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Ashley Bissette Sumerel
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Interview With the Vampire: Season 2 - And That's the End of It. There's Nothing Else (TV Episode) |
A perfect season finale. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Jul 01, 2024
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Interview With the Vampire: Season 2 - I Could Not Prevent It (TV Episode) |
Most of us knew this was coming. Yet the events of [“I Could Not Prevent It”] are beautifully haunting and somehow still shocking, even if you’re someone who’s familiar with the source material. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Jun 24, 2024
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Grey's Anatomy: Season 20 - Burn It Down (TV Episode) |
Ultimately, it’s a lackluster season finale, but it sets up endless possibilities for the next season. That said, it’s also a storyline and a set of cliffhangers that aren’t anything new. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Jun 04, 2024
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Grey's Anatomy: Season 20 - I Carry Your Heart (TV Episode) |
It’s all a game of chicken with some really bad timing that brings out some of Meredith Grey’s worst qualities. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted May 24, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - Never Say Goodbye (TV Episode) |
If there were ever a proper way to write a character out of Chicago Fire, this is it. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted May 23, 2024
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Interview With the Vampire: Season 2 - Do You Know What It Means to Be Loved by Death (TV Episode) |
It’s confident storytelling that fleshes out these characters incredibly well. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted May 20, 2024
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Grey's Anatomy: Season 20 - Blood, Sweat and Tears (TV Episode) |
There’s less interaction between characters, and the pacing is a bit too slow. That is an odd thing to say when the interns are bustling around between surgery and studying, but it’s true nevertheless. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted May 17, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - Under Pressure (TV Episode) |
It’s actually really smart writing to bring this back up again, especially now that they have children. It shows consistency with both characters, and it makes it feel like we’ve seen more of their relationship than we have. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted May 17, 2024
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Interview With the Vampire: Season 2 - What Can the Damned Really Say to the Damned (TV Episode) |
Careful storytelling and emotional performances make Interview with the Vampire Season 2 Episode 1, “What Can the Damned Really Say to the Damned” an unforgettable season premiere. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted May 13, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - Inside Man (TV Episode) |
The Severide-centric episode is easily the best episode of the season. It’s a high-stakes, suspenseful hour that allows Taylor Kinney to shine. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted May 09, 2024
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Grey's Anatomy: Season 20 - The Marathon Continues (TV Episode) |
It has all the makings of a really great episode, and yet, it falls flat on most counts by not going far enough with its storylines. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted May 03, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - The Wrong Guy (TV Episode) |
This could be a good storyline for Chicago Fire if it weren’t so darn predictable. Oh, really? Another newcomer to the firehouse that can’t be trusted? - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted May 02, 2024
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Grey's Anatomy: Season 20 - Never Felt So Alone (TV Episode) |
“Never Felt So Alone” centers on a theme of mental health. Unfortunately, it does so in a way that lays everything on just a little too thick. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Apr 15, 2024
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Grey's Anatomy: Season 20 - Baby Can I Hold You (TV Episode) |
Jessica Capshaw effortlessly steps back into her role as Arizona Robbins. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Apr 05, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - Something About Her (TV Episode) |
Mouch has a stalker, giving reason for Chicago P.D.’s Trudy to make an appearance in the most satisfying way possible. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Apr 04, 2024
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Grey's Anatomy: Season 20 - Walk on the Ocean (TV Episode) |
Another solid episode that’s reminiscent of everything that made the medical drama a hit in the first place. Truly, Grey’s Anatomy is as good as it has ever been. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Mar 29, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - All the Dark (TV Episode) |
This story, on its own, is entertaining. That said, it’s become tiresome to watch stories like this so often. Even though the circumstances change, it’s the same basic plotline just being recycled time and again. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Mar 28, 2024
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Grey's Anatomy: Season 20 - Keep the Family Close (TV Episode) |
Having someone question Miranda Bailey’s methods was not on my Grey’s Anatomy bingo card. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Mar 22, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - Red Flag (TV Episode) |
This isn’t the first time 51 has come under fire, and this storyline is borderline overdone. At the same time, the way it plays out feels unique, and it’s one of the more interesting conflicts we’ve seen in a while. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Mar 21, 2024
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Grey's Anatomy: Season 20 - We've Only Just Begun (TV Episode) |
Everything is coming full circle on Grey’s Anatomy, and I am here for it. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Mar 19, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - Port in the Storm (TV Episode) |
“Port in the Storm” delivers a proper, satisfying ending for Sylvie Brett and a beautiful wedding for Brett and Casey. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Feb 29, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - On the Hook (TV Episode) |
While [“On the Hook”] has plenty of fun moments, it’s another episode that makes this season seem like it’s been thrown together too quickly. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Feb 23, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - The Little Things (TV Episode) |
Ah yes, it’s the little things that matter. Unfortunately, it’s also the little things that make Chicago Fire Season 12 Episode 4, “The Little Things,” yet another mediocre hour of television. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Feb 08, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - Trapped (TV Episode) |
This episode shows the season, which got off to a rocky start, is slowly beginning to improve. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Feb 01, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - Call Me McHolland (TV Episode) |
This episode is a step up from the season premiere because of how it focuses on character development. For instance, Mouch wants everyone to stop calling him… Mouch, and start referring to him by his actual last name: McHolland. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Jan 25, 2024
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Chicago Fire: Season 12 - Barely Gone (TV Episode) |
The combination of cliffhangers and casting exit news made this a particularly anticipated season. And that’s not even considering the extra-long hiatus. So, for everything to be wrapped up so quickly, with minimal payoff, is a letdown. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Jan 18, 2024
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Found: Season 1 - Missing While Forgotten (TV Episode) |
Though one case comes full circle on Found Season 1 Episode 13, “Missing While Forgotten,” this season finale leaves the audience with one heck of a cliffhanger. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Jan 17, 2024
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Found: Season 1 - Missing While Eccentric (TV Episode) |
It’s a small moment, but seeing Zeke try to leave his home to help find Gabi, and then being unable, is positively heartbreaking. However, at the same time, it does suggest some progress. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Jan 11, 2024
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Found: Season 1 - Missing While Interracial (TV Episode) |
It’s a love story with a happy ending when it’s all said and done, and it’s a unique missing persons case as well. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Dec 13, 2023
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Found: Season 1 - Missing While Indoctrinated (TV Episode) |
“Missing While Indoctrinated” not only continues to bring one of its early cases full circle, but it also reveals more details about how Sir kidnapped Gabi Mosely years ago. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Dec 06, 2023
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Found: Season 1 - Missing While Scamming (TV Episode) |
I also appreciate that this storyline has been carried through the season. It would be easy to forget such details and move on, as is often the case with procedurals. But this is no typical procedural, and this storytelling proves it. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Nov 30, 2023
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Found: Season 1 - Missing While Indigenous (TV Episode) |
The complexity of Sir continues to make Found a fascinating drama, but the flaws in the story are becoming increasingly apparent. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Nov 17, 2023
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Found: Season 1 - Missing While Addicted (TV Episode) |
This remains the most fascinating part of the series. We’ve only begun to scratch the surface of how complex a character Sir is. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Nov 08, 2023
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Found: Season 1 - Missing While a Pawn (TV Episode) |
The most emotional episode of the series so far. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Oct 26, 2023
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Found: Season 1 - Missing While Widowed (TV Episode) |
I don’t know that we can expect a happy ending every time. The team celebrates when they do, and that’s really enjoyable to see, but at some point, that’s bound to change. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Oct 18, 2023
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Found: Season 1 - Missing While Sinning (TV Episode) |
There’s still so much potential for diving deeper into these characters, and I’m absolutely looking forward to what comes next. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Oct 11, 2023
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Found: Season 1 - Pilot (TV Episode) |
A compelling premise and profoundly complex characters are only part of what makes Found the best new network drama series I’ve seen in a long time. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Oct 04, 2023
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Strange Planet: Season 1 (TV, 2023) |
This fun, quirky show makes for good comfort viewing. It’s also one the whole family can watch, which is a pretty big deal on its own. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Aug 09, 2023
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 5 - Susan (TV Episode) |
A solid episode that continues to lead the story toward an ending. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Apr 21, 2023
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 5 - Typos and Torsos (TV Episode) |
It really does feel like everything is working toward a proper end. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Apr 14, 2023
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 5 - It's a Man, Man, Man, Man World (TV Episode) |
It just no longer feels like it’s biding its time. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Apr 14, 2023
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 5 - Go Forward (TV Episode) |
The start of the season feels more tightly crafted than earlier seasons. The trajectory is clear, and it feels like we are working toward a conclusion that won’t leave many loose ends. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Apr 14, 2023
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Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies: Season 1 (TV, 2023) |
Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies has just about everything you’d want from a musical television series. The musical numbers are elaborate and well done, and the story includes conflict that’s relatable despite being set in the 1950s. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Apr 06, 2023
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Lucky Hank: Season 1 (TV, 2023) |
Odenkirk plays the character well, making us root for this sad, dissatisfied man even when his outbursts go a bit too far. The story here is a relatable one, too. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Mar 20, 2023
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The Company You Keep: Season 1 (TV, 2023) |
The pilot episode has everything: elaborate cons, romance, suspense, and even a bit of humor. It’s great fun all around, and the cast already has great chemistry. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Mar 06, 2023
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The Company You Keep: Season 1 - A Sparkling Reputation (TV Episode) |
Milo Ventimiglia plays this role so well, it’s hard to imagine him on any other show, which is saying a lot considering his last role was that of Jack Pearson on This Is Us. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Feb 27, 2023
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Grey's Anatomy: Season 19 - I'll Follow the Sun (TV Episode) |
Unfortunately, the episode also offers a lackluster exit for the one character most assumed would remain central to the series until it ended. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Feb 27, 2023
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The Company You Keep: Season 1 - Pilot (TV Episode) |
The pilot episode has everything: elaborate cons, romance, suspense, and even a bit of humor. It’s great fun all around, and the cast already has great chemistry. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Feb 23, 2023
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Chicago Fire: Season 11 - The Man of the Moment (TV Episode) |
Again, the found-family aspect of this show really is everything. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Feb 17, 2023
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You: Season 4 (TV, 2023) |
This first half of the season is as intriguing as ever, and it provides more insight into Joe’s character and his compulsions while shifting the narrative in an entirely new way. - Tell-Tale TV
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| Posted Feb 10, 2023
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