Family Mashup: Insecurities, generic plots and wasted cameos
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This week, “Modern Family” delivered another solid half-hour, while “Young Sheldon” churned out a head-scratchingly bad episode.
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Family Mashup: Reunions, resolutions and bear-shaped slippers
“This Is Us” wrapped up its second season with an unexpectedly Kleenex-free finale. “Modern Family” delivered a crackling half-hour.
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Family Mashup: No tears this time around
This week, “This Is Us” returned, “Modern Family” delivered a Valentine’s Day special and “Young Sheldon” offered brief moments of promise.
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Family Mashup: Who knew Super Bowls were so sad?
“Super Bowl Sunday” offered a satisfying hour of “This Is Us.” It wrapped up the prolonged mystery surrounding Jack’s untimely demise.
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Family Mashup: Damn you, George!
Perhaps to compensate for the overarching feeling of impending doom, the story arcs are largely on the lighter side of the emotional spectrum.
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Family Mashup: Reliving the past
This week’s “This is Us” is perhaps the biggest tear-jerker of all the Season 2 episodes that have premiered so far. Every storyline and every piece of dialogue is crafted with a care and delicacy that appeared to be missing in the more recent episodes.
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Family Mashup: We need a Jack/Phil crossover ASAP
Catching up on ‘This is Us,’ ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Young Sheldon’
This week is about dads: One of them is emboldened by his indefatigable Halloween spirit, while the other is empowered by his sheer persistence to unite his two children.
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Family Mashup: Don’t hide stuff
Catching up on ‘This is Us,’ ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Young Sheldon’
This week, both “This Is Us” and “Modern Family” deal with the lies we tell ourselves and the lies we tell the people around us. There are also arguments between mothers and daughters, one being much-needed and the other being a good example of shockingly bad writing. Keep reading to
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Family Mash-Up: Get even more Kleenex this time
Catching up on ‘This is Us,’ ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Young Sheldon’
This week, the central story arc of “Modern Family” deals with Manny (Rico Rodriguez) finally moving to college. Yeah, Manny, the cute kid who wore his heart on his sleeve back in Season 1, is now a fully functioning adult. Anybody feel old yet?
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Family Mash-Up: Season premieres
Catching up on ‘This is Us,’ ‘Modern Family’ and ‘Young Sheldon’
“This Is Us,” the drama set around the past and present of the Pearson family, returns with its almost supernatural power to make us cry.
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