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July 31, 2017
The New Republic
Game of Thrones: Sons and Lovers
We discuss “The Queen’s Justice,” the third episode in the seventh season of HBO’s fantasy series.
July 29, 2017
Rachel Syme
The Constrained Elegance of Room 104
The Duplass brothers' new HBO series shows how to do a lot with a little.
July 24, 2017
The New Republic
Game of Thrones: Hungry Like the Wolf
We discuss "Stormborn," the second episode in the seventh season of HBO’s fantasy series.
July 20, 2017
Jeet Heer
Donald Trump gives us Drunk History—while sober.
July 20, 2017
Jo Livingstone
The New “Hot Shakespeare” Show Is ... Good?
TNT’s new drama "Will" is an odd but invigorating fantasy of the Bard's salad days.
July 19, 2017
Clio Chang
The Sex and the City of the Trump Era?
“The Bold Type” is a reboot of a now-familiar television genre, with an updated politics that doesn’t quite meet its moment.
July 17, 2017
The New Republic
Game of Thrones’s New Hard-Edged Morality
We discuss "Dragonstone," the first episode in the seventh season of HBO’s fantasy series.
July 14, 2017
Alex Shephard
Donald Trump likes to cosplay Morning Joe.
July 10, 2017
MagazineRachel Syme
How the New Twin Peaks Made Television Strange Again
David Lynch wanted to create a small-town Marilyn Monroe. He came up with Laura Palmer.
June 30, 2017
Rachel Syme
GLOW Serves Up Liberation in Lycra
The women of wrestling grapple with their bodies and forge their own destinies.
June 23, 2017
Sarah Marshall
Blood Drive Misses Out on Everything Good About Gore
SyFy's new series shows how much potential dystopian TV can have—by fulfilling none of it.
June 20, 2017
Jessica Loudis
What Did Al Jazeera Do?
Amid diplomatic tensions, a great, troubled experiment in news faces pressure to close.
June 16, 2017
Sarah Marshall
Females Are Strong as Hell
The uncommon ambition of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt."
June 6, 2017
Sarah Jones
The Leftovers’ Hungry Ghosts
The series finale had disappointed hopes, thwarted quests, and something like resolution.
June 2, 2017
Sarah Marshall
Learning Survival Skills from Hulu’s Harlots
A captivating drama about sex workers in 18th-century London explores how women find freedom.
May 31, 2017
Brian Beutler
The Kathy Griffin controversy made clear where basic decency resides in American politics.
May 19, 2017
Graham Vyse
Bill O’Reilly’s tribute to Roger Ailes is as gross as you’d expect.
May 18, 2017
MagazineSarah Marshall
Selina Meyer, Hillary Clinton, and Life After Political Defeat
A new season of "Veep" tackles the shock of losing the White House.
May 11, 2017
Graham Vyse
It’s time to stop making Apprentice references.
May 1, 2017
MagazineRachel Syme
The Liberating Obsessiveness of I Love Dick
Jill Soloway’s new show explores the tangled lives of women in the desert.

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