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Once Upon a Time 2 x 14 ”Manhattan”: Family Tree from Hell

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Published on February 18, 2013, by
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We open this week in a quaint woodland cottage. Rumpelstiltskin comes bounding through the door, jovial and without his signature limp. He embraces his wife Milah while telling her about getting drafted for the Ogre Wars. He sounds painfully excited and even does a bit of a dance at the opportunity to make up for some cowardly indiscretions his father perpetrated in the past. I grab my TV guide and check to make sure I’m watching the right show because everyone is happy and I am confused. Looking at the joy in this family makes me want to pop a

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Archer 4×05 ‘Viscious Coupling’: Maybe you’re having a stroke

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Published on February 16, 2013, by
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  Woah, wait, is that Katya? Of course it is, but why did she come back? I shall explain; it all starts with Archer’s lonely on what might be Valentine’s Day. He must not be connected to people through the TV…or, he has, since he is on TV. Anyway, he’s alone. Pam and Cheryl have firemen dates, thanks to pyromania. Mallory is going out with Ron. Cyril and Lana are having sex again, rather gratuitously in his office, I may add. Archer, embarrassed for Lana, suggests they get back together. He goes into a long speech about how he thinks

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The Vampire Diaries 4×14 ‘Down The Rabbit Hole’: The Bitch Is Back!

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Published on February 16, 2013, by
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I think I finally realized what TVD’ s main problem is – the viewers predict what is going to happen because it’s so damn obvious! Of coarse the cure is for only ONE person! Of coarse, Silas was some how controlling Shane to be brought back from the dead! Of coarse, it was Katherine who was the ‘mystery team’….and OF COARSE SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO DIE! Dun, dun, dun! So why did I title my review with a quote from Gossip Girl that I have been dying to use for a long time? Well, in a very unsurprising turn of

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Grey’s Anatomy 9×15 ‘Hard Bargain’: No one leaves

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Published on February 15, 2013, by
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Shame on me for thinking this season would be boring and force Grey’s onto the bubble. While bringing in new cast members is risky, and it still freaks me out to hear Gaius Charles not talk like the Smash, he was hilarious in this episode. And when are Jo and Karev going to get together? In a place where nobody hesitates to jump one another’s bones, they sure are dragging this one out. Even sadder than Karev watching Jo gallop off with Chest Peckwell (what is Peckwell? I don’t get it…) is what remains unspoken between April and Jackson. Did

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Glee 4×14 ‘I Do’: Because weddings are good for hook-ups.

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Published on February 15, 2013, by
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With a Valentines day themed episode sparks are bound to fly or should we say half a dozen of cupids arrows. Finally a holiday-themed episode of Glee that actually had relevance to the shows plot. 10 points. With the whole of Mckinley’s alumni back in town (minus Mike Chang and some other glee members) it was like the good ol’ days back. Obviously as they’re all older now, a steamier, more sultry serving of valentines day needs to be served. *BEST SERVED HOT* Source: Fox As the episode was predominantly meant to be about Emma and Wills’s wedding i’ll start

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Castle 5×14 ‘Reality Star Struck’: the 50 meanings of an empty drawer

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Published on February 14, 2013, by
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This week’s installment was full of backstabbing (both literally and figuratively), wit, and love. Castle celebrated Valentine’s Day, and I think I am not wrong by saying that most of the fans were waiting for this episode, considering Caskett is now an item. In this episode, a reality TV star was found dead, backstabbed, at a bus stop. Going through the investigation, we got to see the manipulative, twisted aspects of producing a bad TV show. Indeed, pretty much everyone was lying, faking love affairs, and stealing screen time from each other based on even more lies. In the end

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Pretty Little Liars 3×19 ‘What Becomes Of The Broken-Hearted’: Relax you’re not her type.

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Published on February 13, 2013, by
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Pretty Little Liars never fails to hook me every week, I’m always left wanting more! But to try and answer the title of the episode, it would appear that ‘what becomes of the broken-hearted’ is you either start a strip-study session or you kiss your boyfriends brother, either or. This weeks episode saw Emily and Jason become bff’s, Hanna track down uncle Jamie (who as we all knew is not actually Caleb’s uncle it is in fact his farther). Aria and Wes bond over there need to read a book before bed and Spencer strip Andrew down to his underwear

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Revenge 2×13 ‘Union’ : In which everyone confronts everyone else

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Published on February 12, 2013, by
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No thanks to CBS and the Grammy Awards, Revenge finally returns, albeit with dismal ratings. A series low! It’s a shame really, because this week’s episode was the best one yet this season. It’s not uncommon for television shows to suffer a sophomore slump, and some are result of a decline in a show’s quality, whereas some are just unwarranted, to which we respond to with disbelief. Unfortunately it is the former case for the second season of Revenge. The first half of the season, although still enjoyable, suffered from multiple issues: weak/dull storylines (see: the Stowaway hijinx), uneven pacing,

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Once Upon A Time 2 x 13 “Tiny”: Super-Size Me!

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Published on February 11, 2013, by
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We open this week with Rumple picking up Emma and Henry (surprise Rumple!) for what will probably be the most awkward and sassy road trip of all time. Because who wants to leave the only ten year old in town to hang out where the Mother of All Evil can turn into literally anyone. Speaking of, Snow and Charming have the dwarves on Cora Watch, which sounds like what I do when I view an episode, but they decide they need more help and enlist Hook, fresh out of his fluffy bathrobe and the hospital, to take them to his ship.

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Archer 4×04 ‘Midnight Ron’: Master P would totally be proud

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Published on February 9, 2013, by
ARCHER: Episode 4 SEASON 4: Midnight Ron (airing Thursday, February 7, 10:00 pm e/p). The beginning of a beautiful hatred between Archer and his new stepfather plays out as the two are chased by gangsters. Pictured: (L-R) Sterling Archer (voice of H. Jon Benjamin), Ron Cadillac (voice of Ron Liebman). FX Network

The following program contains violence, swearing, and nudity week after week. Readers guidance advised.   Partwayway through most extremist, mid-to-low moraled comedies, there’s a normal character that makes the main characters look less normal. For Archer, there’s Ron. Yes, Mallory’s husband is not particularly messed up, nor does he come off that way. He does have a dark past, which is explored this week. Despite claiming Canada is boring, Archer finds himself trapped in a Montreal casino with no money, phone, or passport. Ron is somewhere else in Canada, taking care of one of his six car dealerships. Mallory comes

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Grey’s Anatomy 09×14 ‘The Face of Change’: Stuffing turkeys

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Published on February 9, 2013, by
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What is with this show and ruining awesome foods for me? As usual, another epic Grey’s episode, not just for the riskiness of sneaking a trauma patient into the hospital, but for the emotionality that Glee has been too chicken to pursue with a transgender story line. And as always, the episode title has a double meaning with the changes taking place with Brian (the transgendered patient with the upset father), the changes taking place with Pegasus or the crash crew buying the hospital, the changes taking place with Karev and his feelings for Jo and possibly becoming the main

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Glee 4×13 ‘Diva’: The Rise of Tina Cohen-Chang.

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Published on February 8, 2013, by
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With an episode being titled ‘Diva’ we are to expect tantrums, titivations and tiffs. Surprisingly, Glee delivered a much more emotional serving rather than the expected flavours of bitchy, cold and ruthlessness. The New Directions are back in the running for regionals and Finn is struggling to find ways to bring out the inner fighters from the new glee club. ONE WAY: A DIVA OFF! The glee club is thrilled by their new assignment with Unique thinking she’s the epitome of diva and Blaine Anderson adamant in proving that boys can be divas too. It all kicks off with a perfect

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