Smash Review: "On Broadway/The Fallout" (Episodes 2.01/2.02)
The biggest question the Golden Globe-nominated _Smash_ will face is whether or not it can return to the level of the first handful of episodes it offered last season. read more
Justified Review: "Kin" (Episode 4.05)
Before this season began, the creative team made a point of talking up the shift in focus that Justified was going to take in its fourth season. read more
The Following Review: "The Poet's Fire" (Episode 1.03)
There has been a lot of talk that The Following is nothing but gratuitous violence. read more
How I Met Your Mother Review: "P.S. I Love You" (Episode 8.15)
“It’s Robin Sparkles four, y’all!” And it was everything you could ever want. read more
Girls Review: "It's A Shame About Ray" (Episode 2.04)
So pretty much everybody is broken up at this point, except for the couple that really matters. read more
Downton Abbey Review: "Episode Five" (Episode 3.05)
I have to credit Downton Abbey for finally having an episode without a huge dramatic hook. read more
Enlightened Review: "Follow Me" (Episode 2.04)
At the most basic level, the plot of “Follow Me” plays out like a @FakeLouieEps tweet: “Amy joins twitter. Oversteps established social media etiquette. Accidentally goes on a date.” read more
Portlandia Review: "The Temp" (Episode 3.06)
Full disclosure: When I saw that Roseanne Barr was a special guest star in this week’s Portlandia episode, “The Temp,” I did a few Liz Lemon-worthy eye rolls. read more
30 Rock Review: "Hogcock!" and "Last Lunch" (7.12/7.13)
For the last time, viewers went to there. read more
The Office Review: "Junior Salesman" and "Vandalism" (9.13/9.14)
The return of the boom guy. read more
The Americans Review: "Pilot" (Episode 1.01)
We form such a relationship with TV characters that often it’s hard accept it when actors who have been on long-running TV series return to TV playing not only new characters but characters who are the complete opposite of anything they’ve ever played before. read more
Chicago Fire Review: "Warm and Dead" (Episode 1.13)
In the past few episodes, Chicago Fire has become a soap opera, complete with pregnant lesbians, shocking surgeries, firefighters investigating child abuse, love triangles and mothers in jail. read more
The Mindy Project Review: "Harry & Sally" (Episode 1.13)
The Mindy Project finally became the show it was always meant to be with “Harry & Sally.” read more
The New Normal Review: "Dairy Queen" (Episode 1.15)
Surely, there’s a better way that The New Normal could have handled breast-feeding than how it did in “Dairy Queen.” It’s clumsy, over-the-top and silly in all the wrong ways. If Jane is the strongest part of the episode, that should be a surefire way to tell something might be wrong. read more
New Girl Review: "Cooler" (Episode 2.15)
Ever since New Girl started, I’ve worried that the show would handle the pairing of Nick and Jess in the wrong way. read more
Justified Review: "This Bird Has Flown" (Episode 4.04)
There’s no playbook to follow for how to plot a successful season of a television show. read more
Cougar Town Review: "I Should Have Known It" (Episode 4.04)
This season of Cougar Town has heavily featured Bob Clendenin’s Tom. read more
The Following Review: "Chapter Two" (Episode 1.02)
After a generally successful premiere which focused on serial killer Joe Carroll’s escape and Ryan Hardy’s pursuit of him, _The Following_ decided to split the emphasis of its second episode between Carroll/Hardy and Carroll’s followers. read more
The Good Wife Review: "The Seven Day Rule" (Episode 4.13)
I’ve never been to law school. I’ve never litigated a case or worked at a law firm. But even I understand what the term “equity partner” means. read more
Downton Abbey Review: "Episode Four" (Episode 3.04)
At this point in Downton Abbey's run, there are few things that should really surprise the audience read more
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