A Briefing With Michael

Sebastian Cabot. Very clever kidnapping story. Strong cast. Satisfying ending. 9/10 

Barbara Feldon. Ingenious little mystery zips along with plenty of suspects and light comedy. 8/10

Frankenstein. Script is all over the place, but the performances are excellent. 7/10

An hour of non-stop action, significant character moments, skilful misdirection, twists, death. MVP: John Barrowman. The misdirection at the end, with regard to who was actually going to die, is among the finest I have ever seen. And while I do not necessarily agree with what they have done, I can see why they have done it. 10/10

Dungeons & Dragons. Quite serious look at two of the romantic relationships. MVP: Simon Helberg (Wow!) 10/10

Lance Henriksen. Strong story, with lots of action, which brings the engrossing Hawkeye/Black Widow plotline front and center. Great cliff-hanger ending. 10/10

David Alan Grier. One of their funniest episodes, with the Penny/Max NocheTussin storyline being particularly awesome. 10/10

Body Swap. Gimmick falls flat. Performances are good. Resolution is okay, but the journey is unenjoyable. 5/10

Matthew Bennett. Relentless action and two superb stories: One case-driven and one character-driver. Both very emotional. It really is a remarkable show, and this is one of their very best episodes. 10/10 

Burt Reynolds, Richard Kind. Basic story, but slick visuals and sense of fun is fully intact. 8/10

David Rasche. First really funny ep this season. Wisely kept cast together more. MVP: Matt Walsh. 9/10

Rob Riggle. Couple of good gags, but longer than usual wait between them. 7/10

Aidan Devine, Janet Kidder. Typically strong case-of-the-week. Too much Flynn-breaking-the-rules stuff. Detracts from the story somewhat. The show’s strength is amazing stories, not Cop Clichés we’ve seen on other shows. 8/10

One of their cleverest/most satisfying episodes. And Josh Charles was hilarious as Will stalled for time. 10/10