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Worldly Distractions: Mad Men 7.7 - Waterloo

And so our season comes to an abrupt end. Ten months without Mad Men? I guess it's better than no more Mad Men ever, so I'll take it. With tensions rising all around the firm, it looks like tonight will be eventful. Let's take a look. No "previously on", once again. We can see that Mona Sterling is back. Weiner both writes (with Carly Wray) and directs, which is cause for celebration. We begin right at the Apollo mission, with Cooper uncharacteristically starting off the epis
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Worldly Distractions: Modern Family 5.24 - The Wedding (Part Two)

Well, they've got us folks. Left with an explosive cliffhanger just as Cam and Mitch are about to walk down the aisle, it's time to see the thrilling conclusion. Will  wedding bells ring, or will this party get burned out? We get a "previously on". Deedee's not coming, Mitch is not speaking to his dad, Cam's parents are breaking up. Immediately, we return to where the show left off, as firefighters tell the wedding guests that they have to evacuate. Mitch pleads that they wait a litt
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My Five Wives: Tell All

Sorry for the delay, things have gotten away from me over the last two weeks. In the season finale, Tamron Hall asks the family questions. She’s a professional, so hopefully she’ll ask some hard-hitting questions. Notes before we begin: It seems the make-up artist who’s in charge of these things likes the Williams wives better than the Brown bunch. The Williams don’t look like movie stars, but they don’t look like streetwalkers either. There was much ado on the boards
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Worldly Distractions: The Simpsons 25.22 - The Yellow Badge of Cowardge

Well, if that isn't the most awkward title you've ever heard. We've reached the season finale, which means a hell of a lot less on a show with little continuity, but still, Season 25 has come and gone. Mostly iffy with a few good moments, it's time to bring this thing to a close. Let's go. Standard opening credits, the couch gag involves the family appearing at Comic-Con (with Matt Groening) and refusing to answer any questions. We open with a weird mash-up of Biblical quotes (an
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Worldly Distractions: Mad Men 7.6 - The Strategy

Down to the second-last episode of the season, and things are starting to heat up. Will Don keep his job? Will the computer destroy SC&P from the inside? Will Peggy ever smile? Find out all this and more! No previously on - did they cut it or did my stream? Alison Brie is BACK, Chellas writes, Abraham directs. We see a sweet '60s car, which contains a Burger Chef customer. SC&P has just given a bunch of people free meals and is literally bribing them to stick around long
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Worldly Distractions: The Big Bang Theory 7.24 - The Status Quo Combustion

After last week's barn-burner of an episode, we come to the thrilling conclusion of Season 7. People in the know have been hinting at something big. Whatever happens, your faithful recapper is there. Let's go. Everyone's gathered at the apartment. We learn that Howard's mom has worn out two nurses, and Raj has had sex with Emily. This gets a big audience reaction. Penny and Leonard also announce their engagement, which gets just as big a reaction from both  friends and audience (and
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Worldly Distractions: Modern Family 5.23 - The Wedding (Part One)

Just splitting this wedding into two episodes is giving me uncomfortable flashbacks to the endlessly-dragged-out ninth season of How I Met Your Mother, but we ended on a dramatic note last week and should have more than enough meat to get through forty minutes. Let's get Cam and Mitch to the church on time!* Cam and Mitch awaken on the morning of the big day to find two strange men in their bedroom. Well, strange in only one sense - it's Pepper and his boyfriend, who are the happy co
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Worldly Distractions: The Simpsons 25.21 - Pay Pal

I look forward to next week's episode, Interac. Seriously, could this show get any lazier? We skip the opening credits in favour of a long couch gag re-enacting The Game of Life, in which the Simpsons hit all the "bad" events before finally landing on the couch. But the Grim Reaper is coming for Homer... Marge is preparing for a block party while the kids watch Itchy and Scratchy. This one is possibly the grossest yet, as Itchy possesses Scratchy into cooking himself as dinne
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Worldly Distractions: Mad Men 7.5 - The Runaways

No, not Joan Jett's band. From what I hear, this episode is supposedly the WTF of the year (and we've seen an entire season of Game of Thrones, practically, so that's saying a lot). Let's see what the fuss is about. Previously on: The agency gets a computer, Don is a terrible worker, the Draper marriage is on the rocks, Don gets rehired with a bunch of bullshit requirements, Lou is pissy. "There's nothing to be afraid of," Cutler says, ominously. Weiner and Iserson write, Manley direc
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Worldly Distractions: The Big Bang Theory 7.23 - The Gorilla Dissolution

With "Gorilla" in the title, something tells me that Penny's headed for a major change this episode. What could befall our gang of nerds next? (And can I hope it's an intervention?) Howard and Raj try to move a treadmill into Howard's mom's house while Mrs. Wolowitz protests and Bernadette manages. Unfortunately, they let it go on the stairs and goes slamming into Mrs. Wolowitz. On that somewhat dark note, we begin the opening credits. Raj recounts the story to his friends over t
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Worldly Distractions: Modern Family 5.22 - Message Received

Yup, it's time for another Modern Family already. That's what screwing with the schedule will do to you. Let's see what they have to offer tonight. Manny is pretentious and Jay unsophisticated, as usual. When Jay discovers that his stepson hates pickles, all hell breaks loose. He gives him a huge lecture on not being picky, because otherwise he'll get beaten up. Manny is forced to try a pickle, leading to the opening credits. Lamest setup ever? Probably. Cam is dismayed that th
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Worldly Distractions: Modern Family 5.21 - Sleeper

Midnight train to St. Petersburg, or highly underrated 1973 Woody Allen comedy? Either way, it's got to be better than last week. Mitchell and Jay explore the mall, where Jay comments on Mitchell's excellent ragtime piano style. The problem? The piano's playing itself. That, and Mitchell's never had a piano lesson in his life. Jay suggests they get ice cream. Oh, yeah, Mitchell's lactose intolerant. Let's have a round of applause for Jay, graduate of the Betty Draper School of Parent
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Once Upon a Time, Season 3, Episode 20: Kansas

Regina’s Redeemed, Big-Ass Broaches Change Hands, and It’s A Boy!!! There’s no easing our way into this episode because the first thing we hear is shrieking. We’re in present-day Storybrooke and David stops his truck and helps a laboring Mary Margaret (MM) out. (And let me just say that very rarely is real-life labor so dramatic. You don’t start with excruciating contractions. You start small and work your way up to excruciating. Yet every time somebody on TV goes into labor, it s
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Worldly Distractions: The Simpsons 25.20 - Brick Like Me

Ladies and gentlemen, welcome to a half-hour commercial. You see, LEGO and the Simpsons have finally teamed up, and in celebration, this is what we get. In fact, I'm expecting a few clever moments. Let's enjoy the ride. No opening credits. Homer wakes up, making a few jokes about selling out, and greets his lovely wife. Everyone is LEGO and no one seems to care. And can I say, they're freakin' adorable. Marge in particular is the sweetest thing. Santa's Little Helper rips off her arm,
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My Five Wives, Season 1, Episode 9

You Asked, Brady and the Wives Answer It’s Q&A time and the end of the season already. I guess time flies when you have five wives. Brady and wives round up the kids to go to “Aunt Rosie’s†to answer “lots of questions from lots of fans.†I only bring this up because Brady seems positively giddy about his “fans.†First the younger kids answer questions: It appears to me that the kids have been coached, but I’d coach my kids too if they were to appear on TV.
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Worldly Distractions: The Big Bang Theory 7.22 - The Proton Transmogrification

I was told this was the season finale. Someone has lied to me. Someone must pay. But first, the recap. The boys are planning their activities for May the Fourth, commonly known as Star Wars Day. Much to their exasperation, Penny has never heard of it, and in fact finds it weird. Opening credits. Yeah, that wasn't much to go on. Leonard arrives in Sheldon's room in the middle of the night. No, it's not "the episode where they finally kiss". Sheldon babbles about May 4th, but Leona
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Worldly Distractions: Mad Men 7.4 - The Monolith

I'm back from Poland just in time to mark the halfway point in this season! The schedule for this week will be as follows: BBT and Mad Men tonight, Modern Family and The Simpsons tomorrow, and then back to our regularly scheduled programming. It feels good to be home. Previously on: Avery is worried for his job. Roger's daughter forgives him. Harry gets shafted. Don gets rehired, and Pete's fucking the real estate agents. All together now - "one of these things is not like the others.
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Worldly Distractions: The Simpsons 25.19 - What to Expect When Bart's Expecting

And no, Bart hasn't mutated into a girl and gotten freaky with Nelson, though I wouldn't be surprised with all the dumb plots lately. Let's see what they have to offer. Standard opening credits. Chalkboard: "You can't play April Fool's jokes on April 27th." We get a cool couch gag, drawn by Michal Socha, which involves a ridiculous journey through Homer's insides after he accidentally swallows himself. Fabulous animation, some Simpsons gags along the way, and we wind up on the brain/c
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My Five Wives, Season 1, Episode 8,

Love Is All We Need As the kids head off for school, Rhonda skypes with Brady’s mother, Stella, a breast cancer survivor. Rhonda is terrified. Stella doesn’t have much to say except to tell Rhonda her family needs her. Brady drives his pickup to the tattoo shop for a consultation. He shows the artist the drawing his daughter made and explains how it symbolizes his five wives and the 24 children. ‘Cause he’s a polygamist, dontcha know? The artist seems to take this in stride. Iâ
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Once Upon A Time, Season 3, episode 10: A Curious Thing

In which monkeys run amok, Regina takes umbrage, and Snow makes a split decision.  We open on a rider on a white horse galloping through the Enchanted Forest (EF) during the lost year. At the Charmings’ castle, Regina’s got a very severe hairdo, but I like it; it lets us know she means business. As opposed to her jewel encrusted collar and lapels, which let us know she’s fabulous. Anyway, it’s just another day in the EF because Regina’s yelling. This time she’s upset beca
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Worldly Distractions: Mad Men 7.3 - Field Trip

First, a note about this week's recaps. Starting on Thursday I'm going to be in Poland. Mad Men and The Simpsons should be on time, but Modern Family and The Big Bang Theory (season finale!) will be delayed. It's unfortunate, but, well, Poland. On to the episode! Previously on: Don has been thrown out of SC&P and the Draper marriage is shit-tastic. Dawn still has to work for  Don because her existence is to get pushed around. Except not, because she got promoted! Open
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Worldly Distractions: The Big Bang Theory 7.21 - The Anything Can Happen Recurrence

Okay, I'm going to take this title as a challenge. Impress me, episode - impress me. Penny describes life on the set of Serial Apist II to Leonard. It sounds quite artistic. Meanwhile, Sheldon is still off string theory and is looking for a new field in physics. He asks Leonard for advice, them promptly erases his suggestions. Penny diagnoses him as bored and suggests he do something totally different for a wild. Leonard decides to bring back "Anything Can Happen Thursdays". (In a n
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Worldly Distractions: Modern Family 5.20 - Australia

Well, it's another Modern Family travel episode. So far we've done Hawaii, Disneyland (barely travel), Vegas, Florida, and a dude ranch, and probably some more I've forgotten. This year, the entire gang is off to Australia. Let the stereotypes begin! We get the classic "down under" picture, taken by Manny in view of the Opera House and starring Luke - which warrants Jay to quickly admit that he dropped his grandson on his head many years ago. Naturally, Phil has to join in. During an
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Once Upon A Time, Season 3, Episode 18

Ghost Story We open on Regina in a mirror, putting on earrings. She seems to be glaring at herself, but I think that’s just her face’s go-to expression. The doorbell rings. Regina opens the door but no one’s there. She looks down to see a basket of green apples on her doorstep. A voice says “a gift.†It’s coming from inside the house! It’s Zelena, leaning against Regina’s table and drinking a glass of wine. Zelena says she saw Regina’s apple tree in the yard and though
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My Five Wives, Season 1, Episode 7--We'll Be There for You

Sister Wife Solidarity We open on the moon over the mountains. So picturesque. So peaceful. But there’s turmoil in the Williams household. It’s Rhonda’s night and she and Brady are lying on the bed with their son. They want him to go to sleep which would most likely be easier without the cameras in his face. Rhonda and Brady discuss the mammogram scheduled for the next day. Rhonda says she won’t mind if the results take a while because she wants to just pretend everything’s o
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