Written by: Kevin Berge

Quick Take: Stranger Things Season 3 is the most character-driven and unique of the series. With the actors growing into their roles and the series shedding into overly familiar roots, this season takes a bit of time to get going but rolls forward with the most compelling focus to date.

Written by: Kevin Berge

Quick Take: Jessica Jones Season 3 highlights the key theme of the series: heroism. While the central villain is fairly flat, the character interplay between the main leads and the growing web of conflicts make this a worthy ending to this superhero detective franchise.

Written by: Kevin Berge

It's the end of the world, and everyone's getting eaten. Attack on Titan burst onto the scene with its first season in a way that has really opened the conversation on anime. It's now one of the most recognizable anime series out there.

I have a bit of a complicated relationship with the series. I continue to struggle to find an emotional hook, but I cannot deny its visceral thrills. It's a series that brings up far more mystery and world building than it does character development.

I return to it each season because I want to see what is coming next. I want to see the answers behind the mysteries, but I still can't stand the central heroes, particularly Eren. It's rough sometimes getting through the patches of this anime that rely on the weaker characters to get to the great moments.

I came into season with expectations that were mostly met. This is a season of highs and lows that also delivers on its mysteries. I just wish I wasn't scrounging through the character drama to get to the larger scale dramatic moments.

Written by: Kevin Berge

Quick Take: Killing Eve Season 1 takes some time to get invested in due to its obtuse dark humor and reserved characters, but it takes on a life of its own with time. It is a spectacularly original experience of violence, comedy, and romance that is well worth the time it takes to engage with.

Written by: Kevin Berge

There may not be a bigger name in anime that I had never seen than Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion. This popular and largely acclaimed series was one of the biggest shows to go entirely under my radar. I had heard the name Code Geass, but I hardly even knew what it was about.

I can thank Netflix for finally acquiring the series recently so that I no longer had a choice but to watch the series. It wasn't as if I was avoiding this science fiction epic. It was quite close to the top of my list. I just needed a push to watch it.

I can say ahead of time that I'm glad I did though, for a show with so much hype behind it, I don't know that anything could have lived up to my expectations.