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Psych: “Mr. Yin Presents”
In what I feel is a welcome sign of artistic growth, Psych has taken to ending its half seasons with episodes that raise the stakes for Shawn and Gus, giving Dulé Hill and James Roday opportunities to stretch their acting legs out a bit. This started with the mid-season finale of season three but the…
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White Collar: “Out of the Box”
While I find White Collar to be a decent diversion and continue to watch it each week, it’s failed to make the leap narratively. I’m sticking around because I think Matt Bomer’s got a lot of charm, I love Willy Garson, and I’m a long-time fan of Tim DeKay’s. ((Plus, I keep hoping Natalie Morales…
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Burn Notice: “Devil You Know”
Over the last three years, Michael Westen has faced his demons, ghosts from his past, and – in Victor – a cautionary tale of his own future. In tonight’s season finale he meets something far worse: himself. The monster whose crimes fill Michael’s burn notice has been locked in a dark hole, stripped of his…
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Burn Notice: “Long Way Back”
For two seasons, I’ve found myself in the awkward position of complaining when my second favorite event on the annual sports calendar comes around because USA would preempt Burn Notice for two weeks. When USA lost the broadcast rights to the US Open to ESPN, the knowledge that Michael, Sam, and Fi wouldn’t be interrupted…
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Burn Notice: “Friends Like These”
I apologize again or my absence the past couple of episodes. But this was a pretty good one to come back to. Michael’s existence has changed a lot over the past two and a half years. From a closed-off and guarded loner, he’s learned to trust and care about other people in ways that had…
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Burn Notice: “Signals and Codes”
My name is Michael Weston. I’m an actor. When you’re a busy actor you’ve got a lot. Cash, credits, job history. You’re stuck working in whatever city they decide to film in. Like Miami. Out from the shadow of the Paxson arc, Michael’s back to trying to find his way back into the Company’s good…
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Burn Notice: “Fearless Leader”
And so the saga, nay the tragedy, of Detective Paxson comes to a close. I’m surprised she didn’t literally whimper as she trudged off the screen. For a show that rarely missteps, Paxson was a rolled ankle, stubbed toe, and nail fungus wrapped in a somewhat pretty package. ((If you think that metaphor’s tough to…
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Burn Notice: “Question and Answer”
Things are heating up in Miami, Eff El A. Michael’s got a new admirer in Detective Paxson, she of the sly smile and withering looks, and some C4 in storage. If Paxson finds out what Michael’s got stored, things will get downright explosive. Oh, and there’s a kid in peril and a birthday party in…
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Royal Pains: Pilot
Light. Frothy. Summertime fun. If you like your summers the way I do, with frosty drinks and evening breezes off the ocean, you might have enjoyed the premiere of Royal Pains as much as I did. Then again, if you’re in the camp who finds Mark Feuerstein bland and uninteresting, you might not have liked…
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Burn Notice: “Friends and Family”
Fiona, he did his government work, as you call it, for a reason. For what? His country? And what have they done for him lately, other than betray him, leave him for dead, ruin his life? The fact that you have to ask means you’re never gonna get it, Fi. It seems like ages since…