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Murdoch Mysteries (season 8)
{5/5} “All right. Lying is one thing. Attacking the integrity of the great sport of wrestling, that is quite another.” Murdoch Mysteries season 8, aired in 2014-15 Thomas Brackenreid has retired after being beaten and left for dead — he’s taken up painting. Julia and Emily have joined the movement to get women the vote. […]
Stranger Things (season 1)
{4.5/5} “You know it and he knows it. But no one ever says anything until you both start punching and yelling at each other like goblins with intelligence scores of zero.” Stranger Things season 1, aired in 2016 After a day of Dungeons & Dragons Will disappears. Meanwhile, the nearby scientific lab has had an […]
Murdoch Mysteries (season 7)
{5/5} “‘Sir, many people believe that a race of beings live inside the hollows of the Earth.’ ‘I don’t know what to say to that, George.’” Murdoch Mysteries season 7, aired in 2013-14 While onboard a ship Murdoch investigates both a missing young woman and a dead body. Murdoch and Crabtree chase a suspect to […]
Murdoch Mysteries (season 6)
{5/5} “I wouldn’t put much truck into what that Mr. Briggs told you. He isn’t quite the full tin of biscuits.” Murdoch Mysteries season 6, aired in 2013 Darcy refuses to grant Julia a divorce — Julia and William decide to wait. George kisses Emily in a moment when he thinks they might not survive. […]
Murdoch Mysteries (season 5)
{5/5} “You see, Detective Murdoch focuses on the physical evidence. I prefer to explore the inner workings of the human mind. That’s why he and I make such a good team.” Murdoch Mysteries season 5, aired in 2012 Julia married Darcy, and Murdoch freed a woman who had murdered a man who had assaulted her. […]
Murdoch Mysteries (season 4)
{5/5} “‘I can imagine this to be some sort of board game. Players would get clues pertaining to certain suspects. Whoever figured out the murderer would be the winner.’ ‘People find murder too grave for it to be the subject of frivolous entertainment.’” Murdoch Mysteries season 4, aired in 2011 Julia left months ago but […]
Twin Peaks (season 1)
{4.5/5} “Following a dream I had three years ago, I have become deeply moved by the plight of the Tibetan people, and have been filled with a desire to help them. I also awoke from the same dream realizing that I had subconsciously gained knowledge of a deductive technique, involving mind-body coordination operating hand-in-hand with […]
Gotham (season 2)
{5/5} “I could have saved him. I saw him going down this path, becoming more and more obsessed. Why didn’t I do something?” Gotham season 2, aired in 2015-16 Commissioner Loeb fires Jim Gordon from the GCPD. Jim’s former partner, Harvey Bullock, has resigned and is working as a bartender. Oswald Cobblepot has moved up […]
Once Upon a Time (season 5)
{4.5/5} “Love’s a funny thing… When I met Charming, I hit him in the face.” Once Upon a Time season 5, aired in 2015-16 Emma became the Dark One in order to save Regina. She was whisked off to the Enchanted Forest. In order to rescue her, they’re going to need help from someone who’s […]
Elementary (season 4)
{5/5} “No murder should go unsolved and no murderer should walk free. To think otherwise is to descend into a pit of moral relativism.” Elementary season 4, aired in 2015-16 Sherlock’s father arrives in New York — he says he wants to help Sherlock because of his relapse. Sherlock doesn’t believe him. Meanwhile, Sherlock and […]