Television Reviews


Brothers—Game of Thrones' "Lord Snow"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Brotherly love shows its peculiar side as stupidity and strength come to the forefront... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Spirit of the North—Game of Thrones' "The Kingsroad"
Opinion > Television Reviews
If the writers and producers can resist the temptation to lay on the gore and sex so heavily that this becomes a self-parody, they may have a long-running hit on their hands... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Destroyer of Worlds—Fringe's "6:02AM EST"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The world's on the brink of destruction, and Walter's walking around naked because it's Tuesday... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Fake It 'Til You Make It—Chuck's "Chuck vs. the Wedding Planner"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A great episode with some interesting father storylines resolving and blowing up, but can the series survive?... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Swords and Sex—Game of Thrones's "Winter Is Coming"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The producers may have tried to cram too much backstory—and too much sex without any love—into the premier episode, but the source material is rich enough, and there are hints of a wonderful tapestry... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Mind Altering—Fringe's "Lysergic Acid Diethylamide"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A quirky, oddball nature of this episode, which was brilliant, risky, fascinating, and dangerous. It's not a tack this show can afford to take very often, but I like it when it does... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Family Secrets—Chuck's "Chuck vs. the Family Volkoff"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Chuck has slipped, badly. What happened to the smart, innocent geek with the computer in his head?... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Going in Circles—Being Human's "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to Me Killing You"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A pretty good season finale, and no cliffhangers, but some game-changing storylines. Cautious hopes for next year... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Starsky and Hutch Go Vamp—Being Human's "You're the One That I Haunt"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Story arcs concluded, characters on the cliff of oblivion, it can only be the approaching end of the season. What game changers will we see next episode, as we wait for season two? (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Dutch Treatment—Being Human's "Going Dutch"
Opinion > Television Reviews
I get the feeling someone is hitting the Reset switch. We're building up, obviously, to a season finale, but we may also be building up to a game change... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Dark Red—Fringe's "Bloodline"
Opinion > Television Reviews
This was one of the more quietly brilliant episodes of Fringe to date. Reaching all the way back to the first season for its genesis, it was still firmly rooted in the most up-to-date events, tied together several characters in a cabal of resistance, paved the way for major drama down the way, and gave us some emotional highlights we cannot expect to see from Our Side characters... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Another Bomb—Chuck's "Chuck vs. the Muuurder"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Who murdered the episode? A very weak one with absolutely no laughs is just not good Chuck... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Man Bites Dog—Being Human's "Dog Eat Dog"
Opinion > Television Reviews
As metaphors for modern alienation, they're great. As characters who will keep me coming back next week, not so much... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.) Oh, and Syfy has renewed the series for another season.

A Purpose-Driven Life—Fringe's "Stowaway"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The story nicely balanced the mirror theme of immortality/reincarnation, between a woman seeking death and a man coming back from it... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Daedalus and Icarus—Fringe's "Os"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Just when I thought we had our feet on solid ground, comes an episode of Fringe that knocked me right off my pins. It was fun, it was sad, it was exciting, but most of all it caught me flat-footed with a twist I never saw coming, but which in retrospect makes perfect sense... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Echoes—Being Human's "I Want You Back (From the Dead)"
Opinion > Television Reviews
One of the darkest, yet strongest, episodes of the series. These un-blithe spirits are growing on me with every episode... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Top Dogs—Chuck's "Chuck vs. the A-Team"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Some of the action's back, with hints of some suitable villains coming in the near future. But we need more of the comedy, too... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

The One-Eyed Man—Being Human's "Children Shouldn't Play with Undead Things"
Opinion > Television Reviews
After last week's leap into wonderful, this episode fell back into pedestrian, failing to juggle the three protagonists evenly... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Domestic Violence—Beingi Human's "I See Your True Colors… and That's Why I Hate You"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Family dynamics, embarrassing moments for a vampire, a poltergeist who gets told where to step off and a hint of Amish vampires. What more could I ask for in one hour? (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Identity Crisis—The Cape's "Razer"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The villains always seem to be more fun than the heroes, but just when the characters are hitting their strides... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Prized Possessions—Chuck's "Chuck vs. the First Bank of Evil"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Who knew robbing banks could be such a blast? Once again, Chuck returns to its geek roots... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

The Damnation of Walter Bishop—Fringe's "Subject 13"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Wonderful attention to deadlines, harshly cold-blooded characters, weak ratings... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Sally Gets Her Groove Back—Being Human's "It Takes Two to Make a Thing Go Wrong"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Three mismatched roommates are starting to gel into an interesting show, but it still has a long way to go, and a short time to get there... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Ecology of the Damned—Being Human's "The End of the World as We Knew It"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Mismatched packs and unclogged drains mark an episode about community... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Separation Anxiety—Chuck's "Chuck vs. the Masquerade"
Opinion > Television Reviews
So Chuck embarks on the final story arc of the season, with some fun action sequences... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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