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The Starter Wife review. Episode 1.05—"Das Booty Call"

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In episode 1.05, each member of The Starter Wife's inner circle pursues a secret romance. Joan's sleeping with the lushy British actor; Rodney is jumping through hoops (actually, through windows...not to mention climbing trees) to keep his fling with the action hero under wraps. And then there's Molly, who proposes a casual sex relationship to her writing group instructor, Zach, whom we know to be engaged in more than just the one extracurricular activity....  read more

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The Starter Wife review. Episode 1.04—“"Mollywood"

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So now Joan is sleeping with the actor in rehab, Molly kissed Zach the writing workshop guy and Rodney's been thrown out by his pro-athlete client/john (then wrangled back in...to the closet)....  read more

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The Starter Wife review. Episode 1.04—“"Mollywood"

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So now Joan is sleeping with the actor in rehab, Molly kissed Zach the writing workshop guy and Rodney's been thrown out by his pro-athlete client/john (then wrangled back in...to the closet)....  read more

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TV Detail: The Starter Wife review. Episode 103—"Remains of the Snow Day"

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In "Remains of the Snow Day," we experience Molly's most pointed movie-montage daydream. She's faking drug addiction at a ritzy rehab center when an every-Disney-movie fantasy produces her profusely apologetic ex-husband, the dubious-but-dreamy writing group instructor in a gold cape (above), and her garland-crowned seven-year-old, proclaiming "Kids are resilient! Divorce builds character."...  read more

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TV Detail: The Starter Wife review. Series Premiere

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When The Starter Wife ran as a six-episode miniseries last year, it garnered 10 Emmy nominations, including Outstanding Miniseries, Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries (Debra Messing) and Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Miniseries (the delightfully wry Judy Davis). The original ran on the USA network, the home of Friday night's two-hour premiere episode of the new regular-series adaptation....  read more

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