Blurb Reviews for "Love's Laborer's Lost"

Robert Bianco writes in USA Today:
Eli rethinks his romantic choices on Once and Again (ABC, 10 p.m. ET/PT), while Judy tries to choose between two very different men. Judy, it's so obvious: Pick the guy who fixed up your bookstore.

In the New York Daily News, David Bianculli comments:
I'm still reeling from how fabulous executive producer Ed Zwick's performance has been as the psychiatrist treating Jesse (Evan Rachel Wood) for her eating disorder. Any other show might ride that momentum as a primary plot, but this series has so many directions in which it can go that it can sideline or showcase stories and characters at will. Tonight it turns the spotlight on Lily's (Sela Ward) sister (Marin Hinkle) and her shifting love life.

Art Smith of yahoo.com:
The perpetually lovelorn Judy (Marin Hinkle) finds herself in a fairly unusual situation when she is faced with choosing between two potential suitors. The problem is that one (Michael B. Silver) captivates her with his intellect and charm, but the other (Mark Valley) — a handyman who recently renovated her bookshop — arouses her sexually. Elsewhere, Eli's (Shane West) new relationship with Carla (Audrey Anderson) gets complicated.

Mike Duffy at the Detroil Free Press:
"Once and Again" (10 p.m., WXYZ-TV, Channel 7, ABC). If you play with her, you play with fire. Eli (Shane West) starts having doubts about his recent involvement with rebellious Carla (Audrey Anderson) on another fine episode of TV's smartest, most emotionally nuanced family drama. But the main storytelling spotlight is on Judy (Marin Hinkle) as she finds herself torn between two potential lovers.

Salon's Joyce Millman says:
Judy has a cool new guy in her life, but she's still thinking about that hunky handyman on Once & Again (10 p.m., ABC).