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Recaps: Cracked season finale

From Greg David of TV Guide Canada:

‘Cracked’: The devil in the details
Cracked has gone to many dark places this season. A trucker targeting Native Canadian women. A damaged man keeping a girl in his basement as a plaything. A child soldier seeking revenge on the man who commanded him in Africa. Like I said, dark stuff. Continue reading.

From Christopher White of Unapologetic Canadian:

Episode Recap: Cracked Season 2 Finale
I remember interning at the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Office and unwinding at the end of the day with my fellow students guffawing at CSI: Miami. Every incomprehensibly lit lab scene, every bizarre science gadget, every patented Caruso pun would set off a chorus of “That’s not what it’s like in real life!”. After watching my first episode of Cracked, I understand the value of those creative liberties. A police procedural where people just sit around talking and looking at computer screens – while factually accurate – isn’t as exciting to watch. Continue reading.

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Recaps: Republic of Doyle

From Eleni Armenakis of TV Guide Canada:

‘Republic of Doyle’: Jake’s a dad!
What an emotional roller coaster Republic of Doyle is taking me on this season. After the heartwrenching devastation of the past two weeks, “Young Guns” took things in an entirely different direction, seeing Jake gain a long-lost daughter after losing the love of his life. Continue reading.

From Christopher White of Unapologetic Canadian:

Episode Recap: Republic of Doyle – “Young Guns”
It’s Hostage Taking Week at CBC! At least I think it is, judging by the similarly themed episodes of Crossing Lines and Republic of Doyle. Maybe it’s all part of some greater CBC meta-narrative, setting up a shared universe that runs through all of the Ceeb’s programing with this week’s Doyle/Murdoch Mysteries cross-over just a tease of what’s to come? Next month: Arctic Air discovers Captain Canuck frozen in ice after sixty years! Continue reading.

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