TV review

Justified, Ep. 5.09: “Wrong Roads” boasts Eric Roberts and a little more focus

Justified, Ep. 5.08: “Whistle Past the Graveyard” a mildly amusing lark

Justified, Ep. 5.07: “Raw Deal” a rare mid-season misfire

Justified, Ep. 5.06: “Kill the Messenger” proves the series has its groove back

True Detective, Ep. 1.04: “Who Goes There” technically stunning but narratively inert

Justified, Ep. 5.05: “Shot All To Hell” is the Boyd Crowder power hour

Justified, Ep. 5.04: “Over the Mountain” struggles to establish compelling stakes

Justified, Ep. 5.03: “Good Intentions” attempts to shake the arc-establishing blues

Justified, Ep. 5.01: “A Murder of Crowes” a bloody, ambitious, and portentous opening salvo

Masters of Sex, Ep. 1.12: “Manhigh” wraps up a patchy but still-promising first season

Masters of Sex, Ep. 1.11: “Phallic Victories” punctuated with incisive acting and writing flourishes

Masters of Sex 1.10: “Fallout” suffers from a clunky central metaphor

Masters of Sex, Ep. 1.06: “Brave New World” a touch too familiar

American Horror Story, Ep.3.04: “Fearful Pranks Ensue” doesn’t quite deliver the Halloween goods

Masters of Sex, Ep. 1.05: “Catherine” an effective, heartbreaking pivot point

Masters of Sex, Ep. 1.04: “Thank You For Coming” shifts focus to male self-knowledge

Masters of Sex, Ep. 1.03: “Standard Deviation” leans into modern sensibilities

Masters of Sex, Ep. 1.02: “Race to Space” has fun toying with storytelling modes and gender politics

Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.15: “Granite State” a relentlessly bleak catch-up

Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.14: “Ozymandias” brings the season to a head in stunning fashion

Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.13: “To’hajiilee” nails a key moment and flubs another

Breaking Bad, Ep. 5.12: “Rabid Dog” ponders the show’s moral universe while setting up the endgame

The Bridge, Ep. 1.07: “Destino” continues tonal and stylistic growth, but can’t stem murder-mystery fatigue