Last Straw—V’s “Laid Bare”
Forget it, this is torture porn. (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Author Archives: Sarah Stegall
Goldberg Variations—Fringe’s “The Firefly”
Complicating the simple, ignoring the good, and writing with muddled brains make a frustrating episode... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Dealing from the Bottom of the Deck—The Cape’s “Kozmo”
There are some hints of a good, interesting show, if the runners can decide whether to go for fantasy or grim realism, but they'll have to decide quickly... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Double Cross—Chuck’s “Chuck vs. the Balcony”
A weak, stand-alone episode in place of what should have been a strong, arc-continuing story... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Under My Skin—V’s “Serpent’s Tooth”
The writers have lost their way in a war against soulless monsters. It's time to bring on the cheese (although we did get to see a lizard eat a rat)... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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The Cape and the Crusader—The Cape’s “Pilot” and “Tarot”
It's not a great pilot, but it has its occasional moments, and it is fun to watch. It's also great to see a comic book dad who honestly loves his family... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Mayhem—V’s “Red Rain”
This episode was more complex dramatically, but too simple emotionally. The pace is up but the temperature is down... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Frankenstein—Fringe’s “Marionette”
This is one of those episodes that melds the A story so seamlessly to the B story that there is hardly any way—or any reason—to pry them apart... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Scrooged—Warehouse 13’s “Secret Santa”
A wonderful candy cane of a one-off episode in the midst of a long hiatus of Warehouse 13... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Olivia’s Odyssey—Fringe’s “Entrada”
I hesitate to brand any single episode of a complicated series as Best Episode Ever, but this week comes darned close... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Masada—The Walking Dead’s “TS-19”
So what, exactly, was achieved by all this emotional drama and giant explosions? Nothing... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Candy Man—Fringe’s “The Abducted”
One of the best, creepiest, most tightly written episodes of this outstanding third season... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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The Man Who Came to Dinner—Chuck’s “Chuck vs. the Leftovers”
A weak episode with too many recycled bits still manages to pull some great numbers. But now we have to wait until 2011 for more Chuck... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Compassion—The Walking Dead’s “Wildfire”
What defines human? What defines zombie? This episode rocked from one end to another... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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Appearances—The Walking Dead’s “Vatos”
The gore is back, and so is the things-are-not-what-they-seem vibe... (Warning: this review contains some spoilers.)
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