You gotta hand it to Netflix – they’re not content to rest on their laurels. Their original programming slate has gotten so admirably diverse in the last few years, from House of Cards to...
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The Americans: “Divestment”
We need to talk about the wigs in “Divestment,” guys. The Americans has used wigs and disguises to great effect since day one, and sometimes they’re hilarious, like they are in this installment. Phillip...
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Arrow: “The Offer”
Let’s get the obvious out of the way: just like I said in my review of “Nanda Parbat,” there was absolutely no chance that Arrow was going to have Oliver take Ra’s al Ghul...
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Justified: “Burned”
“Burned” was pretty much peak Justified. It played like the southern-fried noir that this show is at its core, and had some wonderfully tense moments that show that if nothing else, Justified is determined...
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RuPaul’s Drag Race: Season 7, Episode 3: “ShakesQueer”
“Panties bitch!” Through dusty tones, does Jasmine Masters doth expel the spectre of staid congeniality that some feared would consume this new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race. Just because some people are nice and...
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Better Call Saul: “Bingo”
Margaux and I talk colors on this week’s Better Call Saul. Trevor: How great was that opening shot? The slow pan down of all the “Wanted” posters, landing right on Jimmy’s face. Of course,...
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Community: “Ladders” / “Lawnmower Maintenance and Postnatal Care”
What a long, strange trip it’s been for Community to reach its sixth season. After the show was canceled by NBC, it was subsequently picked up by Yahoo!, and luckily creator Dan Harmon decided...
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The Walking Dead: “Spend”
Margaux and I really enjoyed last night’s brutal episode of The Walking Dead. Trevor: I’m so confused about Jessie’s husband, aka Cary Elwes in Liar Liar. We called him Paul last week, then in...
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The Americans: “Walter Taffet”
The great thing about The Americans is that even a slow, methodical episode like “Walter Taffet” can still be exciting based on the sheer talent in front of and behind the camera. It’s the...
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Justified: “Dark As a Dungeon”
Look, I’m not the kind of guy to use the phrase “whiz-bang,” but goddamn if ” Dark As a Dungeon” wasn’t a whiz-bang episode of Justified. It felt like Stefon wrote this episode, because...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 39”
I think it’s time to admit that House of Cards has a Frank and Claire problem. This is not the same as Frank and Claire having problems, which obviously they are. But season three...
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Better Call Saul: “Five-O”
After taking last week off cause she was sick of my shit, Margaux triumphantly returns to talk Better Call Saul with me. Trevor: This episode was just further proof that Better Call Saul can...
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