Television Reviews


Copy That—Haven's "Friend or Faux"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Sometimes you can't tell the original from the copy. And in a good episode, it almost doesn't matter... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

The Birth of Indie Television—The Mercury Men
Opinion > Television Reviews
Why pay millions for lame television, when for a coffee bill, you can get a wonderful story told very well distributed on the internet? (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Artifact War—Warehouse 13's "The 40th Floor"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The Warehouse crew turns down a very dark street, as battle is joined with the shadowy force apparently trying to undo the Warehouse itself... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Kill Bill, Part 2—True Blood's "Burning Down the House"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Setting up the finale for a big boom, a long-awaited death, but still some confusion... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

All Wet̬Haven's "The Tides That Bind"
Opinion > Television Reviews
How to take a fascinating story and make it ordinary, in one easy lesson... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Stealth—Warehouse 13's "Past Imperfect"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A darker episode, but necessary as the tension ramps up into an all-out Artifact war... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Kill Bill—True Blood's "Run"
Opinion > Television Reviews
I don't know which is worse: inserting a fantasy sex sequence into the middle of a bloody war, or doing it with hoary clichés like think outside the box. This week, the B-stories definitely outshone the A-story... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Reset—Haven's "Audrey Parker's Day Off"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A telegraphed ending still manages to break the rules. While this was not one of their better episodes, it's still a show I enjoy watching... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Fortress 13—Warehouse 13's "Don't Hate the Player"
Opinion > Television Reviews
This may have been the funniest, most daring, most innovative episode in the entire Warehouse 13 series, a brilliant homage to games and gamers. It's so well done, that even if you don't get every in-joke, every nuance, every reference, it's still a fun ride and a giggle a minute. And if you do get them, it's a feast.... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

The Witch War—True Blood's "Spellbound"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Action! And a vampire/witch war! Good. But still, way too many plots, most of which are annoyances, rather than interesting. Can we lean out the show now that it's been renewed for a fifth season... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Family Tree—Haven's "Roots"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Once again, smart people do dumb things in the service of a poorly conceived plot. This time, it's one ripped totally from Shakespeare... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

The Walls Come Tumblin' Down—Warehouse 13's "3… 2… 1"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A first-class standalone story, the kind of creative and ambitious writing I love to see on television. And the directing and editing were top-notch, too... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Soul Power—True Blood's "The Cold Grey Light of Dawn"
Opinion > Television Reviews
We've got a hell of a battle brewing, and I'm not sure which side I want to be on... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Close Encounters of the TV Kind—Falling Skies' "Mutiny" and "Eight Hours"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Smart characters behaving stupidly for the sake of the plot, and then illogical things happening solely because the later plot will require them: ugh. But we'll tune in next summer to see what happens... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Persuasion—Haven's "Sparks and Recreation"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Changing a character, jumping to conclusions, and a boring B-story are not the best choices, but there are a few interesting additions... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Whatever I Fear the Most—Haven's "Fear & Loathing"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The writers need to focus on telling the story, rather than selling it, because they turn an incredibly moving change into something humdrum, though Nathan does emerge the hero at the end... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Feat of Clay—Warehouse 13's "Love Sick"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The charm of this episode is that finally Pete and Myka got to stay home and play with the toys, while Claudia and Artie go out on assignment... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Recycling—Falling Skies' "What Hides Beneath"
Opinion > Television Reviews
With John Pope back in the mix, this show suddenly became interesting again, but it's still contrived and stupid storytelling... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Losing Your Self—Warehouse 13's "Trials"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Mostly an easy and fun episode, with only a few sour notes played mostly by writers being writers, trying to play to a less sophisticated audience... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Pied Piper—Falling Skies' "Sanctuary"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Weak, weak, two-week episode: mediocre and predictable. Here's hoping for some improvement... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Dream Lovers—True Blood's "Me and the Devil"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Some interesting shifter stuff seems to be coming, a shirtless Eric heats up the screen (has Sookie found her true match?), and Bill finds his true calling. Now if we can just do away with some of the clutter... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Bill Who?—True Blood's "I'm Alive and On Fire"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Too many storylines holding too little interest are taking away from the good stuff, but the hints of what's good in them are gripping... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

The Plagues of Haven—Haven's "The Tale of Two Audreys"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The second season of Haven picks up exactly where Season One ended, including an interesting character development and a change in the storytelling process, but still we wonder why the residents don't wonder... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

The Human Lie Detector—Warehouse 13's "The New Guy"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The Warehouse is back (hurray). It's good, but a bit like drinking from a firehose, as we get the review for new viewers, the introduction of new characters, and oh yeah, a story, too... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Cold Charlie—Alphas' "Pilot"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Meh. Some nice bits, some good characterization, but the parts don't add up to much more than we've seen before, many times... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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