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Matt Basilo

Television Correspondent

"It's okay, I wouldn't remember me either."

Current reviews: The Vampire Diaries

Archived reviews: Smallville, Lost, 24, Heroes, Prison Break, The 4400, New Amsterdam

Matt Basilo has been writing for Inside Pulse since April 2005, providing his insight into various popular television shows. Be sure to visit his blog at [a case of the blog] and follow him on Twitter.

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The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-22 Review (2011-05-19 23:37:37)

I initially read that the season finale of The Vampire Diaries would deal with the fall out of the episode before, and while it wasn’t quite as much of a bloodbath as the prior w

Smallville - Episodes 10-21 & 10-22 Review (2011-05-16 08:00:18)

“I don’t think Clark Kent can save the entire world” “He can’t. But I think we both know who can.”

Smallville - Episode 10-20 Review (2011-05-10 07:36:37)

So I have to apologize. Until last week, when one of my readers kindly alerted me that my episode numbers were off, I didn’t even realize I had missed an episode this season (Sci

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-21 Review (2011-05-08 22:00:34)

A few episodes I predicted that Katherine would do something very selfless in the season’s climax. Turns out she’s just a selfish bitch. Then again, I guess we’ve still got o

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-20 Review (2011-05-02 08:45:14)

I’ve avoided spoilers, thankfully, but from what I’ve read this season’s finale actually deals with the fallout from the events of the second to last episode, which means, in

Smallville - Episode 10-19 Review (2011-05-02 08:15:34)

I’m beginning to think that Smallville is just sending Clark to different universes and dimensions because the director likes to use these different lighting effects, what with t

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-19 Review (2011-05-02 07:37:19)

Alright, so this review is for last week’s episode. As I explained, I was in Texas (and it sounds like I left just in time, although it was a great trip). Better late than ne

Smallville - Episode 10-18 Review (2011-04-29 08:00:22)

I’m back from Texas and caught up with my TV shows, so let’s get to last week’s episode of Smallville!

Smallville - Episode 10-17 Review (2011-04-19 09:00:10)

So Smallville returns after a rather lengthy absence (damn you, CW!) and we’re only a few episodes away from the big series finale. And, again, we have a glasses-less Clark!

The Vampire Diaries - Episodes 2-17 & 2-18 Review (2011-04-15 00:40:05)

Well aren’t I a jerk? I thought The Vampire Diaries returned this week. Turns out, it returned last week! As a result, I watched “The Last Dance” before “Know Thy Ene

Smallville - Episode 10-15 Review (2011-02-27 22:00:09)

Well the glasses look sure didn’t last very long, now did it? We’ve done Saw a few times, a Matrix/Avatar hybrid, and now I guess this was the Hangover episode of Smallville.

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-16 Review (2011-02-25 00:56:32)

So after over a season and a half, it seems the cat may be out of the bag for the entire cast. Of course, that depends on how this Isobel/Jenna thing plays out. But, yeah, prio

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-15 Review (2011-02-20 22:07:40)

Viewers of Buffy the Vampire Slayer can attest to the fact that there’s nothing potentially finer than a vampire origin story. But how does “The Dinner Party” compare to ep

Smallville - Episode 10-14 Review (2011-02-20 17:00:17)

“I won’t even bother with the Chinese, because then I’d just sound racist.” Other than a sassy but very likable Lois Lane, who else could get away with such a line? So this

Smallville - Episode 10-13 Review (2011-02-13 21:20:22)

“Well in this world you killed my parents.” “In mine too!” Great line, and delivered with such perfection. So I was looking extremely forward to this episode of Smallville,

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-14 Review (2011-02-11 21:00:47)

So what have we learned about the Gilbert family? That they don’t throw anything out. Ever.

Smallville - Episode 10-12 Review (2011-02-07 09:00:24)

Every now and again Smallville does an episode that is uncomfortably close to a movie premise – the two Saw-esque episodes immediately comes to mind – and while they tend to be

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-13 Review (2011-02-04 15:00:04)

“I can’t believe that Elena is my sister’s husband’s brother’s daughter…..and her mother is my boyfriend’s deceased wife.” I love that line. Sorry this is a bit lat

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-12 Review (2011-01-29 15:13:04)

After a month and a half hiatus, The Vampire Diaries is finally back. While this is an improvement over last year (where they went from mid-November to late December without any

Smallville - Episode 10-11 Review (2010-12-17 16:00:11)

So are the holidays kicking anybody else’s arse as well? I promise, once we return with new episodes in January, I’ll be better about getting these reviews up in a timely fash

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-11 Review (2010-12-14 19:00:30)

This past week brought us yet another strong episode of The Vampire Diaries – one that continued the season’s trend of answering some recently asked questions while retaining e

Smallville - Episode 10-10 Review (2010-12-08 16:40:00)

While the episode was loads of fun...I wasn’t completely sold on the idea that he could be so supremely evil simply because Lionel had raised him.

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-10 Review (2010-12-07 17:00:14)

I like to report when my shows are recognized by major publications, so let me congratulate The Vampire Diaries for ranking in at #1 on the Must List of the latest edition of Enter

Smallville - Episode 10-9 Review (2010-11-24 10:39:23)

In my review for last week’s episode, I noted that I’m eager and intrigued to see how the three main story arcs (Lex’s return, the Suicide Squad, and Darkseid) come together

Smallville - Episode 10-8 Review (2010-11-22 11:12:18)

So after taking a reprieve for several weeks, Smallville is finally back on track with its Darkseid story arc. And hell, they actually took a huge step forward this past episode

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-9 Review (2010-11-14 17:00:57)

It’s almost as if the writers of The Vampire Diaries read my review last week, because they specifically answered pretty much every one of my questions and clarified any issues I

Smallville - Episode 10-7 Review (2010-11-10 21:20:49)

First off, congratulations to the cast and crew of Smallville for receiving a stellar B+ grade in a recent edition of Entertainment Weekly.

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 10-7 Review (2010-11-08 09:00:22)

Last week I noted that despite not particularly liking her, Caroline has developed into one of the most enjoyable characters on the show.

Smallville - Episode 10-6 Review (2010-11-01 15:02:44)

Remember last week when I said the episode was going to be a filler before being saved by the final few minutes? Well, I think it’s safe to say that this episode does solidly f

The Vampire Diaries - Episode 2-6 Review (2010-10-25 19:00:50)

I think I should move to Mystic Falls. Sure, they’re ridden with supernatural killers, but man, do they know how to party! Carnivals, Balls, costume parties….a week doesn�

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