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‘The Killing’ 3.03 Recap: “Welcome Back”

‘The Killing’ 3.03 Recap: “Welcome Back”

Unfortunately, it looks as if the perpetually downtrodden duo of Linden and Holder will spend much, if not all, of this season of ‘The Killing’ tracking a serial killer. Is this the last gasp of a show that technically already gasped last?
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‘King & Maxwell’ Pilot Recap: “Stick to Lost Dogs and Jealous Husbands”

‘King & Maxwell’ Pilot Recap: “Stick to Lost Dogs and Jealous Husbands”

From the network that brings you such inexplicably popular mediocrities as ‘Rizzoli & Isles’ and ‘Franklin & Bash’ comes TNT’s latest primetime filler drama about a pair of adorably quirky detective investigators, ‘King & Maxwell’. This one stars Rebecca Romijn, who is very pretty and nice to look at. Hence my reason for giving it the benefit of one episode. I will not make that mistake again.
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‘Graceland’ Pilot Recap: “Your Lies Are Your Life”

‘Graceland’ Pilot Recap: “Your Lies Are Your Life”

This is the story of six strangers picked to live in a house, work together and bust criminals, to find out what happens when undercover law enforcement officers stop being polite and start getting real. (Sadly, this show has nothing to do with Elvis, or Paul Simon.)
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‘The Killing’ 3.01 & 3.02 Recaps: “I Break Things”

‘The Killing’ 3.01 & 3.02 Recaps: “I Break Things”

Sunday sure was a pessimistic downer when it came to TV. Over on HBO, ‘Game of Thrones’ reminded us that there’s nothing that show won’t do and no storytelling convention it won’t break. A few channels down the Comcast menu, AMC aired the two-hour premiere of the shortly-canceled-then-revived ‘The Killing’, which was just as sullen an affair as the instantly-infamous ‘The Rains of Castamere‘.
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‘Bates Motel’ 1.10 Recap: “You and a Gun Is a Bad Idea”

‘Bates Motel’ 1.10 Recap: “You and a Gun Is a Bad Idea”

Before we dive into the season finale of ‘Bates Motel’, we should take a moment to send kudos in the direction of creator Anthony Cipriano and executive producers/writers Carlton Cuse and Kerry Ehrin for reimagining Hitchcock’s classic movie in a way that both honors the original story and opens up the mythology for brand-new horror. There have been a handful of poor attempts to reboot ‘Psycho‘ over the years, but ‘Bates Motel’ is the first time anyone has gotten it right.
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‘Bates Motel’ 1.09 Recap: “That’s What Lysol’s For”

‘Bates Motel’ 1.09 Recap: “That’s What Lysol’s For”

The penultimate episode of this freshman season of ‘Bates Motel’ is everything that loyal viewers could have hoped for. Full of mystery, dread and perhaps the best performance Vera Farmiga (who plays Norma Bates) has given all season, ‘Underwater’ is a perfect set-up to next week’s season finale.
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‘Bates Motel’ 1.08 Recap: “No Rust on You, Bubba”

‘Bates Motel’ 1.08 Recap: “No Rust on You, Bubba”

After a string of action-packed episodes, the eighth entry in ‘Bates Motel’ takes a more leisurely approach… that is, until its shocking and scream-worthy conclusion.
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Bates Motel 1.07 Recap: “You Can’t Get Blood Out of Stone”

Bates Motel 1.07 Recap: “You Can’t Get Blood Out of Stone”

After last week’s thrilling episode, ‘Bates Motel’ couldn’t possibly keep up the pace, could it? Well, as it turns out, as Episode 7 wraps up some storylines, it unveils a number of new ones.
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Bates Motel 1.06 Recap: “He Was a Real Prize”

Bates Motel 1.06 Recap: “He Was a Real Prize”

A lot happens in the sixth episode of ‘Bates Motel’, as some storylines (seemingly) wrap up, answers are provided to others, and some are ignored completely. (More about that later.) Major spoilers follow, so read on if you dare….
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‘Doctor Who’ 7.10 Recap: “How Do Sharks Make Babies?”

‘Doctor Who’ 7.10 Recap: “How Do Sharks Make Babies?”

Some ‘Doctor Who’ episodes, like last week’s ‘Cold War’, lay out exactly what they’re about in the opening scenes, and play that scenario out to the end. Others start you down one path, and then take an abrupt left turn and lead you down another. Saturday’s episode, ‘Hide’, falls into the latter camp.
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