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The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

Parks and Recreation review – 5×08: ‘Pawnee Commons’

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Courtesy of NBC

While the FBI may lose a great man with the retirement of Bert Macklin, Parks and Rec viewers receive a charming yet surprising episode.

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The Vampire Diaries review – 4×07: ‘My Brother’s Keeper’

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Courtesy of The CW

The Miss Mystic Falls pageant brings change in relationships, attempted murder, more questions, and one very big answer. Throw in a date that I’ve been waiting to see for a year, and this is one heck of an episode.

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American Horror Story: Asylum review – 2×07: ‘Dark Cousin’

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Courtesy of FX

American Horror Story: Asylum‘s “everything but the kitchen sink” approach gets some narrative streamlining courtesy of the titular ‘Dark Cousin’: the Angel of Death (Frances Conroy).

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Nashville review – 1×07 : ‘Lovesick Blues’

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Courtesy of ABC

Now that’s what I’ve been waiting all season for. This is the Rayna (Connie Britton) and Juliette (Hayden Panettiere) show and they knock it out of the park. Tonight we get to see exactly why the show centers around these two and why we should care.

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Modern Family review – 4×09: ‘When A Tree Falls’

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Courtesy of ABC

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…]

Arrow review – 1×07: ‘Muse Of Fire’

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Courtesy of The CW

After a Thanksgiving stint off, our favourite non-caped crusader and champion of the people has returned. And he’s met a special lady friend…

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Revolution review – 1×10: ‘Nobody’s Fault But Mine’

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Courtesy of NBC

Revolution fades away into the sunset with its final new episode until March 2013 (because NBC is apparently still being run by monkeys). So is the fall finale worth the extended wait?

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Homeland review – 2×09: ‘Two Hats’

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Courtesy of Showtime

If the name and events of a single episode tells us anything, then ‘Two Hats’ suggests that Homeland wants us to be suspicious of everyone

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Revenge review – 2×08: ‘Lineage’

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Courtesy of ABC

Revenge does the time-warp again with another all-flashback episode – this time jumping back six years to 2006. Does the narrative upheaval pay-off?

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