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The sophomore slump is a pretty well-documented phenomenon in television. A series starts off strong, building buzz and growing its fan base throughout its first season while also ratcheting up expectations as to the heights the show can achieve when it returns for its second go-round. To say Sex Education, the British high school dramedy […]
What do we owe to each other? A loaded question, to be sure. But two exquisite comedy series tried their darnedest to answer it, each coming up with essentially the same response: Everything. If you haven’t had the chance to watch The Good Place or BoJack Horseman, this is the part of the piece where […]
Over the weekend, social media blew up with post after post lauding the new Netflix docu-drama Cheer. Before long, the Navarro Bulldogs’ coach Monica Aldamo was being favorably compared to both Coach and Tammy Taylor from Friday Night Lights (and yes, she is the perfect amalgamation of the two), people were comparing Gabi Butler’s parents to Kris […]
After watching two episodes of Netflix’s new fantasy series The Witcher (an adaptation of the novel series and video game of the same name), I almost threw in the towel. As someone with zero knowledge of this fantasy world, I was confused by the characters, I didn’t understand the politics, and I was bored with […]
The temperature has plummeted (to shockingly low depths here in Chicago, starting my annual ritual of wondering why I continue to subject myself to this weather), the holidays and 2020 are just around the corner, which means it’s time for that time-honored annual tradition: The Critic Best of List. 2019 was an interesting year for […]
With the 2010s coming to a close, it’s my duty as a TV critic to create a Top 10 List of the best TV shows of the decade. Seriously. Check all the other entertainment sites. We’re all doing it. (And, if I’m honest, we’re all putting a lot of the same shows on our lists […]
Fans of seasons one and two of Netflix’s The Crown, fear not! I come bringing good news! Despite changing over nearly every single cast member from the shows first two installments (the lone holdover is a pleasant, if brief, surprise early in the third season), I’m happy to report that season three of The Crown […]
“I really want BoJack to be ok.” That’s the sentence I said out loud immediately after finishing episode eight of BoJack Horseman’s sixth and final season (the second half of the season will drop on January 31, 2020 on Netflix). Despite my wish, I’m not sure that’s in the cards for BoJack, who’s own (often […]
Perhaps the best compliment I can give Big Mouth is that when I reached the end of season three, I didn’t realize it and was utterly crushed that there wasn’t another episode to watch. It’s rare to find a show that is both so smart and so soulful – that isn’t afraid to really go […]
I should know by now to trust Vince Gilligan when he says he has an idea that will bring us all back into the Breaking Bad universe. But, as with the announcement of Better Call Saul six years ago, I approached El Camino with caution. After all, I was part of the camp of critics […]