This episode focuses on Easton and Diana trying to set up their new restaurant at Jim’s, as well as family dynamics and secrets. The episode kicks off with Easton and Diana cleaning out the house and getting rid of Jim’s old stuff via skip bin, much to Jim’s chagrin, however he can’t protest too much as Easton is blackmailing him
Read moreNow that the pilot has established the premise and characters of the show, the show can get underway. The episode kicks off with Easton and Diana posing for promotional photos for the local paper, with Easton informing Diana he has found a space for their restaurant. When Easton tries to force the paper’s staff to make their advertorial about him,
Read moreThe job of a pilot is to establish a show’s premise and characters. This pilot did its job perfectly. The pilot kicks off in Shanghai, China, with celebrity chef, Easton West (Erik Thomson) in an elevator on his way to work. While in the elevator, a couple take a picture of him, while his back is turned, when he comes
Read moreAfter last week’s exploration of vampires, this week’s theme is family connections. The episode kicks off with a woman tied to a cinder block in a river, setting herself free and screaming, only to drown anyway. We are then brought back to Harrow and James, inside the former’s boat. Harrow asks James the questions he (and the viewers) have been
Read moreNow that the season has premiered, the fun can really begin. The episode and case of the week kicks off with a man in a coffin, dressed as a vampire, killed by someone with a stake. The victim is revealed to be Sebastian Wells, an online antique dealer, with bottles of blood in his cabinet, garlic in his mouth, and
Read moreI chose not to participate in NaNoWriMo 2020, due to my inability to meet the 50,000 word goal and commit fully to the challenge in previous years.
Read moreThe job of a season premiere is to establish new story arcs for the season, as well as address any loose ends left in the previous season’s finale. I felt that this premiere did its job. With the exception of a mysterious dead body at the side of the road with a rat walking on it, the premiere picks up
Read moreI’m carrying on my annual tradition with this blog post—buying the Previews edition of the TV Week and blogging about what shows look good to watch this year (and that I’ll possibly review). Starting with shows that I am currently reviewing that will be airing again this year, Doctor Doctor will be airing its fifth and final season. The fourth season ended
Read moreA true story.** Please note, this story is not based on a true story, rather it is a story that could easily be regarded as true, be relatable, or happen to anyone. Resolutions The New Year started for me with the sun rising, the light of it slowly coming through my mostly closed blinds. In previous years I would have
Read moreThe brief of the AWC Furious Fiction—January 2021 short story competition was as follows: Your story has to begin at sunrise. Your story has to use the words SIGNATURE, PATIENT, BICYCLE. (Longer variations permitted.) Your story has to include a character who has to make a CHOICE. *** Resolutions The New Year started for me with the sun rising, the
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