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Chapelwaite :: The Promised
It's taken four episodes, but this week's episode of Chapelwaite finally gets the blood pumping!Poor Charles Boone is still reeling from his actions in the previous episode, believing he's going mad while demomstrating to the rest of his family and ...
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TV by the Decade :: September 19•25
It's Premiere Week Part II, and this week includes a lot of series that found great success, many that were short-lived but had devoted fans, and more than a few that probably should have never seen the light of day ...
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Dynasty :: Everything Looks Wonderful, Joseph
Kirby must be on her apology tour this week because she's nowhere to be found and no one even mentions her in casual conversation. Probably because Fallon and Sam have a lot more to worry about than Kirby this week.Sam ...
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Ted Lasso :: Beard After Hours
The latest episode of Ted Lasso is called 'Beard After Hours' and indeed, it is one where we only follow the man-with-no-name as he putters around Richmond after dark. The episode immediately starts with the flipped view of last episode ...
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Star Trek: Lower Decks :: The Spy Humongous
The latest episode of Star Trek: Lower Decks is called 'The Spy Humongous' and I am sure there’s some play on words I’m completely missing -- obviously the direct reference is to the Pakleds sending a huge dude as an ...
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American Horror Story Double Feature: Red Tide :: Gaslight
This season of American Horror Story has been a hoot thus far, deftly mixing humor and horror and never taking itself too seriously. That all changed this week as there was not a chuckle to be heard in this bleakest ...
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Riverdale :: Band of Brothers
So after last week's weirdly out of place episode, this week's opens with traditional Jughead narration to prove to us the episode were not aired out of order. Uh huh. Sure. But the fun of that episode has given way ...
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Hotchka Movies by the Decade feature #60 :: September 15•21
Every decade over the last one hundred years featured at least one new theatrical release this week, and while the first three decades didn't feature films that could be considered 'Oscar bait' (the award didn't exist in 1921), starting in ...
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What If…? :: What If… Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?
The latest episode of What If...? is called 'What If… Killmonger Rescued Tony Stark?' and just like the last few episodes, the actual divergent point is even earlier than the question title of the episode. We learn eventually that Killmonger ...
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Chapelwaite :: Legacy of Madness
Charles Boone has A lot on his plate in this week's episode of Chapelwaite. First and foremost -- where is the body of his cousin Stephen? Everyone confirms they saw Stephen's body because it laid in wake at Chapelwaite for ...
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TV by the Decade :: September 12•18
It's Premiere Week, and there are a lot of notable, forgotten and infamous shows that premiered this week over the decades -- drama, comedy, variety, animated, reality, talk ... you name it, it probably premiered this week. And in the ...
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Dynasty :: A Good Marriage in Every Sense
This is the first week in a while that actually feels like only a few days have passed since the last episode instead of a few months ... thanks to the 'Amander' storyline (longtime, OG Dynasty fans will get the ...
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