Second Look: Friends Season 5, Episode 16 – “The One with the Cop”
The Pivot becomes a rather serviceable metaphor in a solid, if mostly weightless, midseason episode.
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Scrubs Season 10, Episode 4 Review – “My Poker Face”
Scrubs rides an dreadfully unfunny Matt Rife guest appearance through another middling episode.
Paradise Season 2, Episode 3 Review – “Another Day in Paradise”
Paradise heads back into the bunker for a rather inelegant hour of one-note characters and stories.
Second Look: Friends Season 5, Episode 15 – “The One With the Girl Who Hits Joey”
Season five’s strong midseason run continues with another stealthily good Chandler story.
Scrubs Season 10, Episode 3 Review – “My Rom-Com”
Through Elliot’s arc in “My Rom-Com”, the many glaring issues of the Scrubs revival begin to crystallize.
Scrubs Season 10, Episode 2 Review – “My 2nd First Day”
Scrubs struggles to find its footing in an uneven, repetitive second episode.
Scrubs Season 10, Episode 1 Review – “My Return”
Scrubs returns – and clearly is still figuring itself out in an uneven premiere.
First Impressions: CIA (CBS)
The latest Wolf-ian procedural drama is a flat, lifeless waste of Tom Ellis.
TV Review: The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins (NBC)
NBC’s new Tracy Morgan-led comedy is a great vehicle for its stars, but needs a bit of refining to become a memorable sitcom.
Paradise Season 2, Episode 2 Review – “Mayday”
Paradise’s second episode is a collection of frictionless flashbacks and underwhelming plot development.