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  • V: season 1, episode 4

    "It's Only The Beginning"

    November 24, 2009 - 08:11p.m.

    So, uh, remember all that stuff I said last week dismissing the cable news interpretation that the V lizard aliens=Obama? Well, maybe not. The final episode of V that we get this year kinda gave the viewer something to ...

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  • V: season 1, episode 3

    "A Bright New Day"

    November 17, 2009 - 09:11p.m.

    Halfway through tonight’s episode of V, I was all fired-up and ready to slam it on the AV Club for the third week running when a funny thing happened – the plot started advancing. There were some honest-to-goodness twists! The ...

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  • V: season 1, episode 2

    "There is No More Normal Anymore" 

    November 10, 2009 - 09:11p.m.

    Coming off of a successful pilot episode (ratings and buzz-wise) put even more onus on V’s second episode to deliver in terms of keeping the momentum going and keeping the twists interesting. It’s especially true considering ABC’s ...

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  • V: season 1, episode 1

    "Pilot"

    November 3, 2009 - 11:11a.m.

    Alone among this year’s new sci-fi (or “genre,” or whatever you want to call them) shows, V’s chief strength is its rock-solid premise. Aliens arrive in big ships, they seem nice…but ARE they? (Hint: no.) The alien ...

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