This is the face I was making all through Kings on Saturday. No longer was this just an example of a show that didn’t find its feet fast enough; it was an example of a show run by a pile of fresh produce, except that fresh produce has a better grasp of narrative arc.

When I wrote it up for Tor.com, I realized I didn’t even want to waste time with a plot recap, and instead made it a list of Five Things Not to Do in Episodic Television (or Ever). Because for real, when you have a minor character reappear after five episodes and pull a voiceover, nobody wants that, okay? Okay, show?