Grimm, Ep. 2.11, “To Protect and Serve Man”: Things are looking up for Hank

‘The Garage’ – One-night Stand with Morality

Fringe, Ep. 5.06, “Through the Looking Glass and What Walter Found There”: Second standalone of s5 far more successful

The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 4.05, “The Killer”: Poor dialogue, character decisions hamper episode

Last Resort, Ep 1.06: “Another Fine Navy Day” sees the government go to new depths in its fight against the USS Colorado

Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 5.09, “Andare Pescare”: Fishing with the Mob!

‘In Their Skin’ loses much of its surprise and distinction by the second act

Survivor: Philippines Ep. 25.8 “Dead Man Walking”: Another wild finish leads to the best episode in a long time

‘Citadel’ combines urban paranoia with urban decay

Arrow, Ep. 1.05: “Damaged” excels in action, but stalls in plot advancement

On Blu-ray, ‘The Muppet Christmas Carol’ comes to life once more

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Supernatural, Ep 8.06: “Southern Comfort” sees an unexpected figure pick up where Bobby left off

2012: The Best Movies of October

Revenge, Ep. 2.06, “Illusion”: Worst wedding ever

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The Amazing Race Ep. 21.6, “Get Your Sexy On”: The subway curse strikes again!

Nymphographic: James Bond’s Sex Life By The Numbers

‘The Immoral Mr. Teas’ (Russ Meyer, 1959): The Birth of an Auteur and the Face of a New Genre

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The Tao of ‘Wreck-It Ralph’

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