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Revenge recap – 1×15: ‘Chaos’

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I will fully admit that there are days when I’m not overly interested in recapping a particular show, but – like any job – you suck it up and write it up. This has never been an issue with Revenge, the buzzy nighttime soap that has been the talk of every watercooler moment my boss and I have had since Lydia (Amber Valletta) took a plunge off the roof in episode 5 ‘Guilt.’ Now we’ve reached the engagement party from the pilot and it’s time to pull back the curtain to reveal the identity of the murder victim.

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The River recap – 1×03: ‘Los Ciegos’

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Last week I talked about how The River‘s premiere succeeded in mixing compelling drama with just the right amount of suspense and creativity. Can the same be said about this week’s episode?

Let’s break it down after the jump.

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Ringer recap – 1×13: ‘It’s Easy To Cry, When This Much Cash Is Involved’

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After a lacklustre Winter premiere, Ringer picked up the pace last week: Henry (Kristoffer Polaha) discovered Bridget (Sarah Michelle Gellar) was posing as Siobhan (also SMG) and Bridget began to put the pieces together. Does this week’s episode continue to show improvement? In a word: yes.

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Smash recap 1 x 02: ‘The Callback’

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This week’s episode of Smash pretty much opened the exact same way as the pilot (our heroine Karen (Katherine McPhee) singing in fantasy land only to be snapped back into reality) – but was the rest of the episode as predictable?

Let’s break it down after the jump.

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Once Upon A Time recap – 1×12: ‘Skin Deep’

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The adventure continues as Once Upon A Time delivers a somewhat fresh take on the classic “Beauty and the Beast” fairytale. After a few weeks off, did the show return in top shape or did it continue its recent trend of diminishing returns?

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Fringe recap – 4×12: ‘Welcome To Westfield’

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TVangie and I have had several conversations about the success of the “alt-timeline” that’s been explored in the fourth season of Fringe. While many viewers have been unsure (principally because we’re unsure if we should care about these new versions of our core cast), ‘Welcome to Westfield’ – in my eyes – aptly proved that this experiment is starting to pay off.

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The Secret Circle recap – 1×14: ‘Valentine’

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In the spirit (Devil or otherwise) of the holidays, our favourite witch show goes all fluffy bunny love and peace and happiness and stuff.

Nah, I’m just kidding. The boring chick OD’d, the trampy one got some (more) and the protagonist got strangled by ghosts and flipped her car. Feel the love!

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