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Jane the Virgin Chapter 17 Recap: #MoveOn

After another long two weeks of not having a Jane fix, The CW’s Jane the Virgin finally returned to premiere Chapter Seventeen. As we return to the Villanueva family, it’s been a week since Xo moved out with Rogelio. Xo and Alba still haven’t spoken to each other, which really seems childish. Jane and Rafael stop by to visit the new house so that Jane and Xo can leave for their class. In order to prepare herself on the finer details of having a baby, Jane goes to a lactation class. Soon after the class starts, Jane realizes that she […]

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Shameless Season 5 finale recap: “Love Songs (In The Key Of Gallagher)”

This season has been quite an emotional roller coaster and the finale was no exception. Let’s recap the Shameless Season 5 finale: “Love Songs (In The Key Of Gallagher)” Frank and Bianca: Living the dream in Costa Rica, Bianca is still on the high of living a dangerous life, and now clearly in pain from her cancer. With Frank in tow as a partner she professes how they should go out and get drunk and buy a gun. Frank looking a little uneasy about this proposition agrees to the dying hot girls wishes again. Once in town the chicken plucking bartender makes small talk […]

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Mad Men Season 7 Episode 8 recap: “Severance”

The second half of Mad Men’s final season begins with a dark gem of an episode, framed by Peggy Lee’s “Is That All There Is?” In case you’re not yet sure where this ride is taking us, Ms. Lee says, “I stood there shivering in my pajamas and watched the whole world go up in flames/And when it was over, I said to myself/‘Is that all there is to a fire?’” It’s April 1970, and Don is restored to his corner office; with him, an ingenue wearing not much more than a $15K chinchilla coat. “You’re not supposed to talk. […]

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Recap: The Royals, Episode 4

Now that we’ve gotten to know the royal family a bit, what do we think of them and are we ready for The Royals, Episode 4? I do admit to feeling a bit dirty after watching each episode, but it’s the kind of filth that washes off with a bit of a scrub. But I love that whenever I hear their fabulous accents, my writing seem a bit smarter. Or a bit more posh. I mean I’m writing this in my bed propped up by pillows, and lounging is exactly where this episode opens on our favorite pampered — and […]

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Candace Cameron Bure Is Sleuthing Bookworm Aurora Teagarden in “A Bone To Pick.”

NOTE: A Bone to Pick was originally slated for January, but has been moved to April 4 and will premiere on both Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 9pm. Hallmark Movies & Mysteries adds a new title to its stable of fun and thrilling movies with the Aurora Teagarden mysteries, based on the series from best-selling author Charlaine Harris. Dancing With the Stars alum and former Full House star Candace Cameron Bure fills the gumshoes of Aurora “Roe” Teagarden, a bookish librarian with a love for mystery novels. She’s also an active member of the Real Murders Club, whose […]

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American Crime Episode 5 recap

The bad decisions continue for Aubry (Caitlin Gerard) and Carter (Elvis Nolasco), and Mark (David Hoflin) drops another bombshell in American Crime Episode 5. The episode opens with Russ (Timothy Hutton) and Mark entering Matt’s home (the police tape has been cut; it’s unclear if they did it or someone else). Russ is overwhelmed upon seeing the scene of the crime, everything suspended in time — a rotten meal still sits at a table, and blood is splattered on the walls. Mark asks if Russ wants to leave, but he continues on their quest. They check in a closet and pull out […]

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Take The Journey With NBC’s “American Odyssey”

In NBC’s action drama American Odyssey, an international conspiracy explodes when the lives of a female special forces soldier, a truth-obsessed corporate lawyer and a political activist collide. It’s a complex journey through global politics, corporate espionage and military secrets, involving three strangers who have only one thing in common — the truth. Hours after her unit assassinates al-Qaida’s leader, and Sgt. Odelle Ballard (Anna Friel) uncovers mysterious files on a computer within his compound, her unit is attacked and Ballard is the sole survivor. Now she is hunted by a Blackwater-esque American contractor for the information she’s saved on […]

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Wolf Hall: Damian Lewis gives Henry VIII a rebranding

It may not be as steamy as The Tudors, but heads will still roll. In the PBS Masterpiece six-hour miniseries Wolf Hall, Damian Lewis (Homeland) assumes the royal garb of infamous 16th-century English monarch Henry VIII for the television adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s acclaimed historical novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies. Set during Henry’s reign in the years from 1529-35, the story is told from the perspective of his chief adviser, Thomas Cromwell (Mark Rylance), who finds a political adversary in eventual queen Anne Boleyn (Claire Foy). “Henry really bestrides it as a presence,” Lewis says of Wolf […]

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10 Sassiest Lines Delivered by Cookie Lyon on “Empire”

Cookie Lyon is one sassy lady. As played by Taraji P. Henson, she has given FOX’s hit series Empire plenty of spark. And no wonder. After spending 17 years in prison in order to protect her husband, Lucious (Terrence Howard), Cookie came back with a vengeance to get her share of what she felt was rightfully hers – Empire Entertainment. And she got it. Well, almost. It was quite a bumpy ride, though. The first season of Empire ended with a hostile corporate takeover in the wings and Cookie’s sons – Andre (Trai Byers), Hakeem (Bryshere Y. Gray) and Jamal […]

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Better Call Saul episode 109 recap — Pimento

With just a week to go until the Better Call Saul Season 1 finale, we open with Chuck and Jimmy sitting side by side on a park bench near Chuck’s house on a lovely, sunny day. Chuck is zeroed in on the power lines overhead, but Jimmy tells him to kick off his shoes and feel the grass between his toes. Remember what it feels like to enjoy the great outdoors. Chuck does as he’s told, then changes the subject back to the Sandpiper Crossing case. Chuck tells Jimmy they must stay on their toes, because Schweikert is sure to file a restraining […]