TV Reviews

This week on Ray Donovan, Ray and Mickey track down a giant horseshoe that could make all their problems go away. Meanwhile, Bunchie tries to keep his family together and a celebrity visits the boxing gym.

Jesse struggles to keep the town of Annville in one piece and cover up Cassidy’s blood-soaked secret — literally. And DeBlanc and Fiore finally enlist the help they need to capture Genesis, but at what cost?

When the band comes home to Denver on Roadies, friends and family swarm the arena, bringing tough memories and old hang-ups with them.

Neal and Lee attempt to stop bickering with another in order to team up and burn down the house of their shared enemy Dr. Belinda Brown on Vice Principals.

In Rush Hour’s Saturday return, Carter and Lee chase after an escaped prisoner who maintains that he’s only trying to protect his family.

The Killjoys go back to school this week, combined with the resurgence of a few familiar faces, some cute kids, and an overdose of sexual tension, makes “Schooled” the most enjoyable episode of the season.

Episodes five and six of Stranger Things deals with the nature of alternate universes, how the “rift” was created, and the continued search for Will. Stranger Things continues to wear its 80’s influences on its sleeves, but never gets bogged down by them.

Vargas moves against the reigning Queen of the South, Teresa learns more bout her new world while setting up an assassination, and Brenda starts her own business in Dallas.

On the season finale of Thirteen, Ivy offers herself as bait to lure in her former kidnapper Mark White and rescue his latest victim, Phoebe. But when things don’t go as planned, Ivy finds herself a prisoner once again, possibly for good.

Cam’s withdrawal nightmare gives him a real clue while his DNA tests deliver surprising results on American Gothic.

Almost every character in this episode makes a sacrifice to save someone else. This episode really shows the bond between the characters and how they are a family more than anything and a family takes care of it’s own.

A whole lot of dying sets the stage for the third season of Tyrant as “The Dead and the Living” starts slow but ends with a bang that should have carried more emotional weight than it did.

Beatrice and her latest suitor go on a double date with new Vice President Frederick and Celery, while Lillian bonds with the servants after being forced into quarantine with them.

At times, Mr. Robot leaves you scratching your head, wondering if what you’re seeing is real or all just a figment of Elliot’s imagination. It’s this thin line between fact and fiction which makes watching the show so rewarding.

Set in the DC Comics universe, Powerless fuses two genres of television for a comedy that is absurd, hysterical and wildly entertaining.

The pilot episode was screened at Comic-Con and it immediately presented itself as a noirish mix of Dawson’s Creek and Twin Peaks with a sprinkling of Gossip Girl and Veronica Mars.

The family learns to adjust everything they know as Joe’s autism diagnosis turns into everyday reality in the second episode of The A Word.

Craig throws a huge party, Pope does clean up, and Smurf stalks a toxic presence from her past on Animal Kingdom.

It’s Law & Order: Wrecked, as the island has its first trial after Danny accidentially shoots Pack. Meanwhile, Jess rebounds after her break-up with Todd and Emma makes a startlingly discovery.

On Feed the Beast life at Thirio starts to break down when Tommy and Dion’s relationship goes sour. Patrick grows closer to Pilar and tries to tell her so, but Pilar has a few revelations of her own.

On the season finale of Containment character trumps action. Lex makes a defining choice as he tries to expose Lommers. Jake and Cannerts seek the support of everyone in the cordon in order to test for a cure. Jana, Xander, Teresa and Quentin take a slim chance for freedom that may leave them buried alive in the sewers.

Deb moves the Camp Stillwater Masquerade Ball up to boost morale, Jessie realizes looks aren’t everything, and Drew realizes he can’t outrun his past at his old childhood summer camp this week on Dead of Summer.

Alex continues his romantic pursuit, Valerie tries to figure her life out, and Laura hopes to limit her commitments.

Billy and Julie reinvent themselves in Hoboken, New Jersey, as Billy pretends to be recently out of the closet to attract men while Julie decides that her true cultural identity is Italian.

Relationships are put to the test as a blizzard threatens New York City on Odd Mom Out.

Adam makes a surprise trip to set to try and get Rachel back on track; Rachel and Coleman set Darius up for a publicity stunt with disastrous results.

Grace is rescued from a paparazzi onslaught by a stranger with ulterior motives; Natalie becomes entangled with D.S. Bruno; Patrick closes in on the connection between Molly and the sex club.

Cole is faced with a serious conundrum during the second season finale of 12 Monkeys. If you could change the past and save everyone, but it would wipe out your present happiness, would you still do it?

Ghost tries to make life work as James St. Patrick, as Power kicks off its third season with a predictable start.

The captivating premiere had us all on the edge of our seat. How was innocent-seeming Naz (Riz Ahmed) to untangle the predicament at the center of The Night Of? In the second chapter, entitled “Subtle Beast,” the saying refers to the quiet desperation facing all of the characters.