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TVReviewsThe Romanoffs

For its final episode, <i>The Romanoffs</i> lets its hair down and has a little fun

TVReviewsThe Romanoffs

For its final episode, The Romanoffs lets its hair down and has a little fun

Here we are at the finale of Matthew Weiner’s elaborate, decadent, and befuddling experiment in tangentially Russian…

Nick Wanserski

11/23/18 10:00AM

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A brutal <i>Romanoffs </i>presents its sharpest and saddest story yet

TVReviewsThe Romanoffs

A brutal Romanoffs presents its sharpest and saddest story yet

“End of the Line” is a tense, engaging episode of The Romanoffs that is also the first to realize the potential of…

Nick Wanserski

11/16/18 10:00AM

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<i>The Romanoffs</i> explores the liability of a royal bloodline

TVReviewsThe Romanoffs

The Romanoffs explores the liability of a royal bloodline

In the six episodes leading up to this one, each story has treated the titular Romanoff bloodline like a vestigial…

Nick Wanserski

11/09/18 10:00AM

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A simple story told well makes for the strongest <i>The Romanoffs</i> yet

TVReviewsThe Romanoffs

A simple story told well makes for the strongest The Romanoffs yet

“Bright and High Circle” presents a standard plot setup. Katherine (Diane Lane), a professor of Russian Literature…

Nick Wanserski

11/02/18 10:00AM

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A drab <i>Romanoffs </i>can't muster the energy to make forbidden family secrets interesting

TVReviewsThe Romanoffs

A drab Romanoffs can't muster the energy to make forbidden family secrets interesting

During an era of television specializing in prickly characters, Mad Men excelled at presenting a protagonist who was…

Nick Wanserski

10/26/18 10:00AM

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<i>The Romanoffs</i> tells a frightening story of ghosts and unprofessional work environments

TVReviewsThe Romanoffs

The Romanoffs tells a frightening story of ghosts and unprofessional work environments

Part workplace farce, part creeping phantasmagoria, “House of Special Purpose” is the most interesting episode of The…

Nick Wanserski

10/19/18 10:00AM

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The bloodline runs thin in the anemic first two episodes of <i>The Romanoffs </i>

TVReviewsThe Romanoffs

The bloodline runs thin in the anemic first two episodes of The Romanoffs

Part of what made Mad Men such a pleasure to watch was everything that occurred between the words. The lingering…

Nick Wanserski

10/12/18 4:00PM

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Matthew Weiner’<em></em>s <i>Mad Men </i>follow-up, <i>The Romanoffs</i>, is a handsome pretender to the throne

TVReviewsThe Romanoffs

Matthew Weiner’s Mad Men follow-up, The Romanoffs, is a handsome pretender to the throne

The last (and first) time Matthew Weiner created a TV show, it was one of the great American works about a great…

Erik Adams

10/10/18 11:00AM

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