TV Reviews4/8/20Apr 81TV Reviews4/8/20B+TV ReviewsIn its series finale, Modern Family isn't what it used to be, but maybe that's okayKyle Fowle118It’s difficult to unpack Modern Family’s legacy. You certainly can’t trust the ABC-created narrative, where the show…
TV Reviews4/1/20Apr 11TV Reviews4/1/20BTV ReviewsChange is on the way as Modern Family rolls out its penultimate episodeKyle Fowle18Generally speaking, dramas use their penultimate episodes to deliver the biggest surprises in terms of plot and…
TV Reviews3/18/20Mar 18SaveTV Reviews3/18/20BTV ReviewsModern Family shifts its focus before it says goodbye for goodKyle Fowle23It’s been awhile since the previous episode of Modern Family, but all you really need to know is this: the season’s…
TV Reviews3/15/20Mar 15SaveTV Reviews3/15/20B+TV ReviewsBatwoman slips into the past in an astute episode about traumaKyle Fowle74Batwoman has spent a good chunk of its first season in morally murky waters. There are plenty of superhero stories…
TV Reviews3/9/20Mar 9SaveTV Reviews3/9/20B-TV ReviewsBatwoman deals with identity in a clumsy but emotionally satisfying episodeKyle Fowle79The biggest problem with the first season of Batwoman, other than than the often eye-roll-inducing dialogue, is the…
TV Reviews3/2/20Mar 2SaveTV Reviews3/2/20B-TV ReviewsParenting is an unforgiving nightmare on FX's new dramedy BreedersKyle Fowle32About halfway through the series premiere of Breeders, Paul (Martin Freeman), currently suffering through a…
TV Reviews2/19/20Feb 19SaveTV Reviews2/19/20A-TV ReviewsModern Family gets back on track with a moving clip showKyle Fowle16This final season of Modern Family has mostly done a bad job of dealing with the passage of time. For a show about…
TV Reviews2/12/20Feb 12SaveTV Reviews2/12/20C+TV ReviewsModern Family heads to Paris for a middling episodeKyle Fowle15This eleventh and final season of Modern Family has contained a lot of apparent “lasts.” From the Last Thanksgiving…
TV Reviews1/22/20Jan 22SaveTV Reviews1/22/20B-TV ReviewsModern Family embraces change, but not quite enoughKyle Fowle6“Dead On a Rival” is a strange episode of Modern Family. It’s not bad, and it’s not good. It’s filled with flat…
TV Reviews1/15/20Jan 15 20202TV Reviews1/15/20B-TV ReviewsModern Family struggles to make death meaningfulKyle Fowle53“Legacy” is a very strange episode of Modern Family, and one that once again deals with a character death in a…
TV Reviews1/8/20Jan 8 2020SaveTV Reviews1/8/20B+TV ReviewsModern Family turns an abysmal setup into a fun Comedy of ErrorsKyle Fowle28It’s difficult to not get repetitive when you’ve been reviewing a show for as long as I’ve been on the Modern Family…
TV Reviews12/11/19Dec 11 2019SaveTV Reviews12/11/19BTV ReviewsChange can't be denied as Modern Family celebrates one final ChristmasKyle Fowle13If you were to compare the tenth and eleventh seasons of Modern Family, you’d probably incorrectly assume that the…
TV Reviews12/5/19Dec 5 2019SaveTV Reviews12/5/19C+TV ReviewsModern Family throws in a filler episode before the holidaysKyle Fowle16I’ll tell you this, right off the bat: I did not expect to see so many episodes with Sherry after she first popped…
TV Reviews11/20/19Nov 20 2019SaveTV Reviews11/20/19A-TV ReviewsA final Modern Family Thanksgiving is stuffed with tension and lessons learnedKyle Fowle29Ever since I took over the Modern Family beat for The A.V. Club a handful of seasons ago, I’ve been wont to mention…
TV Reviews11/6/19Nov 6 2019SaveTV Reviews11/6/19BTV ReviewsModern Family's final season has a long-term storytelling problemKyle Fowle47Modern Family has a bad habit of rarely following through with meaningful changes in the lives of its characters. So…
TV Reviews10/30/19Oct 30 2019SaveTV Reviews10/30/19B+TV ReviewsModern Family sneaks in one last Halloween scare, and makes it countKyle Fowle24I’ll be the first to admit, I’m an absolute sucker for a themed holiday episode. Holiday episodes allow sitcoms to…
TV Reviews10/16/19Oct 16 2019SaveTV Reviews10/16/19BTV ReviewsModern Family embraces change, if only for a momentKyle Fowle26I genuinely can’t remember the last time Lily got an actual, full A-plot on an episode of Modern Family. She was…
TV Reviews10/13/19Oct 13 2019SaveTV Reviews10/13/19ATV ReviewsThe Righteous Gemstones preaches redemption in its season finaleKyle Fowle57It always felt like The Righteous Gemstones was going to stick the landing. There was never really any doubt. Across…
TV Reviews10/9/19Oct 9 2019SaveTV Reviews10/9/19BTV ReviewsModern Family goes a little baby crazyKyle Fowle14Modern Family has gone through a lot of change over the years. New kids, new grandkids, changing careers, and more…
TV Reviews10/7/19Oct 7 2019SaveTV Reviews10/7/19B+TV ReviewsBlack Lightning adapts to the current political momentKyle Fowle35Black Lightning has been a political show from the jump. Its black cast and inner city setting charge the show with…