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May 16, 2011

Season Finale: How I Met Your Mother – “Challenge Accepted”

“Challenge Accepted” May 16th, 2011 Considering that this entire season of How I Met Your Mother has been built around an absolutely terrible metaphor, I think it’s only fair that we try to consider what exact challenge this season of … Continue reading →

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January 17, 2011

How I Met Your Mother – “Last Words”

“Last Words” January 17th, 2011 Response to “Bad News,” HIMYM’s last original episode, was decidedly mixed. What struck me most was the way the episode-ending reveal that Marshall’s father had passed away became so problematic despite the fact that this … Continue reading →

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January 3, 2011

How I Met Your Mother – “Bad News”

“Bad News” January 3rd, 2011 How I Met Your Mother is willing to make sacrifices. In its balance of a long-running serial narrative and episodic storylines, the show is always looking for ways to balance one with the other: sometimes … Continue reading →

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December 14, 2010

Top 10 Episodes of 2010: “Heart” (The Good Wife)

“Heart” Aired: March 16th, 2010 [Cultural Learnings' Top 10 Episodes of 2010 are in no particular order, and are purely subjective - for more information, and the complete list as it goes up, click here.] As odd as it sounds, … Continue reading →

Making History: The Amazing (and Reductive) Race for an All-Female Winner

Making History: The Race for an All-Female Winner December 12th, 2010 Tonight, there is a 2 in 3 chance of history being made on The Amazing Race. For a show in its seventeenth season, it sorts of seems like it … Continue reading →

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October 26, 2010

The Good Wife – “VIP Treatment”

“VIP Treatment” October 26th, 2010 That’s more like it. Thus far, I’ve been disappointed in the quality of The Good Wife’s second season, if not disappointed in the season as a whole. There has yet to be an episode which … Continue reading →

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October 20, 2010

The Good Wife – “Cleaning House”

“Cleaning House” October 19th, 2010 The Good Wife was the best new network series of last season, without a doubt: the show was smart, sophisticated, and comfortable in its balance of both procedural and serialized elements. This season, The Good … Continue reading →

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October 11, 2010

How I Met Your Mother – “Subway Wars”

“Subway Wars” October 11th, 2010 This is precisely the kind of episode which is particularly dangerous for a show in How I Met Your Mother’s position. “Subway Wars” feels like a gimmick from the very beginning, and the show is … Continue reading →

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September 30, 2010

Season Premiere: The Good Wife – “Taking Control”

“Taking Control” September 28th, 2010 I will admit to loving a good ironic title, and I’d argue that “Taking Control” somewhat misrepresents the state of The Good Wife heading into its second season. I’ve seen a lot of divergent thoughts … Continue reading →

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September 26, 2010

Season Premiere: The Amazing Race, Watermelons, and the Loss(?) of Uncertainty

“They Don’t Call the The Amazing Race For Nothin’!” September 26th, 2010 Earlier this month, CBS gave away what I would technically consider a spoiler: they released a video of two contestants completing a Roadblock which was fairly clearly taking … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: CBS

Season Finale: How I Met Your Mother – “Challenge Accepted”

How I Met Your Mother – “Last Words”

How I Met Your Mother – “Bad News”

Top 10 Episodes of 2010: “Heart” (The Good Wife)

Making History: The Amazing (and Reductive) Race for an All-Female Winner

The Good Wife – “VIP Treatment”

The Good Wife – “Cleaning House”

How I Met Your Mother – “Subway Wars”

Season Premiere: The Good Wife – “Taking Control”

Season Premiere: The Amazing Race, Watermelons, and the Loss(?) of Uncertainty

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