tv recap
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Ahsoka’s Return To The Clone Wars Brings Together Those The Jedi Left Behind
It feels so long since we watched Ahsoka Tano as she walked down the steps of the Jedi Temple one last time. It wasn’t the last time, of course. We have seen her grow, so much more than a mere Jedi in the years since. But now we’re revisiting that moment with a reminder: The…
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A Costume-Less Batwoman Just Crossed A Line Batman Rarely Has
Batwoman is a much darker show than the other CW superhero fare. It kind of makes sense”Bat stories often veer into gothic horror territory. But Batwoman frequently finds itself falling into what I like to call the “Canadian Torture Porn Trap.” Weird I know. Canada is not a place known for its torture porn! Yet…
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An Explosive Clone Wars Episode Asks The Price Of Loyalty In Perpetual Conflict
There’s a moment in this week’s Star Wars: The Clone Wars where Mace Windu dramatically leaps into a facility packed with battle droids. His lightsaber raised, he offers an ultimatum: He has destroyed thousands of their ilk, so they can stand down and be reprogrammed by the Republic or join those thousands. They immediately open…
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The Outsider Finale Somehow Finds Closure In The Unexplainable
There was no way HBO’s The Outsider, the Stephen King-adapted limited series about a team of investigators chasing down a shapeshifting child killer who’s literally the boogeyman, was going to finish on a happy note. But even though “Must/Can’t” was brutal, it also managed to deliver a totally satisfying end.