Episodes

One Early M*A*S*H Episode Proved That Sitcoms Can Break Our Hearts

By  Valerie Ettenhofer 

The season one M*A*S*H episode “Sometimes You Hear the Bullet” revealed the show’s bleeding heart, and gave voice to profound topics it would keep returning to throughout its storied run.

Revisiting The ‘House’ Bus Crash That Shocked Viewers

By  Valerie Ettenhofer 

The penultimate episode of House’s fourth season sees the death wish-chasing doctor unravel the shocking mystery of his own head injury.

Once Upon a Time, ‘Gilmore Girls’ Danced the Night Away

By  Valerie Ettenhofer 

In season three’s “They Shoot Gilmores, Don’t They?” Rory and Lorelai get in over their heads at a 24-hour dance marathon.

Let’s Revisit That Cathartic ‘Jessica Jones’ Showdown

By  Valerie Ettenhofer 

Jessica Jones’ first season is a brutal and powerful look at intimate partner violence that ends stronger than ever.

Love and Creativity Die “A Dark Quiet Death” in Mythic Quest’s Standalone Episode

By  Valerie Ettenhofer 

The tech comedy’s best episode is a decades-spanning story about selling out, breaking up, and making art.

How ‘Sharp Objects’ Ended with a Perfect Dose of Poison

By  Valerie Ettenhofer 

Prestige mystery series don’t get much darker than ‘Sharp Objects,’ and ‘Sharp Objects’ doesn’t get much better than its sickening finale.

What the ‘Golden Girls’ Chronic Illness Episode Means to Me

By  Valerie Ettenhofer 

Dorothy’s traumatic and frustrating journey through the medical system hits close to home for people who live with chronic illnesses, like our TV critic Valerie Ettenhofer.

Remember When the Flight of the Conchords Got “Mugged”?

By  Valerie Ettenhofer 

HBO’s short-lived musical series was at its best when the protagonists wandered naively into strange situations, like in this Season 1 episode.

Re-entering the Void with the Best Episode of ‘True Detective’

By  Valerie Ettenhofer 

The surreal HBO series’ first-season midpoint — “Who Goes There?” — careens into epically cinematic chaos.