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The Lost Symbol (2021)
The Writers Should Have Done Some Research
There is so much bad in the first episode that I am not sure it is worth further viewing.
Chanting monks retarding cancer, dead hands on the floor that nobody notices.
If the writers had done their homework they would know better than have the CIA investigating crime on American soil, which they cannot legally do.
Meanwhile, the capital would be swarming with local police, the FBI, DHS, and half a dozen other agencies that actually do have jurisdiction.
Nothing about this show makes sense.
Royal Pains: Medusa (2010)
Not one of the best episodes, but far from the worst
This was the first of a series of episodes dealing with international travel and skullduggery. Some of the others were better, but this one introduces both the disease of Boris' family and the Cuban doctor, who becomes so important later in the series.
The scenery is beautiful, though it is Puerto Rico and not Cuba.
Evan is, as always, really annoying.
The Secret Diary of Desmond Pfeiffer (1998)
A terrible idea for a show, and a rotten show based on that idea
Not only was this show stupid and insulting to everyone involved, it was a dreadful concept for a comedy. One could make a fascinating story about the black slaves and free servants that worked in the Executive mansion, a kind of "West Wing" mixed with "Upstairs Downstairs," but rather than doing that, the producers decided to go with a low brow yuk fest that was both historically inaccurate and not at all funny. Given that it was set at one of the most stressful times in American history, a period in which decisions were made that set the course for everything that came afterward in the USA, one could do a satire of contemporary morals and cultural beliefs that would be both enlightening and humorous; but that was not what we got in this show. What the producers delivered was leering juvenile jokes about horny wives, stupid politicians and funny slavery. The show lasted less than a season, and that was still too long.
Wayward Pines (2015)
Do not watch this show
Despite the presence of some of the best actors working today, this nonsensical mess should be ignored at all costs. First the good news, there is actually some good acting in this show (particularly the creepy nurse), but that is as far as it goes. Otherwise, this horrific waste of film is a combination of marginal writing, questionable directing and plot holes so large one could easily drop small galaxies into them. Someone should tell the creators of this thing that they should actually stop and think through the ramifications of their plot before trying to turn it into a TV show. Also, guys, if you are going to do science fiction, talk to some scientists first.
Between (2015)
A horrible show
Bad writing, poor directing and a plot so stupid I think the cast demanded to be killed off so that they wouldn't have to deal with it anymore. It's as though "Jeremiah" and "Under the Dome" had a child after hate sex, and it was possessed by demons. Not just one demon, mind; several demons who have no idea what the other hell spawn are trying to achieve. The basic conceit of the show is that a disease has hit a small Canadian farming town, killing everyone over the age of 22. Why 22, you ask? Given that there is nothing in human physiology that could possibly trigger the deadly effects seen here, who knows? I guess the writers didn't care. There is actually one character who is 21 when the show starts, who dies on her 22nd birthday, with no explanation. When they finally do try to explain the plot, the explanation makes no sense at all and just makes the guy telling the story look stupid and evil. Worse though, not one of the characters in this show is sympathetic. They are all prissy, mean-spirited, or dim witted, so it is hard to care what happens to them. Don't watch it. I already took the bullet for you.