Cobie Smulders returns to television in Stumptown after a nice stint in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Maria Hill after How I Met Your Mother ended. Stumptown is the nickname for Portland, Oregon, and is also based on a graphic novel of the same name (which was news to me).

Anytime a story starts with the phrase “Once Upon a Time” we automatically assume as adults that the ending will be a blissful one. However, this is a Tarantino flick, so it could go either way; everyone goes home happy or there’s a bunch of dead bodies everywhere. And in a flick like this that supposedly focuses on the Manson Family Murders, it’s safe to assume it’s going to be a grim ending. 

Going forward, since I’m writing about both movies and television, and possibly even more (want a Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild or Final Fantasy VII Remake review?), these articles are now going by Mario’s Musings. It’s short and sweet and rolls off the tongue easier. I won’t be doing music reviews though, because honestly, no one wants to read about my thoughts on the Beastie Boys, Weird Al or Oasis. Unless you do, then maybe we can negotiate something where I pretend to know what I’m talking about when it comes to music.

“Guys, where are we?”

The big question asked by Dominic Monaghan’s Charlie during the second episode, one that would hover over the entire series.