Netflix’s Ripley (Netflix) is continuing to drag out. Seriously, I hope fans of the novel feel like this is a faithful adaptation, because the movie did the same story in a fraction of the time, and was better than this. Though, I do appreciate that Dakota Fanning starts to have more to do toward the end of the series.

I’m still catching up on 911 (Hulu) which I’m so happy now has audio description at least as far back as Season 5. I’m still playing catch up, but if I focus on it, I should be ready in time for the fall for sure. This episode had a death row inmate break out so he could donate his heart to his son, since he’s dying anyway at some point.

I finished Renegade Nell (Disney plus), which sets up for a second season, but I don’t know what that season will look like. i also don’t know if Disney is doing a second season. Certainly, a show that caught me by surprise, but also not technically my favorite new show or anything. Generally, I did think it had solid audio description though.

Tracker (Paramount Plus) saw Jensen Ackles swoop in to play what I assume will be a recurring character, as the long mentioned brother to Justin Hartley’s lead. The brothers team up to find a missing friend of Ackles who may have gotten in over his head, while also trying to bury the hatchet about the past.I really enjoy this audio description, and I’m glad CBS went with Media Access Group. ABC could learn something from the choices CBS makes.

I’m still watching The Sympathizer (MAX) because Robert Downey Jr is good, not because I actually like the show. The audio description is fine, but the show just isn’t grabbing me with its shifts in tone. I wish RDJ was the lead, and this was a different show.

Speaking of actors I love, Michael Douglas has been better than he is in Franklin (Apple Plus), which just shows how modern he is, along with his modern nephew. He’s such an odd choice, but it really makes me realize I never want to see Douglas perform Shakespeare. He was great in a ton of films, but he’s miscast as Benjamin Franklin. The series is interesting, but the audio description is sometimes weird, using one narrator voice to dub two people talking to each other, and then also balancing it so you can’t really hear the actors underneath to know who is talking.