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It was two families attempting to heal. The Bakers and the James (plus Darnell) tried to get past some of their issues on All American Season 2 Episode 7. And the only football played was a backyard game, although football was an ever-present narrative device in the episode. After all, Billy felt betrayed by Laura when she told him the time had come to give up on his pro football career. At the same time, Corey was away focusing on his football-coaching caree... more

All American Season Premiere Recap: Beverly Hills, That's Where I Want to Be

Now that Spencer James has a state championship win under his belt, you’d probably expect him to ride the high of that football game for weeks, right? Well, All American‘s Season 2 premiere had other plans for Spencer, quickly killing the buzz of Beverly High’s latest victory. Let’s recap the events of Monday’s sophomore debut: * The CW drama ended its first season with a major cliffhanger: Who is the real father of Spencer’s younger brother, Dil... more

All American Fall Finale Recap: Coop and the Gang — Plus: Grade the Episode

All American went into its winter hiatus with one very big win and one very big loss. Wednesday’s fall finale brought a number of simmering storylines to a boil, resulting in major life changes for Spencer — and everyone in his orbit, for that matter. Let’s recap what went down in the eventful hour: THE GANG’S ALL HERE | Much of this week’s episode focuses on Shawn and Coop’s continued ... more

The CW's All American: Grade It!

The CW on Wednesday set out to fill all of those gaps with the debut of All American, its football-centric series that has echoes of multiple circa-2000s teen dramas. But did the first episode score enough points with you? Before you give us your thoughts on the premiere, let’s recap what went down in Episode 1: The drama centers on Spencer James (played by Daniel Ezra, The Missing), a straight-A student at South Crenshaw High School who’s also a natural on the fo... more