review

Ed Brubaker Bids Farewell with Winter Soldier #14

The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 4.11, “Catch Me If You Can”: Character beats can’t save predictable, boring ep

Arrow Ep 1.11 ‘Trust But Verify’ puts the show’s biggest flaws front and center

Fringe, Ep. 5.12-13, “Liberty”/”An Enemy of Fate”: Heavy-handed finale delivers with character, if not plot

The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 4.10, “After School Special”: Frustrating ep highlights series’ flaws

Fringe, Ep. 5.11, “The Boy Must Live”: Talky ep answers some questions, ignores others

Happy Endings, Ep. 3.11, “The Ex Factor”: “I’m just working on my ‘shups!”

Happy Endings, Ep. 3.10, “Kickball 2: The Kickening”: “It’s for my store Xela, pronounced SHAY-la!”

Arrow Ep 1.10 “Burned” blows a lot of smoke, with a few sparks

Once Upon a Time, Ep. 2.11, “The Outsider”: “This isn’t the Belle you grew up with.”

‘Man of the West’ sends Gary Cooper back into the mouth of madness

Arrow Ep 1.09 “Year’s End” reveals ‘the plan’… and not much else

Fringe, Ep. 5.09-10: Character, in very different ways, remains paramount in strong eps

Once Upon a Time, Ep. 2.10, “The Cricket Game”: “My only regret is not getting to kill Snow White!”

Revenge, Ep. 2.10, “Power”: In the deep end

Happy Endings, Ep. 3.09, “Ordinary Extraordinary Love”: “I can spin this! That’s why they call me the Old Spinster!”

Happy Endings, Ep. 3.08, “Fowl Play/Date”: “Well I had to give him ‘ritas! It was Taco Tuesday!”

Treme, Ep. 3.08-10: Season three finishes in fine form

Doctor Who, 2012 Christmas Special, “The Snowmen”: Personality, energy outweigh third act blunders

Happy Endings, Ep. 3.07, “No-Ho-Ho”: “Who cares, who cares, who cares? I get to open PRESENTS!”

The Vampire Diaries, Ep. 4.08-9: Plot pitfalls avoided with thoughtful, restrained approach

Survivor: Philippines Ep. 25.14 “Million Dollar Question”: Despite a predictable winner, strong season goes out on a high note

Happy Endings, Ep. 3.06, “To Serb with Love”: “Seriously! You’re the rozziest!”