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<i>The Sinner</i> closes out its murderous season in potent but predictable fashion

TVReviewsThe Sinner

The Sinner closes out its murderous season in potent but predictable fashion

There wasn’t much mystery to this season of The Sinner. True, the show was attempting something a little different…

Alex McLevy

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In its penultimate episode, The Sinner digs up murder and betrayal

There’s a scene right around the halfway point of “Part VII” where Harry goes to visit Jamie in prison. Having…

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Death-defying acts from the past drive The Sinner toward an equally perilous future

A leap of faith is usually symbolic, not literal. People choosing to trust in a higher power, themselves, or another…

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The Sinner reveals its real story is about the cop, not the killer

It’s clear that The Sinner is doing something different this year. Unlike past seasons, which went down intriguing…

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A dark night of the soul pushes Matt Bomer's Sinner to his breaking point

“If feelings aren’t the truth, then what is?” That’s the question Jamie Burns poses to Harry Ambrose at the…

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Philosophy and fantasy blur as The Sinner threatens adult and infant alike

College is a time for experimentation. Be it styles, habits, or even entire belief systems, when you’re young and…

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In its second episode, The Sinner starts to get weird

“Strange, isn’t it? That some letter should determine your fate?” Jamie Burns says this to his student, while she…

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The Sinner season-three premiere wrecks Matt Bomer and Chris Messina

One of the most compelling elements of The Sinner has always been how it kicked off each season’s…

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The Sinner reveals its secrets in a satisfying if predictable season finale

It went to some very dark places. There was murder, kidnapping, arson, abuse, blackmail, and lots of very unpleasant…

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Right before the finale, The Sinner solves one of its two biggest mysteries

In the universe of season two of The Sinner, everyone is either hiding something, or grieving, or stumbling past an…

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A fast-paced The Sinner gets darker the more its past comes to light

There was no smooth transfer of power at Mosswood Grove. Sure, many of its residents may have been concerned about…

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The Sinner goes into the past but skimps on the present

The Sinner has always excelled at playing to the top of its intelligence, keeping the audience in the same headspace…

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Bill Pullman's detective has gotten in over his head on a menacing The Sinner

For all of Vera Walker’s psychological insight, she can’t see the most obvious of facts staring her in the face:…

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A dark secret is found in an unlikely place on The Sinner

Julian is starting to reveal the depths of his learned confusion and its consequences. Whatever strange mysticism…

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The Sinner unveils the eerie commune at the core of its mystery

Vera Walker has a world of secrets hidden within the confines of Mosswood Grove, and she’s intent on keeping them…

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In its season premiere, The Sinner depicts every parent's second-worst nightmare

Some truisms will always endure: Ask just about any parent in the history of the world, and they’ll tell you the…

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The second installment of USA's beguiling The Sinner might be even better than the first

It features fractured, elliptical storytelling. There’s none of the usual question of “whodunit” in the murder…

Alex McLevy

7/31/18 12:00PM

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