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Review'Alphas' - Wake Up Call

Resetting the game pieces

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This review may contain spoilers. Eight months after the events of "Original Sin," the Season 1 finale, Lee (David Strathairn) is incarcerated in a mental institution. Rachel (Azita Ghanizada) is a shut-in in the family rooms over the dry cleaning shop, no longer able to deal with the sensory ove ...

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ReviewPreview: Tears, Laughs, More Tears For 'Warehouse 13'

Popular Syfy series will wow fans in Season 4 premiere

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This story may contain some spoilers for "Warehouse 13." This is what I get for doubting Jack Kenny. At the end of Season 3, after saying a very tearful goodbye to a brand-new agent, our favorite television showrunner thought he would amaze us by nuking the Warehouse. All complete with a wink- ...

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ReviewPreview: New 'Falling Skies' Pace Ensures Long Future

TNT alien invasion series comes back with a whole new attitude

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Waiting a year between a pilot and a series pickup felt like an eternity while waiting for TNT to make a decision about "Falling Skies." It seemed almost impossible on the technical end that the cable channel could sustain this series. But once those early returns started coming in, TNT realized ...

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Review'Saving Hope' - Pilot

Full of lens flare and meh

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This review may contain spoilers A new genre medical drama with Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks, "Stargate: SG1") and Lois Lane (Erica Durance, "Smallville") premiered, and of course I tuned in. The show starts off with a fairly small bang as the taxi Alex Reid (Durance) and Charles Harris (S ...

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Review'Game Of Thrones' - Valar Morghulis

HBO's fantasy series concludes another spellbinding season

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This review may contain spoilers. After last week's exciting showdown at King's Landing, it was hard to imagine how the season finale, "Valar Morghulis," might match or exceed such a pivotal moment in the series. But like George R.R. Martin's novels, the series has a way of engaging you just when ...

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Review'Game Of Thrones' - Blackwater

Showdown at King's Landing creates new highs for the series

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This review may contain spoilers. "Game Of Thrones" drops several story threads this week as Stannis Baratheon's (Stephen Dillane) naval assault on King's Landing becomes the focus of "Blackwater," an impressively engaging episode that exhibits a nice balance of action and the show's usual deft h ...

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Review'Once Upon A Time' - A Land Without Magic

Emma discovers the truth and goes on her first official quest

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This review may contain spoilers. The series wraps up a solid freshman season with a whole new set of questions. After Henry succumbs to the poison apple, Emma (Jennifer Morrison) realizes that what ails him can only be explained by magic. She confronts the visibly distraught Regina (Lana Pa ...

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Review'Game Of Thrones' - The Old Gods And The New

Turmoil brews in King's Landing as Theon delivers a staggering blow to the Starks

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This review may contain spoilers. Theon Greyjoy (Alfie Allen) abruptly slips into the seat of power at Winterfell and delivers Robb Stark (Richard Madden) his first military blemish. Loosing Winterfell is a staggering blow for the Starks, who lost their lord last season and subsequently have f ...

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Review'Once Upon A Time' - An Apple Red As Blood

The series puts the pieces in place for its first grand finale

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This review may contain spoilers. Snow White and company try to save true love from magic, while Regina battles to save magic from true love. To save Prince Charming, Snow White (Ginnifer Goodwin) rallies her friends -- the dwarves, Red and Granny, and the fairies -- to storm George's castle. ...

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Review'Once Upon A Time' - The Stranger

The identity of The Stranger is revealed to be ...

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Well, he's a Stranger no more. After weeks of lurking mysteriously around town in his motorcycle jacket, August Booth's (Eion Bailey) story is finally told. The episode's fairytale flashback centers on Geppetto (Tony Amendola) and his formerly wooden son, Pinocchio (Jakob Davies). Geppetto fear ...

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Review'Game Of Thrones' - The Ghost Of Harrenhal

Latest episode delivers a high point for Season 2

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This review may contain spoilers. Last week's startling birth of Melisandre's (Carice van Houten) demon-like entity leads to an equally impressive opening scene this week as Renly Baratheon's (Gethin Anthony) quest for the Iron Throne comes to an abrupt and bloody end. Stannis Baratheon (Steph ...

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Review'Once Upon A Time' - The Return

Who is The Stranger, really?

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Rumplestiltskin reveals another delicious layer to his backstory as the series hints at the real identity of the town's mysterious Stranger. Or, as Emma describes him, "a typewriter wrapped in an enigma wrapped in stubble." In the fairytale world, Rumplestiltskin (Robert Carlyle) is enjoying a r ...

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Review'Game Of Thrones' - Garden Of Bones

Melisandre adds a startling supernatural jolt to the HBO fantasy

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This review may contain spoilers. Fantastical story hooks in "Game of Thrones" have taken a backseat to political mayhem since the show's debut; however, like the dragon's birth in the Season 1 finale, Melisandre's (Carice van Houten) birthing scene of a menacing, shadowy entity marks an eye-popp ...

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Review'Game Of Thrones' - What Is Dead May Never Die

The Starks seek an alliance with Renly as the Greyjoys prepare to attack

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This review may contain spoilers. Renly Baratheon (Gethin Anthony) has assembled an army of 100,000 strong to secure the Iron Throne as the Greyjoys prepare for a naval strike along the Stark's shores -- more than ever, the game is on. Episode by episode, the scope of the coming conflict is em ...

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Review'Game Of Thrones' - The Night Lands

Winter is coming and the Stark family faces another setback

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This review may contain spoilers. Can the Stark family catch a break? Forced into a war they didn't want by young King Joffrey's (Jack Gleeson) ruthless execution of Ned Stark (Sean Bean), the family has since been scattered into some shocking plights. Now it's clear that the Greyjoy family of ...

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