Ryan Reviews

In this episode, Ryan takes a look at Dash and Lily, a Christmas romantic comedy created by Joe Tracz, based on the young adult series Dash & Lily's Book of Dares by David Levithan and Rachel Cohn. It follows cynic, Dash, who has hated Christmas ever since his ex-girlfriend, Sophia dumped him, and Lily, a hopeless romantic who loves the holidays. Ryan talks about the surprisingly entertaining plot, his love and hate for some characters, and some possible season 2 theories.

In this episode, Ryan, and his special guest Madeline, take a look at the final installment (that we know of) of the horror-comedy show, Santa Clarita Diet which follows retailers Sheila (Drew Barrymore) and Joel (Timothy Olyphant) as their lives are turned upside down after Sheila mysteriously becomes undead.  Where in the third season, it continues to follow their chaotic lives through the ups and downs of everything, raising the stakes to a new level. Ryan and Madeline talk about the introduction of new characters, their love for some characters that have been around, and some theories for a fourth season.

In this episode, Ryan, and his special guest Madeline, take a look at the second season of the horror-comedy show, Santa Clarita Diet which follows retailers Sheila (Drew Barrymore) and Joel (Timothy Olyphant) as their lives are turned upside down after Sheila mysteriously becomes undead.  Where in the second season, it continues to follow their chaotic lives through the ups and downs of everything. Ryan and Madeline talk about the upped gore of the show, the crazy arcs for the season, and discuss a little bit of some real-world issues.

In this episode, Ryan, and his special guest Madeline, take a look at a horror-comedy show, Santa Clarita Diet which follows retailers Sheila (Drew Barrymore) and Joel (Timothy Olyphant) as their lives are turned upside down after Sheila mysteriously becomes undead.  Ryan and Madeline talk about the gory comedy of the show, their favorite characters, and discuss a little bit of psychology.  

In this episode, Ryan takes a look at Social Distance. Created by Hillary Weisman Graham, Social distance is a narrative anthology series features both dark and funny takes on how people strive to stay connected while staying apart. Ryan talks about... well not really the show, this is kinda more of a rant episode on why the existence of the show is pointless. He talks about why Hollywood should invest in animation at this time, gives shoutouts to people, and rants about why he hates this show. 

In this episode, Ryan takes a look at Grand Army, which follows 5 high schoolers, a closeted Indian jock, a sexually driven Chinese girl with white Jewish parents, an African American saxophone player, and a  Haitian-American first-generation college applicant, and a white popular girl. This show deals with racism, sexism, rape culture, as much as a plethora of other gen z issues. Ryan talks about the sometimes complexities to some characters, the intricate and gritty plotlines, and not so intricate and gritty plot lines, and how it compares to HBO's Euphoria, which has striking similarities with Grand Army.

In this episode, Ryan, takes a look at Derry Girls season 2, a coming of age dramedy created and written by Lisa Mcgee. It follows five highschoolers amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, while also having to square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager, with very little change in season 2. Ryan talks about the anthology-eskness of the show but with the plots in them, his want for more adult character development, and some massive subtle character development. 

In this episode, Ryan, and his special guest Ana, take a look at Derry Girls, a coming of age dramedy created and written by Lisa Mcgee. It follows five highschoolers amidst the political conflict of Northern Ireland in the 1990s, while also having to square off with the universal challenges of being a teenager. Ryan and Ana talk about how the show balances comedy with the Northern Ireland Conflict, the different complexities of each character, and how the anthology-eskness of the show, made it hard to like some of the characters sometimes.

In this episode, Ryan, and his special guest Nick, take a look at the Mindy Kaling Project, Never Have I Ever, which follows Devi (Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) a 15-year-old girl, in the San Fernando Valley, who has just come off a horrible year, with her father dying, and the loss of the use of her legs, and now just wants to have sex before she graduates high school, preferably with school heartthrob Paxton Hall-Yoshida (Darren Barnet).  Ryan and Nick talk about their hatred for some characters, the sometimes sensitive, sometimes brash care of certain plot lines, and how the show is a wonderful example of proper representation.

In this episode, Ryan takes a look at Feel Good. Feel Good follows Mae Martin (who also co-created the show) as she tries to control the addictive behaviors of her sobriety, which are then more complicated when she falls in love with her new girlfriend, Goerge.  Ryan talks about the amazing storytelling of Mae dealing with her sobriety, how each character feels real and complex no matter how big or small they are, and how this show is more than just a mature rom-com. Ryan also finally finds a show, where the main character is his favorite character, making it a breath of fresh air for him, especially with the amazing representation of same-sex couples.