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Revenge recap – 1×12: ‘Infamy’

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Courtesy of ABC

After last week’s Tylerrific meltdown which saw the ousting of Ashton Holmes’ enfant terrible from the Hamptons, I was left with a dark void in my life. Who was going to bring the crazy on Revenge now that everyone’s favourite schizophrenic bisexual was gone? And then Margarita Levieva’s Faux-manda started kissing girls and dancing on the bar…and everything was right in the world again.

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Justified recap – 2×05-2×07: ‘Cottonmouth,’ ‘Blaze of Glory’ and ‘Save My Love’

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Courtesy of FX

In the interest of saving time in the lead-up to season three (next Monday, January 16), the Justified marathon continues with a multi-episode recap. As the second season hits its middle stretch the action heats up and a recurring character is finally given something to do.

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The Firm recap – 1×01/02: ‘Pilot’ / ‘Chapter 2’

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Courtesy of NBC

The Firm is an NBC show based on the 1993 film starring a pre-couch jumping Tom Cruise (the film itself is an adaptation of the 1991 novel by John Grisham). Interestingly enough, the television series is not a remake, but a sequel to the events of the film. So how does  Mitch McDeere (now played by Josh Lucas) find himself once againworking for an evil corporation?

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The Secret Circle recap – 1×10: ‘Darkness’

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Courtesy of The CW

After what seems like months, The Secret Circle returns with a brand new episode that focuses primarily on the girls – Britt Robertson’s Cassie (the good one who might be bad) and Phoebe Tonkin’s Faye (the bad one who’s more of a poser). As the show nears the half-way point of its first season, it’s beginning to settle into a certain formula. Whether this is good or bad depends on how much you like irrelevant danger.

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