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United Shades of America: San Quentin discussion and recap

This Sunday on CNN (May 1 at 10 p.m. ET/PT.) make sure to tune into W. Kamau Bell’s United Shades of America where a level 2 prison, San Quentin, is Kamau’s focus as he introduces us to people behind bars trying to make the best of a stacked situation. There are four levels total in

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Vikings Season 4, Episode 10, The Last Ship: Recap and discussion

Powerfully laced and loaded, this mid-season finale of Vikings time travelled a bit and took us back to Kattegat, with 10 more episodes to air later this year. The elapsing of time between the last Francia routing and the return to Kattegat sees Ragnar MIA until the end of the episode, and his sons now

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Vikings Season 4, Episode 9, Death All Around: Recap and discussion

“I don’t care about Paris, I came for Rollo.” – Ragnar The Viking ant colony works as one to deliver the vision of Ragnar Lothbrok’s great fleet of Viking ships as they carve up a mountain and through the woods to end run the Frankish troops. More importantly, it will unnerve Paris and all who

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United Shades of America preview and discussion: The new KKK

We warmly welcome back W. Kamau Bell to the smallscreen, as our host brings his open mind and curious nature to explore every damned thing going on and going wrong in the United States of America on this new CNN Original Series “United Shades of America” which premieres on Sunday, April 24, at 10 p.m.

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Vikings Season 4, Episode 8, Portage: Recap and discussion

This past week we had Ragnar Lothbrok’s (Travis Fimmel) personal character really emerging as he grappled with addiction and disillusionment while trying to sort out what the next move is. Ragnar is a master at keeping everyone guessing and thinking three clicks ahead, sadly that was not the case for the slave turned drug dealer

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The People v O.J. Simpson finale: In-depth discussion

FX wrapped up “the trial of the century” on Tuesday (April 5) as the dramatized O.J. Simpson trial riveted a captive TV audience once again. Except this time, we viewers were given backstage passes thanks to the excellent adaptation of Jeffrey Toobin’s book The Run of His Life by superb writers Larry Karaszewski and Scott

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Vikings Season 4, Episode 7, The profit and the loss: Recap and discussion

This week’s edition of Vikings was a real bummer. For Ragnar, but not Rollo. Fimmel’s acting chops are insanely good this season as he processes loss and betrayal by Lagertha, Rollo and even his own health. Linus Roache’s King Ecbert however is in fine fiddle and healthy as a horse as he artfully extracts Mercia

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The People v O.J. Simpson Episode 9: In-depth discussion

This week on The People v O.J. Simpson saw a turning point for Judge Ito with regards to the Mark Fuhrman tapes — a collection of recordings between Fuhrman and a would-be Hollywood screenwriter that’s beyond racist. The gleeful defense believes the recordings are the nail in the prosecution’s coffin while Ito strikes down most

Vikings Season 4, Episode 6 What might have been: Recap and discussion

There’s a whole lot of karma and regret in “What Might Have Been.” In a nutshell, Yidu (Dianne Doan) has a way better haircut this week and has Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) hooked on Opium or something of that ilk. First wives’ club member Lagertha (Kathryn Winnick) is eventually reunited with a remorseful and melancholic Ragnar, whose

Vikings Season 4, Episode 5 ‘Promised’: Recap and discussion

SPOILERS Vikings on History is one of the best shows on television at the moment – by far. Here we give a quick recap of Season 4 Episode 5, titled Promised, which aired Thursday March 18, while TV critics April Neale and Ernie Estrella discuss the episode in depth. Vikings Season 4, Episode 5 recap Did we