Author Archives: Sarah Stegall

Don’t Freak Out, v. 2.0—Chuck’s “Chuck vs. Operation Awesome”

Season 3 hits its stride, as the bad guys hit Awesome. And it's Chuck to the rescue, with a new mentor and new problems. Meanwhile... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Eye of the Beholder—Fringe’s “Johari Window”

Foolish characters still lead us to a very good story very well told... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Hero to Zero—Chuck’s Season Three debut, three episodes in one

Chuck's long-awaited reboot wasn't at all what we expected, and is far more disappointing than we'd hoped. Our new, improved Chuck seems an awful lot like the old, unimproved Chuck, with less heart... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Walk-Ins—Fringe’s “Unearthed”

An out-of-schedule episode, but a good one for the "wow, neat" factor (not so much if you're more rooted in the ongoing mythology of the series), but the viewers seemed to like it... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

The Witching Hour—Eastwick’s “Tea and Psychopathy”

A great ending to the series… except that the next episode will be the last… (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Random Access Memory—Fringe’s “Grey Matters”

A little less "ick" than last week, with a really neat science fictional twist that will just keep me coming back for more and more... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Blind Justice—Stargate Universe’s “Justice”

What to do? What story to tell? I know, we'll fall back on that old sf trope, the courtroom drama. Characters who forget to use the technology they have are not often that admirable... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Exit, Guns Blazing—FlashForward’s “A561984”

Hints of a bigger reason behind many small annoyances, hope that the series can be retooled sufficiently to save it, and a longer-than-expected hiatus mean this episode will have to stand much taller... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Queen V—V’s “It’s Only the Beginning”

Interesting story twists, a really good villain, and some decent cliff-hangers. Now if only ABC can maintain the interest for a three-month hiatus... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Flash Light—FlashForward’s “Believe”

Back to basics: focusing on the people and how the Flashforward affects them turns in a much better episode... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

V—Five for Fighting—V’s “A Bright New Day”

Getting better. Not enough alien tech, but some nice paranoia, and some legitimate reasons for it. Will it all be enough to hold viewers over the months-long hiatus coming after the next episode?... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Déjà vu, déjà vu—Stargate Universe’s “Time”

A good exploration of time, but the story itself, well… (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

Teen Angst—Fringe’s “Of Human Action”

A great episode, playing homage to two of its X-Files predecessors, and laying the groundwork for much bigger issues yet to come... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

A Foul and Awesome Display—FlashForward’s “Playing Cards with Coyote”

Last week, we proved we have free will, so now you don't want it? Let's see how deeply into the corner the writers have painted themselves... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Read more [...]

TV briefs: cancellations of Dollhouse and Eastwick

Dollhouse and Eastwick have been canceled, but will air the episodes already produced. FX bought rights to 2012... Read more [...]

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