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  • Ronald and James talk in the jury box before the trial
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    Jury Duty’s Unique Style Gives Viewers Laughs and a New Kind of Hero

    The following piece contains spoilers for Season 1 of Jury Duty, created by Lee Eisenberg and Gene Stupnitsky. I would describe my one and only experience serving on a jury as routine. We tried a case where a habitual offender attacked someone, there were multiple witnesses, there was plenty of relevant evidence, and the defendant […] More

  • Hank and William shop at the hardware store
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    Lucky Hank S1E7 Recap: “The Count of Monte Cristo” — No In-Between

    The following recap contains spoilers for Lucky Hank S1E7, “The Count of Monte Cristo” (written by Taylor Brogan and directed by Nicole Holofcener) As any 12th-grade English student can tell you, The Count of Monte Cristo centers around many themes including revenge, justice, redemption, and fulfillment. In Lucky Hank’s seventh episode, also titled “The Count of Monte […] More

  • Hank confronts his father about his past
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    Lucky Hank S1E6 Recap: “The Arrival” — Fathers and Sons

    The following recap contains spoilers for Lucky Hank S1E6, “The Arrival” (written by Jasmine Pierce and directed by Jude Weng) Long-awaited confrontations between estranged fathers and sons have long been a staple of television and film. Whether it’s Luke Skywalker and Darth Vader, Star-Lord and Ego, or The Fresh Prince and his runaway father Lou, father and […] More

  • Hank and his dinner guests discuss Lily's new job

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    Lucky Hank S1E5 Recap: “The Clock” — Too Heavy to Carry

    The following recap contains spoilers for Lucky Hank S1E5, “The Clock” (written by Jean Kyoung Frazier and directed by Jude Weng) Not since Michael Scott snipped and snapped his way through a three-hour braise of the osso bucco has a dinner party among colleagues been as cringy and difficult to watch as the one the Railton College […] More

  • Hank and Lily discuss why his father's crate showed up at their house

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    Lucky Hank S1E3 Recap: “Escape” — The Trouble With Tenure

    The following recap contains spoilers for Lucky Hank S1E3, “Escape” (written by Adam Barr and directed by Dan Attias) If you’ve made it through the first three episodes of Lucky Hank, you know by now that the primary setting for the show is in academia. Bob Odenkirk’s Hank Devereaux, Jr. is a department chair of the English […] More

  • George Saunders and Hank Devereaux teach a class
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    Lucky Hank S1E2 Recap: “George Saunders” — Foils, Fights, and Friends

    The following recap contains spoilers for Lucky Hank S1E2, “George Saunders” (written by Paul Lieberstein & Aaron Zelman and directed by Peter Farrelly) If you haven’t quite figured out yet whether Lucky Hank is serialized television or episodic television, don’t worry, that’s probably on purpose. As Lucky Hank tries to figure out if it wants […] More

  • Williams and Lily Devereaux talk in their kitchen
    in Premieres

    Lucky Hank S1E1 Recap: “Pilot” — Breaking Sad

    The following recap contains spoilers for the first episode of Lucky Hank, “Pilot” (written by Paul Lieberstein & Aaron Zelman and directed by Peter Farrelly) The last time we saw Bob Odenkirk in the finale of Better Call Saul, he was saying goodbye to Kim Wexler (Rhea Seehorn) and preparing to spend the rest of his […] More

  • David and Ellie talk by the fire while they wait for James in The Last of Us S1E8
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    The Last of Us S1E8 Recap: “When We Are in Need” — Little Pieces

    The following recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us S1E8, “When We Are in Need” (written by Craig Mazin and directed by Ali Abbasi) What are the little things you remember about your favorite television show? The little pieces that just stick with you long after the memories of each episode’s plot and structure fade away. […] More

  • Ellie and Riley ride a merry go round at the mall
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    The Last of Us S1E7 Recap: “Left Behind” — Take On Me

    The following recap contains spoilers for The Last of Us S1E7, “Left Behind” (written by Neil Druckmann and directed by Liza Johnson) The last 100 years of film, television, and literature are littered with examples of characters forced into making impossible decisions under harrowing circumstances. I think about the horrific choices Captain John Yossarian must make […] More

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