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    Scandal Recap: The President Needs a VibratorOlivia is getting pushed closer and closer to the edge.
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    Black-ish Recap: Bow’s Baby BluesTracee Ellis Ross and Jenifer Lewis are outstanding.
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    Scandal Season-Premiere Recap: Fear of a Black Hat“Watch Me” heralds the birth of a brand-new Olivia Pope.
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    Black-ish Season Premiere Recap: We Built This“Juneteenth” is Black-ish at its most ambitious.
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    Shots Fired Finale Recap: Cold ComfortA surprisingly satisfying conclusion to a story that lacks easy answers.
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    Scandal Season-Finale Recap: It Feels RightOlivia Pope finally turns to the dark side.
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    Shots Fired Recap: Officer DownWill Ashe and Preston’s relationship survive what comes next?
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    Scandal Recap: Mother’s DayIt’s like the good old days on Scandal again.
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    Shots Fired Recap: The People UnitedAs Gate Station crumbles to pieces, Ashe and Preston finally give in to their romantic feelings.
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    Black-ish Season Finale Recap: The Newest JohnsonBlack-ish delivers its most emotional half-hour yet.
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    Scandal Recap: Eleven PoundsThis show transformed into 24 so gradually, we barely noticed it happening.
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    Black-ish Recap: A Different WorldWith Zoey heading off to college, Black-ish rolls out a backdoor pilot.
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    Shots Fired Recap: State of UnrestAs far as I’m concerned, Arlen Cox is the killer.
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    Scandal Recap: The Hateful Eight“Mercy” allows for some interesting character work that feels vital, even as it seems ridiculous.
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    Black-ish Recap: School Daze“All Groan Up” is a glorified clip show.
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    Black-ish Recap: Meeting Santamonica“Sister, Sister” welcomes Rashida Jones to the Black-ish ensemble.
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    Shots Fired Recap: A Riot Goin’ On“The Fire This Time” finds Gate Station erupting into violence.
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    Scandal Recap: Thwack RevisitedThe show’s latest surprise death doesn’t feel very shocking.
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    Shots Fired Recap: What About Arlen?The true villain of Shots Fired finally emerges.
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    Scandal Recap: Defying DefianceKerry Washington and Tony Goldwyn have screen chemistry so phenomenal, Shonda Rhimes tilted the entire show in their direction.
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    Shots Fired Recap: Follow the WeedThis best episode of Shots Fired so far.
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    Scandal Recap: Slapping AbbyScandal takes its characters to extreme places, then escorts them back into the real world.
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    Black-ish Recap: An Affair to RememberOur little Dre is all grown up.
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    Shots Fired Recap: Finding CoryOne mystery is solved, but the show still has much to figure out.
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    Scandal Recap: The Manchurian GingerIs Huck really dead? Time will tell, but the non-answer in “A Stomach for Blood” is pretty manipulative.
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    Black-ish Recap: Put Some Uvo on ItLet’s talk about the elephant in the room: Chris Brown’s appearance in this episode of Black-ish.
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    Shots Fired Recap: What About Joey?“Betrayal of Trust” is the unfortunate result of bending a nuanced drama into the shape of a crime procedural.
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    Scandal Recap: Civil WarIf Scandal kills off a major character, it’d be a very smart move.
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    Shots Fired Series-Premiere Recap: A Shooting in Charlotte“Hour One” does a fine job of illustrating the indignities that racism is built upon.
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    Scandal Recap: A Streak of WeaknessScandal is at its worst when the biggest threat comes from some all-powerful group of corporate baddies.
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    Scandal Recap: Sibling Rivalry“Am I wrong in thinking that Olivia is your sister in a House Lannister kind of way?”
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    Scandal Recap: Locked Up“The Belt” is Scandal at its worst.
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    Scandal Recap: Sex, Lies, and VideotapeFor the first time in a long time, Scandal is earning its mysteries.
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    Scandal Recap: All’s Fair in Love and PoliticsThe Scandal renaissance is upon us.
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    Scandal Season Premiere Recap: Hail to the ThiefScandal suddenly feels like its old self again.
  36. Where Did We Leave Off on Scandal?If you don’t remember what happened last season, here’s a quick refresher.
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    Insecure Season Finale Recap: No More Mr. Nice Guy A stellar finale that delivers an emotional wallop.
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    Insecure Recap: Heartbreaks and SetbacksIs this the end for Issa and Lawrence?
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    Insecure Recap: The Morning After“Guilty As F–k” is written so well, it’s difficult to take sides between Lawrence and Issa.
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    Insecure Recap: Sittin’ in the StudioIssa’s moment of infidelity in “Shady As F**k” is downright shocking.
  41. close reads
    Why Atlanta’s Police-Shooting Scene Was More Effective Than Others on TVNo one could have predicted that the show to finally get it right would be a surrealist comedy. 
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    Insecure Recap: Karmic JusticeThe last few seconds of “Thirsty As F**k” are a gut-punch.
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    Insecure Recap: Beach Don’t Kill My VibeIn its third episode, Insecure pulls off a moving, lovely feat.
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    Insecure Recap: Brazy in LoveHope springs eternal, no matter how many Tinder jerks try to prove otherwise.
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    Insecure Series-Premiere Recap: Introducing IssaThe freshest, funniest, and most stylish HBO comedy in years.
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    TV Couples: Clair and Cliff vs. Roseanne and DanThe couple that plays together stays together.