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‘Charlie Jade’ recap: ‘Ouroboros’
Charlie told me once, everybody breaks. But he never did. Not once. – Karl Lubinsky And so the story of Charlie Jade, a story one half-hour in the future, comes to a close. A bittersweet ending for sure – there was a lot of story left to tell – but a satisfying end to twenty…
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‘Charlie Jade’ recap: “Flesh”
Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. – Matthew 26:41 It’s all over, right? Charlie’s come back to Jasmine – and just as quickly realized he belongs in Beta – 01’s out of jail, and Essa’s in shackles. Everything is right with the…
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Charlie Jade recap: “Bedtime Story”
Forget it, Jade. It’s Cape City. Remember what Charlie does for a living? In case it’s been so long that it’s slipped your mind, this week’s episode should refresh your memory. Back in his own bed and his own universe, lying beside Jasmine, Charlie finds himself unable to sleep. He’s anxious and confused and guilty,…
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Charlie Jade recap: “Spin”
Those of Israelite descent had separated themselves from all foreigners. They stood in their places and confessed their sins and the wickedness of their fathers. – Nehemiah 9:2 Remember when we thought 01 Boxer was the epitome of evil? Sure, 01 is a crazy bastard and has killed more than his share of people, but…
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Charlie Jade recap: “The Shortening of the Way”
How do you sneeze? You just let yourself. Maybe your head hurts because you don’t like seeing the invisible people. Like, it doesn’t ‘hurt to breathe, but f you hold your breath you’re going to get a headache and then you just have to breathe anyway. So just let it happen. – Jedi Jody W00t!…
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Charlie Jade recap: “Things Unseen”
“You know how once in awhile you’re stuck in traffic and all of a sudden you remember a dream you’d forgotten, but for a moment you aren’t quite sure if it was a dream at all?” – Blues Paddock In this slower moving, contemplative episode, it might not seem much really happened. After the fireworks…
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Charlie Jade recap: “The Enemy of my Enemy”
But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries. – Exodus 23:22 After last week’s S&M lovefest between Charlie and 01, it was time to bring together Charlie and Reena. Here we are in episode…
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Charlie Jade recap: “Through a Mirror Darkly”
Now we see but a poor reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known. – 1 Corinthians 13:12 Alright. So last week was a bit of a feint. 01 didn’t give Charlie 12 reasons not…
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EXCLUSIVE: Interview with Charlie Jade’s Michael Filipowich
Sometimes cool stuff happens when you’re not even looking for it. Like how Mike and Jason were looking for writers to expand the roster here on Pop Critics just a couple weeks before one of my favorite shows was premiering. And how even though Sci Fi saw fit to bury Charlie Jade after two episodes,…
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Charlie Jade recap: “Choosing Sides”
Well I may have killed a few people, I may have even enjoyed it. But you want to walk away from 10 billion people. And they’re all going to die without your help. Which one of us is a psychopath? – 01 Boxer Remember a few weeks ago when Charlie and 01 got a minute…