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The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

The Walking Dead recap – 2×12: ‘Better Angels’

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Courtesy of AMC via Carlost.net

There are few words that capture the feeling that accompanies watching game-changing television. Perhaps because it so often involves deaths and surprise twists of fate, often we as viewers are left in shock, our mouths open in speechless disbelief. And while the events that took place on last night’s The Walking Dead should come as a surprise to no one, TVAngie may have captured the mood best when she wrote me after the episode ended to exclaim that she “needed a cigarette.”

Let’s bitch it out…(Major spoilers ahead)

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Once Upon A Time recap – 1×15: ‘Red-Handed’

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Courtesy of ABC

After last week’s poorly timed side journey into yet another impossible love story, Once Upon a Time had some ground to make up. And while I would have preferred the show tackle Kathyrn’s disappearance head-on, ‘Red-Handed’ was a good character piece with a surprising take on a familiar story.

Let’s bitch it out…

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Checking In: I Just Want My Pants Back recap – 1×05-1×06: “Something’s Wrong Down There,’ ‘Safety Nets’

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Courtesy of MTV

MTV’s inappropriate and profane comedy about twenty-something NY hipsters continues its amusing first season. In this check-in, we’ll discuss the middle episodes and explore the assertion that Kim Shaw’s Tina is the true breakout star.

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30 Rock Recap – 6×10: ‘Standards and Practices’

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Courtesy of NBC

True to the title of this week’s episode, Tina Fey and co. meet, but don’t exceed, the standards of 30 Rock’s uninspired-yet-still-enjoyable sixth season. ‘Standards and Practices’ has fantastic one-liners and sight gags, but it also has stories that have already been told in other (and sometimes better) ways.

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Awake recap – 1×02: ‘The Little Guy’

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Courtesy of NBC

This is an integral week for NBC’s most audacious drama, Awake. The pilot created a great deal of good will from critics and fans (who saw it) alike, but the true test of the show is determining whether it can maintain its dual world existence over the long run. So how’d it do?

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Justified recap – 3×08: ‘Watching The Detectives’

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Courtesy of FX

Way to make me eat my words, there, Justified. Just a few days after complaining about a slightly listless episode in which the focus appeared to be entirely on setting up action, things exploded (in some cases literally) in ‘Watching The Detectives.’

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The River recap – 1×06: ‘Doctor Emmet Cole’

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Courtesy of ABC

The River delivers another strong episode this week, changing up the format and showing us some significant narrative progression. With only two more episodes left this season, the show is definitely setting the stage for a potentially explosive finale.

Let’s take a closer look at this week’s episode after the jump.

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Ringer recap – 1×16: ‘You’re Way Too Pretty To Go To Jail’

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Courtesy of The CW

For what seems like interminable weeks I’ve been waiting for Ringer to embrace its inner soap opera and turn the heat up from simmer to hot. This week everyone is desperate to cover the tracks of the Martin/Charles Ponzi scheme revealed in last week’s episode, and despite the sheer boredom of white collar crime, Ringer finally manages to deliver an engaging episode.

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