Looking, “Looking for Glory” (2.8) - TV Review
“Looking for Glory” is an examination of the personas we create for ourselves, both to our detriment and benefit.
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Looking, “Looking for Gordon Freeman” and “Looking for a Plot” (2.6-7) - TV Review
Due to the hectic nature of Oscar season, I took a partial break from my weekly reviews of Looking. This double review will try to condense everything that occurred over the last two episodes, each of which is rife with dramatic character arcs and personal tension.
Looking, “Looking for Truth” (2.5) - TV Review
In Andrew Haigh’s Weekend, Glen (Chris New) works on an art project that has him interviewing his hook-ups.
Looking “Looking Down the Road” (2.4) - TV Review
3 bears, 3 wise men, 3 blind mice, Three Women, ménage-à-trois. The number three has a strong resonance, not only as a harmonious unity, but as a threat to romantic relationships.
Looking, “Looking Top to Bottom” (2.3) - TV Review
“Transitory” is the best adjective to describe last night’s episode of Looking, entitled “Looking Top to Bottom.” It is about the transitions – in gendered norms, sexual preferences, careers, actions, and mindsets – that dominate, and in some ways threaten, the stability of our personal and romantic relationships.
Looking, “Looking for Results” (2.2) – TV Review
With films like Videodrome and The Fly, David Cronenberg revealed that film and TV is not only visual and auditory, but bodily as well. These mediums have a skin, whose irritation and infection can yield visceral reactions from legions of viewers.
Looking, “Looking for the Promised Land” (2.1) - TV Review
Some TV series like to pause from the weekly stress and drama of its central storylines by allowing its characters to venture outside of the confines of familiar settings. The premiere of the second season of Looking, titled “Looking for the Promised Land,” pauses from its San Francisco backdrop to explore a more natural setting.