Television | Reviews

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Marvel’s Daredevil: “The Ones We Leave Behind”

T. Dawson April 20, 2015

Deborah Ann Woll does some great wordless acting in the cold open of this episode of Daredevil. The show is intent on showing the consequences of killing and of violence; it doesn’t take either action lightly....

4 Minutes

Television | Reviews

Mad Men: “The Forecast”

T. Dawson April 20, 2015

For a show that’s so rooted in the past – not just stylistically but thematically as well – it was refreshing to see Mad Men take a look to the future. Even this episode’s title, “The...

5 Minutes

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Game of Thrones: “The House of Black and White”

T. Dawson April 20, 2015

Game of Thrones has so many characters and A-, B-, and C-plots that it could easily spend the entirety of season five telling us what everyone’s up to after season four. “The House of Black...

4 Minutes

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Marvel’s Daredevil: “The Path of the Righteous”

T. Dawson April 20, 2015

It’s strange that Daredevil could go ten hours before one of television’s dreaded “transition episodes.” Part of that is due to the breathless pace that she show has established, and another part is due to the...

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Marvel’s Daredevil: “Nelson v. Murdock”

T. Dawson April 19, 2015

It’s important to deal with the fallout of Foggy finding out about Matt’s nocturnal activities, and right away this is a tricky proposition, because “fallout” episodes usually rank somewhere below “grieving” episodes in my...

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Marvel’s Daredevil: “Speak of the Devil”

T. Dawson April 18, 2015

After two breathless installments in a row – “Stick” and “Shadows in the Glass” – Daredevil had to ease off the throttle just a little bit, to allow it and the viewers some breathing room. (Of...

4 Minutes

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Marvel’s Daredevil: “Shadows in the Glass”

T. Dawson April 17, 2015

On the heels of “Stick,” which acted as an origin story for Matt Murdock, Daredevil gives us “Shadows in the Glass,” which acts as an origin story for Wilson Fisk, and Jesus Christ is this a dark episode....

6 Minutes

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Arrow: “Broken Arrow”

T. Dawson April 16, 2015

Man, I’m glad Arrow has a “previously on,” because I remembered approximately nothing of the last episode. In my defense, I’ve spent that time watching Bloodline and Daredevil, and also it’s apparently cool to just go on hiatus for no...

4 Minutes

Television | Reviews

Marvel’s Daredevil: “Stick”

T. Dawson April 16, 2015

“Stick” seems to be the closest thing we’ll get to an origin story on Daredevil. In a way, I kind of hope we don’t learn much more about Matt Murdock’s past. The episode might have not...

4 Minutes

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Justified: “The Promise”

T. Dawson April 15, 2015

Series finales, especially for a show like Justified, are always tricky. The temptation to go out in a blaze of gunfire must be nigh-impossible to resist, so its that much more commendable that “The Promise” was so...

3 Minutes

Television | Reviews

Community: “Basic Email Security”

T. Dawson April 15, 2015

For a show that has long been steeped in absurdity, I’m surprised at how adept Community is as satire. “Basic Email Security” asks some pretty heady questions, and true to the nihilistic outlook of its creator...

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Television | Reviews

Marvel’s Daredevil: “Condemned”

T. Dawson April 15, 2015

For a show that typically eschews the trappings of normal superhero fare, Daredevil sure embraced them with gusto in “Condemned.” For the most part it was a bottle episode featuring Daredevil and Vladimir, and...