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V is For Vendata on The Venture Bros.

Demetri Martin’s amiable cleverness can’t energize The Overthinker

Jim Gaffigan turns near-tragedy into reassuring comedy in Noble Ape

Disenchantment

Disenchantment returns to Elfwood and reveals Zøg's true motives in a muted episode

Bean embarks on adventure for immortality (and Elfo) on a rollicking Disenchantment

Elfo's fake giant girlfriend attends the Royal Ball on a love-themed Disenchantment

Insecure

Issa and Daniel find their rhythm in a slow-paced Insecure

Issa and Molly focus on boundaries in Insecure's strongest premiere yet

Insecure takes on different perspectives in a rushed finale

Who Is America?

Who Is America? nabs Jill Stein and Howard Dean, but its biggest laughs have nothing to do with politics

Sacha Baron Cohen delivers the laughs, but overplays his hand on an uneven Who Is America?

Sacha introduces a new character and Joe Arpaio argues with a toy donut on a middling Who Is America?

Preacher

Various things hit various fans in an exciting Preacher

Preacher doubles down on the zaniness and not much else

Preacher has some good ideas, also Hilter

Sharknado

The Last Sharknado is the last flopping gasp of a series well past its sell-by date

Against all odds, Sharknado 5: Global Swarming makes the franchise fun again

Sharknado: The 4th Awakens proves it’s time to put this franchise to sleep

Sharp Objects

In a beautiful, bruising episode, Sharp Objects shows us the pain of being extraordinary

In a surprisingly tedious episode, Sharp Objects forgets what makes it such a special show

In "Closer," Sharp Objects presents a not-so-grand unified theory of female pain

The Affair

In its season 4 finale, The Affair takes a turn toward the life-affirming

The Affair offers two tension-filled versions of a fateful evening

The Affair shatters everything in a best-ever episode

Ducktales

The DuckTales finale may be a bit too neat emotionally, but it reinforces the show's epic scale nonetheless

The Sunchaser isn't the only thing to crash and burn in an emotionally harsh DuckTales

Revelations abound as DuckTales discovers the truths that lie beneath the surface

The Great British Baking Show

The Great British Baking Show delivers a tasty, if underwhelming, "Final" bite

The Great British Baking Show's tense semi-final delivers picture-perfect "Patisserie"

The Great British Baking Show tests technique with its tricky "Biscuits"

Trial & Error

As Josh tries to prove Jesse Lee's innocence, Trial & Error uncovers one of Lavinia's long-hidden secrets

Trial & Error delivers a misguided dismissal while wondering if it will receive one itself

Time keeps ticking for Lavinia as Trial & Error kicks the craziness up several more notches

The Sinner

A dark secret is found in an unlikely place on The Sinner

The Sinner unveils the eerie commune at the core of its mystery

In its season premiere, The Sinner depicts every parent's second-worst nightmare

Castle Rock

Castle Rock tries to sidestep some missing pieces

In Castle Rock, the past won't stay buried

Castle Rock throws a flash-bang grenade into its eerie quiet

Better Call Saul

Jimmy and Kim keep secrets while Mike and Gus put their cards on the table, as Better Call Saul kicks into gear

Better Call Saul gives its characters time to react to last season's chaotic end

Better Call Saul hits new heights by finding the chemistry in grief

The Venture Bros.

On The Venture Bros., you always need a bigger boat

The Venture Bros. returns with a “Problem”

The Red Death holds sway on The Venture Bros.

Agatha Christie's Ordeal By Innocence

Amazon’s Ordeal By Innocence is a gloriously trashy take on an Agatha Christie classic

Insatiable

Insatiable’s best joke is on anyone who watches the whole thing

Marvel Rising

The animated Marvel Rising: Initiation may be for kids, but its heroes contain grown-up potential

The 100

The 100’s thrilling finale is complicated by its propensity to blow everything up

The 100 clarifies its story of violence and consequences in the first part of its finale

Flashbacks to the Dark Year add a little depth to this season of The 100

The Bold Type

The Bold Type jets off to Paris for a finale that doesn’t quite soar

Kat makes decisions, Sutton makes amends, and Jane gets triangled on The Bold Type

The Bold Type bites off exactly as much as it can chew with “Betsy”