Best and worst Emmy moments, Fargo finishes strong, and more from the week in TV
The top TV news, reviews, and features on The A.V. Club from the week of January 15
Primetime Emmy Awards: The best, worst, and weirdest moments
There’s a lot to appreciate about how the 75th Primetime Emmy Awards went down. While the ceremony—which was originally supposed to take place in September but was pushed to January because of the Hollywood strikes—had plenty of predictable winners, it also included a lot of surprising moments. Sprinkled between big wins for Succession and The Bear there was a surprise appearance by Christina Applegate, a teary acceptance speech from Quinta Brunson, and heartwarming TV reunions with the casts of The Sopranos, Grey’s Anatomy, and more. Read on for The A.V. Club’s look back at the most unforgettable moments. And if you need more, be sure to check out our rundown of all the winners from TV’s biggest night. Read More
Fargo season 5 finale: Dinner and a show
It takes less than 15 minutes into Fargo’s season-five finale, “Bisquik,” for the FBI to cuff up Sheriff Roy and put an end to the Siege of Tillman Ranch. “Your son gave you up, by the way,” gloats Joaquin. It’s less the defeat for Roy, who knew in his heart he was going down that day and more the ignominy of how he was defeated. “Belly shot, can you believe it? By a female,” he laments to Witt, pointing to the rifle wound Dot stuck in him minutes earlier. Sensing the sun setting on his kingdom above ground, he uses his last rush of adrenaline to drive a hunting knife into Trooper Farr’s heart. One final meal for this asshole’s ego. Read More
True Detective: Night Country premiere: Chillingly good TV
It’s been a long time since True Detective was on TV—and even longer since it was Much-Watch TV. A whole five years after the third edition of the HBO crime anthology, we’ve got a fresh new chapter of True Detective tales, with the first episode of Night Country bringing with it many of the elements that made the McConaughey-Harrelson original so addictive. There’s a starry detective duo with fraught pasts, both separate and mutual; a “dead” investigation mysteriously given new life; a setting simmering with tension and turmoil; and a healthy dose of supernatural spooks to top it all off. Read More
The Woman In The Wall review: Ruth Wilson is a marvel in this intense psychological mystery
“Do not stand / By my grave, and weep. / I am not there, / I do not sleep.” So begins the well-known bereavement poem by Clare Harner used to bookend The Woman In The Wall—lines that accrue layers of meaning as this intense psychological mystery plays out. Per the title of this new series, which premieres January 19 on Paramount+ with Showtime, a lady is immured, but whether she stays put is another question. There’s also a staggering number of babies recorded deceased at an Irish convent, whose graves are nowhere to be found. Then there’s Lorna Brady (Ruth Wilson), a wary loner whose long-term grief and chronic sleepwalking has left her stranded between life and death. She scrawls “STAY AWAKE” on her palm; bad things happen when Lorna dozes. Read More