Second Look: Frasier Season 1 Episode 6 – “The Crucible”
Frasier fumbles its way into a solid resolution in a (mostly) weightless episode.
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Second Look: Frasier Season 1 Episode 5 – “Here’s Looking At You”
Frasier continues to put all its focus into the Frasier/Marty dynamic in “Here’s Looking At You” – unsurprisingly, it works.
Second Look: Frasier Season 1 Episode 4 – “I Hate Frasier Crane”
Like the first three episodes, the real magic of “I Hate Frasier Crane” is in its understated resolution.
Second Look: Frasier Season 1 Episode 3 – “Dinner At Eight”
Frasier’s strong start continues with “Dinner At Eight” and its impressive third act.
Second Look: Frasier Season 1 Episode 2 – “Space Quest”
Frasier embraces the traditional pitfalls of the Second Episode to surprisingly watchable effect.
Second Look: Frasier Season 1 Episode 1 – “The Good Son”
Frasier Crane’s original spinoff series begins with one of television’s most unassuming, underrated pilot episodes.
Succession Season 4 Episode 2 Review: “Rehearsal” And A Series of Unfortunate Decisions
Succession celebrates a business deal and wedding rehearsal the only excruciating ways it knows how – and once again, it works.
Succession Season 4 Episode 1 Review: “The Munsters” Returns with a Flourish
Succession’s final season begins, and all is right with the world – except Logan Roy, of course.
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The Last of Us gets brutal and bloody, in another hour that is as evocative as it is underwhelming.
How I Met Your Father Season 2 Episode 7 Review: “A Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Valentine’s Day”
HIMYF hits new highs with an energetic, hilarious Valentine’s Day episode (that’s only a few weeks late).