The Pretender ‘Curious Jarod’: Business As Usual
Every show has its clunkers, and unfortunately, ‘Curious Jarod’ is one of those for The Pretender. By putting The Centre on the sideline for most of the episode, ‘Curious Jarod’ leaves….
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The Pretender ‘Flyer’: Versatile Putty
After a bit of a flat second episode, The Pretender bounces back in a major way with ‘Flyer’, a great showcase piece for the show’s procedural-heavy formula of its earliest….
The Pretender ‘Every Picture Tells A Story’: Just An Illusion
Underneath the conspiracy and corruption of the Centre an the various case-of-the-week bad guys, The Pretender is a show about family, a topic that runs through every thread of ‘Every Picture….
The Pretender ‘Pilot’: The Hunt Begins
During the height of the X-Files mania in the mid-1990s, networks were throwing out ambitious dramatic pilots with wildly mysterious conspiracies and flawed protagonists. The Pretender was among these, premiering on NBC in….