2018 recap articles
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Fallout recap: Now we're talking
[Editor’s note: This is a recap of Fallout episode two. The recap of episode three publishes April 12.] Now that is significantly more like it. Of the many ways Fallout’s second episode is an improvement on its first, the most important, by far, is tone. Make no mistake, Vault Dwellers: This is, at least for now, a pitch-black comedy with some dramatic elements, not, as “Maximus” tried very hard to suggest, something that would occasionally try to get genuinely grim and joyless as our...
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‘Fallout’ Recap, Episode 1
Of course it begins with the bomb. Or, rather, a series of bombs. In the opening moments of Prime Video's Fallout, we see Los Angeles...
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Shōgun recap: What are the costs of loyalty?
The clear theme of this eighth episode of Shōgun is loyalty: Who is worthy of it? What function does it serve? Are there limitations to its usefulness? With tricksters like Toranaga-sama around, it’s hard to believe anyone would trust anything the guy does, at least as it applies to them personally. Is the justification for their devotion that the guy gets results? That he generally has good ideas and keeps the big picture in mind? That he’s (mostly) compassionate? Or is it just founded in the...