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Category: TV Recap

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· by Susan Velazquez · Oct 26, 2017

Riverdale: Lil' Crime Stoppers

Jughead informs us that every fairy tale has essentially the same warning: don’t go into the woods because there’s nothing but trouble there. Examples include Little Red Riding Hood meeting a hungry wolf and Goldilocks finding the three bears’ house.…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 24, 2017

Star Trek: Discovery “Lethe”

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Michael Burnham was Starfleet’s first mutineer, yadda yadda yadda, she grew up as Sarek’s “ward”, blah blah blah, Captain Lorca brought her to the USS Discovery which is the only Starfleet ship with a…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Oct 18, 2017

Riverdale: Death diner for cutie

I have only one thing to say about the townspeople of Riverdale: these hoes ain’t loyal. Pop’s Chock’lit Shoppe has been open since the 1950s and it’s the local hangout for kids and adults alike. But you have one little…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 17, 2017

Star Trek: Discovery "Choose Your Pain"

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Michael Burnham, allegedly the first mutineer in Starfleet history, was invited by Captain Lorca to join the crew of the USS Discovery, the only starship outfitted with a super-spore-powered drive allowing the ship to…

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· by Thomas Stockel · Oct 12, 2017

Star Trek (TAS) “Bem”

The Stardate is 7403.6, which now that I think about it, could be the date this script was finished or something. It makes me wonder now how many Stardates are actually secret codes, like somebody’s telephone number or some hot…

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· by Susan Velazquez · Oct 11, 2017

Riverdale: Daddy in a coma

“Our story is not over,” begins Jughead’s narration for the season 2 premiere of Riverdale. Hell yeah, it isn’t! Welcome to the town where there’s creepy wig rooms, strange obsessions with maple syrup, dramatic funerals, and an absurd amount…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 10, 2017

Star Trek: Discovery "The Butcher's Knife Cares Not for the Lamb's Cry"

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Burnham was stripped of rank and sentenced to life in prison, but still somehow ended up on the USS Discovery and became roommates with lovably awkward Ensign Tully. The ship’s captain Lorca revealed the…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Oct 3, 2017

Star Trek: Discovery “Context is for Kings”

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: Michael Burnham, first officer of the USS Shenzhou, tried to save the ship by incapacitating Captain Georgiou and ordering a preemptive strike on a Klingon ship. It was too late, because dozens of other…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 28, 2017

Star Trek: Discovery “Battle at the Binary Stars”

Previously on Star Trek: Discovery: We met Michael Burnham, first officer of the USS Shenzhou, and her commanding officer Captain Philippa Georgiou. While investigating damage to subspace relays, the Shenzhou encountered a big-ass Klingon ship populated by some of…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 26, 2017

Star Trek: Discovery "The Vulcan Hello"

Here we are at last: the first new Star Trek TV series in 12 years. The pilot episode, titled “The Vulcan Hello” (which sounds like something Star Trek characters would travel to Risa to have performed upon them) aired last…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 23, 2017

Star Trek: Enterprise “These Are the Voyages...” (part 2 of 2)

Previously on Star Trek: Enterprise: As the Enterprise-D searched diligently for a shipwreck containing a top secret device that could have potential far-reaching consequences for relations between the Federation and the Romulan Empire, Riker was play-acting on the holodeck…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 22, 2017

Star Trek: Enterprise “These Are the Voyages...” (part 1 of 2)

As incredible as it is to believe, it’s now been over 12 years since Star Trek: Enterprise aired its final episode. At the time, ratings for the show were hitting all-time lows, Nemesis had recently bombed in theaters, and there…

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· by Dr. Winston O'Boogie · Sep 5, 2017

Star Trek (TAS) “Yesteryear”

We’re coming into the home stretch with our recaps of the animated Star Trek series, with just four episodes left to go. So it should only follow that we’re finally getting around to the episodes we didn’t have much motivation…

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· by Julie Kushner · Aug 28, 2017

Game of Thrones: We’re going to need a bigger wall!

So, overall the season 7 finale episode was kind of an “L” in the Team Good Guys column, what with (1) the Night’s King and Viseri-Zombie completely demolishing the Wall, thereby allowing the Zombie Army to enter Westeros proper; and…

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· by Julie Kushner · Aug 21, 2017

Game of Thrones: Requiem for a Dragon

Now you’ve really done it, Night King! I stuck up for you when people said bad things. I thought you were just “misunderstood.” I was digging your style, your cool hand gestures, the magical charisma you had. Whenever you entered…

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· by Julie Kushner · Aug 14, 2017

Game of Thrones: Breathers unite!

Holy exposition episode, Batman! Let’s see, we got the legitimization of Jon’s Snow’s birth, Cersei’s pregnancy, the triumphant return of That Rowing Guy, and Littlefinger getting exposed for shadiness again (possibly on purpose?). We’ve also got characters moving all across…

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· by Julie Kushner · Aug 6, 2017

Game of Thrones: The Khaleesi strikes back

It is most definitely “No more Ms. Nice Mother of Dragons” this week, as Dany pours a heaping helping of hellfire mixed with Sweet Revenge on an unsuspecting Lannister army. (Meanwhile, somewhere in Heaven, Lady Olenna is performing the Best…

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· by Julie Kushner · Jul 30, 2017

Game of Thrones: Lessons in failure

So, it was not a particularly stellar week for Dany and Team Good Guys in the battle for the Iron Throne. For the second week in a row, the Mother of Dragons has found herself both outsmarted on the…

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· by Julie Kushner · Jul 24, 2017

Game of Thrones: A foreign invasion is underway

After a bit of a slow start, Season 7 picks up the pace considerably in “Stormborn”, its second of seven episodes. The ultimate battle for the Iron Throne finally seems to be taking place in earnest, as allies are gathered,…

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· by Julie Kushner · Jul 16, 2017

Game of Thrones: Shall We Begin? (SEASON PREMIERE RECAP)

It may be 85 degrees and balmy where you live, but over in Westeros, Winter has returned with a vengeance… That’s right, folks. Game of Thrones is back for its penultimate shortened season. And if this premiere is any indication,…