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The Latest TV Reviews & Recaps (Page 45)

Keeping track of the boob tube, one recap at a time. Networks, cable, streaming, you name it – if you watch it on your TV first, we’ve got it covered.

“The Outsider” Recap: “Tigers and Bears”

The team figures out where to center their attack, as the penultimate episode of the season continues to struggle with pacing.

“Star Trek: Picard” Uses a Blunt Instrument to Open “The Impossible Box”

A sea of good ideas gets drowned in cliche as Picard and Soji face the truth.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: We Need to Talk About “Debbie”

Vanessa Bayer's rogue cop breaks bad in a middling misfire for the season.

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Review: “Queen Sono” Season One Is a Flawed But Fresh Spy Thriller

Netflix's new spy series is more than a little uneven, but it's an original thriller that blends cultural specificity and mainstream appeal.

“The Outsider” Recap: In “Foxhead,” Time is Just About Up

Claude takes a trip out of town & the team isn’t far behind him in an occasionally meandering episode that has a few nicely macabre touches.

Doctor Who: “Ascension of the Cybermen” Sets Up a High-Stakes Finale

Season 12 ramps up the tension with a thrilling hour that threatens lore-shattering conclusions next week.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “The Jimmy Jab Games II” Is Fun for All

Relationship growth, payback, office wagers, and even a Greatest Showman abound.

In “I Am Not Okay With This,” Teen Angst is the Scariest Villain of All

Netflix’s latest sci-fi/drama/comedy/thriller features realistic characters, but lifts heavily from “Stranger Things,” “Carrie,” & just about everything else in the same genre.

“Star Trek Picard” Tries to Roll Sevens in “Stardust City Rag”

Seven of Nine slings guns and runs a heist in an episode that's tonally all over the map.

“Hunters” Kill Nazis, But Have They the Right?

Al Pacino leads a team of Nazi Hunters in a brassy Amazon series stuffed with Holocaust pathos and comic-book sleaze.

“The Outsider” Recap: “In the Pines, In the Pines”

Ralph’s stubbornness becomes a liability, and Jack finds a sympathetic ear in a disappointingly below par episode.

Doctor Who: “The Haunting of Villa Diodati” Gets Cyber-Spooky

A low-key historical ghost story turns into some lore-building terror for the Doctor. Okay, so the Oscars, a busy social schedule, and the lingering effects of Sundance flu meant I managed to skip last week’s Doctor Who, “Can You Hear Me?”, but suffice to say it was a strong, but scattershot hour that soared best ... Doctor Who: “The Haunting of Villa Diodati” Gets Cyber-Spooky

Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “Pimento” Goes Memento

Jason Mantzoukas loses his memory and steals the show. Well, this was a lot of fun. This week’s episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine is all about how necessary it can be to clear the air with the people you spend most of your time around, how heavy a secret can weigh, and of course, why Christopher ... Brooklyn Nine-Nine: “Pimento” Goes Memento

Review: “Good Girls” Season 3 Never Quite Reaches Great

The third season of the NBC comedy-drama struggles to find a tone, but excels in depicting the every day issues of the working class.

Star Trek Picard Episode 4: “Absolute Candor” Mines Its Hero’s Regrets

The show finally finds its groove with a detour, an abandoned boy, and a lost cause.

“High Fidelity” Puts a Fresh Spin on an Old Trope

Hulu's gender flipped, more diverse take on Nick Hornby's modern classic about entitled men-children has charm & heart.

“The Outsider” Recap: “The One About the Yiddish Vampire”

Holly presents her case to the team, to less than successful results, & Jack receives an unpleasant lesson in what happens if you displease the Grief Eater.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7 Premiere: “Manhunter” and “Captain Kim”

NBC’s cop comedy returns with a two-parter premiere that proves their salvation of the show is no fluke. Welcome back to the 99th Precinct and a new season of Brooklyn 99! It’s the second season since the move from Fox to NBC, and while the last season was a tad uneven, Michael Schur and Dan ... Brooklyn Nine-Nine Season 7 Premiere: “Manhunter” and “Captain Kim”

“Kidding” Season 2 Plays Around With Hope & Absurdity

Jim Carrey returns as a kids' show host who stubbornly continues to choose goodness, no matter what life throws at him.

Star Trek Picard: “The End Is the Beginning” Stumbles to Gather Its Crew

Synthetic threats and synthetic relationships pepper Picard's "gather the team" episode.

“Mythic Quest: Raven’s Banquet” Turns Gamer Bros Into Comedy

This softer, gentler workplace sitcom from some of the "It's Always Sunny" folks is funny but not without some glitches.

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