Tag Archives: Episode 11
Breaking Bad – “Crawl Space”
“Crawl Space” September 25th, 2011 This isn’t going to make much sense, but when things get particularly busy it’s the good shows that suffer. I am aware that this sounds odd, and do lament that I’ve been sitting on the … Continue reading
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Glee – “The Sue Sylvester Shuffle”
“The Sue Sylvester Shuffle” February 6th, 2011 Culturally, the Super Bowl is largely considered a spectacle: it is about the commercials, the pre-game festivities littered with celebrity cameos, and the idea of the entire nation tuning into the same event. … Continue reading
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Community – “Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas”
“Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas” December 9th, 2010 As if Community weren’t meta enough, my immediate response to “Abed’s Uncontrollable Christmas” was a desire to sit Dan Harmon down in a study room and journey into his mind in search of the … Continue reading
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How I Met Your Mother – “The Mermaid Theory”
“The Mermaid Theory” December 6th, 2010 “The Mermaid Theory” is interesting in two ways. And since they’re not particularly substantial ways, I’m just going to cut the introduction off here and we can get into the meat of it.
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Mad Men – “Chinese Wall”
“Chinese Wall” October 3rd, 2010 “I thought in the end you wouldn’t want to throw it away.” The balance between business and personal affairs forms one of the central tensions of Mad Men, but the show’s characters all approach the … 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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Breaking Bad – “Abiquiu”
“Abiquiu” May 30th, 2010 “She saw something new every time she painted it.” It’s been three weeks since I last checked in with Breaking Bad, which is unfortunate but not that surprising: I was busy graduating two Sundays ago, and … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup Project: “Ted” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
“Ted” April 28th, 2010 You can follow along with the Cultural Catchup Project by following me on Twitter (@Memles), by subscribing to the category’s feed, or by bookmarking the Cultural Catchup Project page where I’ll be posting a link to … Continue reading
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Lost – “Happily Ever After”
“Happily Ever After” April 6th, 2010 Early in “Happily Ever After,” Charles Widmore tells Jin that it will be easier to show him what he intends to do with Desmond than it would be to tell him. Normally, this would … Continue reading
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