The Shards Recap: The Dead Dance

A dance-off brings The Shards’ failures as both a slasher and a teen drama to light

Boy, this show really went off the rails fast, huh? We’re halfway through The Shards now, and what once seemed like a promising (if flawed) story of paranoia and alienation has descended into something unrecognizable, whether you’ve read the source material or not. “Murder On The Dancefloor” is structured around the taping of Dance Off!, an event absent from the novel. In theory, it makes for a solid premise: The competition provides a reason fo…

The Shards Recap: The Dead Dance

The show forgets there is a serial killer at large and spends an ungodly amount of time watching hot people dance to ’80s music.

52 Thoughts I Had About Episode 5 of ‘The Shards’

This is all really giving that episode of Friends where Monica, Ross, and Joey do the televised dance show on New Year’s Eve.

'The Shards' Episode 5 Recap & Ending Explained: Is Cha Cha Dead?

In episodes 3 and 4 of The Shards, we were introduced to Rhonda, one of Bret’s favorite classmates, who had a neurological condition, a rich dad, and a thing for rollerskating. She was abducted by the Trawler, locked in a cage, and fed only eels. Matt was nowhere to be found, and on top of that, Rhonda was gone; but since Debbie, Susan, Thom, and Robert were focused on Dance Off and Robert’s welcoming party, Bret got upset. Neither was the party…

'The Shards' star and EP break down what's so fun about Episode 5's wild "Dance Off" murder: "It's pure Ryan Murphy"

The Shards star Jordan Roth and EP Brad Simpson explain why this week's departure from the Bret Easton Ellis book is "pure Ryan Murphy." Who dies in 'The Shards' Episode 5?