“Chapter 38” was all about ambition. As House of Cards has shown in the past, that’s the stuff that can get you killed either literally (Zoe Barnes getting pushed in front of a train)...
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RuPaul’s Drag Race: Glamazonian Airways
Samir: Oh god I love the sound of this episode’s description, to quote from my DVR “The queens are challenged to produce a pre-flight safety video for the first airline run by drag queens.”...
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The Walking Dead: “Forget”
Margaux and I talk wolves and the brilliance of Melissa McBride in this week’s review of The Walking Dead. Trevor: Goddamn, I love this show sometimes. “Forget” was a pretty damn good episode. Margaux:...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 37”
House of Cards is by trade a nasty, cynical show that draws the audience in and keeps us at arm’s length at the same time. (Frank’s lack of interaction with the viewer is unfortunately...
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season One
I have to confess: I didn’t watch all of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt this weekend. I watched all of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt TWICE this weekend. But as much as I loved the show – and...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 36”
For most of its runtime, “Chapter 36” was just a solid episode of House of Cards, something I’d give four stars. But there were two scenes that raised it to four and a half....
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House of Cards: “Chapter 35”
So far, House of Cards‘ third season has been uneven at best, but the top-notch episodes all have one thing in common: Viktor fucking Petrov. “Chapter 35” doesn’t rise to the heights of “29”...
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The Slap: “Manolis”
“Manolis” might have been the point of diminishing returns for The Slap. It’s as if the show just threw up its hands and said “Fuck it, make everyone unlikable!” The only person I do...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 34”
Tonally, “Chapter 34” was all over the place; it was rushed and unfocused in some places; and it had two distinct framing devices which it was never sure when to use. But I can’t...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 33”
At a certain point in any show’s run, it will play around with its format. Mad Men is especially famous for this; “The Crash” and “The Runaways” are two of the most WTF episodes...
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Justified: “The Hunt”
Look, Justified, I love you, but HOLY SHIT were those scenes with the baby annoying. I get it, she has a heart murmur, it’s not supposed to be easy, but goddamn did that crying...
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House of Cards: “Chapter 32”
So, can Lars Mikkelsen as Viktor Petrov just be in every episode of House of Cards from now on? Not only does the show perk up every time he’s on screen, but Petrov’s involvement...
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