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 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