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This week’s episode is a total snoozefest.
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May 23, 2016
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Shouldn’t LeeAnne be the villain on this show?
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May 20, 2016
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The Catch
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Listen, Alice: Your outfits and hair are amazing, but you can’t take down a crime syndicate by yourself.
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May 9, 2016
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People aren’t supposed to behave reasonably on this show.
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May 6, 2016
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This episode was fantastic.
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May 2, 2016
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Recap: No New Friends
Tiffany, you
must
know this is a bad idea.
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Apr. 29, 2016
The Catch
Recap: Who Is the Benefactor?
“The Benefactor” deepened my love of this slick, sudsy show.
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Apr. 29, 2016
Scandal
Recap: The Dark Side
Liv doesn’t want any more blood on her hands.
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Apr. 25, 2016
The Real Housewives of Dallas
Recap: Bare Secrets
Is a trip to the strip club necessary? No. Will it cause drama? Yes.
Apr. 25, 2016
Scandal
Recap: The Truth About Jake
I am officially done with Olake’s toxic relationship.
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Apr. 25, 2016
The Catch
Recap: A Bug’s Life
Alice and Ben are really becoming multi-layered characters.
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Apr. 15, 2016
The Catch
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This show is quickly becoming one my favorite spring/summer shows.
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Apr. 12, 2016
The Real Housewives of Dallas
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The Lone Star State finally gets its own Housewives franchise.
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Apr. 10, 2016
Togetherness
Series Finale Recap: Everything Changes
What a shame to lose a show this good.
Apr. 3, 2016
Togetherness
Recap: The Problem With Michelle
This is what happens when relationships are not defined, folks.
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Apr. 3, 2016
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
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Kandi and Phaedra are pretty much over.
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Apr. 1, 2016
The Catch
Recap: Laying the Trap
Don’t write the show off as just another Shonda Rhimes joint.
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Does anyone else suddenly like Fitz again? These times, they are a-changin’, folks.
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All this stuff about Kim’s husband is ugly and unnecessary.
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I still want to believe in the goodness of Susan Ross.
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Mar. 24, 2016
The Catch
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Only time will tell if
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works, but this is a fun episode stuffed with slick dialogue.
Mar. 20, 2016
Togetherness
Recap: Hall Pass
Should Brett and Michelle get back together?
Mar. 20, 2016
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Recap: The Real Kim Fields Stands Up
Kim
finally
defends herself. Deal with it, Kenya!
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Mar. 18, 2016
Scandal
Recap: Jake Needs to Watch His Back
This episode may be called “I Miss You,” but I miss
Scandal
. Because what we’re watching is something different.
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Mar. 18, 2016
How to Get Away With Murder
Season Finale Recap: Is Frank in Danger?
Viola Davis and Cicely Tyson acting together is the definition of #BlackExcellence.
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Mar. 17, 2016
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Mar. 17, 2016
HTGAWM
’s Charlie Weber on the Season-Two Finale
“He wanted to say ‘I love you’ to her, but instead what came out was ‘I killed Lila.’”
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Mar. 13, 2016
Togetherness
Recap: Bad Bromance
This
Dune
play is going to be terrible, right?
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Mar. 13, 2016
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Mar. 11, 2016
HTGAWM
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What in the natural hell did we just watch?
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Mar. 10, 2016
Scandal
Recap: Handling Other Things
Everyone on this show is garbage.
Mar. 6, 2016
Togetherness
Recap: Time Capsule
Everyone needs to let Alex live.
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Mar. 6, 2016
The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Recap: Phaedra Visits Apollo in Prison
This is so heartbreaking.
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Mar. 4, 2016
How to Get Away With Murder
Recap: Pray For Anna
I just want my Flaurel back. This is devastating.
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Tina is an aimless disaster.
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Recap: Mommie Dearest
This is all too much! My heart can’t take it.
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Recap: Just Listen to Huck, Liv
Cy is so maniacal and evil and I love it.
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Togetherness
Recap: Alex’s Hard Truth For Tina
Oof. Tina, Tina, Tina.
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The Real Housewives of Atlanta
Recap: Kim Defends Her Husband
If Kim doesn’t leave this show by the end of the season, I’ll be shocked.
chat room
Feb. 21, 2016
Mark Duplass on
Togetherness
Season Two
And why married people and single people watch the show very differently.
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Feb. 19, 2016
How to Get Away With Murder
Recap: Frank’s Big Secret Revealed
Don’t do it, Frank. Don’t do it, Frank.
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