5/15/18 9:00PM
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“Nobody leaves until we celebrate this place!”
Reviews - New Girl
5/08/18 9:00PM
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One day is almost never enough time to resolve a longstanding problem. But sometimes, a sitcom half-hour—or that…
5/01/18 9:00PM
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Real friends will help you bury the body
4/24/18 9:00PM
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“Ruth’s gonna do what Ruth’s gonna do.”
Last week, I described Cece and Schmidt’s daughter as more of an adorable…
4/17/18 9:00PM
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“You get one story. Take it away, Nick.”
There’s a lot going on under the surface in “Tuesday Meeting.” Last week, New…
4/10/18 9:00PM
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“Don’t make it about the mustache!”
As New Girl hurtled toward the end of its sixth-season—and, at the time, the…
4/04/17 7:31PM
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Last week, “San Diego” feinted in the direction of convenience and cowardice, then turned the tables, letting each…
3/28/17 11:20PM
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New Girl is extraordinarily deft at mirroring its plot points and emotional beats in its structure, and “San Diego”…
3/21/17 7:31PM
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Let’s get a couple of things straight. One, “Misery” is a utilitarian episode of New Girl, and a utilitarian episode…
3/14/17 7:31PM
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A gift of fine wine from Jess’ former principal opens a whole can of worms, and “Socalyacon VI” gets just as…
2/28/17 7:31PM
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With three big stories that take all the core characters outside the loft and a gang of guest stars, “Young Adult”…
2/21/17 7:30PM
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“Rumspringa” opens in classic New Girl style, with a made-up celebration and a momentous announcement. Together,…
2/14/17 7:31PM
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When Jessica Day discovers her roommates are stifling their Valentine’s celebrations to spare her feelings, she…
2/07/17 7:31PM
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Friendship, and especially a shared language of habits and small gestures, is the glue that holds New Girl together.…
1/24/17 7:31PM
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“The Hike” covers a lot of ground, then brings all its detours together with admirable simplicity and balance. It…
1/18/17 12:05AM
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In an episode revolving around one friend’s fear that he’ll be cut out of the core group, it’s mighty cheeky to…
1/10/17 7:31PM
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So much of this episode feels at first like a series of cleverly set traps. But those traps never quite spring. How…
1/03/17 7:31PM
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“Raisin’s Back” opens with a demonstration of one of New Girl’s quiet strengths, emphasizing that its characters…
12/13/16 8:01PM
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However often “Christmas Eve Eve” reminds us of the old gift-giving truism, it’s not just the thought that counts.…
12/06/16 8:01PM
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“Es Good” makes several of New Girl’s recent weaknesses into strengths. In the opening scene, Winston poses a…