Grimm – Recap & Review – Plumed Serpent

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Grimm
Plumed Serpent

Original Air Date: Mar 9, 2012

Wyner C – TwoCents Reviewer
wyner@thetwocentscorp.com

Said the dragon, “Many knights have left their lives here, I shall soon have an end to you, too,” and he breathed fire out of seven jaws.

Apparently copper has become a precious metal – gold and silver better watch their backs! There’s been a series of copper thefts in Portland, Grimm with the latest leaving two barbecued bodies behind.

Due to an observant passerby and the thief resurfacing at the crime scene, Nick discovers it’s a creature crime. An imbalance Daemonfeuer, dragon-like creatures that utilizes their own fat-vapor-vomit to generate oral-fire, is the culprit – hence the flambé bodies.

The Big Bang Theory – Recap & Review – The Weekend Vortex

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The Big Bang Theory
The Weekend Vortex

Original Air Date: Mar 8, 2012

Kym – TwoCents Reviewer
kym@thetwocentscorp.com

This week’s episode caught my fiance’s attention right off the bat. He’s been playing Star Wars The Old Republic since the early access granted to those who got the collector’s edition. He was playing at the time had me pause while he told everyone in the game about it and that he had to go. Then I had to pause again while he recounted his own experiences with marathon gaming. Then we were able to watch the show, which focuses on a major conundrum for Sheldon. He wants to game all weekend like Raj has suggested, but he’s already agreed to go to Amy’s aunt’s birthday party. She’d even followed the relationship agreement to the letter so he couldn’t wheedle out of it that way. It seems he’s stuck. I would have let it go at “Please Amy, it’s got lightsabers.” It was just so cute.

Alas, as Sheldon’s learning, relationships are complicated…

The Mentalist – Recap & Review – Cheap Burgundy

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The Mentalist
Cheap Burgundy

Original Air Date: Mar 8, 2012

Kym – TwoCents Reviewer
kym@thetwocentscorp.com

It’s a two-for-one episode this week as the team works one case while Jane is on loan to Agent Darcy and the FBI for another. The first is the murder of Matilda Cruz, who’s last contact was in an internet chat room devoted to Shakespeare. Jane gets a bad vibe from the start from her boss, Gary Philo, and provokes him to assault so Lisbon can arrest him. Unfortunately, Darcy shows up to ask for his help with the other case, the murder of Kati Bauer, and whisks Jane away before he gets to question Philo.

She doesn’t really need Jane’s help though, or at least she thinks she doesn’t. She just wants to work him about Red John again, more indirectly.

Up All Night – Recap & Review – Couple Friends

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Up All Night
Couple Friends

Original Air Date: Mar 8, 2012

Caitlin – Staff Writer
caitlin@thetwocentscorp.com

Reagan and Chris have a dilemma- they don’t have any married/parent friends to hang out with. Okay, there are the neighbors, the play group, and the people who want to dubstep in the middle of a field. But besides them…

This week, they decide to alter that. So they meet a gay couple, which apparently makes them more interesting people. I’m not really sure it works like that, but Ava and Luke certainly push each other’s buttons.

American Idol – Recap & Review – Top 13 Results

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American Idol
Top 13 Results

Original Air Date: Mar 8, 2012

Patricia Morris Buckley — Sr. Staff Writer
pmb@thetwocentscorp.com

It’s a new twist this week with the guys vs. the girls. The bottom male and female vote getters faced the judges, who decided which one is going home. Ryan called it the “one time only the judges decide.” Hey, hasn’t that been the case for the last six weeks?

The episode begins with the contestants singing Stevie Wonder’s “As” and they’re not half bad lip synchers. And a few can actually dance (OK, Deandre can really step).

The Office – Recap & Review – The Last Day in Florida

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The Office
The Last Day in Florida

Original Air Date: Mar 8, 2012

Shannon – Associate Editor
shannon@thetwocentscorp.com

Andy announces to the staff that Dwight has been made VP in Tallahassee. Andy makes it sound like Dwight died. Phyllis asks if they can open Dwight’s treasure now that he’s gone. Dwight left specific instructions that it not be opened so of course they all want to see what was in it. Creed doesn’t give a hoot so he offers to do it and inside he finds a picture of the group…and a poison dart. Dwight is all “Oh wow, who would do such a thing but it kind of sounds like he deserves it for opening another man’s treasure…” Yeah.

Dwight, Jim, Robert, and Nellie play some golf. Jim gives Dwight a little gift from the Scranton group and Dwight tees it up and smacks it with a club. Jim talks about how sweet it is not to have to work with Dwight anymore since Dwight is staying in Florida.

Parks and Recreation – Recap & Review – Lucky

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Parks and Recreation
Lucky

Original Air Date: Mar 8, 2012

Valentina D. – Senior Reviewer
valentina@thetwocentscorp.com

After last week’s major campaign shake-up, Leslie desperately needs a stroke of luck and she’s going to get just that. Ben has landed her an interview with popular newsman Buddy Wood (guest star Sean Hayes) and she has a chance to really promote her platform. Preferably without the pants that have the word “nympho” splashed across the bottom in capital letters.

One problem, though: when the interview is canceled and rescheduled within the same day, what happens when Tom and Ann take Leslie out for happy hour?

30 Rock – Recap & Review – Standards and Practices

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30 Rock
Standards and Practices

Original Air Date: Mar 8, 2012

Valentina D. – Senior Reviewer
valentina@thetwocentscorp.com

After the season finale of America’s Kidz Got Singing! airs, NBC is rocked with a new scandal when two child contestants appear drunk onscreen. We also saw the return of Jack’s teenage nemesis, Kaylie Hooper, and she’s got Jack in her sights yet again.

The once-page Kenneth relishes his new position in the standards and practices department, having already been promoted and given fancy business cards. He’s been assigned to monitor late night TV, meaning he gets to play gatekeeper for Liz’s show. What does this mean for TGS? Find out after the jump!

Person of Interest – Recap & Review – Baby Blue

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Person of Interest
Baby Blue

Original Air Date: Mar 8, 2012

Len – Senior Reviewer
len@thetwocentscorp.com

”Please let her be the perpetrator! Please let her be the perpetrator!

That was me in front of the TV Thursday night when I found out this week’s person of interest was a six-month old girl. I suppose I just wanted to see a POI version of the classic “Who Shot Mr. Burns?” episode of The Simpsons, but instead we got a good, solid episode that continues to apply tension to the bonds that hold our heroic quartet (after this week, I’m including Lionel Fusco) together. Plus, since all this week’s POI can do is eat, sleep, crawl, and crap herself, we get some “Three Men and a Baby” type comedy, as well as a few heartfelt moments out of Uncle Reese and Uncle Finch.

But it’s not easy for a same sex domestic couple to raise a child – not when they spend most of their time firing guns and circumventing the law. And certainly not when crime boss Elias is lurking right around the corner! So click on the jump below and let’s put this review the f*** to sleep!

Psych – Recap & Review – Heeeeere’s Lassie

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Psych
Heeeeere’s Lassie

Original Air Date: Mar 7, 2012

Anne – Associate Editor
anne@thetwocentscorp.com

This week we get our gang’s take on the movie The Shining. There are a couple other horror references thrown in there as well. Some may be in my imagination, but I’m sure there are some that they meant to put in there. Let’s jump right in, because there is a lot of detail to go into for this one.

Gus comes across Shawn and Jules having a yard sale in the Psych office, supposedly to pay Gus back for their spa trip, but I don’t know if I buy that. Gus tells Shawn to just sell the engagement ring that he never gave Juliet that he was carelessly storing in his Nintendo DES. Shawn says absolutely not! It’s his Gamma’s and it’s in a much safer place now…a Thundercat. Snarf to be exact, and Jules just sold him. Shawn is forced to give the kid all the money they’ve earned so far to get it back, $57.