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Girls 109: Slim leg
June 11, 2012 – 4:20 PM | No Comment
<I>Girls</I> 109: Slim leg

From my recap of last night’s Girls episode, “Leave Me Alone,” over at Press Play:
I had to accept years ago that I’d never make that cut, because when I was Hannah’s age, the internet was considered …

Girls 107: Enjoy going through life as yourself
May 28, 2012 – 9:19 AM | No Comment
<I>Girls</I> 107: Enjoy going through life as yourself

From my recap of Girls 107, “Welcome to Bushwick AKA The Crackcident,” over at Press Play:
Lavoyt is apparently used to the sad-sack routine working, because his face hardens instantly and he calls her a tease. Jessa …

Girls 106: Tight like a baby
May 21, 2012 – 5:46 PM | No Comment
<I>Girls</I> 106: Tight like a baby

From my recap of last night’s Girls at Press Play:
When Eric jokes that he knows the florist has a job opening, Hannah retreats to the safety of Gotham-centric condescension, saying she’d get “a real job, like …

Girls 105: For the story
May 14, 2012 – 10:04 AM | One Comment
<I>Girls</I> 105: For the story

From my recap of last night’s kind-of-off episode of Girls, “Hard Being Easy,” over at Press Play:
The Marnie/Charlie storyline picks up shortly after the end of the last episode, and it’s well done—but it has …

Girls 103: Is this about the scarf?
April 30, 2012 – 12:10 AM | One Comment
<I>Girls</I> 103: Is this about the scarf?

From my Girls recap of “All Adventurous Women Do” over at Press Play:
He walks off to enjoy being That Guy and wearing his blazer collar turned up. Marnie rushes inside, locks herself in a bathroom, and …

Girls 102: He’s not your boyfriend
April 23, 2012 – 4:56 PM | No Comment
<I>Girls</I> 102: He’s not your boyfriend

From my recap of Girls 102, “Vagina Panic,” at Press Play:
Hannah then gets concerned that Adam thinks she’s too flip about the issue, because of course it’s a big deal—but the dialogue raises some interesting, sticky …

Girls 101: One Final Push
April 16, 2012 – 12:39 PM | 19 Comments
<I>Girls</I> 101: One Final Push

From my Girls recap at Press Play:
[H]e pulls a move he obviously thinks is super-hot, biting Hannah’s lower lip and stretching it like four inches off her face; Hannah’s expression in response is equal parts “henh?” …

The Hour
January 11, 2012 – 8:24 PM | 5 Comments
<I>The Hour</I>

The Hour is greater than the sum of its parts, which isn’t to say that it’s great, exactly. It has a lot of problems: anachronistic language; feet-planted speechifying, also rather anachronistic, about marriage and the …

TV Question Qorner: TV Midseason Report Card, Q-Z
November 6, 2011 – 12:07 PM | 8 Comments
TV Question Qorner: TV Midseason Report Card, Q-Z

Survivor: Ozzy v. Coach. I didn’t care for Christine, so the success of Ozzy’s bold move pleased me, but of course we won’t hear the end of it until he’s taken out — which, obviously, …

TV Question Qorner: TV Midseason Report Card, I-P
November 3, 2011 – 3:20 PM | 15 Comments
TV Question Qorner: TV Midseason Report Card, I-P

Jersey Shore. It’s sort of interesting to see how the relationships and interactions in the house have evolved from typical Real World-y “who ate my pickles”/”fuck you”-type fare to, basically, office politics among co-workers at …