THIS POST CONTAINS spoilers for this week’s episode of The Masked Singer. Before this week’s unveiling on The Masked Singer, some fans had already suspected Vanderpump Rules antagonist Tom Sandoval. In recent episodes, Sandoval pelted viewers with hints like “everyone’s favorite person to hate” and a “scapegoat for every bad …
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A review of this week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “The Takeback,” coming up just as soon as I’m the hottest ASMR performer on Twitch… All three stories in “The Takeback” sound extremely promising on paper. In the main plot, the Pontiac Bandit returns, and Doug and Trudy Judy have to help Jake …
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Well, hopefully the Super Bowl will be more entertaining than this week’s Saturday Night Live. It’s easy to put the blame on first-time host J.J. Watt, as the show’s history with sports-related hosts is spotty at best. But Watt did enough in the sketches that worked to suggest that the …
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For a show concerned only with power and cruelty, Succession engendered a surprising amount of genuine affection during its first season. The HBO drama, which follows the Roys, a family-owned media dynasty worth billions and their constant jockeying for power, was one of the most critically acclaimed new shows to …
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A review of the Killing Eve Season Two finale, “You’re Mine,” coming up just as soon as I pick out a flattering funeral photo for you… “You’re Mine” begins as something of a funhouse mirror of this season’s second episode, “Nice and Neat.” Villanelle again finds herself in the home …
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A review of “The Therapist,” this week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, coming up just as soon as Judas is the Hamburglar… Applying math to art is always a foolhardy endeavor. But I can’t help looking at this season of Nine-Nine — one of the series’ best creative stretches ever, at an improbably …
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A review of this week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “The Crime Scene,” coming up just as soon as I look like a freshman at an all-women’s college… “The Crime Scene” isn’t exactly a sequel to last season’s “The Box,” where Jake and Holt spent the entire half-hour interrogating a suspect. But it …
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A review of this week’s Brooklyn Nine-Nine, “A Tale of Two Bandits,” coming up just as soon as I talk to Bruce Banner about people’s shirts and pants not changing… Of Nine-Nine‘s two annual traditions, the Halloween episodes tend to have a higher variance, because they’re so dependent on how …
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