‘Girls’ Breakdown: ‘I Saw You’
This frustrating episode brings each main character “back home,” so to speak — with each enjoying a damaging dabble in their greatest flaws, flaws a large portion of this season of ‘Girls’ seemed to lack.
‘Community’ Breakdown: ‘VCR Maintenance and Educational Publishing’
This week mixes some of the classic ‘Community’ parody style with normal sitcom scenarios, making it a perfectly delightful episode. Plus, Vince Gilligan and Gina Gershon have some very random guest appearances.
‘How I Met Your Mother’ Breakdown: ‘Daisy’
As we creep and crawl to the series finale at the end of the month, ‘HIMYM’ spends another week stalling, distracting, and answering questions we had already forgotten we’d asked.
‘Girls’ Breakdown: ‘Role Play’
The subtly infused sadness of ‘Role-Play’ works well for Lena Dunham, who gives perhaps the most focused and rewarding performance of her career thus far.
‘The Walking Dead’ Breakdown: ‘Alone’
This week’s episode of ‘The Walking Dead’ is all about the fear of being alone, which makes sense because it’s titled…’Alone.’
‘Community’ Breakdown: ‘App Development and Condiments’
After last week’s less-than-stellar return, ‘Community’ revisits what it does best: high-concept episodes.
‘How I Met Your Mother’: ‘Vesuvius’
This episode had some funny moments, but the weariness of this season has fully set in.
‘The Walking Dead’ Breakdown: ‘Still’
This week’s ‘Walking Dead’ begins with a silly quest for booze, but ended up being one of the strongest episodes of the season.
‘Girls’ Breakdown: ‘Flo’
The more isolated, single-character-centric episodes of ‘Girls’ have been not only some of the best of this season, but the best of the entire series. Naturally, this week’s offering, “Flo,” is no exception.
‘Community’ Breakdown: ‘Bondage and Male Sexuality’
‘Community’ returns, following an Olympic hiatus, with a major snoozer of an episode.
Critical Coin Toss: Placing Bets on the 86th Academy Awards
Before placing your Oscar bets, check out this conversation between Stephen Mills and Mark Pursell. They provide their take on the awards, debating who will win, who should win, and who should have been nominated in the first place.
‘How I Met Your Mother’ Breakdown: ‘Rally’
With the Olympics (finally) over, ‘HIMYM’ kicks off its final run with this week’s ‘Rally.’
‘Girls’ Breakdown: ‘Incidentals’
The understated satisfaction of witnessing Adam accomplish something as truly boast-worthy as a Broadway role is brilliantly handled. The rest of the episode doesn’t quite live up to this triumph, but still offers plenty for which to stick around.
‘The Walking Dead’ Breakdown: ‘Claimed’
This week’s episode finished setting the stage for the rest of the season. We now have a clearer direction and new and interesting plot points, including a scientist with a mullet who claims he can save the world.