Second Look: Continuum Season 1, Episode 8 – “Playtime”
Continuum takes a late-season pause with a throwaway story about VR, outlawed energy drinks, and mind control.
Author: Randy Dankievitch
Randy is the founder of Processed Media and The Mid-Season Replacements Podcast, and a Rotten Tomatoes-approved TV critic. He's written about TV and culture across the internet since 2010, and also writes a monthly column for UpPortland Magazine.
It: Welcome to Derry Episode 1 Review – “The Pilot”
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Second Look: Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Season 2, Episode 19 – “Two Guys, a Girl and a Fighter”
Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place recovers from its rough two-parter with a strong, focused episode.
Stranger Things Season 1, Episode 2 Review – “Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street”
Stranger Things maintains momentum with a strong second episode.
Second Look: Scrubs Season 1, Episode 13 – “My Balancing Act”
Love is in the air in a strong return to form for Scrubs.
Second Look: Friends Season 5, Episode 10 – “The One with the Inappropriate Sister”
A bit of thematic harmony elevates an otherwise mundane Friends episode.
Second Look: Continuum Season 1, Episode 7 – “The Politics of Time”
Continuum turns its attention to Carlos for a by-the-numbers episode with a strong third act.
Second Look: Two Guys, a Girl and a Pizza Place Season 2, Episode 18 – “Two Guys, a Girl and Ashley’s Return (Part 2)”
Two divergent love triangles form the basis of a dichotomous episode.
Second Look: Scrubs Season 1, Episode 12 – “My Blind Date”
An ill-conceived J.D. story holds back the otherwise strong “My Blind Date”.
First Impressions: DMV (CBS)
CBS’s only new sitcom of the fall is a mildly intriguing workplace comedy, albeit with a rather inert pilot episode.