tv recap
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Clone Wars Is Back, And Thank God, It’s More Clone Wars
Some thought this day would never arrive, but here we are: after years away, thinking it was gone for good, The Clone Wars has returned. And as far as it’s concerned, it’s like it never went away.
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Star Trek: Picard Gives Us A Tale Of 2 Very Different Romulans, And Picard’s Hubris
Star Trek: Picard may have finally begun its quest in earnest last week, but Jean-Luc is not quite done navigating the mistakes of his post-Starfleet past. “Absolute Candor” provides that aplenty in the form of another new crewmember for team Picard—one who draws interesting parallels to one of the show’s current threats.
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Even In Muddied Waters, Doctor Who’s Message Is Clearer Than Ever
If anything is clear even this early into Chris Chibnall’s era of Doctor Who, it’s that this is a version of the show deeply fascinated by its past commitment to social and political commentary—from the get-go, Doctor Who has used alien invasions and experiments gone wrong to comment on the world around us. This week…
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In A Powerful Episode Of The Magicians, Eliot And Alice Try To Pick Up The ‘Beautiful Pieces’
Gone but never forgotten, Quentin Coldwater continues to leave echoes on the latest season of The Magicians. Now it’s Alice and Eliot’s turn to take their final steps toward healing in what originally felt like a weird, unlikely team-up. But by the end, you realise it may have been the most natural and necessary thing…