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Sophia is under siege as Tom Jones' second episode begins, under pressure to marry the unpleasant Blifil. (Aunt Western: “I want you to be rich and safe!”) The older generation are incredulous Tom –– of dubious birth, penniless –– is someone a woman of Sophia’s class and wealth might love.
Call the Midwife
After seven episodes of serious and hard-hitting material, Call The Midwife lets it all hang out in the Season 12 finale. This episode’s focus is on the long-anticipated wedding of Nurse Trixie Franklin and Sir Matthew Aylward (now he’s inherited the baronetcy). Despite Trixie’s careful
Marie Antoinette
The Queen of France achieves a dream nearly a decade in the making in the penultimate episode of Marie Antoinette's first season, but it somehow only reaffirms that nothing she does will ever be good enough for her husband's terrible family and his awful court. Yes,
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The new Tom Jones mini-series romps into our lives. Written by Gwyneth Hughes (Miss Austen Regrets) and directed by Georgia Parris, its prettiness, gorgeous rural settings, great clothes, and good-looking leads are enchanting. It’s a light-hearted, fast-paced, and entertaining adaptation of Henry Fielding’s picaresque
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You don’t expect to see a caravan (a tiny trailer) parked between looming brick buildings in London, but that’s what Call the Midwife’s penultimate episode opens on, as that’s where the O’Connor family lives, construction worker Maurice (Niall McNamee), his pregnant wife Imelda (Gráinne Good)
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May has arrived, and with it, a major announcement. The Walter's Choice deluge of the last six months is finally ending. The massive wave of titles coming every Thursday since the end of November was part of PBS Passport catching up to its Masterpiece Channel cousin over on
Marie Antoinette
After last week's disappointing installment, it's a relief that Marie Antoinette returns to its usual solid form in "Deus Ex Machina" an hour finally earns mature content advisory with many scenes attempting to explain the specifics of sex, even if the result is that
Sanditon
For the second time in its history, it is time to say goodbye to Sanditon. The Little Period Drama That Could survived cancellation, significant cast changes, and behind-the-scenes shifts and ultimately managed to run for three seasons. It is a testament to the power of viewer enthusiasm and
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One of the most frustrating aspects of the proliferation of streaming services and ITV and the BBC choosing to play the field, leasing content to the highest bidder, is that one never can tell where shows will land or if they will come to the U.S. at all. For
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Earth Day originated in the 1960s as those who jumped on the climate change bandwagon tried to draw attention to how humans affected the environment. In 1969, Wisconsin environmental activist Sen. Gaylord Nelson came up with the idea to hold a nationwide ecological teach-in on April 22, 1970, known
Marie Antoinette
Antoinette and Louis may be officially on the throne of France when Marie Antoinette's fifth episode opens, but somehow their move up the line of succession has caused the relationship (and the show itself) to take a big step backward. One of the most appealing parts of this
Sanditon
The penultimate episode of Sanditon begins to wrap up its many storylines with purpose this week. Still, like much of the rest of this season, even its most significant emotional moments feel rushed and unearned. Plot developments arrive with little warning or set-up, and major conflicts are resolved in