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Deal-breaker! That’s it, I am officially annoyed with this season. After a mediocre start to the second season, Smash commits a cardinal sin: killing off a character that I like. Also the writers decide to make one of the worst couples ever to exist on television happen.
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Iron Man, aka Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) is back for a third solo adventure. After the amazing success of last summer’s The Avengers, how does the first standalone Marvel film fare without the inclusion of the super friends?
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It’s the penultimate week before the last two episodes of Happy Endings of the season…and possibly ever. Sad face. But let’s focus on the positives and remember the good times: like that time Brad (Damon Wayans Jr.) pooped his pants. Or when Penny (Casey Wilson) banged the Car Czar (Rob Corddry).
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Elementary returns from few weeks of re-runs with another case-of-the-week and the ‘celebration’ of Sherlock’s (Jonny Lee Miller) one-year sober anniversary. As we approach the end of this first season, how did this episode fare?
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By Parks and Recreation’s high standards, this is a fairly weak episode. But as always, there are plenty of great moments to still make it worthwhile.
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Due either to the Boston City bombings or the unease of children’s violence in the wake of Sandy Hook, Hannibal creator Bryan Fuller elected not to screen episode 1×04 ‘Oeuf’. Instead, an amalgated version of the episode can be found as a six part web series on the NBC website that should ideally be viewed before episode five. If you haven’t watched them, it’s still possible to tackle ‘Coquilles’, though we’ll tackle both “episodes” in the following review since they both contain important developments.
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After this back-door spinoff, I am all in on The Originals. Three of my favourite characters in a compelling city, with a werewolf oopsi-baby and a new villain I can’t help but like? I’m in.
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After an extended break, Arrow returns with a fairly simplistic, mostly standalone plot that is saved primarily on the strength of a key guest star.
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Awkward. continues its season three creative resurgence by returning back to basics: exploring the delicate politics of relationships. The key difference here is that nearly every character is given something to do (even Jessica Lu’s Ming!)
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After a tragedy-related week off, Revolution returns with a bomb-themed episode (too soon?) that advances the show’s mythology in leaps and bounds. So what does the detour into the Georgia Federation mean for Miles (Billy Burke) and co.?
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