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The Simpsons: Days of Future Future (2014)
Days of Future Disappointment
I try to never go into a new episode of The Simpsons with high expectations, for this reason episodes like "A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again" and "Holidays of Future Passed" really stood out even more to me. For the first time in nearly a decade I couldn't help but get my hopes up about this episode because "Holidays of Future Passed" is legitimately one of my favorite episodes ever and I would go so far as to say that I would put it alongside the fantastic company of "Homer Badman" or "Last Exit to Springfield". Unfortunately this was the most unworthy of follow ups, sacrificing interesting glimpses into the families future for recycled Futurama jokes. This episode also had a heavy reliance on pop culture references (as most of the new Simpsons episodes unfortunately have), it's boring attempts to parody films such as Total Recall and also basing one of it's subplots on Milhouse becoming a Zombie (Really? Why just why?) make this episode fall into the same groove that the Simpson's have been in for far too long "sometimes hits, but mostly misses". 3 out of 10 Zombie Milhouse and Robot Homer probably would have sounded great to 8 year old me, but present me just wants some sentimental moments sprinkled with classic Simpson's humor.
True Detective (2014)
True Detective, much like Breaking Bad and Sopranos before it, is a glimmer of light in a sea of mediocre darkness.
I binge watched this show over the past two days and haven't enjoyed a TV show this much since Breaking Bad ended. The few minor problems I had with the show we're immediately wiped from my mind after watching the near-perfect finale this morning. As I began watching it I feared each episode it would become "just another cop show" but it always veered off into an interesting, unique new path. My review may be quite biased as I am a big fan of both lead actors and also of Lovecraftian mythos, which this show blends perfectly into its narrative. This is a show filled with heart and soul (Hart and Cohle anyone?). The stellar performances by Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are what make this show so special for me and I would strongly recommend it to anyone!