It’s hard to believe that the decision to renew Rubicon still hasn’t been reached, a frustration that Sunday’s (season? series?) finale exacerbated with its loose threads and open ending. As much as I am a fan of leaving some questions unanswered, this show makes me want to know what happens next. When Rubicon started, what [...]
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Rubicon: The Failure Industry
October 19th, 2010 · 1 Comment · reviews, rubicon, television
Tags:clover·kale ingram·rubicon·season finale·truxton spangler·will travers·you never can win
Rubicon: The Smartest People in the Room
October 12th, 2010 · 1 Comment · reviews, rubicon, television
As much as I’d love to see Rubicon renewed for a second season, there is a part of me that sees this show as the closest an American TV show has come to a British series, like, ever. A short, perfectly encapsulated show that was only ever meant to be on for 13 episodes. It’s [...]
Mad Men/Rubicon Twofer
October 10th, 2010 · 3 Comments · mad men, reviews, rubicon, television
I realize I’m stretching the limits of “better late than never” here. Mad Men, Ep. 10: “Chinese Wall” I was profoundly uncomfortable and irritated throughout the entire episode. Much as I’m willing to put this down to being overtired and stressed about general stuff, I’m also sure that it’s because every single male character was [...]
Rubicon: 4:20
September 28th, 2010 · No Comments · reviews, rubicon, television
. . . Being the time in New York when all of the bombings Kateb planned went off, regardless of their cities’ local times. A strangely fun little moment, like when Grant didn’t know what else MILF stood for, that belies the actual danger and seriousness of Kateb’s operation — the analysts figure out that [...]
Tags:in whom we trust·rubicon
Rubicon: WTF, Will?
September 24th, 2010 · 2 Comments · reviews, rubicon, television
Apologies for the lateness of this post — turns out if I don’t write them first thing, they sorta don’t get done. Who knew? I was not altogether crazy about this episode, which is titled “No Honesty in Men” according to the official AMC site and “They Bring Smooth Comforts False” according to iTunes. Both [...]
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Rubicon: Caught in the Suck
September 14th, 2010 · No Comments · reviews, rubicon, television
Eight episodes into this show and I still have no idea what’s going on. Ordinarily I would be extremely frustrated and ranty, but there are several things about Rubicon that will keep me coming back and keep me hoping for a second season. The first item on that list is Kale Ingram. Not only do [...]
Tags:caught in the suck·conspiracy·episode 8·intelligence·rubicon
Rubicon: Security Lockdown
September 7th, 2010 · No Comments · reviews, rubicon, television
It figures that the episode I miss recapping is excellent, while the following episode is really not. Oh well. Bygones. I did very much like “Look to the Ant,” last week’s episode that ITunes mislabeled “Look AT the Ant,” which I find funny for some reason. Well, I liked most of it. I’ve come to [...]
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Rubicon: The Dots and the Lines
August 24th, 2010 · 1 Comment · reviews, rubicon, television
This week’s episode is called “Connect the Dots,” a phrase I cannot hear without immediately tacking on “la la la la.” That has nothing to do with anything but my pop culture-addled brain. If last week focused on getting to know Truxton Spangler a little better, this week brings us closer to the enigma that [...]
Tags:connect the dots·kale ingram·katherine rhumor·rubicon·truxton spangler·will travers
Rubicon: Irreversible Decisions
August 17th, 2010 · 2 Comments · reviews, rubicon, television
Is it me, or was that a very different sort of episode than the previous three? I liked it, but it felt very light on the conspiracy, heavier on establishing character and place. I wonder whether it would’ve been better to put the bulk of what happens in episode 4 earlier in the season? Bygones. [...]
Tags:cia·national security council·nsc·rubicon·seven names·the outsider·truxton spangler·will travers
Rubicon: From Letters to Numbers
August 10th, 2010 · 7 Comments · reviews, rubicon, television
I am about to out myself as the nerdiest nerd, but I have a question: Do you all know about room escape games? These online Flash games that put you in a locked room and to find your way out you have to a) find stuff, b) figure out how the stuff works together, and [...]
Tags:baseball·code·keep the ends out·room escape·rubicon·will travers·yankees