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The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

Parks and Recreation review – 5×16: ‘Bailout’

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Courtesy of NBC

With this episode, Parks and Recreation puts to bed any concerns that the post-marital episodes would lose any of the series’ spark.

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Elementary review: 1×18 – ‘Déjà Vu All Over Again’

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Courtesy of CBS

Courtesy of CBS

It’s definitely a case of déjà vu this week on Elementary – it’s a veritable The Wire reunion! Do the stellar guest stars (Pryzbylewski! Bubbles! Burners!) inject some intrigue into the case-of-the-week episode?

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The Vampire Diaries review – 4×16: ‘Bring It On’

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Courtesy of The CW

There used to be some magic to this show… but this week’s episode makes me wonder whether the magic burned up in the Gilbert house with poor Jeremy (Steven R. McQueen).

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Justified review – 4×10: ‘Get Drew’

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Courtesy of FX

The hunt to find Drew Thompson (Jim Beaver) aka Sheriff Shelby enters its second stage as Justified powers towards its fourth season finale. The big difference is that now Drew and Ellen May (Abby Miller) are both in the mix. And an old favourite is back on the scene to add to the chaos.

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Smash review – 2×06: ‘The Fringe’

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Courtesy of NBC

Another week, another ho hum episode of Smash. While season two has been much more enjoyable then season one, there are still moments and plot points that make me shake my head. At least in this episode we get another killer song from Hit List to add to our playlists.

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Lost Girl review – 3×08: ‘Fae-ge Against The Machine’

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Courtesy of Showcase / Syfy

The Dawning has begun…or rather the trials and tribulations that comprise the invitation to enter The Dawning. Holy mackerel – if this is just the prelude, what kinds of feats and adventures should we expect from the real deal?! Maybe Tamsin (Rachel Skarsten) isn’t kidding Bo (Anna Silk) when she suggests that this is the hardest thing she’ll ever do.

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The Walking Dead review – 3×13: ‘Arrow On The Doorpost’

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Courtesy of AMC

We finally get our face-to-face showdown this week on The Walking Dead when Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and The Governor (David  Morrissey) meet in a shack in the woods for a good ol’ fashioned negotiation. After last week’s amazing standalone episode, how does a return to the Team Woodbury/Team Grimes conflict fare?

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Revenge review – 2×15: ‘Retribution’

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Courtesy of ABC

Revenge returns to address the fall-out from Fauxmanda’s (an unseen Margarita Levieva) watery death in the last episode. But there’s barely any time for grief when there’s planning and plotting to do and everyone has an agenda that they’re desperately trying to implement.

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Once Upon A Time review – 2×16: ‘The Miller’s Daughter’

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Courtesy of ABC

The promise of a darker series has come to fruition as Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) acts on her vow to kill Cora (Barbara Hershey). In an episode that manages to feel both agonizingly slow (let’s hang out in the pawn shop for 40 minutes!) and radically fast (those final ten minutes), ‘The Miller’s Daughter’ resets many character relationships in a bold move that will cause reverberations for the remainder of the season.

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Grimm review – 2×13: ‘Face Off’

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Courtesy of NBC

After fifteen weeks off the air, Grimm returns with an episode that lays all of its cards on the table as Nick (David Giuntoli) and Renard (Sasha Roiz) find out the truth about one another and it finally come to blows. However, the not-so-epic battle is little more than a prelude as it’s practically over after it begins. Regardless of whether or not the pay-off has been worth the build-up, it’s clear that the series is moving into a new direction now that Nick knows Renard’s secret.

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