Clay Dockery

Clay Dockery is an actor, author, and impresario extraordinaire. They are the co-editor of Why I Geek: An Anthology of Fandom Origin Stories and was the co-head organizer and creative director of MISTI-Con, Coal Hill Con, and The West Wing Weekend fandom conventions. They live in New York City with their girlfriend and their two chonky cats.

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  • Josh and Melissa looking at each other and holding hands as the rest of the cast looks on behind them in the Schmigadoon! Season 2 finale
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    Schmigadoon! Season 2 Finale Recap: “Over and Done” — A Happy Beginning

    The following recap contains spoilers for the Schmigadoon! Season 2 finale, “Over and Done” (written by Cinco Paul and directed by Robert Luketic) The Schmigadoon! Season 2 finale (“Over and Done”) ends with Josh and Melissa (Kegan-Michael Key and Cecily Strong) returning to the “real” world once again, singing their joy that they can start […] More

  • Melissa on stage in a blue fluffy dress kicking a drink out of the hand of a patron
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    Schmigadoon! S2E5 Recap: “Famous As Hell” Twists and Turns

    The following recap contains spoilers for Schmigadoon! S2E5, “Famous As Hell” (written by Josh Lieb and directed by Robert Luketic) There always has to be a twist and Schmigadoon! S2E5, “Famous As Hell,” brings several. As, reveling in the success of their plan to make the others happy, Josh and Melissa fall for the trappings […] More

  • Jenny in the center smiling while Josh on the left and Melissa on the right look at her, surronded by dancers
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    Schmigadoon! S2E4 Recap: “Something Real” Spreads the Love

    The following recap contains spoilers for Schmigadoon! S2E4, “Something Real” (written by Raina Morris and directed by Alice Mathias) Schmigadoon! S2E4, “Something Real,” starts the second half of the season by allowing the characters other than Josh and Melissa to experience something they have not been able to up until this point, genuine emotional connection. […] More

  • Bobby Flannigan doing a split on top of a table while holding sparklers with jurors behind her and light coming in windos
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    Schmigadoon! S2E3 Recap: “Bells and Whistles” Lets It All Hang Out

    The following recap contains spoilers for Schmigadoon! S2E3, “Bells and Whistles” (written by Jane Klausner and directed by Alice Mathias) Schmigadoon! S2E3 picks up right where the previous episode, “Doorway to Where,” left off. The episode continues the show’s impressive winning streak with its captivating plot and well-executed musical numbers. After Josh and Topher’s successful […] More

  • Josh in Melissa stand in darkness in the forground looking at a bright sign that reads "Welcome to Schmicago"

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    Schmigadoon! Season 2 Premiere Recap — Enter Schmicago

    The following recap contains spoilers for the Season 2 premiere of Schmigadoon! S2E1, “Welcome to Schmicago” (written by Cinco Paul and directed by Alice Mathias) and S2E2, “Doorway to Where” (written by Jonathan Tolins and directed by Alice Mathias) Schmigadoon! returns with a two-episode Season 2 premiere that not only keeps the momentum going from […] More

  • Charlie looks frightfully out the passenger side window with Cliff in the background wearing sunglasses with his hand on the steering wheel
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    Poker Face S1E10 Recap: “The Hook” Brings You Back (Season Finale)

     The following recap contains spoilers for Poker Face, S1E10, “The Hook” (written by  Nora & Rian Johnson and directed by Janicza Bravo) “The Hook,” the Poker Face Season 1 finale, has been the most divisive entry of the entire season, with some viewers and critics wondering how it could miss the mark so badly, while […] More

  • Morty looking over her shoulder at Charlie as Charlie drives a car, with snow outside the window
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    Poker Face S1E9 Recap: “Escape From Shit Mountain” Breaks Free for a Thrill Ride

     The following recap contains spoilers for Poker Face, S1E9, “Escape From Shit Mountain” (written by  Nora & Lilla Zuckerman, and directed by Rian Johnson) For the penultimate episode, Poker Face pulls out all the stops with a dark, moody, psychologically-intense thriller. “Escape From Shit Mountain” takes all of the beats of the show and takes […] More

  • Nick Nolte reclines in a chair while holding a bottle in Poker Face S1E8
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    Poker Face S1E8 Recap: “The Orpheus Syndrome” Embraces the Madness

    The following recap contains spoilers for Poker Face S1E8, “The Orpheus Syndrome” (written by  Natasha Lyonne & Alice Ju, and directed by Natasha Lyonne). It only seems right that the psychologically deepest, weirdest, and most experimental episode of Poker Face yet was written and directed by Natasha Lyonne herself. Though, it must be noted that […] More

  • Davis and Charlie looking forward in an arcade with Charlie holding a video game steering wheel with both bathed in green light
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    Poker Face S1E7 Recap: “The Future of the Sport” Finally Tweaks the Formula

    The following recap contains spoilers for Poker Face, S1E7, “The Future of the Sport” (Story by  Joe Lawson & CS Fischer, teleplay by Joe Lawson, and directed by Iain B. MacDonald) If we were ranking them, the first six episodes of Poker Face would have all fallen somewhere between “very good” and “great” but they all […] More

  • The Carnival Row logo of a fairy and the title in yellow lettering over a dark image of a bridge over water
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    Carnival Row Season 2 Premiere Recap — We Return to the Row of Rot and Rebellion

    The following recap contains spoilers for the Season 2 premiere of Carnival Row, S2E1, “Fight and Flight” (Story by  Erik Oleson and Travis Beacham & Marc Guggenheim, teleplay by  Erik Oleson, and directed by Thor Freudenthal) and S2E2, “New Dawn” (written by Sarah Byrd and directed by Thor Freudenthal) It seems hard to fathom that […] More

  • Rebecca to the left, Michael in the middle, and Kathleen on the right on the kitchen set of Ghosts of Pensecola
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    Poker Face S1E6 Recap: “Exit Stage Death” — Watch Your Step

    The following recap contains spoilers for Poker Face S1E6, “Exit Stage Death” (written by Chris Downey and directed by Ben Sinclair) Poker Face S1E6, “Exit Stage Death,” really makes me wonder how it is that the series works so well because sometimes, in episodes like this one, the elements feel like they should not fit […] More

  • Joyce (S. Epatha Merkerson) and Irene (Judith Light) sitting at a table playing a game and looking ominously toward the camera in Poker Face S1E5
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    Poker Face S1E5 Recap: “Time of the Monkey” — It’s Only a Model UN

    The following recap contains spoilers for Poker Face S1E5, “Time of the Monkey” (written by Wyatt Cain & Charlie Peppers, and directed by Lucky McKee) Poker Face S1E5, “Time of the Monkey” may have been the funniest, and twistiest episode of the series so far. But in this recap, I can’t be sure of that. […] More

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