Directing and writing credits: The writing credits on this episode are a bit atypical for the series. John Stephens and Linda Loiselle Guzik are credited with the teleplay and Joan Binder Weiss with the story. Based on what I know, this would mean that Joan Binder Weiss came up with…
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There are countless awesome tv series with female showrunners at the helm. Right now, WiR is only covering Gilmore Girls, but hopes to eventually include shows like Insecure and Transparent.
Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 15: Christopher Returns
Directing and writing credits: Written by Daniel Palladino, directed by Michael Katleman. Dan Palladino loves the Stars Hollow townies, so it's no surprise he managed to work them into a Gilmore family heavy episode. I love all of the gossip surrounding Christopher and discussion over whether he looks most like…
'Top of the Lake: China Girl' Season 2, Episode 6: The Battle of the Mothers
I have to be honest: I didn't love the way this season of "Top of the Lake" ended. It felt weirdly rushed and wasn't as visually stunning as Season 1 or some of the earlier Season 2 episodes. Because the vibe was lacking, I found it harder to…
Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 14: That Damn Donna Reed
Directing and writing credits: Daniel Palladino wrote this episode. While I loathe most of this episode’s plot, I enjoy the writing and his use of the Stars Hollowites. Hollowians? This episode was directed by Michael Katleman. He directed seven episodes of "GG" and some of my favorite…
Gilmore Girls' Season 1, Episode 13: Concert Interruptus
Directing and writing credits: Written by Elaine Arata, directed by Bruce Seth Green. Both are new to me and have pretty underwhelming IMDB pages. Elaine Arata also wrote episode 1.20 of "GG," "P.S. I Lo...," along with a few episodes of "7th Heaven&…
'Top of the Lake: China Girl' Season 2, Episode 5: Who's Your Daddy?
In this episode, the characters find out everything we already knew or strongly suspected: Miranda and Adrian are using a surrogate for their baby. Miranda thought she was a student, but she's Mahlee, the sick girl with the panda bear at Silk 41. Robin tells Miranda that Puss is Mary's…