‘Room 104’ Review: ‘The Fight’ Transforms the Room Into an Arena

(Each week, we’ll kick off discussion about Room 104 by answering one simple question: what’s the strangest thing in Room 104?) “The Fight” reimagines Room 104 as something more than a place for trysts or cash-strapped travelers. This time, it’s an MMA arena. Two fighters are staying in the motel ahead of their big match […]

‘Room 104’ Review: HBO’s Anthology Series Delivers Its Trump Episode With ‘Red Tent’

  (Each week, we’ll kick off discussion about Room 104 by answering one simple question: what’s the strangest thing in Room 104?) It took almost a full season, but Room 104 has delivered its Trump episode. While his name is never mentioned, the specter of Donald Trump hangs heavy over “Red Tent.” He’s present in […]

‘Room 104’ Review: ‘Boris’ is an Immigrant Story…With a Pantless Santa Claus

(Each week, we’ll kick off discussion about Room 104 by answering one simple question: what’s the strangest thing in Room 104?) Room 104 has hosted ghosts, voyeurs, and Mormons. But until this week, no celebrities. Enter Boris, an internationally famous tennis star who’s having an erratic evening. Through his unlikely friendship with a housekeeper, Boris […]

‘Room 104’ Review: ‘Phoenix’ Takes the Anthology Series Back to 1969

(Each week, we’ll kick off discussion about Room 104 by answering one simple question: what’s the strangest thing in Room 104?) For the second time this season, Room 104 traveled back in time. “Phoenix” takes place in the late 1960s, just moments after a plane crash. The sole survivor is trying to make sense of […]

‘Room 104’ Review: ‘The Missionaries’ Brings a Mormon Meet-Cute to Room 104

(Each week, we’ll kick off discussion about Room 104 by answering one simple question: what’s the strangest thing in Room 104?) Mormon missionaries aren’t the easiest story subjects. Their work is tedious, their uniforms are square, and they only recently got permission to drink Pepsi. Unless you’ve got showtunes, how do you make their stories […]

‘Room 104’ Review: Women Dance Out Their Problems in ‘Voyeurs’

(Each week, we’ll kick off discussion about Room 104 by answering one simple question: what’s the strangest thing in Room 104?) Ever since its first trailer, Room 104 has been hyping a dancing woman in a red slip. She’s even the landing page photo for the series on HBO’s website. In “Voyeurs,” we finally got […]

‘Room 104’ Review: ‘The Internet’ Takes Us Back to 1997

(Each week, we’ll kick off discussion about Room 104 by answering one simple question: what’s the strangest thing in Room 104?) If last week’s Room 104 was a minor ‘90s nostalgia trip, this week’s episode is a flannel-wearing, Beanie Babies-hoarding homage to the decade. In “The Internet,” the show goes back in time to 1997 […]

TV Bits: Female Marvel ABC Show, ‘Room 104’ Renewed, Robert Zemeckis Heads to TV, and More

In this edition of TV Bits: Marvel TV is developing a Jessica Jones-style show for ABC HBO has renewed Room 104 for a second season Robert Zemeckis is executive producing a new show about a missing airplane Watch trailers for new seasons of Dirk Gently and The Shannara Chronicles And more! Here's the teaser of […]

‘Room 104’ Review: Nostalgic Ghosts Haunt ‘I Knew You Weren’t Dead’

(Each week, we’ll kick off discussion about Room 104 by answering one simple question: what’s the strangest thing in Room 104?) This week, the Duplass brothers stepped in front of the camera for the first time in Room 104 history. Well, at least one did. Jay Duplass stars in an unusually quiet and mournful episode […]

‘Room 104’ Review: ‘Pizza Boy’ Delivers Steaming Hot Weirdness (And What’s Up With the Bathroom?)

(Each week, we’ll kick off discussion about Room 104 by answering one simple question: what’s the strangest thing in Room 104?) Last week, HBO introduced us to Room 104 with one especially creepy kid. (Or was it kids?) But in the second episode, there are no children to be found. Just a really horny couple […]