TV Reviews8.3/10
‘The Uncanny Counter’: Demon Hunters Disguised as Noodle-Restaurant Staff Score 8.3
A tale of demon hunters disguised as noodle restaurant staff, tracking spirits that prey upon mortals, told with a solemn, deliberate hand.
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Television we have watched and scored.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Tanya Degurechaff Commands the Battlefield — and the Screen — in ‘Saga of Tanya the Evil’
A tale of a soldier born anew as a child amid a realm of magic and war, wherein her mind remains ever adult.
TV Reviews8.4/10
Dorohedoro Review: Netflix’s Lizard-Man Saga Earns Its 8.4/10
A grim, funny tale of a man with a lizard head hunting the sorcerer who cursed him, with satire on memory, identity, and magic.
TV Reviews3.6/10
Too Hot to Handle Review: A Reality-TV Machine That Stopped Working Long Before It Ran Out of Steam
A tropical island, ten strangers, a forbidden touch, and a falling prize. A tale of Too Hot to Handle, a reality-machine grown stale.
TV Reviews7.4/10
Better Than Us Review: A Robot’s Murder Sets Off a Chain Reaction Nobody Can Stop
A review of Better Than Us, a Russian sci-fi series about an android who falls in love and the chaos that ensues.
TV Reviews7.1/10
Pacific Rim: The Black Review: A Broken Robot and Two Siblings Lost in a Ruined Australia
A grim, sprawling tale of teens piloting a broken robot across a ruined Australian wasteland, earning a fair 7.1.
TV Reviews8.5/10
‘Real Girl’: A Boy Finally Steps Out Of His Own Head
A boy's first real love changes everything in this tale of otaku isolation and a girl who refuses to be forgotten.
TV Reviews7/10
‘Childhood’s End’: Syfy’s Alien Invasion Miniseries Earns Its Slow Burn
A review of Syfy's Childhood's End, a slow-burn alien drama based on Arthur C. Clarke's novel.
TV Reviews7.9/10
Carnivàle Review: A Flawed, Ambitious Battle Between Good and Evil
A tale of a traveling carnival during the Dust Bowl, wherein a preacher and a wanderer wage a secret war of will against fate.
TV Reviews8/10
Chespirito: Not Really on Purpose Traces Gómez Bolaños’s Life From Struggling Writer to Icon
A biographical miniseries traces the life of the creator of El Chavo del 8 and El Chapulín Colorado, with a star-studded cast.
TV Reviews7.7/10
‘Triumph of Love’ Review: Victoria Ruffo Carries a Solid Soap With a Strong Central Performance
A tale of a designer, her daughter severed from her, and the triumph of love that binds them again.
TV Reviews7.9/10
A Virus Kills Most Humans, Vampires Rise, and One Boy Escapes
A grim tale of a virus, vampires, and vengeance, wherein a boy's devotion to destruction meets his long-lost friend.