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If a tree falls in the forest, does anybody hear? If Alex’s (Ariel Winter) cellphone slips through her fingers and down a sewer grate during her revenge-fueled paparazzi stakeout while she tries to get a bad picture of her sister, Haley (Sarah Hyland), does anybody care? Nope. Why? Because it was a throwaway storyline. Read on! [Read more…]
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If you’re a glass half full kind of person, this episode features a musical glimpse into the inner workings of Jenna’s (Jane Krakowski) mind. If you’re a glass half empty person, Hazel (Kristen Schaal) is back.
Let’s bitch it out…
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Veep Joe Biden finally makes his welcomed cameo, but in an episode stocked with career shake-ups, office rivalries, and Orin’s people farm, his visit is probably the least surprising event this week.
Let’s bitch it out…
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Ohhh, guest stars. Although not necessarily the beginning of the end, I have to wonder if Matthew Broderick’s guest appearance is the faint pre-echo of the death knell sounding for the show’s creativity. Or maybe we’re just in sweeps months. But still: consider yourself warned, Modern Family.
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Trust Parks and Recreation to take the most traditional, maybe even overused, sitcom plot points like estranged parents and engagement parties and still find new and completely ridiculous material to mine.
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The title of this week’s Modern Family is not a clever metaphor, nor is it symbolic. Unfortunately he members of hip-hop group Arrested Development do not make a guest appearance either (although that would be fun). It is a totally literal title people – someone literally gets arrested in this episode. Will it change that person? Will it change their relationship with the other characters? Read on… [Read more…]