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Cheryl Wassenaar

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Victoria on Masterpiece: Season 2 (2017) 89% EDIT “Is it too long? Almost certainly... But still, it's hard not to enjoy how lovely the episode is in terms of its beauty.” – Culturess Sep 17, 2019 Full Review The Handmaid's Tale: Season 3, Episode 5 (2019) EDIT “Maybe the central premise of this week's The Handmaid's Tale doesn't make sense, but the emotional plot development does work.” – Culturess Jul 22, 2019 Full Review The Handmaid's Tale: Season 3, Episode 7 (2019) EDIT “All in all, this feels like an episode of transition from the midgame of the season to the endgame.” – Culturess Jul 22, 2019 Full Review The Handmaid's Tale: Season 3, Episode 6 (2019) EDIT “This is definitely more of a world-building episode, but it does also move things forward...It might honestly be the most engrossing of the season so far.” – Culturess Jun 27, 2019 Full Review The Handmaid's Tale: Season 3, Episode 4 (2019) EDIT “There's enough plot to go forward, including whatever's going on with Aunt Lydia, but not enough to make this episode feel rushed in any way.” – Culturess Jun 12, 2019 Full Review Frontier: Season 2 (2017) 100% EDIT “You can only relax until you see something completely bonkers unfold. And, in that respect, this show doesn't disappoint at all.” – Culturess Jan 23, 2019 Full Review Frontier: Season 1 (2016) 50% EDIT “Excessive exposition is a problem all around the world, really.” – Culturess Jan 23, 2019 Full Review Poldark: Season 4, Episode 6 (2018) EDIT “It's a bank failure that sets up the events of Poldark this week, but none of these events seem like much more than circling down to the final two episodes.” – Culturess Nov 5, 2018 Full Review How to Get Away With Murder: Season 5, Episode 6 (2018) EDIT “How to Get Away with Murder probably won't have a solid string of good to great episodes, but it can at least put forth a not-bad episode.” – Culturess Nov 2, 2018 Full Review Poldark: Season 4, Episode 5 (2018) EDIT “All in all, even with some of the ridiculousness, this episode feels like it's setting some stuff up and showing something like character growth.” – Culturess Oct 29, 2018 Full Review How to Get Away With Murder: Season 5, Episode 5 (2018) EDIT “For once, the focus remains mostly on the now of the show's timeline, and much of the bloat seems trimmed down or at least more clearly tied to other aspects of the story.” – Culturess Oct 26, 2018 Full Review Poldark: Season 4, Episode 4 (2018) EDIT “For all that there's an actual mine flood in this episode, after watching, it's likely that you'll remember other things more when it comes to Poldark this week. It's a shame that all of the episodes can't be like this in reaching depths of tone.” – Culturess Oct 22, 2018 Full Review How to Get Away With Murder: Season 5, Episode 4 (2018) EDIT “Ultimately, this episode is a little muddy and disjointed.” – Culturess Oct 19, 2018 Full Review Poldark: Season 4, Episode 3 (2018) EDIT “This week's episode of Poldark seems a bit haphazard in quality compared to the first two, especially due to the number of plots it tires to handle.” – Culturess Oct 15, 2018 Full Review Poldark: Season 4, Episode 2 (2018) EDIT “This ends up being a more somber episode in general, but there are notes of hope.” – Culturess Oct 10, 2018 Full Review EDIT “This may have been the strongest premiere to Poldark since the beginning, setting what promises to be a political (and perhaps dark) season into motion while also bringing some satisfaction in the relationship arena.” – Culturess Oct 3, 2018 Full Review The Handmaid's Tale: Season 2, Episode 13 (2018) EDIT “The Handmaid's Tale is asking us to accept a lot here, and for some of it, at least, the groundwork hasn't been laid enough. This is still a good episode, yes -- but parts of it feel rushed or otherwise tacked on moreso than usual.” – Culturess Jul 12, 2018 Full Review The Handmaid's Tale: Season 2, Episode 12 (2018) EDIT “What does a show like The Handmaid's Tale do when it's already used its biggest narrative tricks? Slow the episode down while still providing chills.” – Culturess Jul 5, 2018 Full Review The Handmaid's Tale: Season 2, Episode 11 (2018) EDIT “No, it's not Christmastime in The Handmaid's Tale, not yet, but "Holly" ends up undercutting itself with some musical choices.” – Culturess Jun 27, 2018 Full Review The Handmaid's Tale: Season 2, Episode 10 (2018) EDIT “If there's a lesson to 'The Last Ceremony,' or an idea in mind, it's this, to paraphrase Stephen King a bit: there is always more, and it is always worse.” – Culturess Jun 21, 2018 Full Review
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