• TV Club : Elementary “The Long Fuse”

    While not free from gaps in logic, Elementary delivers another straightforward mystery paired with nuanced character details.

    November 29, 2012 | 11:30pm -

  • TV Club : Elementary “One Way To Get Off”

    A satisfying series of solutions proves more important to Elementary than an overarching mystery.

    November 15, 2012 | 11:25pm -

  • TV Club : Elementary “Flight Risk”

    In an episode with two mysteries, the murder is less important than the man.

    November 8, 2012 | 11:15pm -

  • TV Club : Arrow “Damaged”

    Arrow sets out to solve one problem, but smartly leaves the important ones intact.

    November 7, 2012 | 9:10pm -

  • TV Club : Elementary “Lesser Evils”

    A lack of mystery could work for a procedural, but Elementary needed to calibrate more effectively.

    November 1, 2012 | 11:30pm -

  • TV Club : Arrow “An Innocent Man”

    The show's thematic work becomes stronger, but the pathos doesn't extend to all sides of the story.

    October 31, 2012 | 9:20pm -

  • TV Club : Elementary “The Rat Race”

    The mystery may be shaggy, but Elementary's character dynamics are coming into focus.

    October 25, 2012 | 10:00pm -

  • TV Club : Parenthood “I'll Be Right Here” 

    Another resonant Parenthood balances nifty beginnings and heartbreaking transitions.

    October 23, 2012 | 11:55pm -

  • TV Club : Elementary “Child Predator”

    Sherlock gets his first worthy opponent in a well-constructed, and well-met, episode.

    October 18, 2012 | 10:00pm -

  • TV Club : Strike Back “Season 2, Episode 10”

    The second season ends with a resonant, sharply plotted finale.

    October 12, 2012 | 10:00pm -

  • TV Club : Strike Back “Season 2, Episode 9”

    Strike Back might have particularly explosive filler, but it's still a disappointing penultimate episode.

    October 5, 2012 | 10:00pm -

  • TV Club : Elementary “While You Were Sleeping”

    Elementary shifts focus ever so slightly to allow viewers to embrace their inner Sherlock.

    October 4, 2012 | 11:20pm -

  • That laugh is the laugh of a man who has lost all control.

    TV Club : Other Shows Life After Top Chef

    The Top Chef franchise expands to a show that should be about people, but is really about Top Chef instead.

    October 3, 2012 | 10:00pm -

  • TV Club : Other Shows Hart Of Dixie - “I Fall To Pieces”

    The degree of difficulty may be low, but Hart of Dixie's easy charm is hard to resist nonetheless.

    October 2, 2012 | 9:40pm -

  • TV Club : Strike Back “Season 2, Episode 8”

    A plan comes together just in time to fall apart before the season’s final episodes.

    September 28, 2012 | 9:50pm -

  • TV Club : The Office “Roy’s Wedding”

    The show's final season continues to rely on Jim and Pam to anchor its narrative retrospection.

    September 27, 2012 | 10:45pm -

  • TV Club : Elementary “Elementary”

    The Sherlock Holmes update makes a good case for the charms of old-fashioned storytelling.

    September 27, 2012 | 4:00pm -

  • TV Club : Strike Back “Season 2, Episode 7”

    As the season’s climax nears, both Strike Back and its characters wield the power of martyrdom.

    September 21, 2012 | 10:00pm -

  • TV Club : Awkward. “The Other Shoe”

    Awkward. ends a mildly disappointing season with promise for a post-love triangle future.

    September 20, 2012 | 11:30pm -

  • TV Club : Weeds “It’s Time”

    Weeds ends not as it began, but rather as it became: an uneven mess with brief reminders of why we started watching in the first place.

    September 17, 2012 | 12:05am -

  • TV Club : Strike Back “Season 2, Episode 6”

    The antagonist's motivations come into focus as the season begins its second half.

    September 14, 2012 | 10:00pm -

  • TV Club : Awkward. “Once Upon A Blog”

    Jenna explores alternate pasts in a fun, but ephemeral, penultimate episode.

    September 13, 2012 | 11:35pm -

  • TV Club : Weeds “God Willing And The Creek Don’t Rise”

    Nancy returns to Agrestic in a strong penultimate episode.

    September 9, 2012 | 9:30pm -

  • TV Club : Strike Back “Season 2, Episode 5”

    After the season began with a focus on Stonebridge, Scott gets his moment in the spotlight (and gunsight).

    September 7, 2012 | 10:00pm -

  • TV Club : Weeds “Threshold”

    Weeds finds another new (read: old) beginning as it marches toward its finale.

    September 2, 2012 | 9:30pm -

  • TV Club : Strike Back “Season 2, Episode 4”

    The season’s arc kicks into high gear.

    August 31, 2012 | 10:00pm -

  • TV Club : Awkward. “Pick Me, Choose Me, Love Me”

    Jenna's world becomes a spectacle, but Jenna's life remains her own.

    August 30, 2012 | 11:05pm -

  • TV Club : Weeds “Saplings”

    Nancy—or rather a version of Nancy—joins Silas on a trip south.

    August 26, 2012 | 9:30pm -

  • TV Club : Strike Back “Season 2, Episode 3”

    The season’s first standalone “part one” builds to a suitably thrilling cliffhanger.

    August 24, 2012 | 10:00pm -

  • TV Club : Weeds “Five Miles From Yetzer Hara”

    Weeds continues to push forward, but needs to consider looking back more often.

    August 19, 2012 | 9:30pm -