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Friday Night Lights: “Game of the Week”
When Friday Night Lights is at its best, football is the hub around which each story revolves. Some are obviously and tightly coupled, such as the QB controversy or Matt standing tall under the weight of hit after hit to go back for one more play, one more yard. Some seem detached, like Mindy and…
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Battlestar Galactica: “Islanded in a Stream of Stars”
“Sometimes I wonder what home is. Is it an actual place? Or is it some kind of longing for something, some kind of connection?” —Laura Roslin “One of us here is living proof that there is life after death.” —Gaius Baltar “This ship has never let us down. So we’re gonna send her off in…
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Friday Night Lights: “New York, New York”
You’ll be swell! You’ll be great! Gonna have the whole world on the plate! Starting here, starting now, Honey, everything’s coming up roses! – Mama Rose So ends Six’s story, with the tearful reunion of an accidental family and the broken heart of a lifelong friend. Nothing ever could stop Jason Street, not even a…
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Burn Notice: “Lesser Evil”
I’m not sure what to say about tonight’s season finale. It did everything Burn Notice does well, only bigger. Much, much, BIGGER. Two big car chases, bombs and fireballs, and the biggest blowup to Michael’s situation we’ve seen since the season one finale made this the most packed hour I can recall. Despite all the…
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Battlestar Galactica: “Someone to Watch Over Me”
Adama: “Did you love her, Chief?” Tyrol: “I thought I did.” Adama: “Well, when you think you love somebody, you love them. That’s what love is. Thoughts…” —from “The Farm” “Sometimes lost is where you need to be. Just because you don’t know your direction doesn’t mean you don’t have one.” —Slick So! We’re back…
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Friday Night Lights: “Keeping Up Appearances”
I was mocked tonight for tearing up near the end of this episode. I can’t help it, as I’ve got much love for Billy Riggins. Every time I see that dumb lug bust his ass to help out his ungrateful little brother, I get to thinking maybe there’s hope for humanity after all. I know…
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Burn Notice: “Sins of Omission”
Well it wasn’t the right time when we met. It wasn’t the right time when we started dating. It wasn’t the right time when I moved to Miami. No, it was the right time to tell me when she showed up on your front step. Is that about right? We’re winding down the season and…
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Leverage: “The Second David Job”
Grifter, hitter, hacker, thief. You were all trying to solve your version of the crime instead of just trying to solve the crime. There’s a reason we work together. Even amongst critics who enjoy Leverage, it doesn’t get a lot credit for style. Dean Devlin established a house style in the pilot that has been…
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Battlestar Galactica: “Deadlock”
“How many dead chicks are out there?” —Hot Dog Really? We couldn’t have packed most of the events of this episode into 15 minutes and then moved on to something else? We needed to watch growly Adama stroke the walls of his ship 35,000 times in order to understand what’s at stake if he loses…
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Friday Night Lights: “It Ain’t Easy Being J.D. McCoy”
There’s a hole in my bucket, dear Liza, dear Liza There’s a hole in my bucket, dear Liza a hole. And with that unguarded, completely vulnerable moment, Herc and the Riggins boys know what’s at stake. This isn’t about Jason making money; it’s about Jason being a father. The reaction shot of Herc was a…