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Game of Thrones – “Blackwater”
“Blackwater” May 27th, 2012 “The worst ones always live.” The discourse around this week’s episode of Game of Thrones has been fascinating to watch. For fans of the series, particularly those with familiarity with George R. R. Martin’s novels, “Blackwater” … Continue reading
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Game of Thrones – “Baelor”
“Baelor” June 12th, 2011 “I learned how to die a long time ago.” It has been a bit of an adventure tiptoeing around the events of “Baelor” over the past eight weeks. It’s been a bit of a game, honestly … Continue reading
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Top Chef All Stars – “Feeding Fallon”
“Feeding Fallon” February 9th, 2011 I actually have no idea if I’ve blogged about Top Chef All Stars yet, but it’s been pretty great, no? The show has bounced back from its weakest season to return to being incredibly enjoyable, … Continue reading
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Friday Night Lights – “Gut Check”
“Gut Check” January 12th, 2011 Thanks to a particularly busy schedule and some difficulties getting access to the episodes in question, Friday Night Lights’ fifth season has been mostly absent from Cultural Learnings. And yet, this is about to change, … Continue reading
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Mad Men – “The Beautiful Girls”
“The Beautiful Girls” September 19th, 2010 Based on its title and a number of the discussions which emerged within the episode, “The Beautiful Girls” feels like a particular gesture towards the women who are often central to the series. And … Continue reading
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Huge – “Parents Weekend – Part One”
“Parents Weekend – Part One” August 23rd, 2010 In “Letters Home,” which was, like “Parents Weekend – Part One,” scripted by Gayle Abrams, we ‘met’ the parents. Sure, we only met each camper’s parents through letters they wrote to them, … Continue reading
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Cultural Catchup Project: “Something Blue” (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
“Something Blue” June 30th, 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 … Continue reading
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Doctor Who – “Cold Blood”
“Cold Blood” May 29th, 2010 I didn’t have a whole lot to say about last week’s “The Hungry Earth,” both because I wanted to talk more about the two episodes which preceded it and because it isn’t actually really important. … Continue reading
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The Pacific – “Part Nine”
“Part Nine” May 9th, 2010 Serialized television is more or less defined by consequences: while all television series feature actions and reactions, what defines a series as serialized is when those actions have consequences which extend into the following episodes. … Continue reading
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Breaking Bad – “One Minute”
“One Minute” May 2nd, 2010 On AMC Canada, Breaking Bad tends to run about thirty seconds long, and due to some scheduling conflicts I have to record the encore rather than the original airing – as a result (yes, there’s … Continue reading
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