I gotta admit, I always forget that the Emmys don’t go down in the usual awards season of January-March, so the announcement of nominees always catches me somewhat by surprise. I’m bad at my...
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Louie: “Pot Luck”
Season four of Louie played like a Woody Allen film written by Louis C.K. It was a strange, melancholy romantic comedy, best represented by multi-episode arcs like “Elevator” and “Pamela.” With “Pot Luck,” the...
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The Top 10 TV episodes of the year (so far)
With 2014 a little more than half over, my partner in crime Margaux and I wanted to take a look at the year’s ten best episodes of television so far. It’s been a hell...
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Louie review: “Pamela Part 2” / “Pamela Part 3”
Louie and Pamela have always been a hard couple to ‘ship. Part of that is due to the surreal structure of Louie, and another, bigger part is that they’ve always had a curiously abusive...
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Louie review: “In the Woods”
Louie‘s fourth season might not be its funniest – that would be season three – but I think it might be its best. “In the Woods” was Louie‘s best episode since “So Did the...
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Louie review: “So Did the Fat Lady” / “Elevator”
Louie is ostensibly a sitcom, but it doesn’t always go for laughs. There are some episodes that have none whatsoever (season one’s “God” is a great example of this). “So Did the Fat Lady”...
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Louie review: “Back” / “Model”
Louie is back after an excruciating 18-month wait, and thankfully it’s as weird, hilarious, awkward, and occasionally poignant as ever. It’s a truly singular creation; it’s structure doesn’t adhere to any traditional sitcom norms,...
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