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Rob Bricken

Rob Bricken's reviews only count toward the Tomatometer® when published at Tomatometer-approved publication(s).
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His Dark Materials: Season 3 (2022) 90% EDIT “It would have been nice if the two-year hiatus had allowed the showmakers to improve, but it's hard to complain too loudly when the series is so thoroughly meeting the expectations it formed in seasons one or two.” – io9.com Dec 6, 2022 Full Review The Walking Dead: Season 11, Episode 24 (2022) EDIT “An uneven season of an uneven show gets an uneven series finale, appropriately enough.” – io9.com Nov 23, 2022 Full Review House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 10 (2022) EDIT “By itself, “The Black Queen” might not be the best episode of House of the Dragon’s first season, but as the final episode of that incredibly solid season? Just about perfect...” – io9.com Oct 25, 2022 Full Review Westworld: Season 4, Episode 1 (2022) EDIT “I appreciate beginning season 4 with firmer ground to stand on.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review Westworld: Season 4, Episode 2 (2022) EDIT “...it’s kind of impressive that “Well Enough Alone” is as great as it is when it primarily focuses on only three characters and two storylines...” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review Westworld: Season 4, Episode 3 (2022) EDIT “Is Westworld even Westworld if it’s not trying to break your brain? It’s a valid question, and I think “no” would be a valid answer.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review Westworld: Season 4, Episode 5 (2022) EDIT “[It] wasn’t dire, but it was frustrating. It also didn’t feel like much happened.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review Westworld: Season 4, Episode 4 (2022) EDIT “Tonight's episode delivered the best—and the most thrilling—moments since season one.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review Westworld: Season 4, Episode 7 (2022) EDIT “After its lackluster third season, the show has returned to its roots of heady, thoughtful science fiction, and clearly has no intention of pulling up and retreating.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review Westworld: Season 4, Episode 8 (2022) EDIT “If the series has just ended, I would have no complaints.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 3 (2022) EDIT “What starts out as a pity party becomes a thrilling reminder of why the Targaryens are in charge of Westeros, and it’s not just because of their dragons.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 2 (2022) EDIT “Already a very entertaining show, and I suspect the jillion or so people who watched the premiere are likely already hooked. While I still don’t trust the show not to make any Thrones-ian missteps, there’s a lot of reason to be cautiously optimistic.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 1 (2022) EDIT “The prequel series can't decide if it wants to escape or stay in Game of Thrones' shadow, but it definitely has promise.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 4 (2022) EDIT “It feels like House of the Dragon is truly saying something about the awful treatment women have been (and are) subjected to, as it shows how it permeates every aspect of their lives—and how even when they’re royalty they have little to no autonomy.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 5 (2022) EDIT “The way Clare Kilner, who did a great job directing last week’s extremely horny episode, stages all of this is just fantastic.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 6 (2022) EDIT “Tonight's excellent, tension-filled episode basically gave me a 67-minute-long anxiety attack.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 7 (2022) EDIT “Daemon doesn’t look at Rhaenyra and her brown-haired children, but everyone else certainly does. It’s so well-crafted that I assumed it was going to be the high point of the episode. I was wrong.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 8 (2022) EDIT “Paddy Considine rules the screen as Viserys, who creates a heartbreaking calm before the terrible storm to come.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review House of the Dragon: Season 1, Episode 9 (2022) EDIT ““The Green Council” is masterfully directed by Clare Kilner.” – io9.com Oct 17, 2022 Full Review The Walking Dead: Season 11, Episode 10 (2022) EDIT “It’s more gut-churning to watch his nonsense than the most graphic on-screen death, and yet “New Haunts” is still a great episode of The Walking Dead that may presage some fascinating storytelling through the rest of its final season.” – io9.com Feb 28, 2022 Full Review The Wheel of Time: Season 1 (2021) 81% EDIT “It's both better and worse than the books. And yet, for some reason, I'm ready for more.” – io9.com Nov 17, 2021 Full Review The Walking Dead: Season 11, Episode 8 (2021) EDIT “It's so well-structured that the first bit of the episode's silliness doesn't detract from it in the slightest.” – io9.com Oct 11, 2021 Full Review The Walking Dead: Season 11, Episode 7 (2021) EDIT “What "Promises Broken" does so well is bounce rapidly between all these storylines without ever losing momentum. Given how much is going on, that's an extremely impressive feat (especially since that's rarely The Walking Dead's strong suit).” – io9.com Oct 5, 2021 Full Review The Walking Dead: Season 11, Episode 6 (2021) EDIT “"On the Inside" mainly wanted to be a traditional slasher flick, which is a genuinely interesting choice for a show that is primarily a horror drama.” – io9.com Sep 27, 2021 Full Review Foundation: Season 1 (2021) 72% EDIT “For people who know or are fans of Isaac Asimov and his work, I feel compelled to warn you that if you watch the show you will see a scene so enraging that you will tear your TV in two with your bare hands.” – io9.com Sep 24, 2021 Full Review
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