Belt it to the rafters: Aggretsuko is back

Here’s what’s happening in the world of television for Thursday, August 27. All times are Eastern.
Top pick
Aggretsuko (Netflix, 3:01 a.m., complete third season): Is this a good time to return to the story of a sweet red panda who unleashes her rage by surrendering to the thrilling embrace of death-metal karaoke, or is it the best time?
We’re going to go with “the best time.” And luckily for us all, Netflix seems to feel the same way. Here’s what our own Sam Barsanti had to say about Sanrio’s adorably bleak series when it premiered back in 2018:
Japanese company Sanrio is best known for creating the iconically adorable Hello Kitty and her similarly adorable friends like Badtz-Maru and My Melody, all of which have been merchandised into oblivion with little dolls, toys, and games that are primarily targeted to kids who like cute animals. Aggretsuko, Sanrio’s latest adorable animal character, takes a slightly different approach. She’s still very cute, certainly, but she also has a tendency to get so frustrated by the world around her that her only release is getting drunk and screaming death-metal songs at karaoke. She is, in another words, the perfect mascot for the stupid world we’ve found ourselves in, and her new Netflix series takes that concept admirably far.
Let it all out, Retsuko. Do it for us all.
Can you binge it? Absolutely. All three seasons (plus a Christmas special) await you on Netflix.
Regular coverage
Lucifer (Netflix, binge coverage continues)
Election stuff
PBS Newshour: Republican National Convention (PBS, 8 p.m.; also lots of other networks): You might have heard it’s an election year.