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The curated portfolio of film journalist Joe Lipsett

Awake recap – 1×09: ‘Game Day’

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Courtesy of NBC

This week Awake tries to deliver a bombshell twist outside of its central mythology, but mostly comes up lacking. As much as I appreciate the effort to do something more with Michael’s (Jason Isaacs) personal life (outside of the case of the week), this…is not the direction that I would have chosen.

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The Secret Circle recap – 1×20: ‘Traitor’

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Courtesy of The CW

The search for the final missing crystals continues as Diana (Shelley Hennig) comes apart at the seams in the wake of last week’s revelation. As for dead grandma Jane…well, she’s old news by the time the title appears.

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Revenge recap – 1×18: ‘Justice’

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Courtesy of ABC

It’s a week of call-backs as Revenge goes on trial. The latest episode joins the Grayson trial in medias res (at Day 15), but by the end of the hour is it ultimately proven pointless. The real ‘Justice’ is being doled out by two powerful women – Victoria Grayson (Madeleine Stowe) and Emily Thorne (Emily VanCamp) – well outside of the law.

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Lost Girl recap – 2×02: ‘I Fought The Fae (And The Fae Won)’

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Courtesy of Syfy / Showcase via Lost Girl caps

Last week’s Lost Girl wasall about the Bo (Anna Silk) & Dyson (Kris Holden-Ried) fallout in the wake of his loss of passion. This week’s episode revisits the same idea, but it does so in a much more powerfully emotional way. Plus Hale (K.C. Collins) is finally allowed to get in on the action!

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