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    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Season-Finale Recap: It’s Just Like Sonic The Hedgehog 3Scott and Ramona face off against their most challenging foe yet. Luckily, they have their friends to back them up.
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    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Recap: Back to the FutureHave you ever wondered what happened to Scott and Ramona after the end of the graphic novels and film? This episode is for you.
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    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Recap: A Robot VeganRamona and the gang crack the case wide open.
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    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Recap: Ramona Does Her Own StuntsTakes Off continues its exploration of queer relationships as Ramona continues burying the hatchet with her exes.
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    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Recap: When You Wish Upon a StarIn a delightful episode centering on Lucas Lee, Take Off moves away from the good vs. evil binary and into much more interesting territory.
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    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Recap: That’s Why They Call It ‘Play’With Ramona as the central character, Takes Off surpasses the source material.
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    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Recap: High-Level EnemiesTake Off gets an ensemble-driven makeover — it’s a brilliant creative choice.
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    Scott Pilgrim Takes Off Series-Premiere Recap: Start New GameNetflix’s animated retelling is just like the Scott Pilgrim you always knew, but also unlike every Scott Pilgrim story that came before it.
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    Invincible: Atom Eve Recap: The Atom FamilyThe pink-clad matter manipulator gets an origin-story special that, in typical Invincible fashion, blends deep familial tragedy with dynamic violence.
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    Schmigadoon! Finale Recap: The Fumbled FinaleWe’re left with no idea how Melissa and Josh’s experiences in Schmigadoon affirm their love, making for a lackluster curtain call.
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    Schmigadoon! Recap: Leading Ladies and Doggy DogsJane Krakowski’s Countess Gabriele Von Blerkom arrives to complicate Melissa’s burgeoning romance with Doc Lopez.
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    Schmigadoon! Recap: Sex EducationJosh and Melissa start to make a real impact on Schmigadoon, with mixed results.
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    Schmigadoon! Recap: Troubled WatersMelissa and Josh learn the dangers of casual hookups in a world where casual hookups aren’t a thing.
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    Schmigadoon! Recap: Meat Basket for SaleAs Melissa sours on Schmigadoon, Josh begins to get in tune.
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    Schmigadoon! Series-Premiere Recap: Welcome to Musical HellAudience participation is mandatory.
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    Sweet Tooth Season-Finale Recap: Deer in a CageThe finale delivers several major (and very tidy) revelations and a big cliffhanger, effectively setting the stage for an exciting second season.
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    Sweet Tooth Recap: No More QuestionsA revelatory episode leads Gus to a truth he’s not at all prepared to hear.
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    Sweet Tooth Recap: Are We There Yet?A transitional episode finds all our player in transit and headed toward an explosive confrontation by the end of the season.
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    Sweet Tooth Recap: Saved by the DevilOur main villain makes his presence known, bumping up the threat level considerably as we head into the season’s back half.
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    Sweet Tooth Recap: Teenage WastelandGus may get treated like a king by the Animal Army, but there’s a dark side to this Lost Boys fantasy.
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    Sweet Tooth Recap: Burning Down the HouseThere’s a lot of hiding and seeking going on.
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    Sweet Tooth Recap: No Visitors AllowedThe farther we get from idyllic Yellowstone, the scarier the post-Great Crumbling world becomes.
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    Sweet Tooth Series-Premiere Recap: Into the WildTurns out an adorable deer boy and a grand adventure go a long way toward making pandemic entertainment more appealing.
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    What to Know Before Venturing Into the Bizarre World of Marvel’s M.O.D.O.K.The new stop-motion family sitcom starring one of comics’ most enduring punchlines is packed full of references to other Marvel concepts.
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    Invincible Season-Finale Recap: My Father the HeroOne of the most harrowing episode of superhero TV ever produced matches extreme, spectacular violence with devastating emotional conflict.
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    Invincible Recap: Trust IssuesAn eventful penultimate episode puts us back in action-extravaganza mode, as Omni-Man reveals his true self and obliterates his domestic human life.
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    Invincible Recap: A Different WorldEven in the world of higher education, Mark can’t escape the blue and yellow costume.
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    Invincible Recap: Growing PainsIn going against his father’s wishes to team up with Titan (Mahershala Ali), Mark makes a valiant choice that backfires spectacularly.
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    Invincible Recap: Suspicious MindsAs Nolan’s and Debbie’s characters get fleshed out, the tension between their competing ideologies grows within Mark.
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    Invincible Recap: Tryout SeasonMark’s father has specific expectations for him, and it’s looking like those expectations are going to cause some major problems.
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    Invincible Recap: Blue Badge of CourageNobody said being a superhero was going to be easy, and Mark quickly learns the many difficulties of his new life.
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    Invincible Premiere Recap: Father Knows BestWhat at first seems like a sunny superhero origin story soon descends into the darkest aspects of the genre.
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    The Real WandaVision Big Bad Was Marriage All AlongBeneath the family-sitcom trappings, the series is wed to a legacy of superhero stories that will do anything to end marital bliss.
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    The Old Guard Is Not a Superhero StoryComic author and screenwriter Greg Rucka is adamant that his “fiction of violence” stand apart from Marvel.
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    A Short History of The Old Guard Comic UniverseAll the character backstories you need.
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    The Graphic Novel That Inspired I Am Not Okay With ThisCartoonist Charles Forsman on how his stripped-down comic became Netflix’s new superpowered teen show.
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    The GLOW Comic Takes the Gorgeous Ladies Deeper Into the Wrestling WorldWriter Tini Howard and artist Hannah Templer break down what goes into translating the series to a new medium. Plus: An exclusive preview of issue 2.
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    A GIF Guide to This Week’s Legendary Drag Race Lip SyncEveryone is going to need a cigarette after this.
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    Legion Recap: Blue-Eyed DevilThe second-season finale finds the series going all-in on the dark turn taken by its protagonist.
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    Legion Recap: Rise of the World-BreakerIs the show’s new villain David himself?
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    Legion Recap: Vapor HazeThe momentum grinds to a halt as the writers give us unsatisfactory check-ins with the supporting cast.
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    Legion Recap: Wandering the DesertCan Legion hurry up and find Farouk’s body already?
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    Legion Recap: Walking on EggshellsThe second season’s expanded format is starting to wreak havoc with its storytelling.
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    Legion Recap: The Tree of Life“Chapter 14” explores the many-worlds interpretation of quantum mechanics by entering a world populated by different versions of David Haller.
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    Legion Recap: The Unholy Resurrection of Lenny BuskerVillains take the spotlight as Legion doubles down on horror.
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    Legion Recap: The Broken PlacesDavid Haller goes on a psychic voyage through his girlfriend’s memories.
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    Legion Recap: The Maze RunnerA virus outbreak plunges Division 3 into crisis mode.
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    Legion Recap: Bigger Than JesusDavid finally comes face-to-face with the Shadow King.
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    Legion Season-Premiere Recap: Identity CrisisWelcome back to the strangest superhero-show on TV.
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    Marvel’s Runaways Season-Finale Recap: Life on the StreetAlthough it took the whole season to get here, the payoff in “Hostile” is very rewarding.
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