If you are behind on the current season of “Mad Men,” you could read Heather Havrilesky’s recaps to understand how the ad execs at Sterling Cooper Draper Pryce are faring in 1968.But if you’re really short on time, you should check out these amusing Facebook recaps, via HappyPlace.com.Here are a few from season six:Head over to HappyPlace.com for more.Continue Reading… … Read More
“Game of Thrones”: “Or is the little girl the bravest one here?”
At the beginning of this season, one of “Game of Thrones’” TV overlords, David Benioff, told Grantland’s Andy Greenwald that “Themes are for eighth-grade book reports.” There is a reason the people who make stuff don’t get the final say on the meaning of that stuff. “And Now His Watch Is Ended” was particularly theme-y — the theme being revenge — but it also demostrated how little “Game of Thrones” cares about creating “normal” episodes of television. The huge cast of characters have been flitting in and out all season. Now they are starting to show up for what amount to special appearances, both short — Bran appeared in one scene — and long — Daenerys gets the most fist-pumping segment of the season thus far, but only in the episode’s last 10 minutes. Four episodes in, it still feels like the season’s pieces are being put into place, and it seems that the best way to watch would be to wait and binge on it all at once.Continue Reading… … Read More
“Game of Thrones” recap: Follow the leader
“Game of Thrones” is upon us once again, and in addition to being a warning not to stare too long at giants, the first episode is a set of riffs on how — and how not to — position oneself in relationship to power. What’s the best way to get close to a king? Jon Snow, overdressed in black fur, needs to make an impression on the King Beyond the Wall, Mance Rayder (Ciaran Hinds). First he tries fealty, gets laughed out almost into the snow by a warrior who chomps rodents straight out of the fire, before settling on the appropriate tone to woo wildings: feisty flattery. “If I’m a traitor then you are too,” he tells Rayder, a former member of the Night’s Watch, who turns out a little susceptible to negging. But Jon follows that up with a macho compliment: “I want to fight for the side that fights for the living. Did I come to the right place?” He sure did.Continue Reading… … Read More
Chris Harnick: ‘The Good Wife’ Recap: Passions Erupt In ‘Red Team/Blue Team’
Welcome back to greatness, “The Good Wife.” After what felt like many weeks of missteps and episodes that were thisclose to hitting a home run, “Red Team/Blue Team” knocked it out of the park.
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Leigh Weingus: ‘Girls’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: ‘Boys’
After last week’s controversial Hannah/Joshua episode, I was beginning to worry that “Girls” had slipped into a sad, dream-like state in which Hannah would hopelessly drift around Brooklyn thinking about her terribly shitty life. Luckily, I was wrong.
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Laura Prudom: ‘Once Upon A Time’ Recap: A Family Reunion In ‘Manhattan’
Despite many of us predicting the outcome of the hour, “Manhattan” proved to be a surprisingly gripping episode of “Once Upon a Time,” mostly because of the intriguing family dynamics at play.
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Jaimie Etkin: ‘Pretty Little Liars’ Recap: Is Emily The New Spencer?
Spence rstorms out of the courtyard, grabs her sunglasses from her locker and then realizes she can’t see straight — not only because she’s losing it. Etched in the lenses is, “You rat out T, I take down 1 of your 3 -A.”
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