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FRINGE: Episode 2.18, 'White Tulip'

Posted 4/15/10 10:40 pm EST by in Commentary, Reviews, TV

FringeEpisode Title: "White Tulip"

Written By: J.H. Wyman & Jeff Vlaming

Story: Doctor Alistair Peck (Peter Weller) is a scientist who, like Walter Bishop (John Noble), has made a grave mistake in his past and is hoping to correct it with extreme measures — except instead of heading into an alternate universe, Peck has been going backwards in time due to some serious interior designing on his own body.

But Peck's motivations, while pure, come at the expense of innocent bystanders. As a result, Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) and the rest of the Fringe team are sent to stop the scientist, but how can they defeat a man with unlimited access to a reset button? Read More...

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FLASHFORWARD: Episode 1.16, 'Let No Man Put Asunder'

Posted 4/15/10 9:52 pm EST by in Commentary, Reviews, TV

FlashForwardEpisode Title: "Let No Man Put Asunder"

Written By: Seth Hoffman & Quinton Peeples

Story: Demetri Noh (John Cho) is days away from his supposed death date. He and Mark Benford (Joseph Fiennes) attempt to track down Benford's stolen service weapon, the same firearm that's supposed to gun down Demetri. While Benford is busy helping his partner, his wife Olivia (Sonya Walger) is hanging out in places she shouldn't — namely Lloyd Simcoe's (Jack Davenport) house.

Elsewhere, Stanford Wedeck (Courtney B. Vance) is tasked by the Vice President of the United States to investigate Jericho. His search leads directly to the doorstep of Aaron Stark (Brian F. O'Byrne), still in the process of tracking down his daughter's abductors. It just so happens that these two men can help each other out. Read More...

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LOST: Episode 6.12, 'Everybody Loves Hugo'

Posted 4/13/10 11:23 pm EST by in Commentary, Reviews, TV

HurleyEpisode Title: "Everybody Loves Hugo"

Written By: Edward Kitsis & Adam Horowitz

Story: All eyes are on former lottery winner Hurley (Jorge Garcia) when it comes time to leave the crash site of Oceanic 815 and figure out the next move — especially in light of one particular castaway's explosive disposition. But Hurley's decisions aren't universally embraced, leading to a schism within Team Jacob that puts Hugo and his followers on a potentially deadly path.

In the Sideways Reality, the uncharacteristically lucky Hurley agrees to go on a blind date, and his romantic chemistry with a mysterious pursuer attracts the attention of a recently awakened Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick) — and Desmond himself has made some surprising maneuvers since putting his hands on the wheel of destiny. Read More...

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STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Episode 2.18 Recap, 'The Zillo Beast'

Posted 4/10/10 9:00 am EST by in Commentary, Reviews, TV

Title: "The Zillo Beast"

Writer / Director: Craig Titley / Giancarlo Volpi

Tagline: "Choose what is right, not what is easy."

Story: Republic and Separatist forces are locked in battle on the contested planet of Malastare. Anakin Skywalker and Mace Windu struggle against overwhelming odds, a treaty with the local Dug population hinging on their success. In the face of overwhelming opposition, Chancellor Palpatine authorizes the use of a super-weapon designed to cripple the droid forces while leaving organics intact. The weapon works, but it awakens a something ancient, a massive creature with great destructive capabilities that was long thought to be extinct by the Dug population responsible for wiping them out in the distant past. Read More...

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FRINGE: Episode 2.16, 'Olivia. In The Lab. With A Revolver'

Posted 4/8/10 10:30 pm EST by in Commentary, Reviews, TV

FringeEpisode Title: "Olivia. In the Lab. With a Revolver."

Written By: Matthew Pitts

Story: A man dying of cancer is going around intentionally exposing specific victims to his disease — but cancer isn't supposed to be contagious, and it's certainly not supposed to kill an infected host mere minutes after exposure! Cue the Fringe team, as Olivia Dunham (Anna Torv) begins to realize that this isn't just any man, but one of her former Cortexiphan classmates from Jacksonville.

But the sick man is just one pressing matter on Olivia's plate, as the tightly wound special agent debates whether or not to betray Walter (John Noble) by telling Peter (Joshua Jackson) the truth about his alternate reality origins. Read More...

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FLASHFORWARD: Episode 1.15, 'Queen Sacrifice'

Posted 4/8/10 9:23 pm EST by in Commentary, Reviews, TV

FlashForwardEpisode Title: "Queen Sacrifice"

Written By: Byron Balasco & Timothy J. Lea

Story: Agent Mark Benford (Joseph Fiennes) and Miles Vogel (Michael Ealy) begin to suspect that a mole has infiltrated the FBI. The two of them put their differences aside and bring the rest of the agency under federal investigation, unveiling one traitor in the process while at least one other stays hidden in the shadows.

Meanwhile, Keiko Arahida (Yuko Takeuchi) and Bryce Varley (Zachary Knighton) continue their star-crossed search for one another in Los Angeles, though the law interferes with Keiko while Bryce has to confront his feelings towards Nicole Kirby (Peyton List). Read More...

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LOST: Episode 6.11, 'Happily Ever After'

Posted 4/6/10 10:57 pm EST by in Commentary, Reviews, TV

DesmondEpisode Title: "Happily Ever After"

Written By: Damon Lindelof & Carlton Cuse

Story: Desmond Hume (Henry Ian Cusick) is back and he finally has a purpose he can get behind — but it involves working with Charles Widmore (Alan Dale), a man he has been at odds with his entire adult life. Even if he chooses to comply with Widmore's wishes, he'll have to contend with an old friend who has chosen a much darker path.

In the Sideways reality, Desmond lands safely in Los Angeles to do business with his surprising employer. But an assignment to accompany recently arrested rock star Charlie Pace (Dominic Monaghan) to a charity event results in some very strange occurrences for Desmond — occurrences that will have profound repercussions for the remainder of "Lost." Read More...

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STAR WARS: THE CLONE WARS Episode 2.17 Recap, 'Bounty Hunters'

Posted 4/3/10 10:54 am EST by in Commentary, Reviews, TV

Title: "Bounty Hunters"

Writer / Director: Carl Ellsworth / Stewart Lee

Tagline: "Courage makes heroes, but trust builds friendship."

Story: Obi-Wan Kenobi, Anakin Skywalker and Ahsoka Tanno are dispatched to Felucia to investigate a loss of contact with a Republic medical station in orbit there. A run-in with some Separatist vulture droids leaves the trio of Jedi stranded on the planet's surface. Searching for a way back home, they come across a settlement of terrified farmers. Apparently the wily pirate Hondo Ohnaka is up to his old tricks, demanding a portion of the crop in exchange for not blasting the crap out of everyone. So the farmers bring in a quartet of bounty hunters to protect them, leading to a tentative alliance between Jedi and hired guns. Read More...

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FRINGE: Episode 2.16, 'Peter'

Posted 4/1/10 10:05 pm EST by in Commentary, Reviews, TV

FringeEpisode Title: "Peter"

Story: At long last, the true story of Peter Bishop (Joshua Jackson) is revealed through a series of flashbacks told by Walter (John Noble) to Olivia (Anna Torv). How was Walter able to bring Peter over from the alternate reality? What did Walter's contemporaries have to say about his decision? What is the overall significance of alternate Peter's arrival into the main reality? The answers to those questions and more are answered in "Peter" — or, at the very least, those questions are addressed! Read More...

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FLASHFORWARD: Episode 1.14, 'Better Angels'

Posted 4/1/10 9:37 pm EST by in Commentary, Reviews, TV

FlashForwardEpisode Title: "Better Angels"

Written By: Scott M. Gimple & Ian Goldberg

Story: Demetri Noh (John Cho), Janis Hawk (Christine Woods), Miles Vogel (Michael Ealy) and Simon Campos (Dominic Monaghan) travel to Somalia to research what they believe to be a contained blackout event from 1991. Meanwhile, Mark Benford (Joseph Fiennes) does his best to figure out what his daughter Charlie saw in her flash-forward, but in order to find out, he'll need the help of his wife Olivia (Sonya Walger). Read More...

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