Mad Men Happy Hour

Mad Men Happy Hour - 503 – “Tea Leaves”

Betty makes her big season five entrance, Mohawk makes a return flight to SCDP, Pete outmaneuvers Roger, Peggy hires some competition, and Don fears for the Next Generation.  All this and your feedback too!  Enjoy! If you want to give us a shout out, or otherwise give us a piece of your mind, email us, check…

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Ripon: City of a Thousand Dreams

At last, Kelly & Tom record a recap that’s not two hours long!  They still manage to discuss Downton Abbey S2:E4 in its entirety, explain last week’s Character Ceasefire SNAFU, and rewrite a number of popular songs for your amusement.  Other topics include Thomas’ futuristic sack, an attempt to delete sarcasm, Simon Pegg-leg’s cameo, the…

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Now That’s One Irish Monkey

Kelly and Tom draw the inevitable Narnia comparisons in this recap of Downton Abbey S2:E3, and discuss the logistics of being a monkey’s uncle, the one and only Batman, whether or not Mr. Bates is a purity ball, Edwardian Cosmo, Double 00-Edith, the cure for Lord Grantam’s trench evy, and PBS euphamisms for sex acts.…

Justified

Justified - 310 – “Guy Walks Into a Bar”

It’s super late, and I’m in the grip of the ‘shine, so let’s make this short and sweet like the last gulp of Magg’s apple pie. This episode was Neal McDonough’s Emmy submission, and just about ’nuff said. Raylan is bad ass, Art is funny, Quarles is scary, Wynn wonders what the fuck he’s gotten into, and hell, there’s even some Dicky action. What more do you want?

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In Your Face, Bridget Jones!

In this recap of Downton Abbey S2:E2, Kelly and Tom geek out because Adebisi is following them on Twitter, come out in favor of embroidery, and suss out some really depressing facts about World War I.  Back on the farm, Edith has her most interesting plot to date, McG impersonates Napoleon, Thomas fails to kickstart…

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If I Don’t Come Back, Blackmail My Mother

Kelly and Tom come roaring out of hiatus for Downton Abbey S2:E1 to introduce a very saucy replacement ginger, explore Kelly’s canine obsession, plant a flag for the new nation of Batesylvania, proclaim that nail-filing is the new smoking, expose Tom’s crush on silent film star Clara Bow, unexpectedly root for O’Brien, do lots of…