Posts tagged Noel Murray
Vinyl (HBO) Episode 9: 2 + 2 = "Record Man"

This is my recap of Episode 9 of HBO's drama Vinyl. They called this episode "Rock and Roll Queen."

I am calling it 2 + 2 = "Record Man"

In this week's episode, Richie decides to come clean to some and becomes truly visible to others, Devon makes important choices, and The Nasty Bits get, well, Nasty.

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Vinyl (HBO), Unicorns, and the NYT

Vinyl has not been universally loved by critics. I am taking this opportunity to answer some of the most prominent and consistent criticisms of the show.

In particular, I am defending Richie's character arc, the treatment of female characters, and the criticism that the writers have made the female characters stereotypically "shrill." I also criticise the New York Times' coverage.

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