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‘Mrs. Davis’ Ends With A Heartfelt Return To The Beginning [TV Review]

May 18, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

An unexpectedly moving finale brings the story full circle as Simone (Betty Gilpin)’s quest – and Mrs. Davis – comes to an end.

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Filed Under: Mrs. Davis Tagged With: Andy McQueen, Ashley Romans, Betty Gilpin, Damon Lindelof, David Arquette, Elizabeth Marvel, Jake McDorman, Margo Martindale, Mrs. Davis, peacock, Sherri Saum, Tara Hernandez

‘Mrs. Davis’ Hunts A Whale for its Penultimate Episode [TV Review]

May 11, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

A slight episode tees up the finale of limited series Mrs. Davis as the show sends Simone (Betty Gilpin) into the belly of the beast.

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Filed Under: Mrs. Davis, TV Tagged With: Andy McQueen, Ben Chaplin, Betty Gilpin, Chris Diamantopoulos, Elizabeth Marvel, Jake McDorman, Katja Herbers, peacock, shohreh aghdashloo, Tom Wlaschiha

‘Mrs. Davis’ Executes A Ridiculous Heist for Episode 6 [Review]

May 4, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Expect mommy issues, hall passes and grief discussions aplenty in an episode that sets up the season one (series?) finale.

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Filed Under: Mrs. Davis, TV Tagged With: Andy McQueen, Betty Gilpin, Chris Diamantopoulos, David Arquette, Elizabeth Marvel, Jake McDorman, Katja Herbers, Mrs. Davis, peacock, Tom Wlaschiha

‘Mrs. Davis’ Episode 5 Delivers A Surprisingly Emotional Backstory [Review]

April 27, 2023 by Joe Lipsett

Mrs. Davis returns with “A Great Place To Drink To Control Your Drink” – which deprioritizes the central characters in order to spin a yard with surprising emotional complexity.

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Filed Under: Mrs. Davis, TV Tagged With: Andy McQueen, Ben Chaplin, Betty Gilpin, Jake McDorman, Katja Herbers, Mathilde Ollivier, peacock, Tom Wlaschiha

Review: Jan Grows Defiant as ‘A Friend of the Family’ Jumps Ahead

October 13, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

Mckenna Grace as 13 year old Jan Broberg, sitting on the front doorstep

Phase one of the Broberg saga concludes as A Friend of the Family initiates a time jump.

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Filed Under: A Friend of the Family Tagged With: Anna Paquin, Austin Stowell, Bree Elrod, Colin Hanks, Hendrix Yancey, jake lacy, Mckenna Grace, Nick Antosca, peacock

Review: Preying on the Broberg Family in Episodes 1-4 of Nick Antosca’s ‘A Friend of the Family’

October 6, 2022 by Joe Lipsett

A man (l) and a pre-teen girl (r) eat ice cream on the hood of a car

Arguably one of the most bizarre true crime kidnapping stories ever told has been adapted by Nick Antosca into a Peacock limited series, A Friend of the Family.

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Filed Under: A Friend of the Family, TV Tagged With: Anna Paquin, Austin Stowell, Bree Elrod, Colin Hanks, Hendrix Yancey, jake lacy, Lio Tipton, Nick Antosca, Patrick Fischler, peacock, Philip Ettinger

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

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