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Season Premiere: United States of Tara – “…youwillnotwin…”

“…youwillnotwin…” March 28th, 2011 When United States of Tara entered its second season, the Gregson family thought that everything had changed: Tara had defeated her alters through the use of medication, and the entire family was ready to move forward … Continue reading

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United States of Tara – “To Have and To Hold”

“To Have and To Hold” May 31st, 2010 “Is every single thing just lurking beneath the surface?” United States of Tara isn’t a mystery show, per se, but there is a central search for answers at its core which we … Continue reading

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United States of Tara – “The Department of F*cked Up Family Services”

“The Department of F*cked Up Family Services” May 3rd, 2010 The challenge of the half-hour series intent on eroding the boundaries between comedy and drama is that a half-hour is not a lot of time. While hour-long series have the … Continue reading

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United States of Tara – “Doin’ Time”

“Doin’ Time” April 19th, 2010 Last season, I managed to watch and enjoy an entire season of United States of Tara without writing about it beyond a preview, which seems like the sort of oversight which shouldn’t happen: sure, I … Continue reading

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Season Premiere: United States of Tara – “Yes”

“Yes” March 22nd, 2010 Last week, Kelli Marshall noted that I had never reviewed a single episode of United States of Tara, Showtime’s comedy series which debuted last year and which won Toni Colette a much-deserved Emmy award in September. … Continue reading

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Series Premiere: Dollhouse – “Ghost”

“Ghost” February 13th, 2009 According to logic, and the internal methodology given to Echo before an important mission, you can’t fight a Ghost. And, let’s be realistic, you can’t really pin one down either, trying to define it by regular … Continue reading

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