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• The Critical Myth Podcast #118: The Wicked Fall

  

  The Critical Myth Crew gets back on track at full strength, covering more episodes from our favorite winter shows! Recorded on 21 Jan 2012. Topics include:... Read more

  Posted on 26 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3245: Alcatraz 1.3: “Kit Nelson”

  

  Contributor: J.M.This episode bucked the trend of strong procedural elements with weak mytharc elements, and instead just gave us viewers a weak forty minutes. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3244: Once Upon a Time 1.10: “7:15 AM”

  

  Contributor: Henry T.Story by Daniel Thomsen Teleplay by Edward Kitsis and Adam Horowitz Directed by Ralph HemeckerThe fairytale nature of this show means that... Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3243: Person of Interest 1.12: “Legacy”

  

  Contributor: Henry T.Written by Amanda Segel Directed by Brad AndersonI would describe this episode of Person of Interest as “steady” or “workmanlike. Read more

  Posted on 25 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3242: Being Human (US) 2.2: “Do You Really Want To Hurt Me?”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganIf the second season premiere was all about the fallout of the first season finale, then this episode is about setting up the story... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3241: Lost Girl 1.2: “Where There’s a Will, There’s a Fae”

  

  Contributor: BronzethumbIn many ways, this episode is a much better pilot for “Lost Girl” than the previous one. It corrects a major oversight by actually... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3240: Chuck 5.11: “Chuck Vs. the Bullet Train”

  

  Contributor: Henry T.Written by Nicholas Wootton Directed by Buzz Feitshans IVThe end of “Chuck” is near so the time for it to use the Intersect on Sarah will b... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Interview with Dichen Lachman of “Being Human”

  

  The following is an excerpt from a conference call interview with Dichen Lachman, who is guest starring on the US version of “Being Human” during its second... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Critical Myth Podcast #117: Batman Visits Nerd Prison

  

  Thanks to technical difficulties, our planned episode content was lost to the ether. But the Critical Myth Crew keeps an archive of outtakes for just this... Read more

  Posted on 24 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3239: Grimm 1.9: “Of Mouse and Man”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganThe various problems with “Grimm” continue to mount with this installment. Despite offering hints and allegations of a more substantial... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3238: Fringe 4.9: “Enemy of My Enemy”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganAfter the reveal in the previous episode, I was looking forward to the eventual confrontation between Peter and David Robert Jones, give... Read more

  Posted on 23 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3237: Merlin 4.3: “The Wicked Day”

  

  Contributor: Gregg WrightWithout having seen the rest of the season yet, I can’t be completely sure of this, but currently this episode seems like a colossal... Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3236: Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close (2011)

  

  Contributor: Andy SpencerWriter: Eric Roth Director: Stephen DaldryA film like this is one that I find to be unusually difficult to review. Read more

  Posted on 22 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3235: Justified 3.1: “The Gunfighter”

  

  Contributor: Henry T.Written by Graham Yost and Fred Golan Directed by Michael DinnerWhat I love about “Justified” is that it doesn’t want to be a procedural co... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• The Critical Myth Podcast #116: It’s Elementary

  

  The Critical Myth Crew continues coverage of the winter season with a few solid mysteries! Recorded 14 Jan 2012.Topics include:Chuck (spoilers through 5.9)... Read more

  Posted on 21 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3234: The Secret Circle 1.12: “Witness”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganThis episode finally started to take some of the disparate elements of the past several installments and make some sense out of them,... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3233: The Vampire Diaries 3.12: “The Ties That Bind”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganFor much of the season, I’ve felt like Bonnie was being ignored or sidelined, and it made her feel a bit extraneous to current events... Read more

  Posted on 20 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3232: Ghost Hunters 8.2: “Buyer Beware”

  

  Contributor: John KeeganMore than any recent episode of “Ghost Hunters”, this installment managed to convey just how long the franchise has been running. Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3231: Alcatraz 1.2: “Ernest Cobb”

  

  Contributor: J.M.The follow-up to the problematic pilot crystalizes what we should expect from the show on a regular basis: a serialized procedural based on... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO

• Review #3230: Alcatraz 1.1: “Pilot”

  

  Contributor: J.M.I will openly admit to being extraordinarily suspicious of “Alcatraz” when I first read about the premise and that JJ Abrams had attached his... Read more

  Posted on 19 January 2012 ENTERTAINMENT, TV & VIDEO