Brandon Nowalk's posts

I love the way “Natural Spring Water” expands and contracts. It starts with an overhead shot of a hand holding three…

Despite the fact that this episode contains a man accidentally setting himself on fire, Cornelia’s new secret…

“You did good, ma’am,” says Niecy Nash’s no-nonsense nurse DiDi to an elderly patient after she gives a little push…

I came out in a purple PT Cruiser. What a wonderful stage to tell the world I’m gay: in my best friend’s ugly but…

They did it. The Manhattan writers figured out how to get Frank out without cheating: a phone call from Eleanor…

It’s hard to tell whether our beloved Dr. Gallinger is uncomfortable or insecure in the company of eugenicists. Is…

A few years ago Mad Men delivered a one-two punch when ad man Don Draper was seeking the Jaguar account. One week he…

Manhattan still doesn’t quite feel like Manhattan yet this year. On the one hand, the producers are sticking to…

The first season finale of Blunt Talk has Walter once again itching to bump the zero-impact family, but there’s only…

In a way “Ten Knots” was easy. Almost all of the main characters were sequestered in separate storylines, give or…

When did Josh become the stable one? This is the guy who had to be told he’s gay in the beginning. Now his mom calls…

Critics keep calling Manhattan the Mad Men of the ‘40s and I keep wincing at how off that description is (never mind…

At the beginning of the episode, Walter climbs out of the tent he slept in to celebrate the anniversary of the end…

A detached retina, a bowl of teeth, a nose peeled back—the human body has been beaten down by 1901 on The Knick.…

Please Like Me is a hell of a title. Most shows are named after their subjects (The Muppets), some sound like improv…

I can’t believe Manhattan gave us a season premiere without the star of the show. Absence defines “Damnatio…

“Who Kisses So Early In The Morning?” begins with Burt Lancaster in The Swimmer, the star of Walter’s dream.…

It’s hard to tell at the time how rich a show’s opening sequence is. Does it just set up the plot, or is there more…

“Goodnight, My Someone” comes from The Music Man, by way of Celia. Now that she’s seeing the neighborhood analyst,…

The problem with tying the zero-impact family to Walter’s long-term ambition to save the planet is when he…