The night we’ve been waiting for has finally arrived – the opening night of June. However it, of course, doesn’t go to plan. The episode kicks off with Easton and Diana in their chef’s whites breaking into a neighbouring farm to steal milk from a cow. Easton’s logic for stealing the milk is apparently needing the freshest milk they can
Read moreThis 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 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 moreNow that we had an episode partially focusing on Tahani, we move on to an episode focused on Jianyu. Unlike the previous episode, in this one we find out a lot about him. The episode picks up from where we left off with Eleanor asking Jianyu whether he really was sent to the Good Place by mistake like her. He
Read moreWith this episode’s title, I initially expected it to be all about Tahani and getting to know a lot about her. While this episode did explore Tahani’s character a little bit, it was more about Eleanor’s perception and suspicion of her. The episode kicks off with Chidi giving Eleanor an ethics lesson to be interrupted by Tahani dropping by to
Read moreNow that the pilot has established the premise and characters of the show, the real fun can begin. The episode picks up from where we left off with Chidi panicking over the ethical mess of helping Eleanor, and Eleanor requesting the blue and yellow striped clothes from Janet to avoid suspicion from others. When Chidi and Eleanor go to the
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