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Elementary, Ep. 2.16: “The One Percent Solution” phones in with some comedy
On the spectrum of tonal heaviness, Elementary usually leans to the lighter side of things, but it’s rarely as light as “The One Percent Solution” is. More
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Elementary, Ep. 2.09: “On the Line” – Sherlock and Joan lose the popularity contest
Conflict is, no doubt, the major source of drama in a story. Where conflict comes from, though, differs widely between stories. Often in serialized television shows, conflict is external, where a group of characters will have to deal with some new force in the space of an hour’s worth of viewing. More
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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 6.09: “John 8:32” begins bringing the season together
Sons of Anarchy, Season 6: Episode 9 – “John 8:32” Written by Kem Nunn and Kurt Sutter Directed by Guy Ferland Airs Tuesday nights at 10 on FX After finally managing to craft something kind of interesting out of Tara’s fake pregnancy plot last week, Sons of Anarchy is beginning to make the exponential climb to […] More
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The Walking Dead, Ep. 4.02, “Infected”: All about the ladies
Last week on our Walking Dead podcast, I half-heartedly joked around about how I cared more about the pig Violet than I did about Patrick dying. One week later, I find the most heart-wrenching moment coming not when the humans die, but instead when three piglets are sacrificed in order to stop the prison gates from falling down. This isn’t necessarily meant as a full on attack of the show. The ‘three little pigs’ scene is by far the highlight of the episode; as the barriers of the prison come tumbling down, so does Rick’s hope in retaining momentary peace. He and his group are losing in every which way possible to the flesh eating walkers, and if taking lives isn’t enough, now the walkers are feeding on their main food supply. More
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Sons of Anarchy, Ep. 6.03: “Poenitentia” strikes the classic SoA feel
A couple of seasons ago, Sons of Anarchy closed an episode with Juice jumping from a tree with a chain noose around his neck. As the SoA logo entered the screen, the sound of the tree branch snapping could be heard, removing the cliffhanger of Juice’s fate. When the curtain shuts on “Poenitentia,” we don’t actually see Tig get killed by Pope’s men. “Poenitentia” feels like a major death episode as it plays, echoing Opie’s prison death through Clay’s scenes (Opie’s death was in the third episode from last season). More