Second Look: Friends Season 5, Episode 19 – “The One Where Ross Can’t Flirt”
A weightless bottle episode nonetheless provides a solid window to explore the fragile male egos of the Central Park Six.
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Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 6 Review – “Requiem”
Daredevil: Born Again comes crashing back to earth with the disappointing, overstuffed “Requiem”.
TV Review: Stranger Things: Tales from ’85
Netflix’s return to the world of Hawkins (in animated form this time) is a flat, soulless recreation of the original’s themes and stories.
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 5 Review – “The Grand Design”
The two halves of Daredevil: Born Again’s identity. past and present. collide in the introspective, uneven “The Grand Design”.
Second Look: Scrubs Season 1, Episode 19 – “My Old Man”
Scrubs overstuffs an episode of good ideas with uninspired resolutions.
Second Look: Friends Season 5, Episode 18 – “The One Where Rachel Smokes”
Friends bides its time with a forgettable episode salvaged by another hilarious Chandler subplot.
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 4 Review – “Gloves Off”
Daredevil; Born Again rehashes old storylines and themes to mixed effect in the loud, bloody “Gloves Off”.
Second Look: Scrubs Season 1, Episode 18 – “My Tuscaloosa Heart”
Scrubs fumbles its way through a pair of familiar stories – but recovers just in time to stick the landing.
Daredevil: Born Again Season 2, Episode 3 Review – “The Scales & the Sword”
Daredevil: Born Again stumbles with the underwhelming “The Scales and the Sword”.
Second Look: Friends Season 5, Episode 17 – “The One with Rachel’s Inadvertent Kiss”
Friends twiddles its thumbs with a (mostly) listless mid-season entry.