WARNING: This article contains spoilers. The Lottery season finale left me with the weirdest urge to travel to Lifetime’s headquarters, break some windows, cause a scene, then douse the entire place down in gasoline but not burn it to the ground. Do you feel my traffic? This season has been murderous. I told you! Someone…
Warning: This article contains spoilers. Oh sh**! Darius KNOWS. Y’ALL. WHAT ARE WE GOING TO DO?! Apparently, nothing. If we listen to Vanessa. But who has time for that? No one. He’s basically scared the crap out of her, so she’s been forced into inaction. Vanessa is even trying to pull Alison’s investigation. Yeah, Darius…
SPOILS. The bad guys are always freaking neck and neck with the good guys in this show. It’s driving me crazy! Every time you think the good guys are going to get the upperhand, the bad guys pop up from around the corner and pull the rug from beneath them. Guys, we need to find…
Warning: This article contains spoilers. The Lottery Competition begins this episode and this freaky futuristic world is taking parenting preparation to a whole new level. From day one, I’ve been saying wake up, kids, and smell the fish—this is a freaking prison, like “Harrison Bergeron”, like Brave New World, like…[insert futuristic dystopia here]. The potential…
WARNING: This article contains spoilers. The world of The Lottery is growing more and more intense as this episode opens with the announcement of the two hundred Lottery finalists. Bring on the super creepy commercials, robotic public announcements and scripted press conferences held by President Westwood (Yul Vazquez) and First Lady Gabrielle (Shelley Conn). Out…
WARNING: This article contains spoilers. Do you realize that someone dies every episode? Is that the real lottery? Who’s going to die this week? I’m not complaining. I love a good murder—this is Lifetime after all—just making an observation. Last episode, Vanessa was a bottle of broken glass and rain. Just a mess walking around…
This recap contains SPOILERS. Screw the greater good. This episode is all about negotiating for personal interests and driving us crazy with suspense and anticipation. There are two major things happening in The Lottery, and neither of them have to do with the infertility. It’s day two of the hostage situation and Vanessa is a…
The spoils are real. When I saw the trailer for The Lottery on Lifetime, of all places, I nearly toppled over. Lifetime premiered its new original series on July 20th, this being the network’s first trek into the world of sci-fi. Written by one of the writers for the acclaimed film, Children of Men (2007), The Lottery…
