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Justified recap – 2×03: ‘The I of the Storm’

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Courtesy of FX

I was initially skeptical of ‘The I of the Storm,’ the third episode of Justified‘s second season. It seemed as though things were going to play out like just another stand-alone episode with the Bennett family nowhere in sight. And then somewhere between the hijacking of the bus full of Oxycontin and Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins) driving down the road with a man hanging out of his truck, I realized that this episode had caught me completely by surprise. This was one of those episodes that starts off so-so but is secretly laying groundwork for future conflict.

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Revenge recap – 1×10: ‘Loyalty’

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Courtesy of ABC

And that’s it folks! The fall finale of our beloved Revenge is one for the books. I’ve been waiting two weeks for Emily (Emily VanCamp) to utter the lines “You fell in love with a hooker” and it was well worth the wait! It’s like the holiday gift I never knew I wanted.

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Justified recap – 2×01/2×02: ‘The Moonshine War’ / ‘The Life Inside’

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Courtesy of FX

With the third season of FX’s critically acclaimed series Justified prepping to launch in January, bitchstolemyremote is marathoning season two to catch up. I finished season one last week, itching to find out what would happen next in the ongoing sibling-rivalry-esque battle between US Deputy Raylan Givens (Timothy Olyphant) and his childhood friend turned criminal Boyd Crowder (Walton Goggins).

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Homeland recap – 1×10: ‘Representative Brody’

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Courtesy of Showtime

As we inch closer to the season finale of arguably the best show on television this fall, Homeland slows down to do some final character work and ramp up the tension in a few key scenes. We’re no close to finding Tom Walker (Chris Chalk), but there were nevertheless big developments for both Carrie (Claire Danes) and Brody (Damian Lewis) in ‘Representative Brody.’

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Once Upon A Time recap – 1×06: ‘The Shepherd’

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Courtesy of ABC

As I mentioned last week, the story that I feel the greatest emotional investment in is the story of Prince Charming and Snow White. Not only are they the most recognizable of the fairy tales, but the inversion of their more familiar tales has been entertaining, mostly unexpected and emotional. The danger with this show and its broad audience is the temptation to tell the story to the lowest margin (in this case kids), but the stories of princesses and their charming knights has a near universal appeal.

So how did the show handle its return to their most poignant storyline?

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Awards Derby – Dec 2: ‘Hugo’ is Best Pic for National Board of Review, Spirit Awards nominate ‘The Artist’

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Courtesy of IFC.com

With the start of December, that means that awards season has truly begun as different voting bodies release their top picks for the year.  This week the National Board of Review and the Independent Spirit Awards started building buzz for a few high profile potentials.

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