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Category Archives: Recaps/Reviews
X-Files Flashback: ‘William’
‘William’ closes the book on the saga of Dana Scully’s child in an effective and emotional manner thanks to David Duchovny’s sensitive direction. It just took forever to get there.
Is ‘Mercy Street’ Just What the Doctor Ordered?
PBS’s ‘Mercy Street’ seeks to fill the upcoming ‘Downton Abbey’ void with an entertaining historical take on an ‘ER’-like medical drama.
X-Files Flashback: ‘Jump the Shark’
‘Jump the Shark’ is one of the more controversial episodes of ‘The X-Files’ because it climaxes in the series’s first death of a major/recurring character.
‘Billions’ Wins On Character Focus
Showtime’s new drama ‘Billions’ succeeds by building a sterling set of core characters under its hedge fund tycoon story line.
‘War and Peace’ Sexes Up Tolstoy
The BBC’s adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic ‘War and Peace’ eschews the standard trappings of a Masterpiece Theater production by featuring a young, attractive cast in an engagingly vital take on the story.
X-Files Flashback: ‘Scary Monsters’
In ‘Scary Monsters,’ the things under your bed are real. And they’re created by a little boy with an overactive (and deadly) imagination.
X-Files Flashback: ‘Improbable’
‘Improbable’ plays the numbers and comes up snake eyes in an episode dedicated to numerology, Burt Reynolds, artificial sets, annoying Euro-pop music, and Chris Carter’s manic whimsy.
X-Files Flashback: ‘Underneath’
A case from John Doggett’s past continues to haunt him in ‘Underneath,’ a confounding episode that fails to fully explore its own logic as it rips off the strange case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
X-Files Flashback: ‘Audrey Pauley’
‘Audrey Pauley’ is another Reyes-focused episode where she teeters between life and death with only a simple-minded volunteer to connect her to the real world.