
“No, trust me, you don’t want to be on board that sub.” – Not Locke to Claire
Lost, “The Last Recruit”: Hydra sailing
“If you’re gonna shoot me in cold blood, brother… I think I have a right to know what you’re getting in exchange for it.” – Desmond to Sayid
Lost, “The End”: did the series finale land?
So much good stuff over six seasons gets fumbled by the final moments of “The End.”
Lost, “Lighthouse”: that’s not John, that’s my friend
“Someone’s coming to the island. I need you to help them find it.” – Jacob to Hurley
Lost, “Recon”: Watership Down
“I’m the smoke thing.” – Not Locke
Lost, “Sundown”: have you seen my baseball?
“I know what kind of man you are.” – Sayid’s brother to Sayid
Lost, “LA X: Part I”: wherein Lost gets found for one last go round
This is Lost, baby, and the final season is going to be one hell of a deliciously mind bendingly bumpy fun/death ride.
Lost, “Happily Ever After”: you felt it too
“The island isn’t done with you yet.” – Charles Widmore to Desmond
Lost, “Across the Sea”: we are here for a reason
“One day you can make up your own game, and everyone will have to follow your rules.” – A young Not Locke/Smoke Monster, to Jacob
Lost, “Dr. Linus”: Elba
“How different would it have been? The island still got you in the end.” – Ben to Lapidus
Lost, “Everybody Loves Hugo”: some kind of fajita fieldtrip
“Wow, what a coincidence.” – Hurley
Lost, “Ab Aeterno”: ask Ricardo
“Do I sound like somebody who has a plan? – Richard Alpert