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Rubicon, “Connect the Dots”: check the white papers
“It’s complicated.” – Will Travers
Rubicon, “Gone in the Teeth”: unlucky clovers
“Knight to Queen’s Bishop Three.” – A voice on a phone
Rubicon, “Keep The Ends Out”: to the code breaking Bat Cave
“Why would David leave my name in a code?” – Will
Rubicon, “A Good Day’s Work”: cataclysmic events
“Where’s Will?” – Truxton
Rubicon, “Caught in the Suck”: look for the patterns
“Ruthless is not cruel. Ruthless is doing whatever it takes.” – Kale Ingram
Terra Nova, “Pilot”: land of the lost budget
The massive production budget spells probable disaster for this freshman show, but it looks like it will be fun while it lasts.
Shameless, “Summer Love”: the butterface
“Am I the male Butterface?” – Frank
Shameless, “Summertime”: summertime chi
“You’re a teenager; all teenagers are sex addicts.” – Lip
Shameless, “Casey Casden”: amber alert
“Gallaghers don’t do therapy.” – Fiona
Shameless, “Killer Carl”: (lack of) Parents’ Night
“We’re smart men in a stupid world.” – Kash
Shameless, “Pilot”: welcome to the Gallagher family
In which we meet and fall in love with Frank and Fiona and the Gallagher family.
Shameless, “But At Last Came A Knock”: mommy dearest
“Life gets really complicated when you’re an adult. You can’t possibly understand these things right now.” – Steve
Doctor Who, “Vincent and The Doctor”: invisible monsters and black dogs
One of the greatest episodes of Doctor Who. Of. All. Time.
Doctor Who, “The Pandorica Opens”: and silence falls
A cliffhanger on par with The Shield and the greatest of television history.
Doctor Who, “The Time of Angels”: weeping angels and river song(s)
Tapping into a primal human fear plus expert time manipulations equals a great first of a two-parter.
Doctor Who, “The Vampires of Venice”: an on/off switch
Unfortunately, for every bit of success on the character front the episode failed on the plotting.
Doctor Who, “Victory of the Daleks”: Jammie Dodger
A huge success and the best work Mark Gatiss has written for Doctor Who to date.
Mad Men, “A Night To Remember”: how did that get there?
“I would never do this to you.” – Betty to Don
Doctor Who, “The Big Bang”: timey wimey
A beautifully flawed and constructed creation of genius if there ever was one.
Doctor Who, “The God Complex”: the Doctor’s demon
The Doctor comes face to face with his leathery Hyde.
Doctor Who, “The Lodger”: The Rotmeister
Just what the Doctor ordered: lighter fare and the good Doc passing himself off as an everyday bloke.
Doctor Who, “Let’s Kill Hitler!”: this lonely traveler
River sweeps us away.
Doctor Who, “Night Terrors”: out of place, out of time
The Doctor takes a house call.
Doctor Who, “The Beast Below”: Geronimo!
“You don’t ever decide what I need to know!” – The Doctor
Doctor Who, “A Christmas Carol”: a little too tried and true
Doctor Who’s 2010 Christmas special is an uneven piece filled with brilliant ideas that just doesn’t quite make the grade on the emotion.
Doctor Who, “Amy’s Choice”: billions of blue blistering barnacles
A solid episode, lots of tension, important to the series, but not terribly deep.
Doctor Who, “Flesh and Stone”: angel come, angel go
Congratulations go to Moffat on the method he used when dealing with the Doctor defeating the Angels.
The Killing, “Stonewalled”: Holder channels Bubbles
“Adams wants to play dirty, he best like the taste of mud.” – Richmond
The Killing, “Super 8”: not so super
“Rosie’s gone. Finding out who killed her won’t change that.” – Stan
The Killing, “Undertow”: more like blundertow
“They need a reason to believe in you again.” – Gwen
The Killing, “Vengeance”: Osama bin Bennett?
“The guy was right. But he was wearing a dress.” – Holder
The Killing, “Missing”: hamburger, extra mayo, hold the patty
“Everything makes sense depending on how you perceive it.” – Holder
The Killing, “Orpheus Descending”: the straw that broke the critic’s back
“I’m leaving, Councilman.” – Linden
The Killing, “Pilot” and “The Cage”: Rosies are dead, violets are blue
“The cops are asking about birthmarks and scars and jewelery and anything they can identify her with.” – Mitch
The Killing, “A Soundless Echo”: plot for teacher
“Today is all that matters… I am just so ready to start living.” – Rosie Larsen
The Killing, “Beau Soleil”: I know what you did last bummer
“Nothing beats dead Indians. Didn’t you see Poltergeist?” – Jamie
The Killing, “El Diablo”: chocolate chip paincakes
“Does this remind you about what happened to your wife?” – Reporter
The Killing, “I’ll Let You Know When I Get There”: riverboat gambler
“There’s always going to be another case, another body, another excuse not to move forward.” – Rick
Mad Men, “The Gold Violin”: perfect in every way
“You’re not Don Draper.” – Anna Draper
New Apple TV+ show Before puts Billy Crystal at the center of a psychological thriller
Before premieres on Apple TV+ on Friday, October 25, 2024. The first season contains ten episodes.
The Vampire Diaries, “The Last Dance”: on the lookout
Klaus tortures Katherine and tries to play with Elena’s mind while Bonnie plans to sacrifice everything for Elena.
The Vampire Diaries, “The Last Day”: Klaus takes action
“That’s your plan? A magical witch potion with no expiration date?” – Damon
Mad Men, “Maidenform”: Chauncey, we hardly knew ye
“You’re in their country. Learn to speak the language.” – Joan to Peggy
The Vampire Diaries, “The Birthday”: it’s my party and I’ll cry if I want to
Elena turns 18, Caroline and Tyler get their supernatural on, and Stefan unleashes his inner-Ripper.
The Vampire Diaries, “The Hybrid”: who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?
Alaric and Elena search for Stefan in the Tennessee mountains as Klaus looks to expand his werevamp army.
The Vampire Diaries, “Klaus”: the truth of the curse comes out
Flashbacks of Elijah, Klaus and Katherine fly by as Elena takes matters in her own hands by trusting Elijah.
Terriers, “Ring-A-Ding-Ding”: jewel of denial
“I was drunk and it wasn’t me, but I knew exactly what I was doing.” – Katie
Terriers, “Sins of the Past”: three years ago
“Man, I’m batting one thousand tonight here, huh?” – Hank