Television Reviews

Almost Human – Straw Man

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Almost Human - Straw Man

As Dorian (Michael Ealy) goes through performance assessment involving a panel conducting interviews with the android and his co-workers, he and Kennex (Karl Urban) investigate a copycat killer recreating the serial killings of the “Straw Man” (William “Big Sleeps” Stewart) known for stuffing the bodies of his 21 victims with straw before he was eventually caught and imprisoned by Kennex’s father (John Diehl). After talking to the still imprisoned paranoid schizophrenic, Kennex learns of his own father’s doubts as to the man’s guilt which may have led to the cop’s suspicious death two-weeks following the biggest bust of his career. Which means Kennex and Dorian aren’t searching for a copycat but the original Straw Man (Shaun Smyth) who has returned.

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True Detective – After You’ve Gone

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True Detective - After You've Gone

After ten years former partners sit down together once more as Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) explains to Hart (Woody Harrelson) what he’s been doing the past two years since returning to Louisiana. Although it takes a little convincing, showing Marty what he found in Tuttle’s (Jay O. Sanders) safe years ago, and appealing to his sense of justice and hatred of any crime perpetrated on children, eventually gets Cohle his partner back as the two begin to sift through years of missing children cases finding those tied to the ministry’s private schools and the mysterious Yellow King.

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Hawaii Five-0 – Pale ‘la

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Hawaii Five-0 - Pale 'la

The investigation into the murder of a real estate agent found behind the drywall of a recently-sold home takes a backseat to a pair of storylines involve characters’ personal lives. After picking up his mother (Melanie Griffith) from the airport, Danny (Scott Caan) struggles to deal with the bombshell that she’s divorcing his father and moving on with her life. Railing against the situation for most of the episode, Danny finally comes to terms with the news and offers his mother the support she needs.

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Scandal – Ride, Sally, Ride

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Scandal - Ride, Sally, Ride

Scandal returns from mid-season hiatus with big changes. Jake (Scott Foley) is now in command of B-613 leaving a vengeful Rowan (Joe Morton) plotting revenge. After helping Sally Langston (Kate Burton) cover-up the murder of her husband () , a fact both James (Dan Bucatinsky) and David Rosen (Joshua Malina) have uncovered but can’t prove, Cyrus (Jeff Perry) is incensed to witness Sally publicly announce her candidacy for President while refusing to resign as the Vice President of the United States.

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The Crazy Ones – Zach Mitzvah

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The Crazy Ones - Zach Mitzvah

Hoping to land a potential lucrative new client (Cheryl Hines) in control of a brand of crappy motels, Simon (Robin Williams) coaxes Zach (James Wolk) out of retirement from his former job as a Bar Mitvah DJ to throw the client’s son (Skyler James Sandak) a party he won’t soon forget. However, when the only woman (Jackie Seiden) who ever broke Zach’s heart shows up working the same party things begin to get out-of-control.

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