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• Review #3311: Person of Interest 1.15: “Blue Code”

  

  Contributor: Edmund B.After its forays into the mythology of the Machine, “Person of Interest” takes care of some housekeeping and cleans up the police side of... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3310: Lost Girl 1.6: “Food for Thought”

  

  Contributor: BronzethumbWhat this latest episode delivers in great characterisation, it lacks in the solid case-of-the-week that most of the preceding episodes... Read more

  Posted on 22 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3309: Being Human US 2.6: “Momma Said There’d Be Decades Like These”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganWritten by Jeremy Carver and Anna Fricke Directed by Stefan PleszczynskiThis was a tricky episode for “Being Human”, because as much as... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3308: The Walking Dead 2.9: “Triggerfinger”

  

  Contributor: Gregg WrightThis may be entirely unintentional, but it almost seems like this episode is an example of the writers’/producers’ attempt to address... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Critical Myth Podcast #129: Does the Fire Still Burn?

  

  The Critical Myth Crew explores the return of Being Human UK (spoilers through 4.2), ronins and samauri on Person of Interest (spoilers through 1.14), and blood... Read more

  Posted on 21 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3307: Supernatural 7.15: “Repo Man”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganJust in case the enduring fandom thought that the writers couldn’t deliver some old-school “Supernatural” fare, this episode ought to... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3306: Spartacus: Vengeance 2.4: “Empty Hands”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganAs entertaining as this episode might have been, especially by the end, it was somewhat weaker than what we’ve come to expect of the... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3305: Fringe 4.13: “A Better Human Being”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganI’m not sure exactly when the season stepped up a notch. I personally feel like it started with “Making Angels”, but looking back, it’s... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3304: Merlin 4.7: “The Secret Sharer”

  

  Contributor: Gregg Wright This is the type of episode that “Merlin” tends to do best. It’s straightforward, serious, and primarily focused on progressing the... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3303: Justified 3.5: “Thick As Mud”

  

  Contributor: Henry T.Story by Elmore Leonard and Jon Worley Teleplay by Jon Worley and Benjamin Cavell Directed by Adam ArkinThe writers of “Justified’ are a... Read more

  Posted on 20 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Critical Myth Podcast #128: Medicinal Threesomes (Trademark Pending)

  

  The Critical Myth Crew explores the temptations of Being Human US (spoilers through 2.4) and Lost Girl (spoilers through 1.4), and then comments on a somewhat... Read more

  Posted on 18 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3302: The Secret Circle 1.15: “Return”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganThe writers have been hinting at the reveal of John Blackwell for so long, in relation to Cassie’s infusion of dark power, that it was... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3301: The Vampire Diaries 3.15: “All My Children”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganNo plot element is allowed to linger overly long on “The Vampire Diaries”, so I suppose I shouldn’t be too shocked that Esther’s plan... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3300: Ringer 1.13: “It’s Easy to Cry When This Much Cash is Involved”

  

  Contributor: Henry T.Story by Shintaro Shimosawa Teleplay by Shintaro Shimosawa, Eric Charmelo, and Nicole Snyder Directed by Guy BeeI don’t think I’ve ever bee... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3299: Alcatraz 1.6: “Paxton Petty”

  

  Contributor: Henry T.Story by Jennifer Johnson Teleplay by Steven Lilien, Bryan Wynbrandt, and Robert Hull Directed by Paul EdwardsThe show is starting to remin... Read more

  Posted on 17 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3298: Ghost Hunters 8.6: “City Hell”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganOne of the enduring criticisms of the show has been the unusually streaky nature of certain kinds of “evidence”. Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Critical Myth Podcast #127: Crossing the River

  

  The Critical Myth Crew explores a change of perspective on Merlin (spoilers through 4.5), revelations on Spartacus: Vengeance (spoilers through 2.2), and first... Read more

  Posted on 16 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3297: The River 1.3: “Los Ciegos”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganOpinions on the effectiveness of “The River” will vary based on one’s reaction to the faux-documentary style that it employs. The hook o... Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3296: Once Upon a Time 1.13: “Skin Deep”

  

  Contributor: Edmund B.The return of another “Lost” alum to “Once Upon A Time” heralded a possible end to the show’s creative skid. Read more

  Posted on 15 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3295: Being Human US 2.5: “Addicted to Love”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganI don’t understand some of the negative reactions to this episode, and this season, that I’ve encountered. Read more

  Posted on 14 February 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO