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Graceland, Ep. 1.11 “Happy Endings” slowed down the action to set up individual storylines for the finale

Graceland, Season 1, Episode 11: “Happy Endings” Written by: Joe Henderson and Andrew Colville Directed by: Sanford Bookstaver Airs Thursdays at 10 pm (ET) on USA On this week’s Graceland, Mike and Paige openly work against Briggs, DJ volunteers his services to a desperate Briggs, Charlie breaks from the team, and Johnny proves he’s not as …

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Graceland, Ep. 1.09 “Smoke Alarm”

Graceland, Season 1, Episode 9: “Smoke Alarm” Written by: Aaron Fullerton Directed by: Paul Holahan Airs Thursdays at 10 pm (ET) on USA On this week’s Graceland, Charlie makes a new friend, Briggs recuperates, Mike struggles with his undercover mission(s), Paige proves to be a flighty ally, and a killer comes to town. At this point, Graceland‘s …

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Graceland, Ep. 1.06 “Hair of the Dog” is the darkest episode of the series to date

Graceland, Season 1, Episode 6: “Hair of the Dog” Written by: Andrew Colville Directed by: David Straiton Airs Thursdays at 10 pm (ET) on USA On this week’s Graceland, Charlie recovers from last week’s grief-fueled heroin usage, Mike attempts to score Bello millions in drugs, Johnny suffers an underwater near-death experience, and Briggs keeps a …

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Graceland, Ep. 1.05 “O-Mouth” details the pasts of Briggs and Charlie

Graceland, Season 1, Episode 5: “O-Mouth” Written by: Matt Negrete Directed by: Renny Harlin Airs Thursdays at 10 pm (ET) on USA On this week’s Graceland, Mike talked Bello into promoting him, Briggs and Charlie relived the past, Paige and Johnny played a betting game, and Jakes was MIA. Now that Graceland‘s given the audience a …

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Graceland, Ep. 1.04 “Pizza Box” fully remedies pilot’s lack of well-rounded characters

On this week’s Graceland, Mike takes the lead on Briggs’s Bello case, Charlie holds down the fort while making pasta sauce, and the thus far underdeveloped trio of Paige, Jakes, and Johnny finally get their hands on a quality storyline.

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Graceland, Ep. 1.02 “Guadalajara Dog” remedies what pilot lacked–quality character development

With some choice group scenes displaying the entire undercover crew, Graceland immediately remedies what its pilot lacked–quality character development. Over breakfast and, later, a bonfire, the cast is given the chance to interact as a whole, and the result doesn’t disappoint. Mike fits in well with the experienced group, mainly because of his easy charm, but also because of his genuine skills–as Mike’s new control officer (posing as Mike’s shrink) points out, Mike was chosen to spy on Briggs because Mike was the best in his graduating class.

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Graceland, Ep. 1.01: “Pilot” is entertaining to watch, if not particularly satisfying

Though a solid episode, Graceland’s premiere was somewhat bland and unremarkable. The pilot tried to strike a balance between gritty primetime thriller and light-hearted summer TV and mostly succeeded–the final product was entertaining to watch, if not particularly satisfying.

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‘Graceland’ a brisk and gut-wrenching thriller

Graceland, the new film from the Philippines’ Ron Morales, contains so much corruption and suffering that viewers will be forgiven for thinking at first that they’ve wandered into an Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu film. However, Graceland is helped by the fact that it gets in and out in a brisk 83 minutes, about half of the time of a misery-palooza such as Babel.

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Tribeca 2012: ‘Graceland’ a brisk and gut-wrenching thriller

Graceland Written by Ron Morales Directed by Ron Morales Philippines/USA, 2012 Graceland, the new film from the Philippines’ Ron Morales, contains so much corruption and suffering that viewers will be forgiven for thinking at first that they’ve wandered into an Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu film. However, Graceland is helped by the fact that it gets in …

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