Cougar Town Review: "Between Two Worlds" (Episode 4.03)
Poor Grayson. It must be a little exhausting to be married to Jules. read more
Justified Review: "Truth and Consequences" (Episode 4.03)
It’s amazing how often television and movies get the South wrong. read more
Parenthood Review: "Because You're My Sister" (Episode 4.15)
You better have had a box of tissues ready if you watched the fourth season finale of 'Parenthood.' read more
The Following Review: "Pilot" (Episode 1.01)
The gruesome The Following premiered last night on Fox after a lot of anticipation and scrutiny. read more
How I Met Your Mother Review: "Ring Up!" (Episode 8.14)
'How I Met Your Mother' knows how hit every right note and please fans with episodes that most shows can’t get away with. read more
Downton Abbey Review: "Episode Three" (Episode 3.03)
In a long-running American show, it's usually a treat when an old supporting character returns and we get to see how they're doing with their lives. read more
Enlightened Review: "Revenge Play" (Episode 2.02)
Sources of conflict in many television shows, movies and books tend to be either entirely external or a mix of internal and external. read more
Girls Review: "I Get Ideas" (Episode 2.02)
Nothing better happen to those adorable puppies. read more
Portlandia Review: "Squiggleman" (Episode 3.04)
Are nerds cool? No. Not the real ones, anyway. That’s the gist of the opening public service announcement, “The More You Nerd...” on this week’s episode of Portlandia read more
1600 Penn Review: "So You Don't Want To Dance" (Episode 1.03)
“So You Don’t Want to Dance” isn’t 1600 Penn at the best it could be, as least I hope not, but it’s headed that way. The more these characters are fleshed out, the more intriguing the show becomes, even if Skip is still frustrating and one of the show’s main focal points. Like Skip, 1600 Penn is doing the best it can, but it still stumbles quite a lot in it’s approach to do so. read more
30 Rock Review: "Florida" (Episode 7.10)
There was a point in this week's episode of 30 Rock where I screamed at the TV, “’Good God, Tina! You only have three episodes left. Stop wasting precious screen time on Hazel.” read more
Archer Review: "Fugue and Riffs" (Episode 4.01)
The fourth season of Archer has begun with a bang, featuring mistaken identities, show crossovers, surprise weddings, Cronenberg references and ostriches. read more
Parks and Recreation Review: "Two Parties" (Episode 5.10)
One of the things Parks and Recreation does best is take large events and walk incrementally through the many small steps that led to them. read more
American Horror Story Review: "Continuum" (Episode 2.12)
Oh, the mysteries of American Horror Story: Asylum. The penultimate episode of the FX drama time-jumped but still found itself mired in clichés. Now that he’s back at home, Kit suddenly sports an even more exaggerated Boston accent. He walks into his home sounding like he is auditioning to play a Kennedy in a Lifetime movie. Kit, Alma and Grace are living it up Big Love style—two wives, two babies, one husband—but Grace is obsessed with remembering her encounter with the aliens while Alma wants to forget the whole thing. Grace is the ax murderer, but it’s Alma who ends... read more
Modern Family Review: "Party Crasher" (Episode 4.12)
A baby, a surprise birthday party, Manny’s first kiss, and references to “Stacy’s Mom” and Mrs. Robinson? read more
New Girl Review: "A Father's Love" (Episode 2.13)
In the first season of New Girl, the show laid down the elements of who these characters are, their intricacies and quirks. We learned so much about who they are, but not why they are the way they are. But this second season, New Girl has started to unravel each character as explanations why they act they way they do. First we met Jess’ parents and Schmidt’s brother and we’ve heard hints about Cece’s mother and her traditions, but now it’s Nick’s turn. Nick has so much anger, lazy attitude and a downright dislike for anything breathing, so what could make such a man this way? With “A Father’s Love,” we get to see the father that helped make Nick the man he is today. read more
Cougar Town Review: "I Need to Know" (Episode 4.02)
Comedies often have to push boundaries to get to the funny. And sometimes you don’t even know where the line is until you’ve crossed it. read more
Ben and Kate Review: "Girl Problems" (Episode 1.12)
As great as it is to see the stories of Ben, Kate and BJ growing, it’s a shame that Tommy hasn’t changed much since the beginning of the series. Yes, he has a new girlfriend, but that doesn’t really show any growth to his character, which is a shame considering how much of a blank slate and how much opportunity there is there. Surely we’ll learn more about Tommy through this new relationship, as he hopefully splits off and has his own stories, much like BJ has done, but for right now, there’s not much more to Tommy than helping out in the Fox family adventures. read more
Parenthood Review: "One Step Forward, Two Steps Back" (Episode 4.14)
This season has been strenuous for the Braverman family. read more
Justified Review: "Where's Waldo?" (Episode 4.02)
There’s a common Southern-ism about taking in a stray dog: it isn’t if he’ll bite you, it’s when. read more
