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A long time ago, at a football club far, far away…. –Ted Lasso & Star Wars

April 2, 2023 Sabrina Mittermeier Comments Off

Nerdery by Star Wars expert Chris Kempshall & frequent contributor Sabrina Mittermeier A long time ago, at a football club far, far away…. It is a period of Civil War. The brave players of AFC

Recap: Ted Lasso – 3×03 – “4-5-1”

March 29, 2023 Sabrina Mittermeier Comments Off

Written by Bill Wrubel Directed by Destiny Ekaragha Colin is gay! I know I am by far not the only one absolutely thrilled to see this storyline actually develop. Ever since he suspiciously knew about

Recap: Shrinking 1×10 – “Closure”

March 24, 2023 Sabrina Mittermeier Comments Off

Here we are, 9 weeks and 10 episodes later. The season finale, written by co-exec Neil Goldman is titled “Closure”, and while it gives us that in many ways, it also ends on big old

Recap: Ted Lasso Season 3×02 – “(I Don’t Want to Go to) Chelsea”

March 22, 2023 Sabrina Mittermeier Comments Off

Directed by: M.J. Delaney Written by: Sasha Garron Finally, it is time for some Roy Kent backstory, and this episode delivers and delivers. It’s written by Sasha Garron and is easily one of the best of

Recaps of “Ted Lasso” Season 3

March 17, 2023 Sabrina Mittermeier Comments Off

I’m Sabrina Mittermeier, a new contributor to The Spoilist. My day job is researching and teaching American cultural history at a German university, including classes on television. I am currently in treatment for depression, something

Recap: Shrinking – 1×09 – “Moving Forward”

March 17, 2023 Sabrina Mittermeier Comments Off

An upbeat opening set to Eddie Vedder’s “The Dark” has three patients waiting and pairing off with Paul, Gaby and Jimmy. Jimmy takes his on an excursion to scatter his mother’s ashes at the Rose

Recap: Ted Lasso Season 3×01 – “Smells Like Mean Spirit”

March 15, 2023 Sabrina Mittermeier Comments Off

Welcome to The Spoilist’s Ted Lasso Season 3 coverage! I’m Sabrina, you may already know me from my Shrinking recaps on here, Ted Lasso is life, and I hope my writing on this show will be

Recap: Shrinking 1×08 – “Boop”

March 10, 2023 Sabrina Mittermeier Comments Off

This week feels like a narrative calm before the storm, a quiet moment before the big finale (which I expect to at least partially be set at Brian and Charlie’s wedding). It’s a classic 8

P for Picard: ‘Disengage’ and ‘Seventeen Seconds’

March 8, 2023 Andrew Moir Comments Off

With the Titan on the edge of Federation space, they’re outgunned by a ship who demand to take Jack Crusher as prisoner. Meanwhile, Picard and Beverly must confront their past mistakes.

In 17 seconds, Jean-Luc Picard and Beverly Crusher confront the past in sickbay.

Star Trek: Picard season 3 episode 3 ‘Seventeen Seconds’ review

March 5, 2023 Andrew Moir Comments Off

Who is Jean-Luc Picard? That’s essentially the thesis of this show and each season has explored the question in a different way.