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Real Housewives of New York: Everyone Kills the Messenger [Recaps]

Last night’s episode of our favorite self-help series was all about communication. How do we interact with each other? How do we relate messages? What is the internet and, more importantly, why is it? Let’s go in search of answers. More

Real Housewives of New York Reality Check: How to Know Your Psychic’s a Fake

Last week on the Real Housewives of New York City , Ramona’s eyeballs actually jumped out of their sockets Mask -style, and Jill got a contact high off of LuAnn’s condescension. But the tone of last night’s episode, “Stay On Message,” was far more serious. A tabloid leaked Bethenny’s pregnancy and she spent the rest of the episode depressed in bed and full makeup. Bobby schvitzed through a cable-access interview. Kelly wore even shorter shorts than last week. And Sonja empowered viewers by telling them they are never too old for designer knee-high boots. In short, the episode was inspiring and educational. After the jump, Movieline sifts the through Tru Renewal plugs and scam psychics to find the truest and fakest moments.

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Real Housewives of New York Reality Check: How to Know Your Psychic’s a Fake

The Horse Boy on DVD: All You Need Is Love, with Yak Yogurt

Inspirational, feel-good, pro-active, holistic goodness simply fires out of The Horse Boy ( Zeitgeist Films ) like jets of super-soaker tear-water, as it is a documentary made by an autistic boy’s parents about their strenuous, globetrotting attempt at find a mystical “cure.” Who could be cynical? The patience and fortitude at work in the lives of Brit journalist Rupert Isaacson and psych prof Kristin Neff as they handle their gorgeous but seriously impaired son Rowan is redoubtable, and once Rowan communes with a horse and Isaacson indulges in fond memories of shamanistic cures he witnessed in Africa, one can hardly blame the family for packing the kid up and taking him to the one spot on the globe where horses and shamanism traditionally entwine: Mongolia.

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The Horse Boy on DVD: All You Need Is Love, with Yak Yogurt

Dancing with the Stars: Is This the Last We’ll See of Jake Pavelka?

Dancing with the Stars aired another unsurprising elimination last night, finally ripping the last rose petal out of Bachelor star Jake Pavelka’s withering self-esteem bouquet. I admit that his pre-dance clip packages were probably the most entertaining, as they featured the following memorable quotes: “I feel stupid,” “You’re making me feel stupid,” and “Dammit!” among others. He was the closest thing the voting audience had to an idealized self-projection. His melancholy elimination video, along with our ruminations on his future, is after the jump.

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Dancing with the Stars: Is This the Last We’ll See of Jake Pavelka?

The Hills Reality Check: Double the Interventions, Double the Fun

There will never be another Hills personality to plumb the emotional depths like Lauren Conrad, but that being said, last night’s premiere of the series final go-round was surprisingly melancholy. Maybe it’s because the ironically titled “Put On Your Happy Face” was the first installment of a season-long funeral? Heidi’s family mourned the daughter they knew and tried to accept the plastic figurine that Mattel dropped on their Crested Butte doorstep, Kristin partied grimly until 8 a.m. every morning, and Stephanie tried to suppress her own death wish. Rather than wait in line for this buffet of sorrow, Movieline will hand-deliver you the truest and fakest moments from last night’s episode. Two interventions (one sponsored by Pepsi), await you after the jump.

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The Hills Reality Check: Double the Interventions, Double the Fun

American Idol: Looks Like We Made It [Recaps]

Last night’s singing blitzkrieg brought the final six to Nashville by way of the Canadian wilds, as a singer who hasn’t done anything interesting in years (or ever?) was the featured catalog artist/mentor. More

The V Strategy Guide: Whose Battle Tactics Missed the Mark?

Unsound decisions were made by human and Visitor alike in last night’s V , in which Valerie finally found out Ryan’s not human, and Lisa followed up on her empathy-test failure by trying to dissuade Tyler from joining the Live Aboard program. But what tops the list of last night’s most ill-executed battle plans? Read on to find out.

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Gossip Girl: Dying of Lying [Recaps]

On last night’s episode of America’s favorite teen-centered morality play, we learned an age-old secret and traveled to a faraway and mysterious place that the Indians called “Bushwick.” More

Real Housewives of New York: These Are the People In Your Neighborhood [Recaps]

Last night’s episode was all about making amends, about being nice to people, about the warmth that these strange Housewives can sometimes give off from their otherwise cold, metallic bodies. More

Project Runway: The End of a Line [Recaps]

Project Runway is all about vision and delusion. The vision of the final collections and the ultimate winner of the season. The delusion that we’ll remember them longer than a week. But for now, here’s to the victor! More