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Crazy Ex-Girlfriend plays with perception, perspective, and frames-per-minute in an excellent hour
Isn’t it magical? Say it’s magical!
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Brooklyn Nine-Nine finally analyzes Jake Peralta’s need for therapy
Jake Peralta’s need for therapy is something Brooklyn Nine-Nine has acknowledged for years. The why’s have always been…
C+
Gordon looks to the past to find love in a middling The Orville
I probably wouldn’t have been so quick to use a Futurama Space Pope reference if I knew how frequently the show would…
A
Broad City rolls down memory lane in its hilarious, poignant penultimate episode
Broad City always brims with callbacks, a testament to its makers’ improvisation backgrounds, the specificity of its…
A
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Michael risks it all with little reason on Star Trek: Discovery
Last week, I praised Star Trek: Discovery for how it handled a crew member’s death. While not making up for the show’s…
A
The political gets personal as RuPaul's Drag Race tackles "Trump: The Rusical"
Drag is an incredibly varied art form, but there is one aspect all drag shares: It is inherently political. Whether a…
B+
The Good Fight's new Michael Sheen character is a surprising misfire for the show
Halfway through “The One Inspired by Roy Cohn,” Cush Jumbo as Luca Quinn delivers a lengthy, gripping, emotionally…
B+
Documentary Now! questions the sanctity of the tortured male artist
Episodes of Documentary Now! naturally stand on their own as self-contained installments, connected to the original…
B+
Deadly Class graduates from its first season in style
Syfy’s Deadly Class had a rocky first season but ends in style, recalling everything from Kill Bill to The Texas…
B+
Lies, damn lies, and romance star in You're The Worst's antepenultimate episode
There are two lies at play in “Four Goddamn More Days,” a big one and an even bigger one. The first is that Gretchen…
B-
Modern Family deals with insecurity in a mostly touching way
If there’s one thing that will never change about the group of people that make up Modern Family, it’s that they’re all…
B+
This Is Us adds welcome nuance to stories desperately in need of some
On paper, “Don’t Take My Sunshine Away” is exactly the kind of This Is Us episode I usually find…
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The Flash hits its stride as secrets are spilled and new threats arise
It’s the fastest sequel alive! Cicada II arrives even before the first Cicada has finished his run. I’d like to give The…
B
Arrow peeks into the overstuffed future and finds family drama and Spider-Man
The aims of “Star City 2040” are nothing to sniff at. Jumping back and forth between timelines in a story is nothing…
C+
Freeland burns, but Black Lightning loses some of its fire
This has been a curious season of Black Lightning. Whether it’s the extended episode order or simply a sophomore slump,…
B
Jon Cryer’s Lex Luthor makes his Supergirl debut in an overstuffed episode
Given that Lex Luthor is arguably the most iconic comic book villain of all time—not to mention a…
B-
Bart's Esports career makes for an intriguing but disappointing Simpsons family journey
“Are you ready to turn this thing that you like into something that will consume every waking minute?”
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The Walking Dead goes back in time for its darkest story in years
Ever since the five-year time jump following Rick Grimes’ departure, The Walking Dead has been alluding to some…
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In its fourth season premiere, Billions presses the pause button on its central conflict
When last we saw Chuck Rhoades and Bobby Axelrod, both were licking their wounds and plotting vengeance—but not against…