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Archives for February 2012

Happy Endings recap – 2×14: ‘Everybody Loves Grant’

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There’s nothing greater than the very beginning of a relationship, when you first start dating someone. There’s an innocence and anticipation that excites you and all you want to do is be alone with that person 24/7. Of course this period never lasts because you inevitably have to introduce your special someone to your friends. Now this can go two ways: 1) your friends love him and all is well or 2) your friends hate him and things go from sweet to sour. How did Max (Adam Pally) and Grant (James Wolk) fair up?

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Revenge recap – 1×15: ‘Chaos’

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I will fully admit that there are days when I’m not overly interested in recapping a particular show, but – like any job – you suck it up and write it up. This has never been an issue with Revenge, the buzzy nighttime soap that has been the talk of every watercooler moment my boss and I have had since Lydia (Amber Valletta) took a plunge off the roof in episode 5 ‘Guilt.’ Now we’ve reached the engagement party from the pilot and it’s time to pull back the curtain to reveal the identity of the murder victim.

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The River recap – 1×03: ‘Los Ciegos’

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Last week I talked about how The River‘s premiere succeeded in mixing compelling drama with just the right amount of suspense and creativity. Can the same be said about this week’s episode?

Let’s break it down after the jump.

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Ringer recap – 1×13: ‘It’s Easy To Cry, When This Much Cash Is Involved’

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After a lacklustre Winter premiere, Ringer picked up the pace last week: Henry (Kristoffer Polaha) discovered Bridget (Sarah Michelle Gellar) was posing as Siobhan (also SMG) and Bridget began to put the pieces together. Does this week’s episode continue to show improvement? In a word: yes.

Let’s bitch it out…

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