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Project Blue Book S02E01: The Roswell Incident (Part I) – A gripping return

| January 22, 2020

Project Blue Book returns for its second season with the biggest UFO incident of all time. At least in the United States. If y'all are hiding aliens overseas, just blink twice for yes.

The Outsider S01E03 Review: Dark Uncle – Another compelling episode

By Salome G

| January 20, 2020

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Detective Ralph gets an assist from standout Stephen King character Holly Gibney in this week's episode.

Dare Me S01E04 Review: Rapprochement – It’s party time…

By Salome G

| January 20, 2020

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The kids aren't alright (and the adults aren't much better) on this week's episode.

Nancy Drew S01E10 Review: The Mark of the Poisoner’s Pearl – A very strong return!

By Salome G

| January 17, 2020

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Nancy Drew is back after the mid-season break...

The Outsider S01E01-02 Review: Fish in a Barrel / Roanoke – The weirdness has only just begun!

By Salome G

| January 13, 2020

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The Outsider, HBO's adaptation of Stephen King's book, begins with an impossible mystery.

Dare Me S01E03 Review: Surrender at Discretion – Oh Beth…

By Salome G

| January 13, 2020

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Beth works feverishly to regain her iron grip on the squad, while the lines between Addy and Colette get even blurrier.

Dare Me S01E02 Review: Mutually Assured Destruction – A little slow…

By Salome G

| January 6, 2020

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Colette tries to keep her secret under wraps as Addy drifts even further away from Beth's grasp. Also, I died at least twice during one scene.

You Season 2 Review: Highly-bingeable!

By Salome G

| January 2, 2020

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You returns, this time on Netflix, to find out what Joe won't do for love. Or for Love.

Dare Me S01E01 Review: Coup D’État – Small towns can hide big secrets…

By Salome G

| January 1, 2020

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Not a whole lot happens on Dare Me's pilot, but at least we know there will be blood.

Lost in Space Season 2 Review: Much more fun to watch

By Salome G

| January 1, 2020

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Improved characterization and better storytelling make for a much better season of Lost in Space.

The Witcher Season 1 Review: Power struggles, sword-fighting and magic

By Salome G

| December 29, 2019

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Netflix's The Witcher is one of many shows billed as the "next Game of Thrones." It ain't. But it's still worth watching.

Reprisal Season 1 Review: Seduced by its charms…

By Salome G

| December 27, 2019

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Salome checks out Hulu's latest original series...

His Dark Materials S01E08 Review: Betrayal – Heartbreaking finale

By Salome G

| December 23, 2019

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Season one of His Dark Materials comes to a heart-breaking close...

The Purge S02E10 Review: 7:01AM – A brutal end…

By Salome G

| December 18, 2019

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Season 2 of The Purge comes to an end and so does Purge night. But who will be left standing and what will they leave behind?

His Dark Materials S01E07 Review: The Fight to the Death – In the book…

By Salome G

| December 16, 2019

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One of the biggest difficulties in adapting a book to a visual medium like TV is that it's easy to miss the nuance. With a book, you (usually) know exactly what a protagonist is thinking, for example. If it's a...

Riverdale S04E09 Review: Tangerine – What was any of this exactly?

By Salome G

| December 12, 2019

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It's the Riverdale midseason finale, so a middling episode seems fitting. It's still disappointing, though.

Nancy Drew S01E09 Review: The Hidden Staircase – Strange vibes?

By Salome G

| December 12, 2019

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The search for George enables Nancy to confront some past trauma and then everything ends in a shock.

Castle Rock S02E10 Review: Clean – A pretty satisfying ending…

By Salome G

| December 11, 2019

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Season 2 of Castle Rock comes to a close and unsurprisingly, it ends in Misery.

The Purge S02E09 Review: Hail Mary – It begins!

By Salome G

| December 11, 2019

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Purge night begins and everything goes well for everyone and everyone's super-happy. Or maybe not.

His Dark Materials S01E06 Review: The Daemon-Cages – Is Mrs. Coulter haunted by her own urges?

By Salome G

| December 9, 2019

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We finally see what they're actually doing to children at Bolvangar and why. They're just following orders, which has never led anyone anywhere bad before, though.

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