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"Mad Men" Episode 11 Review and Recap: "The Other Woman," Something Beautiful You Can Cruelly Own
Every season of "Mad Men" has an iconic episode. In Season 1, it's "The Wheel." In Season 4, "The Suitcase." In Season 5, I was confident it would be "Mystery Date." And then I saw "The Other Woman."
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MAD MEN Recap 10: The Other Woman
"The Other Woman" may be the most disturbing episode of "Mad Men" ever.
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Review: 'Girls' Encounter Crack & Boyfriend Troubles At The Best Party Ever In Bushwick
"It's like 'Waterworld' in there," Hannah notes before she, Marnie and Jessa enter what may possibly be the best party ever in Bushwick. Taking place inside a giant warehouse, it's very much a TV Show Party -- you'd never see anything like this in real life -- the kind of thing that has a band playi...
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GIRLS RECAP 7: WELCOME TO BUSHWICK, A.K.A. THE CRACKCIDENT
Was anyone else surprised that the crack in this week's episode title was crack cocaine, and not the crack of an ass?
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The Joy of 'Revenge': Why ABC's Prime Time Soap Needn't Be a Guilty Pleasure
Summer is over, at least in the Hamptons of "Revenge," which winterized its summer cottages and packed up for the end of its first season last night in a flurry of confrontations, last-minute betrayals and possible deaths. It was a immensely satisfying 22-episode run for the new series, wh...
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How Joanie Got Her Groove Back on 'Mad Men'
The romantic potential of Don (Jon Hamm) and Joan (Christina Hendricks) has to have crossed the mind of every "Mad Men" fan at least once, not because it seems likely or because the two even share than much time on screen, but because they're so perfectly matched. They're such beau...
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GAME OF THRONES RECAP 8: THE PRINCE OF WINTERFELL
One of the recurring discussions about this second season of "Game Of Thrones" concerns how much the television show is changed from the novels. While the merits of the specific changes are debatable, a running theme of both my reviews and those of other critics is that the show is more confident in...
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'Mad Men' Episode 10 Review and Recap: Lane, Joan and Harry Dance the 'Christmas Waltz' on Thin Ice
'Tis the season to know not what you want, just that you're wanting.
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Review: You Can't Go Home Again In Maybe The Best Episode Yet Of 'Girls'
Over the last couple of episodes we've lamented that Lena Dunham's "Girls" has taken a turn towards the sitcom, with episodes that have favored wacky shenanigans over the humanity and heart -- and the humor that followed -- that opened the season on such a strong footing. Well, we're happy to report...
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MAD MEN RECAP 9: CHRISTMAS WALTZ
In watching "Mad Men" episode 5.10, "Christmas Waltz," my first thought was not about the episode's theme. In fact, at first, a theme didn't emerge. Instead, my first thought was how much fun this episode is.
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