Tag Archives: Mother

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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Tagged as Analysis, Barney, CBS, Challenge Accepted, Chi McBride, Dave Foley, Episode 24, Finale, Flash Forward, Food Poisoning, HIMYM, Jennifer Morrison, Lily, Marshall, Metaphor, Mother, Nora, Pregnancy, Review, Robin, Season 6, Season Finale, The Arcadian, TV, Wedding, Zoey

May 26, 2010

Glee – “Theatricality”

“Theatricality” May 25th, 2010 Glee is a show that needs to know the limitations of its own premise, something that I don’t know if Ryan Murphy is all that interested in. I think he’s concerned that if he limits the … Continue reading →

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May 12, 2010

Lost the Morning After: Going “Across the Sea” with Critics

Going “Across the Sea” with Critics May 12th, 2010 Writing about Lost on a weekly basis has been consistently challenging this year not in terms of having anything to talk about but rather in terms of tempering one’s response. We … Continue reading →

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Tagged as ABC, Across the Sea, Analysis, Answers, Carlton Cuse, Critics, Damon Lindelof, Episode 15, Gender, Island, Jacob, Man in Black, Mother, Mysteries, Narrative, Questions, Reviews, Season 6, Television, Theories, TV

May 12, 2010

Lost – “Across the Sea”

“Across the Sea” May 11th, 2010 [For more discussion of the episode, check out my breakdown and analysis of critical responses to "Across the Sea." Also, for a review of the series' penultimate episode, What They Died For, click here] … Continue reading →

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Tagged as ABC, Across the Sea, Adam and Eve, Allison Janney, Answers, Backstory, Black and White, Carlton Cuse, Caves, Damon Lindelof, Death, Electromagnetism, Entertainment, Episode 15, Flashback, Island, Jacob, Light, Lost, Man in Black, Mark Pellegrino, Mother, Mysteries, Questions, Rebirth, Season 6, Smoke Monster, Television, Theories, Titus Welliver, TV, Well, Woman

December 14, 2009

The Big Bang Theory – “The Maternal Congruence”

“The Maternal Congruence” December 14th, 2009 When running through the Big Bang Theory’s first and second seasons, there is no question that Christine Baranski’s appearance as Leonard’s mother was a highlight for me. I like Baranski in general, and I … Continue reading →

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October 19, 2009

The Big Bang Theory – “The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary”

A review of Wil Wheaton’s guest appearance on the Big Bang Theory, featuring an epic card game battle and an awkward double date. Continue reading →

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Tagged as Card Game, Double Date, Eidetic Memory, Emmys, Enemies, Entertainment, Episode 5, Grandmother, Jim Parsons, Leonard, Mother, Mystic Warlords of Ka'ah, Penny, Raj, Season 3, Sheldon, Sweater Vest, The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary, TV, Wil Wheaton, Wolowitz

October 14, 2009

Modern Family – “The Incident”

A review of the fourth episode of Modern Family, featuring guest actress Shelley Long and a musical interlude from Haley’s boyfriend Dylan. Continue reading →

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Tagged as ABC, Boyfriend, Cameron, Chaz, Claire, Comedy, DeDe, Dylan, Entertainment, Episode 4, Exercise Machine, Gloria, Guest Star, Haley, In the Moonlight (Do Me), Mitchell, Mother, Review, Shelley Long, Television, The Incident, TV, Video, Wedding Video

September 23, 2009

Series Premiere: The Good Wife – “Pilot”

A review of CBS’ new legal series The Good Wife, starring Julianna Margulies and following the wife of a disgraced politician and she makes a new (old) name for herself in her post-scandal life. Continue reading →

Lost – “The Variable”

“The Variable” April 29th, 2009 I will admit right now that I feel sort of like a low rent Daniel Faraday right now, my attempts to put myself on a different sleep schedule in a way not that different from … Continue reading →

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Tag Archives: Mother

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

Glee – “Theatricality”

Lost the Morning After: Going “Across the Sea” with Critics

Lost – “Across the Sea”

The Big Bang Theory – “The Maternal Congruence”

The Big Bang Theory – “The Creepy Candy Coating Corollary”

Modern Family – “The Incident”

Series Premiere: The Good Wife – “Pilot”

Lost – “The Variable”

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