Television Reviews


Blood Gourmand—True Blood's "Beautifully Broken"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Vampires, and now werewolves. Lovers, now separated. Mismatched couples, thrown together. True Blood's third season is shaping up to be as good as it's two predecessors... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

First Kill—True Blood's "Bad Blood
Opinion > Television Reviews
True Blood's third season picks up where the second left off, with biting and blood and death and sex and… well, it's definitely worth watching. (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

All in the Family—Chuck's "Chuck vs. the Subway" and "Chuck vs. the Ring"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Two fun, game-changing (again) episodes that may or may not mean anything in the long run. Light on laughs, heavy on the rest of what makes Chuck special... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Seeing Red—Fringe's "Over There, Part 2"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A truly satisfying season wrap-up, answering questions, resolving plot points, and more. And yet, there are enough openings to show that next season can be even better... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Chuck Sees Dead People—Chuck's "Chuck vs. the Living Dead"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Poor, misused Ellie, stuck in an episode where many assumed-dead characters rise. But maybe, just maybe, we're being set up for Chuck to have a worthy opponent... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Flashforward Eve—FlashForward's "The Negotiation"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Mark wakes up to start acting like an FBI agent, but once again, the show seems to be collapsing under its own weight... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Mom Wars—V's "Fruition"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Erica gets a clue, Anna gets evil, and we'll be getting another season... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

When Worlds Collide—Fringe's "Over There, Part 1"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Even two hours doesn't seem enough to cram in all the story we're getting in the first half of this two-part season finale. And it's probably coming back even better next year... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Nightmare on Chuck Street—Chuck's "Chuck vs. the Tooth"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Is it real, or is it insanity? Chuck breaks down walls between television and reality, as Chuck's brain breaks down... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Experts—Stargate: Universe's "Sabotage"
Opinion > Television Reviews
A surprise of interesting characterization and character use makes for a pretty good story, but the actual science fiction is being shunted into smaller and smaller pieces of the show... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Peter From Boston—Fringe's "Northwest Passage"
Opinion > Television Reviews
I can forgive weak plotting for the sake of excellent acting, and Joshua Jackson as Peter Bishop owns this episode... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Schopenhauer's Revenge—FlashForward's "Course Correction"
Opinion > Television Reviews
With hints of what this show could have been, we're also stuck with the illogicality the nature of television has forced on us... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Whack-a-Mole—V's "Hearts and Minds"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Dumb conspirators, foolish cops, whiny children… when the lizards decide we're food, we're all toast… (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Triple Cross—Chuck's "Chuck vs. the Role Models"
Opinion > Television Reviews
All by itself, it was a fair episode. As part of the recent arc, it was great. Chuck and Sarah really can work well together... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Fringe Noir—Fringe's "Brown Betty"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Fringe goes out on a limb with a truly odd-ball episode that works on several fascinating levels... (Warning: This review contains some spoilers.)

Trapped—Stargate: Universe's "Human"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Sometimes a writer will let you see just how good an actor is, despite the character he's forced to play. And sometimes, others will suffer from that comparison... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Mr. and Mrs. Chuck—Chuck's "Chuck vs. the Honeymooners"
Opinion > Television Reviews
About damn time!: I have no idea where the writers are going from here, but I'm in it all the way to the end. It's time for the suits at NBC to renew this show... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

The Sins of the Fathers—Fringe's "The man from the Other Side"
Opinion > Television Reviews
This was the one that brought it all into focus, and made it all important. This episode finally brought an emotional climax to weeks of speculation and conjecture... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Bait and Switch—V's "We Can't Win"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Stealth, empathy, a simple bulletproof vest? Protecting your allies from your enemies? Naw, let's just bumble around, making a mockery of, well, brains... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

The Law of Unintended Consequences—Fringe's "White Tulip"
Opinion > Television Reviews
I really liked this story of love and tragedy, with its overtones of scientific arrogance and hard-won humility... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

V-icissitudes—V's "John May"
Opinion > Television Reviews
The villains are not very menacing, the girls are not very bright, and the writers are still focusing on the whiny teen angst. What's a very have to do to get a good lizard around here? (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Cancer Man—Fringe's "Olivia. In the Lab. With the Revolver."
Opinion > Television Reviews
An excellent episode that combined not only enough connection to the "mythology" for hard-core fans, but a case interesting (and horrific) enough to interest new viewers… (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

Jamestown—Stargate Universe's "Space"
Opinion > Television Reviews
Who'd have thought it: interpersonal conflict for great stakes that doesn't turn on romantic misadventure. Life on the Destiny is shaping up to be an interesting microcosm of humanity... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

FINALLY—Chuck's "Chuck vs. The Other Guy"
Opinion > Television Reviews
From total fail to great recovery, in one week's time. This is a Chuck (and a Sarah, and a Casey, and a Morgan…) we can savor through the hiatus… (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)

The Road to Hell—Fringe's "Peter"
Opinion > Television Reviews
If you missed this episode, dig out the tape, or go watch it on Hulu, right now. It's that good... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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