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Ted Lasso S4 E8

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“Follow the Anger”

This is one of my favorite episode of the new season. So far, the episodes have been great but there has been one of the story arcs that I thought was weaker than the other stories. Tonight, I loved all three main story arcs on the show.

Story #1: Gemma gets injured during a game and it affected Alice dramatically. She confronted Gemma, who had not even been checked by a doctor, but she was thinking about not coming back to play.

Story #2: Roy and Keeley were going to the ceremony for Roy at his old team, and just about everything that could go wrong, did. This led to the reunion of the pair in one of the sweetest, most epic scenes of the series. It was truly a beautiful moment.

Story #3: Leslie Higgins investigated someone trying to force people into selling their stock in Richmond under the table. It is the possible return of Rupert. I am curious if Anthony Stewart Head had recorded a role prior to his death or if this would be a recast. I enjoyed the almost secret agent mood of this storyline.

Ted gave a wonderful speech to his team after he found Alice crying in the office over the injury to Gemma. It was an absolute classic Ted Lasso speech and it was very emotional.

I loved this episode.

Ted Lasso S4 E7

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“Yes & Baby”

Coach Alice is back and trying a new philosophy… say “yes” more. It got to be too much, until Ted and Beard gave her a look into improv… and explained what it means to be “YES…and.” Or as Beard yelled, “YES & BABY!”

The improv idea seemed to work much better for Alice.

However, the “BELIEVE” sign did not seem to be a hit with the Richmond Lady Greyhounds. They had all kinds of complaints about it, until Alice added a sticky note saying “and win.”

The hot doctor came to see Roy at work. Roy was in a scooter because of his knee, and she broke it off with him since she knew that he was in love with someone else. They had some nice scenes together, but I am glad that they did not drag this storyline out. They absolutely could have made this stretch out for a long time and I am pleased that they did not. We just need the Roy-Keeley reunion.

There was a weird storyline with an agent for a player on the men’s team (who also is Roy’s agent) and Tracey Ullman. They did a strange phone call bit that was funny, but odd.

This was a fun episode that did not feel very significant. I think the best part of the episode was Keeley and Ted filling out a Bantr profile. That was a perfect example of Ted’s wit and wisdom. That scene was one of the best of the entire season.

Dark Matter S2 E2, E3

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“A Perfect World”

“Everything Beautiful, Everything Terrible”

I don’t know how I feel about this show. I had enjoyed the first season, but it felt like such a long time between that and the second season that made me lose some interest.

Then, these two episodes felt really slow and I just struggled with all of the Jasons running around. I was confused at times and I was not following a lot of what was going on.

Outside of the family that have settled down in Chicago (which I believe is Jason 1), I am not sure how any other the rest work or which world they are currently inhabiting.

I did like the ending of the third episode. Jason dismantled the Box, leaving just a shell. He returned later that night to find that the Box was back in full working order. I am not sure how this happened or what it will mean for the family, who have identified each other through family tattoos.

I am not sure how I feel about continuing this show moving forward. I probably have at least one more episode in me, but if it is not improving or grabbing my attention more, I think this show is iffy for me t keep watching every week.

Ted Lasso S4 E6

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“Don’t Jump Around Much Anymore“

Be careful when “Jump Around” comes on… especially when you have a bad knee.

Roy went down at a New Year’s Eve party as the House of Pain hit played. He and Jamie Tartt, who was back guest starring, joined in the dance and Roy’s knee let out. It led to Keeley to meet Roy’s new doctor girlfriend, which was crushing to her.

Then a supremely doped up Roy ends up telling the doctor that he loves….Keeley. Roy did not realize he was talking to the doctor… and Keeley heard him, but only up to the point where he said “I love you”. Of course she thought Roy was meaning the doctor. It was an old misunderstanding trope of sitcoms, but there is a reason why it has been used as often as it has. It worked here too.

It did feel weird that we got a New Year’s Eve episode in September, but I forgive that too because it was a solid character episode. We had important moments for not only Roy & Keeley, but also Ted & Ted’s ex-wife, Michelle, Beard, Jamie, and Rebecca and Matthijs. Then, Alice seemed to take some huge steps, but then took giant leaps backward.

Oh, and Tracy Ulman’s character is amazingly weird and downright psychotic.

Some of the episode’s arcs were heartbreaking while other arcs help move the characters forward. The scenes between Ted and Michelle were really sweet. I was afraid they were going to do some alcohol related sex between them, but they stuck with the friendship and Ted feels able to ask someone out on a date.

Rebecca and Matthijs made up in time for midnight as Matthijs arrived at the hospital where Rebecca was hanging out with Jamie after bringing Roy here for his knee. It was a nice resolution, but there was not really much of a story this way. Still, with the other flops of relationships, it was nice to have someone happy.

Silo S3 E10

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“Troy”

During this awesome season finale, my first thought was… I don’t know the time frame happening in this show. I originally thought that the Juliette timeline was really a long way into the future. But… now…

We saw Victor, who was the doctor who helped Daniel back in the flashback timeline, watching the events of Silo 18. Turned out that Victor was the voice of the Algorithm. We see Daniel wake up from a cryogenic sleep, only to be called Troy and not remember anything about his past. We see Daniel’s sister Charlotte, now called Susan, and neither Troy or Susan recognized each other.

I have to say, the people looking generally the same age in the present timeline threw me for a loop. I was not expecting it. I assume they all have some time in cryo to account for it, but it took me a good deal of time trying to decipher the answer.

Big swerve. Camille helped the rebels in silo 18 as she delayed the failsafe just long enough for the crew to cap the pipe that would have delivered the poisonous gas into silo 18. I did not see Camille’s turn coming at all.

Another big swerve. After the failed failsafe attempt, Victor ordered Troy awakened. Before that could happen, Victor ends his own life with a handgun he had hidden in his desk. He left a message for Troy, answering a question Troy had been asking… about a woman he had been seeing in visions as he is awaken. Victor told him her name was Helen.

I did not mention that we saw the massacre of the people of silo 17, and that Troy was the person who ordered the deaths. In one of the hardest scenes of the series, we saw the poison released after the people had left their silo and how the drones would mow them down with weapons.

After all the drama, Juliette led a small group of people including Camille to the door. It was here when Troy spoke using the Algorithm voice and offered Juliette a deal. There would be no further failsafe attempts if the people of silo 18 promise to not try to contact other silos. Juliette accepted, but it was part of her rouse. Juliette has a better idea, something that the people of silo 1 would not expect. Juliette wanted to have an all out assault on silo 1.

So many questions still up in the air. I believe the creators of the show hinted at a connection between Troy/Daniel and Juliette. Could she be the descendent of Daniel and Helen’s baby?

I love how everyone in silo 18 now seems to be working together instead of against each other. About damn time.

I do think an actual timeline of events would help picture all that there is. It seemed as if the massacre that Troy led in this finale was the same one that Solo (Steve Zahn) experienced as a child.

We learned that season four will be the final season of the show and that we do not have to wait long for Silo to return. It showed us clips from season four at the end of the episode and told us that it would release in the summer of 2027. We are under a year away from the final season. I found this season of Silo to be filled with surprises and fantastic character work. Even when it was frustratingly slow at times, it always felt like they had a destination in mind, and the end of season three paid off dramatically.

Ted Lasso S4 E5

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“Riches of Embarrassment”

A fabulous episode of Ted Lasso with a return to form for Ted and the others.

And some Ted Lasso quotes to add to it…

My favorite… “There’s a reason the rearview mirror is smaller than the windshield.” That was a classic Ted Lasso-ism.

I do hate what the show is doing with Keeley and Roy. Having Roy find another woman after Keeley insisted he go on a series of dates is just too cruel. I don’t know if this is leading to a Keeley-Rebecca pairing, but I still want Roy-Keeley to be together. I hope that is the endgame of this relationship section.

Ted and Beard realized that they have a “coach problem,” as Alice’s negativity is isolating her and making her an outcast among the team. There is a definite story here that is unresolved and I am here for it. I was shocked when Ted told Alice that he was suspending her for a game so she could figure out what was going on with her. He made a reference to Nate without mentioning his name.

Ted Lasso’s positivity is just off the charts and he does a whole halftime speech on embarrassment that is just so great that it carried the entire episode.

However, drunk Rebecca is right up there too.

The match against Chelsea was well done and Richmond’s defeat felt right. They fought back to tie after being down 2-0 at half when Ted’s inspirational message on embarrassment brought them out of the tizzy. However, the sudden defeat did feel like it was right for the overall narrative of the show.

This was an episode that reminded me of how much I wish I was like Ted Lasso. He is such an awesome model to inspire to.

Oh, and Beard is hilarious. What was up with that play?

Dark Matter S2 E1

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“A Quiet Life”

Dark Matter started their second season off with episode one on Apple TV. I have to say, it felt like years since the first season debuted. I was thinking three years maybe. When I looked at the debut date, it was May 8, 2024, which was nowhere near as long ago than I thought. It was worse yet, since I did not watch Dark Matter when it was released. I posted my reviews of season one in February of 2025. That is just a year and a half ago. It felt like it was way longer ago than that. It blew my mind.

So I had a hard time getting back into this show. The show has a complex storyline and a lot going on and it was tough to remember the ins and outs of this show.

Joel Edgerton starred as Jason. Jennifer Connelly played Daniela. They do a great job with their characters. By the end of the episode, I felt a little more confident about the story. They went through a recap in the story of Jason 1 and Jason 2, which I honestly had not remembered. But they set up the story arc for the season well.

However, I did not remember what the last image was meant to be, when Jason stepped out and realized that he was in a universe he had been in before. Was that the universe that he dropped his friend off in? Not sure.

I wonder how I will feel about the season as it progresses. I did enjoy the first season, so I hope I will enjoy the second season too.

Silo S3 E9

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“Farewell”

Holy Shit.

I knew something was going to happen, but I did not expect there to be a mushroom cloud.

And now I wonder… did the people behind the creation of the silos… know the bomb was going to be dropped. I even considered myself… did they set off the explosion themselves? Otherwise, it sure feels like a ton of coincidence happening here.

The penultimate episode of season three was explosive in many ways besides the huge nuclear bomb that goes off at the end.

How does Bernard survive this time? Could it be that we finally saw the end of the road for Tim Robbins? Bernard, who turned himself in as part of the plan, is sent out of the silo to clean, without a suit. We see his nose start to bleed and he slumped next to the tree. I have no idea how he could have survived. I have a feeling Bernard is now gone.

Bernard’s cleaning was meant to be a distraction as bombs were going off in the silo in an attempt to pinch off the poison. We left the episode as Camille was running out of the cafeteria in an attempt to prevent the revolt.

I wondered last week what was next for Daniel and Helen. I did not know they were together and then Helen was pregnant. When the bomb went off, Daniel was pulled into silo 1 and Helen was taken into silo 17. Could Helen give birth to a baby that is a descendent of someone we know?

The Algorithm is being set up to being a real person and not a machine. I think there is a good chance that that voice is Daniel… though I have no idea how that would happen.

This was a great episode and it sets up next week’s season 3 finale beautifully.

Ted Lasso S4 E4

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“Greyhounds’ Day Off”

Cliques.

They can cause trouble with a team. You see it all over the place and this week’s Ted Lasso dealt with the coaching staff of the Lady Greyhounds of Richmond trying to stomp out the cliques that were threatening to derail their team before they even get started.

In Ted Lasso’s eclectic manner and undeniable folksy wisdom, he requires the team members to go to a pub trivia night.

Things go crazy. The team winds up in a bar brawl with another team of asre-hole men as they all get arrested.

Fairly predictable outcome in the trivia contest, but I do like how it worked out and the scenes of the team in jail celebrating was great.

Roy was on multiple dates in one night after Keeley told him that he needed to date at least ten women before she would consider them getting back together. However, it feels like Roy may be slipping away from her as he was into a bartender before falling to the ground with his knee. Then, Roy’s sister took him to the hospital where he met a doctor who irritated and infuriated him. You can see where this is going too.

One of my favorite parts of the episode was the use of Trent Crimm (James Lance) and Dr. Sharon Fieldstone (Sarah Niles) as a framing device around the episode. Both characters were favorites of mine and it was great seeing them again, as Trent was interviewing her for a podcast.

The whole Keeley/Rebecca story felt like a big nothing and I was not into it much at all.

Fun episode, but pretty generic for a Ted Lasso episode.

Silo S3 E8

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“Gray Goo”

I am not sure where the flashbacks go from here. With everything about the silos laid out, the rejection by Helen and Daniel of the offer by Stensen and Thurman feels like a conclusion. Maybe there is more here than what I can tell, but right now, I am not sure what that will be.

The drama inside the silo is picking up actively. Juliette has been arrested and placed in the same cell as Sims.

The episode gives us answers about what happened to Lukas and Kennedy on their attempt to go to Silo 17. Lukas was shot and Kennedy helped him to get to the silo.

Steve Zahn was back and he was spectacular in this episode. I have missed Jimmy and Zahn’s portrayal of this character and it is great that he was back. The information of his mother’s fate was painfully displayed across Zahn’s face and eyes.

Sheriff Paul has found the killer of Orla Kent. It was her boyfriend to keep her quiet about the smuggling from critical supply.

Everything is building toward the end of the season. I am not sure what the flashback story is going to be moving forward, but the present day story is on fire.

Ted Lasso S4 E3

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“Richmond’s Got Talent”

The injury bug strikes the strikers for Ted Lasso’s new Richmond Women’s team. Well, one is an injury and one is a pregnancy, so I shouldn’t qualify it as an injury. But the strikers are out, so this leads to an open tryout.

The open tryout did not bring the football version of Susan Boyle. There is an option though and it was one that Coach Alice mentioned. She once coached a striker that was one of the best she’d seen, but who had quit to go to law school. Her name was Gemma and she had had enough of Alice’s demeanor toward her back then and did not want to hear anything from her now.

Gemma couldn’t deny the Lasso charm though, and it seemed as if Ted had reignited the passion for the sport inside her, and she came to join the team. Of course, she came on the day of the historic first game. She also wound up scoring a late goal after being inserted into the game near the end.

This was not only Gemma’s story though as Keeley was having a hard time getting the kit delivered for the first game, a young mother Lizzie was one who stood out at the open tryouts and was able to make the team, and Rebecca kept standing up her boyfriend at a restaurant.

I do like the new cast of the football team that we are starting to get. There are some intriguing characters that are more than just the one note that it appeared they were previously.

It was nice to see the much more presentable Coach Beard this week, no longer looking like a caveman in a Richmond outift.

This has been a decent season so far, even if I do not think it has matched the original three seasons in overall quality as of yet.

Silo S3 E7

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“Radio”

Lukas and Kennedy went out of the silo and attempted to go to Silo 17. They did not make it. However, the surprise was that they were apparently shot. At the end of the episode, it sounded as if Lukas and Kennedy survived and reported that he had the kids that he went to retrieve. That still makes me question the entire thing. It sure sounded like bullets (probably from drones) when Lukas and Kennedy lost contact.

Because of this apparent failure of this mission, there was an attempt to blow up judicial in a way to try and stop the poison gas. Juliette struggled with the decision as she realized that whatever plan she decided upon would lead to death for hundreds of people.

Everything got called off when we discovered that Lukas and Kennedy were not dead (or so we think).

There was some big developments between Sims and Camille as they had a huge conflict about Sims’s actions. Camille is feeling the pressures of leading the IT. The Algorithm seemed to be manipulating her too.

Then we see the creation of the silos from the flashback time. We discovered that billionaire Per Stensen is behind the construction of the silos in Georgia.

Things are getting wilder as the the season is on its way to a conclusion.

Ted Lasso S4 E2

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“Carol of the Bells”

The second episode got Ted out of Kansas City and back to Richmond, and we get to meet some of the weird team members on the female team and the assistant coach Alice Chilton. Chilton was angry about being passed over by Rebecca for the head job, and made comments to her hinting at her being sexist (or not a Feminist). Chilton resigned her position but stuck around for a week to help walk Ted through. Of course, we all knew she was staying as she saw the light that was Ted Lasso.

We spent some time with Beard, who has apparently gone crazy and doesn’t want to hurt Roy. Beard’s excessive hairstyle was outrageous.

Chilton’s comment sent Rebecca into a tailspin, which led to her introspection.

The new locker room for the women was a great scene, and seeing Roy and Keeley flirt as Roy fixed the locker room (which was originally the visiting team locker room) from the tricks Roy was pulling to try and get the edge on the other team.

I enjoyed this episode too. Ted Lasso is awesome and one of the best characters around.

Things are getting set up but I would hope that there will be an overarching story for the season. At this point, it seems like the story is trying to keep the new team afloat.

Apple TV + is the streamer for Ted Lasso.

Silo S3 E6

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“The Drive”

This episode felt like it was setting up the bigger things moving forward.

Juliette getting the Algorithm to approve two people to go to the other silo and retrieve the children. Of course, Juliette wants someone to go to plug off the gas. She agrees to resume taking the memory drugs if they can bring the children back.

This whole things feels as if both of them are lying to adjust their own plans.

We spent a chunk of time with the idea that Knox and Shirley would be the people sent to the other silo, but it did not look like they are heading out, which made their entire conversation moot.

We get some good work from Camille this week. She is really our main antagonist and she has shown more depth than one would expect. When she coldly told the Algorithm she had already placed the Vitamin D in the water supply, it was chilling.

The past story with the controlled car uses the time to learn more about Helen and passing the time until they arrived with Senator Rosalind Thurman asking them if they want to save the world.

Again, this feels as if it were all done to set up the rest of the season, but that is not necessarily a bad thing. I hope this will lead to a real banger of a second half of the season.

Ted Lasso S4 E1

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“Home”

There may not be a more engaging or positive character on TV than Ted Lasso. I remember when I first started watching the show, I wanted to be more like Ted Lasso in my own classroom.

I was doubtful when I heard that Apple TV was bringing the show Ted Lasso back for a fourth season after a finale of season three that felt complete. Was this worth bringing back or would this just tarnish my memories of the awesomeness of the previous three years?

I watched the first episode on Apple TV tonight and I have to say that I am intrigued. Despite the show feeling at times like a documentary for Kansas City, we placed these characters that we loved square back on the screen and they shone as they always did.

Ted himself is just amazing, making the best out of whatever is around him. He is still teaching lessons and providing the most down-home sayings and quotes. Jason Sudeikis slipped right back into the character of Ted Lasso without missing a beat.

Placing Rebecca, Keeley and Higgins as the fish-out-of-water this time was a nice change as they were attempting to recruit Ted to coach the new Richmond female football squad. While they did spend too much time filming on location around Kansas City, the easy chemistry of these characters came through one again.

I am 100% going to watch this show, as I spent a good chunk of the premiere laughing, but I am not sure yet if this is something that I would have chosen to do. I am still unsure if this will live up to what has come before. Still, I was entertained by this first episode and hope springs eternal.