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With Episodes 5-6, ‘Teacup’ Delivers Two Wildly Different Experiences [Review]

October 25, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Olsen (Bill Heck) running away from a van, wearing body armor and a gas mask

Peacock has been rolling out two episodes of Teacup a week and due to the short runtime, it’s been a solid strategy. With episodes 5 & 6, however, a disparity in episode-length and format makes for very different viewing experiences.

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Filed Under: Teacup, TV, TV - Current Coverage Tagged With: Bill Heck, Boris McIver, Caleb Dolden, Chaske Spencer, Diany Rodriguez, Jackson Kelly, john hyams, Kathy Baker, Luciano Leroux, peacock, Rob Morgan, Scott Speedman, Yvonne Strahovski

At the Halfway Point, ‘Teacup’ Answers Some Questions, Raises New Mysteries [Review]

October 18, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

Arlo (Caleb Dolden - L) points to the sky as Meryl (Emilie Bierre) and Nicholas (Luciano Leroux - R) stare up in the woods

Strip down to your Linda Hamilton tank top because the mysteries in the middle episodes of Teacup are multiplying.

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Filed Under: Teacup, TV Tagged With: Bill Heck, Boris McIver, Caleb Dolden, Chaske Spencer, Diany Rodriguez, Emilie Bierre, Ian McCollough, Kathy Baker, Luciano Leroux, peacock, Scott Speedman, Yvonne Strahovski

‘Teacup’ Debuts with Mystery and Body Horror [TV Review]

October 10, 2024 by Joe Lipsett

McNab (Rob Morgan) looks at his hand wearing a gas mask

Three families are threatened by a mysterious force in rural Georgia in the new Peacock series, Teacup, from executive producers James Wan and E.L. Katz.

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Filed Under: Teacup, TV Tagged With: Boris McIver, Chaske Spencer, Diany Rodriguez, E.L. Katz, Ian McCollough, Kathy Baker, Luciano Leroux, peacock, Rob Morgan, Scott Speedman, Yvonne Strahovski

“Myth” Questions ‘Servant’s Entire Premise [Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

February 24, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Julian (Rupert Grint - R) holding a piece of paper that reads "Satan 2.0" next to Sean (Toby Kebbell - R)

Each week Terry and Joe review the latest episode of Apple TV’s Servant S4, alternating between our respective sites.

Spoilers follow for Episode 4.07 “Myth”

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Filed Under: Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, Servant Tagged With: Apple TV, Boris McIver, Henry Chaisson, Ishana Night Shyamalan, Lauren Ambrose, m.night shyamalan, Nell Tiger Free, phillip james brannon, Rupert Grint, servant, Toby Kebbell

‘Evil’ Makes Race Political in “The Angel of Warning” [TV Review]

July 10, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A black man holding a clipboard in a gymnasium

David questions the nature of his visions as the case of the week intersects with Sister Andrea’s trial.

Spoilers follow for episode 3.05…

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Filed Under: Evil Tagged With: Aasif Mandvi, Andrea Martin, Anthony DeSando, Boris McIver, Christine Lahti, Katja Herbers, Kurt Fuller, Madeline Wise, Michael Emerson, Mike Colter, paramount plus, paramount+, Patrick Brammall

The Plagues Begin As Uncle George Returns in “Espresso” [Servant Review w/ Gayly Dreadful]

February 19, 2021 by Joe Lipsett

Each week Terry and Joe review the latest episode of Apple TV’s Servant S2, alternating between our respective sites.

Spoilers follow for Episode 2.06 “Espresso”

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Filed Under: Reviews w/ Gayly Dreadful, Servant Tagged With: Apple TV, Boris McIver, Lauren Ambrose, Nell Tiger Free, Rupert Grint, Toby Kebbell

The 411 on me

I am a freelance film and television journalist based in Toronto, Canada.

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