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Mythic Quest Season Three – TV Review

Mythic Quest

  • Creators: Charlie Day, Megan Gan, Rob McElhenney
  • Starring: Rob McElhenney, Charlotte Nicdao, David Hornsby, Danny Pudi, Jessie Enis, Imani Hakim, Ashly Burch, Naomi Ekperigin
  • Entire season watched for review

Grade: A-

Mythic Quest is but one of three TV shows that co-creator and star Rob McElhenney has running currently (not to be diminished, one of those shows involves his real-life co-ownership of a Welsh football club). With so much output to keep track of, you’d be forgiven for being apprehensive about being stretched too thin. But the show displays a level of confidence and humor in its third season – which premieres with two episodes today – that we’ve come to expect by now from McElhenney in his still-evolving career.

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The White Lotus: Season 2, “Italian Dream” – TV Review

“Italian Dream”

  • Creator: Mike White
  • Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Aubrey Plaza, Michael Imperioli, F. Murray Abraham, Haley Lu Richardson, Meghann Fahy, Theo James, Will Sharpe, Beatrice Grannò, Tom Hollander, Simona Tabasco

Grade: B

Warning: Reviews of The White Lotus season 2 will contain spoilers.

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The White Lotus: Season 2, “Ciao” – TV Review

“Ciao”

  • Creator: Mike White
  • Starring: Jennifer Coolidge, Aubrey Plaza, Michael Imperioli, F. Murray Abraham, Haley Lu Richardson, Meghann Fahy, Theo James, Will Sharpe, Beatrice Grannò, Tom Hollander, Simona Tabasco

Grade: B

Warning: Reviews of The White Lotus season 2 will contain spoilers.

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The Rings of Power: Season 1, “Alloyed” – TV Review

“Alloyed”

  • Creators: JD Payne, Patrick McKay
  • Starring: Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Markella Kavenagh, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman

Grade: A

Warning: Reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 will contain spoilers.

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The Rings of Power: Season 1, “The Eye” – TV Review

“The Eye”

  • Creators: JD Payne, Patrick McKay
  • Starring: Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Markella Kavenagh, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman

Grade: A-

Warning: Reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 will contain spoilers.

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The Rings of Power: Season 1, “Udûn” – TV Review

“Udûn”

  • Creators: JD Payne, Patrick McKay
  • Starring: Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Markella Kavenagh, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman

Grade: A-

Warning: Reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 will contain spoilers.

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The Rings of Power: Season 1, “Partings” – TV Review

“Partings”

  • Creators: JD Payne, Patrick McKay
  • Starring: Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Markella Kavenagh, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman

Grade: C

Warning: Reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 will contain spoilers.

With the conclusion of Partings, we’re officially more than halfway done with The Rings of Power’s first season. Which makes it all the more frustrating that little has changed since the beginning of the season to now, and this week’s episode feels like a perfect encapsulation of that frustration. There are some moments to like, but overall, I can’t help but feel like the episode spins its wheels on virtually every front. I’m truly struggling to figure out what has changed from the beginning of this episode to the end, and coming up mostly short.

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The Rings of Power: Season 1, “The Great Wave” – TV Review

“The Great Wave”

  • Creators: JD Payne, Patrick McKay
  • Starring: Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Markella Kavenagh, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman

Grade: A-

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The Rings of Power: Season 1, “Adar” – TV Review

“Adar”

  • Creators: JD Payne, Patrick McKay
  • Starring: Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Markella Kavenagh, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman

Grade: B+

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The Rings of Power: Season 1, “A Shadow of the Past” & “Adrift” – TV Review

“A Shadow of the Past” & “Adrift”

  • Creators: JD Payne, Patrick McKay
  • Starring: Morfydd Clark, Robert Aramayo, Owain Arthur, Nazanin Boniadi, Ismael Cruz Córdova, Markella Kavenagh, Dylan Smith, Charlie Vickers, Daniel Weyman

Grade: B+

Warning: Reviews of The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power season 1 will contain spoilers.

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