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Molly Fitzpatrick is a freelance writer who has covered TV for Vulture since 2017. Her work has also appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone, GQ, and The Village Voice, among other outlets. She wrote an oral history of Jersey Shore.

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    Jersey Shore Family Vacation Season-Finale Recap: The SnitchuationThe season draws to a close with — what else? — fights, hugs, and partying.
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    The Great British Baking Show Season-Premiere Recap: Oh Dear, Disaster!The beloved baking competition returns with a season never before seen in the U.S.
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    Jersey Shore Family Vacation Recap: A Very Jersey ProposalIt’s the night of the big proposal, but the drama doesn’t stop there as the season finale looms on the horizon.
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    I Ate a Home-cooked Italian Feast With the Jersey Shore CastA reality-TV family dinner with Vinny, Pauly D, Snooki, the Situation, JWoww, and Deena.
  5. The Bachelorette’s Big, Ugly Casting ProblemBecca Kufrin’s suitors include a sex offender and a bigot. How in the world did they get cast?
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    Jersey Shore Family Vacation Recap: Shut Your Pie HoleA proposal becomes a source of tension, but at least there’s a lot of Funfetti to go around.
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    Southern Charm Recap: Liar, LiarThomas and Ashley once again demonstrate why they deserve each other.
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    Jersey Shore Family Vacation Recap: Night of the Living ShartAngelina’s sendoff doesn’t quite go as planned.
  9. What It’s Like to Direct an Entire Season of The Bachelorette“It can be quite long: 12-hour, 14-hour, 16-hour shifts. It’s not for the faint of heart.”
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    Jersey Shore Family Vacation Recap: Blast From the Past in a GlassI think about Angelina Pivarnick a lot.
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    Jersey Shore Family Vacation Recap: I Rebuke You, SatanThe crew decides it’s time to help Pauly D to find true love.
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    Riverdale Season-Finale Recap: Snakes and LaddersNever forget that the town of Riverdale is built on a sticky, unstable foundation of maple syrup and lies.
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    Jersey Shore Family Vacation Recap: Guess Who’s Coming to DinnerFamily dinner with the first guest of the season, Ronnie’s pregnant girlfriend Jen, is a little tense.
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    Riverdale Recap: Apocalypse Now“Chapter 34” finds the town of Riverdale in a state of martial law — like 1985 Hill Valley, as presided over by Mayor Biff.
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    Jersey Shore Family Vacation Recap: Wrecking MeatballRon has ascended to Trumpian levels of denial.
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    Riverdale Recap: Like Father, Like DaughterBlack Hood! Election! Ghoulies! Mafia revenge plots!
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    Jersey Shore Family Vacation Recap: Dark Night of the RonRonnie’s horny delights have horny ends.
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    Riverdale Recap: O Brother, Where Art Thou?I’m starting to think this Nick St. Clair isn’t a very nice young man.
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    Jersey Shore Family Vacation Recap: Liaisons DangereusesRon Ron Juice is the sacred, sacramental drink of Jersey Shore.
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    Riverdale Recap: And I Am Telling You I’m Not DyingIt’s a testament to Riverdale’s craziness that this very fun musical episode feels so natural.
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    Jersey Shore Family Vacation Recap: Being an Adult!Eternal thanks for blurring out the clogged toilet, MTV.
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    Jersey Shore Season-Premiere Recap: Very Inspirational, BroIn the words of Snooki, “I will always fist pump to the day I die.”
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    Riverdale Recap: But I’m a CheerleaderWon’t somebody save Cheryl Blossom?
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    Riverdale Recap: The Real Housewives of RiverdaleWelcome to your surreal Bravo-CW crossover dream.
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    RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Kennedy Davenport on the All Stars 3 Finale“I actually had to shut down my phone. It was terrible.”
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    Riverdale Recap: Two Men and a War BabyThis is a next-level soap-opera twist, even by Riverdale standards.
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    11 Bachelor Rules That Just Don’t Make Sense AnymoreWhy aren’t contestants allowed to use the internet?
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    Riverdale Recap: The Cabin in the WoodsPlease give us Choni, or Blopaz, or whatever the good people of Tumblr call this wonderful ‘ship.
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    RuPaul’s Drag Race Star Aja on Death Drops, Pokémon, and Her Rap Career“Nobody’s going to know me better than myself, and I think I’m f*cking sweet!”
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    RuPaul’s Drag Race’s Chi Chi Wishes She Did a Cardi B Impression for Snatch Game“I really don’t do celebrity impersonations at all. I don’t know what made me pick Maya Angelou.”
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    RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3’s Milk Isn’t Mad About Getting the Villain Edit“It’s reality TV. If you’re boring, they’re going to read you. If you’re a villain, they’re going to read you.”
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    Riverdale Recap: Snitches Get StitchesThere’s nothing like an active crime scene to bring a family together.
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    RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars 3’s Thorgy Thor on Stevie Nicks and Lipstick Dicks“Every queen should have went home except me.”
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    Riverdale Recap: The LodgefatherAs far back as Archie can remember, he always wanted to be a gangster.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion Recap: The Cake Is a LieHow do you solve a problem like Kim D.?
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    Riverdale Recap: Gorgeous Archies of WrestlingRiverdale High’s wrestling tryouts are everything that we have dreamed of.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Reunion Recap: Little Veal! Little Veal!Light a sautéed-garlic-and-self-tanner-scented candle: It’s time for the RHONJ reunion!
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    Riverdale Recap: Jughead v. Board of EducationThis episode sure teaches us a lot about Riverdale’s sex-work-based economy.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Season-Finale Recap: Siggy’s Last StandThe season ends not with a bang, but a sprained ankle.
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    Floribama Shore Season-Finale Recap: All My Friends“I blacked out, I acted out, I got ratchet, and I definitely want to do this again.”
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Big NightJoe Gorga is basically the underdog contestant on an episode of Chopped Junior.
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    Everything We Learned About Arie by Watching Him Lose on The BacheloretteHe’s handsome, forgettable, and a totally inevitable choice for The Bachelor.
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    Floribama Shore Recap: Gentlemen, Place Your BetsNilsa speaks a blazing and righteous truth about Codi.
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    Floribama Shore Recap: Aimee Appreciation DayIn the battle of big muscles versus tall hair, does anyone really win?
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Smashing Raw BeefAs we enter week two of RHONJ’s trip to Milan, I’m happy to report the city is still standing.
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    Floribama Shore Recap: My Brother’s KeeperWait, do I like Jeremiah now? I think I like Jeremiah now.
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    The Real Housewives of New Jersey Recap: Scenes From an Italian RestaurantBenvenuto to RHONJ’s long-awaited Milan episode!
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    Riverdale Midseason Finale Recap: I Saw Betty Kissing Santa ClausThe Black Hood mystery is far from over.
  49. RHONJ’s Margaret Josephs on Siggy, Pigtails, and THC-Infused Sex Spray“It enhances your orgasm. You have to marinate like a chicken for 20 minutes.”
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    Floribama Shore Recap: BewitchedWhat if you took Jersey Shore, switched up the accents, and transported it all to the Gulf Coast?
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