A Televisual Feast

There’s something–new, which is both unfortunate and interesting–off with this episode. It’s a commentary on the period, a high-handed special episode about the mistreatment of gays in the 1980s. I’m almost surprised it doesn’t have a moment like a similar, very special episode of “Cheers” dealing with the same subject (with Alex in the sensitive […]

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The “Ashes to Ashes” upswing continues with an episode involving, once again, Alex’s mother, but also a government conspiracy. Unlike the last episode with Alex’s mother, this one features a lot fewer obnoxious scenes between Alex and her mother and a different focus. Instead of harping on the melodrama and sentimentalism, this episode features the […]

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