Television Reviews

Bones – The Twist in the Plot

  • Title: Bones – The Twist in the Plot
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As Daisy (Carla Gallo) returns to the Jeffersonian intern rotation for the first time since breaking up with Sweets (John Francis Daley), Booth (David Boreanaz) and Bones (Emily Deschanel) investigate the murder of the death duola of a cancer victim who was buried with the young woman in a shallow grave. Sweets talks with the cancer victim’s husband (Larry Dorf), as Bones and Booth talk with the new age alternative burial director (Chuck‘s Vik Sahay) about the murder and burial of his former partner. With a focus on character and murder (rather than yet another quirky plotline) the show succeeds in finding a little of its old magic for the best show of the season so far.

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House of Lies – Man-Date

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After Tamara’s  (Nia Long) snafu with Pinkus (Kevin Dobson), Marty (Don Cheadle) and Clyde (Ben Schwartz) try to make the best out of their trip to Las Vegas by partying with the douchebag nightclub twins (Evan Hart, Taylor Gerard Hart) in hopes of getting a meeting with Michael Carlson (Mather Zickel), a self-made Vegas millionaire with a renown hatred of consultants.

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The Mentalist – The Red Barn

  • Title: The Mentalist – The Red Barn
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Jane (Simon Baker) and Cho (Tim Kang) discover ties to Red John while investigating the discovery of three bodies hidden in the basement of a barn for more than 25 years, and 10 years before the first documented Red John murder. When the victims turn out to be members of Visualize, which also owned the barn back in 1988, Jane and Lisbon (Robin Tunney) head to the Visualize HQ to talk with the cult’s second-in-command Jason Cooper (Robert Picardo).

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Legends of Awesomeness – Shoot the Messenger

  • Title: Kung Fu Panda: Legends of Awesomeness – Shoot the Messenger
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Mistaking an important messenger looking for Shifu (Fred Tatasciore) to peruse a peace treaty for one of his fans, Po (Mick Wingert) accidentally signs his name to the document in the worst possible manner. The Dragon Warrior and Tigress (Kari Wahlgren) to set out to stop the messenger before he delivers Po’s message of to “Always keep fighting, never surrender,” to the two warring  gorilla armies ready to plunge all of China into their feud.

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Young Justice – Fix

  • Title: Young Justice: Invasion – Fix
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Stuck aboard Black Manta‘s’ (Khary Payton) ship under the guise of Tigress, Artemis‘ (Stephanie Lemelin) world gets far more complicated when Manta informs her that Psimon (Alan Tudyk) is about to start rebuilding Aqualad‘s mind. On one hand that means she will get her friend back, but that also means Psimon will discover her true identity and that both she and Aqualad have been working against Manta and The Light the entire time. Manta also informs her that he is going after Miss Martian (Danica McKellar) personally for leaving his son in his current vegetative state, meaning she will also have to find a way to warn her friend as well.

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