The House of Black and White.
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The Forecast.
Some things are fairly reliable to predict: New York apartment rents will always go up, Pete Campbell will always lose more hair, and one of Sally Draper's friends will always hit on one of her...
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Under The Knife.
"Keep on your present course, and I will kill someone you love. This is your only warning."- JasonGotham picked up the pace last night - finally - with an all around great episode. The only sore spot...
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When The Levee Breaks.
“I’m not a terribly good person.” –KlausMy apologies for the lack of recap last week, good old baseball trumped the airing of the episode for those of us on the east coast. But we’re back now for an...
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The House of Black and White.
“The House of Black and White” is a fantastic episode of television. It’s a thematically rich episode -- filled with philosophical quandaries and recurring threads and all the other juicy stuff that...
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Time and Life.
If advertising is high school, then the partners of SC&P are like the recently graduated seniors who are having a tough time adjusting to college. Sure, they can visit home every other weekend and...
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High Sparrow.
At least once a season, Game of Thrones opts to spend an episode reminding us how the odds are stacked against women in Westeros and Essos, and the different ways they retain or reclaim their...
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Lost Horizon.
Both Mad Men and Albert Camus’ The Stranger are landmark works of existentialism, where characters' question what their own purpose is, if any, outside of the forces that exert down upon them. But as...
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The Anvil or the Hammer.
"Even good men have secrets."- BruceSorry for the delay on this recap, Bat fans! I caught a virus that I'm pretty certain could double as the Bubonic Plague, and I was suffering silently - okay, not...
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All Happy Families Are Alike.
"You father was the most honest man I ever met. But he carried a knife." - FalconeI'm of two minds about this season finale.First off, there was action, suspense, betrayal, death, and a whole lot of...
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Scarlett Johansson.
We’re nearing the end of season 40, folks, and for the almost penultimate episode of the season, it was…fine. If it were a meal, it would probably be a light lunch prepared in a hurry. Nothing exciting...
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The Milk and Honey Route.
Like the act of smoking, Mad Men is a slow burn. Many episodes can go by without any large plot-changing event or huge moment of dramatic tension taking place. When those rare moments do come, they...
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Reese Witherspoon.
The Host: Reese Witherspoon B“Mrs. Davidson, before Pete says anything, I’d just like to say that I’M sorry, because I’ve only known Pete for a week, but I can only imagine.” “Thanks, REESE....
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Louis CK.
The Host: Louis CK A“I’ll give you an example [of mild racism]. If I go to a pizza place I’ve never been to, and it’s run by four black women, I’ll go ‘Huh’. See, it’s very mild.”–Louis CKHoly fuck,...
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Person to Person.
Judging television series' worth by its final episode is usually a futile endeavor. Unlike films, the endings to televisions series are often unplanned, with the show evolving past its creators own...
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Hair Swap.
Hair Swap G&O.jpgA few weeks ago, Garfunkel and Oates went all 80’s on us. This week, they threw in just enough 90’s references to evoke nostalgic reverie for those of us who grew up in that...
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The Prodigal Son Returns.
Screen Shot 2014-09-08 at 12.25.33 AM.pngAnswers, schmanswers. After producing two satisfying episodes jam-packed with explanation, Lindelof and Perrotta pull back the reigns in the finale, leaving us...
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Third Member.
GO-Ep-6-Image-1.jpgGarfunkel and Oates celebrated their 5th bandaversary by exchanging gifts – finger puppets and a purse with a wine spout – and then exchanging them back, because that’s how our girls...
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