SciFi TV Rewatch

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, a glimpse into what the guys are currently watching, commentary and analysis for this week’s episode revisit of the German Netflix production Dark, and our listener feedback.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch we discuss whether old Helge actually tries to stop his middle age self from working with Noah by causing the car crash that ultimately kills...

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, What We're Watching, commentary and analysis for this week’s episodes of the German Netflix production Dark, and our listener feedback segment.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch hones in on the negative space surrounding both characters and story lines. Why don't we know more about Peter Doppler, and why did he not arrive in Winden until 1987? How d...

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, a What We're Watching segment, commentary and analysis for this week’s episode revisit of the German Netflix production Dark, and our listener feedback segment.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch we discuss Peter Doppler's role in the Winden kidnappings, whether teenaged Katharina and Ulrich should be forgiven for their anti-social acts, and the earl...

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, What We're Watching, commentary and analysis of two episodes of the German Netflix production Dark, and our listener feedback segment.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch Dave and Wayne go back to rewatch episodes three and four of season one to search for clues, instances of foreshadowing, and just plain cool details. Of particular note are the circu...

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, a Tip of the Week, commentary and analysis for this week’s episode of the German Netflix production Dark, and our listener feedback segment.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch Dave and Wayne revisit the first two episodes of Season 1 of Dark titled "Secrets" and "Lies" as they look for details missed the first time around as well as clues that now ha...

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, a Tip of the Week, commentary and analysis for this week’s episode of the 2010 BBC production Dirk Gently titled  “Pilot,” and our listener feedback segment.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch we fulfill Patreon supporter Michael Jacobs' request for a discussion of the first attempt to bring Douglas Adams' quirky detective Dirk Gently to the small sc...

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, a Tip of the Week, commentary and a final analysis of Season 2 of the German Netflix production Dark, and our listener feedback segment.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch we examine each of the means by which characters travel through time to one of the five temporal destinations. Is it possible to travel more than one thirty-three year interval in...

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, a Tip of the Week, commentary and analysis for this week’s episode of the German Netflix production Dark titled  “Endings and Beginnings,” and our listener feedback segment.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch we discuss the revelation of the Many-Worlds Interpretation that now appears to exist within the Dark world of Winden. Has Martha 2.0 taken you...

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, a Tip of the Week, commentary and analysis for this week’s episode of the German Netflix production Dark titled  “The White Devil,” and our listener feedback segment.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch Dave and Wayne discuss whether the future can actually be changed within the world of Winden and focus on the changes in how Egon's death plays out in...

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, a Tip of the Week, commentary and analysis for this week’s episode of the German Netflix production Dark titled  “An Endless Cycle,” and our listener feedback segment.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch we journey back to the day before Michael Kahnwald's suicide and watch as Jonas time travels from 1921 to prevent his father from setting the cycle i...

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, a Tip of the Week, commentary and analysis for this week’s episode of the German Netflix production Dark titled  “Lost and Found,” and our listener feedback segment.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch we discuss the fact that Charlotte finally learns the identity of her father, and even though it's probably not sitting well with her now, that's one W...

Join Dave and Wayne for genre television show news, a Tip of the Week, commentary and analysis for this week’s episode of the German Netflix production Dark titled  “The Travelers,” and our listener feedback segment.  This week on SciFi TV Rewatch we learn Adam’s true identity, and while it comes as a shock to teenaged Jonas, most of us saw this one coming. Jonas finds himself in 1921, and we disc...

The introduction of the Bootstrap Paradox theory into the story raises several questions not the least of which addresses the true creator of the time travel device. From whom did Claudia obtain the original blueprints she gives to H. G. Tannhaus in 1953? Dave and Wayne break down season two’s third episode “Ghosts” which narrows the focus to 1954 and 1987. While the episode centers itself on the...

Jonas cracks the God Particle problem in 2053 and looks to return to his time, hoping to prevent the looming apocalypse. Jonas shows his mother the truth about Michael's past, and 1987 Claudia now has one of the time machines in her possession. However, it's the insertions of Adam and Clausen into the mix that adds to an already complex mystery. Episode Grade: A

The German Netflix production Dark returns for a second season with glimpses of 1921 and the early days of the Winden caves and its time portals. Teenaged Jonas navigates life in 2053 with a band of holocaust survivors, and his adult self returns to his childhood home for a confrontation with his mother. We still don't learn what happened to Winden, but it's clear that Adam, Noah, both Jonas's, an...

In the season one finale, Eliot becomes Fillory's High King and crowns Quentin, Alice, and Margo, but Team Brakebills must still find a way to kill The Beast whose identity has finally been revealed. Though Julia temporarily joins the quest to stop Martin Chatwin, the revelation about her encounter with Reynard the Fox sends the story in a new direction.  Episode Grade: A

Our Lady Underground meets Julia and Team Beowulf while the Brakebills Five heads to Neitherlands and an eventual trip to Fillory. Quentin gets left behind, re-establishes his relationship with Julia, and the two employ time travel to follow Jane Chatwin to Fillory. Episode Grade: A-

As the showdown with The Beast draws closer, Team Brakebills hones their battle magic skills with help from some unlikely places. Kady and Julia continue to work together with Richard's group, but Julia's religious experience may change her approach. Episode Grade: Dave A-  Wayne B+

Patron and frequent feedback contributor Fred from the Netherlands submitted a list of ten films and television series, and we take a look and comment on each. There were some surprises, most notably the 2008 film Doomsday, and in the end, there is something for everybody.

When Penny travels to Neitherland and is unable to find his way back, he "inceptions" Quentin, who enlists Alice's help to show him the way home. Kady and Julia cross paths once again, and this time work together on a time magic project meant to give Richard the opportunity to rewrite part of his tragic history.  Episode Grade: Dave A  Wayne A-

Quentin learns a shocking truth about Christopher Plover and his connection to The Beast. Julia comes face to face with the consequences of her magical actions and takes another step in her education. Episode Grade: A-

Quentin, Alice, Penny, and Kady travel to Brakebills South to study with Professor Mayakovsky whose unusual teaching methods draws the best out of his students. However, Kady receives the news of her mother's death and leaves Penny behind. Meanwhile, Eliot begins a relationship with a Brakebill's graduate, but the arrival of The Beast puts Brakebills on high alert. Episode grades: 107 Dave A- Wayn...

Margo and Eliot host The Trials for the first year students, but more than just magic is at stake. Though Julia and Kady learn they have a common connection, Marina again enters the picture with disastrous effects.  Episode Grade: A-

Julia continues to spiral out of control, and Quentin finally has a chance to re-establish a connection with his father who suffers from brain cancer. Penny travels to a dimension that appears to be Fillory and comes face to face with The Beast. Episode Grade: B+  

Julia and Marina carry out a cooperative spell that the former thinks will only mess with Quentin after a perceived betrayal, but the hedge witch leader has another purpose in mind. In the end, Marina recovers her memories from her time at Brakebills, and Julia is once again left out in the cold. Episode Grade: Dave C+  Wayne C