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Brian Moylan is the author of the New York Times best seller The Housewives: The Real Story Behind the Housewives. He also writes Vulture's Housewives Institute Bulletin newsletter. He started covering television in 2000, and his TV reporting and criticism has appeared in the New York Times, The Guardian, Vice, Gawker 1.0, Time, Cosmopolitan, Town & Country, the Washington Blade, and many other outlets.

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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Fleek Don’t Fail Me NowThis episode contains one of the best scenes in Real Housewives history.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Girl Code RedLooking for hope where none is to be found.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Turks and CuckoosThe Housewives’ metabolism for drama is increasing exponentially.
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    Orange Is the New Black Season 3 Finale Recap: A Toast Good-byeThis season of Orange Is the New Black was both painfully obvious in its worldview and also morally relative at the same time.
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    Orange Is the New Black Recap: Special DeliveryThe unlikely alliance between Boo and Pennsatucky was one of the highlights of this season.
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    Orange Is the New Black Recap: The Panties BunchCaputo’s story makes it clear he ended up working at a prison thanks to a bunch of decisions he made himself.
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    Orange Is the New Black Recap: Caught Off-GuardThe season is finally starting to pay off, emotionally.
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    Orange Is the New Black Recap: Have a Nagila? Things take a turn for the creepy.
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    OITNB Recap: The Adventures of PousseyI’ve finally figured out who the supercouple is on Orange Is the New Black. 
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    Orange Is the New Black Recap: The New NormaNorma’s story is wacky done right.
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    Orange Is the New Black Recap: Victoria’s SecretWe finally get Chang’s story.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Sexual Fantasy IslandThis is our least favorite episode of any Real Housewives franchise: the before-the-trip episode.
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    Orange Is the New Black Recap: A Whisper CampaignNow, this is the Orange Is the New Black that I know and love.
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    Orange Is the New Black Recap: Hanging With My BooWhen politics makes for sloppy storytelling.
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    Orange Is the New Black Recap: Oh, Nicki, You’re Not FineI didn’t notice how much I loved you, until you took my Natasha Lyonne away.
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    Orange Is the New Black Recap: Cootie ShotsWith a cast so large and sprawling, this is a show that could easily fall into disarray.
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    Orange Is the New Black Season Three Premiere Recap: Mother, May I?This episode shows us how mothers can both mess their children up and be a redemptive force in their lives.
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    All 12 Orange Is the New Black Backstories From Season Two, RankedLike Lost, but in prison.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: The B in Our BonnetThe Kim Jong-un of the Housewives.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: The Berkshires Hath a WayYou know something is going down when an episode of The Real White Walkers of Essenden’s Cave ends with a “To Be Continued …â€
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    RHONY Recap: Champagne Wishes, Caviar ScreamsI’m not entirely sure what happened in this episode, but I know that I really enjoyed it.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Feed the ClownAlmost an entire episode fixated on Bethenny Frankel, Our Lady of Perpetual Squabbles.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Casino Battle RoyaleThis was one of the most insane, action-packed episodes of the show possibly ever.
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    Stan Fiction: A Day in the Life of Mad Men’s Resident Art DirectorIt had been a day of disappointments for Stan Rizzo.
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    Meet Jessi Klein, the Other Brain Behind Inside Amy Schumer“We are kindred comedy spirits,†says Schumer.
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    Real Housewives of New York City Recap: President of Business, AffairsIt seems like the tectonic plates of the Real Mink Stoles of Grandma’s Cedar Closet are shifting.
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    RHONY Recap: The Cradle Robbing of CivilizationI’m enjoying this season of the Real Cradle Robbers of Kumon Algebra Tutoring Services.
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    Real Housewives of New York City Recap: A Tale of Two BrunchesWe go back so far with these women, which is odd because this show is really only about the squabble of the moment.
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    RHOBH Reunion Recap: Kicked in the PrivatesKim and Kyle are like mushrooms, growing only in their dark silence and moist hatred.
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    Real Housewives of New York City Recap: Mind Your ManorsI knew it’d be hard for Bethenny Frankel to return to The Real Ice-Cream Churners of Talenti Gardens, and this episode made it clear why.
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    The Real Housewives of New York City Premiere Recap: Let’s Be FrankelSeriously, what is wrong with all of these women?
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    RHOBH Reunion Part 2 Recap: Mission KimpossibleKim Richards has reached a whole new level of darkness.
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    RHOBH Reunion Part 1 Recap: The Shouting BeginsA marathon of group flagellation.
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    RHOBH Recap: All Good Ends Must Come to a ThingWe have never wanted a thing to end more than this season of The Real Magic Tricks of Hangover Begone Canyon.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Palm Springs EternalNothing gets resolved.
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    Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Come On, EileenEileen proves herself to be the only sane person on this whole damn show.
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    Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Trippin’ in AmsterdamThese women never bother to stop and ask if there is something wrong with them. Maybe they should.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Run, Lisa, RunA trip to Calgary, a trip to Holland, a trip to David Foster (Wallace)’s charity event. Babyface and Steven Tyler make appearances.
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    Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: SurpriseLisa Vanderpump turns “54.â€
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    RHOBH Recap: She’s Not Wasted, She’s My SisterEileen is not only a pro — she is a class act.
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    Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: The Gays of Our LivesBrandi needs to stop trying to come between Kyle and Kim.
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    American Horror Story: Freak Show Finale Recap: No Freakin’ WaySo glad this is finally over.
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    Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Relapse, Don’t Do ItKim Richards is back on drugs, and it’s not okay.
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    American Horror Story Recap: Shallow GravesAfter tonight, is there anyone on this show worth caring about?
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    Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Coeds on the MoonAn interior dorm designer, an ungotten smog test, and the bitter tears of wasted youth.
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    American Horror Story Recap: Neil Patrick Harris’s ButtWe’ll watch Neil Patrick Harris in anything.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Case of BrandiBrandi did something stupid. Okay, Brandi did a whole lot of stupid things.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Home for the HolidaysIt was nice to see everyone get together again, because that hasn’t happened all season.
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    American Horror Story Recap: Back to the AsylumFor the second week in a row, the ending really got us.
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    The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills Recap: Kim Goes to a WeddingKim’s daughter gets married.
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