Author Thom V. Young

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Thom V. Young has lived all over the country—Idaho, Oregon, Ohio, California, Kansas, back to Idaho, Louisiana, and South Carolina—but he eventually ended up in Maryland. Over the course of his travels, he has had an array of odd jobs—including short order cook, fast food restaurant manager, construction worker, frozen food warehouseman, alternative health publications editor, and college professor. He has also published several poems and short stories in a variety of super-secret small-press publications.

Halt and Catch Fire 2.03 “The Way In”

July 5, 2015 0 1

I can rely on Halt and Catch Fire to provide me with quality writing and acting that keeps me engaged in the story.

Halt and Catch Fire 2.02 “New Coke”

July 2, 2015 0 1

So, what does this history of a failed soft drink product have to do with the second episode of the second season of Halt and Catch Fire?

Halt and Catch Fire 2.01 “SETI”

June 8, 2015 0 3

Overall, “SETI” was a satisfying re-introduction to characters I haven’t seen for nine months.

An Analysis of Robin Hood and Zorro: What Our Folk Heroes Can Tell Us about Ourselves (Part Three: Robin Hood vs. Zorro)

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June 4, 2015 0 14

I’ve presented impressions of Robin Hood as a English folk hero and Zorro as an American pulp hero. Now it’s time to bring them together.

Secret Lives and Open Lies: What The Americans Reveals about Ourselves (episode 3.13, “March 8, 1983”)

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May 2, 2015 1

The third season of The Americans has concluded, and writing about it has consumed too much of my time this week.

An Analysis of Robin Hood and Zorro: What Our Folk Heroes Can Tell Us about Ourselves – (Part Two: Zorro)

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April 23, 2015 0 54

So . . . in this corner, wearing black from hat to boot and portrayed by Tyrone Power, please give a warm Psycho Drive-In welcome to Zorro!

The Americans 3.12 “I Am Abassin Zadran”

April 22, 2015 0

What’s great about The Americans is that it is constantly calling attention to the lies each of us may be living in our daily lives.

SERIES FINALE: Justified 6.13 “The Promise”

April 22, 2015 0 22

In my review of the first episode of this final season of Justified, I predicted how the series would end.

The Americans 3.11 “One Day in the Life of Anton Baklanov”

April 15, 2015 0 25

The only real problem with this episode of The Americans is its title and its empty allusion to a novel by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn.

Justified 6.12 “Collateral”

April 14, 2015 0 46

After all, this is Justified—a series in which collateral damage is one of the primary topoi.

The Americans 3.10 “Stingers”

April 7, 2015 1 2

Of course, now that The Americans has been renewed for another season, these elements won’t be coming together to bring the series to an end.

Justified 6.11 “Fugitive Number One”

April 6, 2015 0 25

As much as I love Justified and having these characters around each week, too much of this season has consisted of inconsequential material.

An Analysis of Robin Hood and Zorro: What Our Folk Heroes Can Tell Us about Ourselves – (Part One: Robin Hood)

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April 2, 2015 3 37

I finally decided to send Robin Hood and Zorro to their separate corners of the ring and present each in his own column.

The Americans 3.09 “Do Mail Robots Dream of Electric Sheep?”

April 1, 2015 1

The Americans is a great show that deserves more viewers—so spread the word about one of the best shows on television.

Justified 6.10 “Trust”

March 31, 2015 0 7

With only four episodes of Justified remaining, I expected various pieces of the overall plot to begin coming together.

The Musketeers 2.10 “Trial and Punishment”

March 29, 2015 0 18

The entire episode from beginning to end was an extremely satisfying conclusion to a mostly brilliant season of The Musketeers.

The Americans 3.08 “Divestment”

March 25, 2015 2

I certainly hope The Americans is renewed for a fourth season, as each episode continues to impress me more than the previous episode.

Justified 6.09 “Burned”

March 24, 2015 0 8

Yes that’s correct, this current episode of Justified, “Burned,” has as much tension (perhaps more) as the previous eight episodes combined!

The Musketeers 2.09 “The Accused”

March 21, 2015 0 7

The penultimate episode of The Musketeers Season 2, "The Accused" moves along quickly as season-long plot lines begin to be resolved.

Parallel Universes and Temporal Anomalies: Addressing the Faults in Our Stories and in Ourselves

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March 19, 2015 3 1

I remember the first time I encountered the concept of parallel universes.

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