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Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Tuesday, February 9. All times are Eastern.
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This Is Us (NBC, 9 p.m.): It’s a bit of a Big Three tradition, the emotional road trip. Sometimes they take them solo, sometimes with each other. Even the elder Pearsons have done the feelings-on-the-open-road bit. Last week, Randall got one. Here’s Caroline Siede, our trusty
“Birth Mother” ends with one of the most beautifully original sequences in
This Is Us history. Having finally learned the full story of his biological mother, Laurel, Randall wades into the lake that served as her place of baptism and renewal during her long and complicated life. There he sees a vision of his birth mom that helps him finally let go of the pain he’s been carrying since he was a child. “I didn’t even know I was looking for you,” Randall explains, heartbroken and yet in many ways more at peace than we’ve ever seen him. Then Laurel finally
As with every episode of Shameless, “Slaughter” opens with a meta “Previously On” segment introduced by one of our characters, in this case Ian just trying to enjoy some peace and quiet in the bath. As always, he is put out by our need for a refresher, judging us for failing to properly recall what happened in the preceding episode.
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Another free, ad-supported streaming service with a focus on non-fiction films launches today, this one hoping to win over the documentary crowd.
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A joint project between Tony Hsieh (the former Zappos CEO who recently passed away) and studio XTR, Documentary+ launched with a catalog of films by several high-profile directors and filmmakers, among them Werner Herzog, Terrence Malick, Kathryn Bigelow, and Spike Jonze, to name just a few. At launch, the service has a pretty broad selection of categories to choose from, including politics, sports, comedy, music, and true crime, among other genres, with a focus specifically on premium content. The service has more than 150 titles available at launch.
Thai food has long been one of my favorite cuisines, so I’m delighted to discover what I believe to be the only dedicated Thai food truck in the area. Surprisingly,