April mailbag!
This month: What's my baby into? Which hated TV characters do I like? And have my feelings on spoilers changed at all since becoming TV writer?
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Deadwood, God, and the coarsening of America
The show's first-season finale linked death, life, and everything else.
Pluribus: Episode 4, "Please, Carol"
On this week's Pluribus, you've gotta be cruel to be kind.
Episodes Monday Rundown March 23–29 2026
This week: Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, classic Pixar, and two very different musical performances.
What His Dark Materials gave me that Harry Potter never could
Kids deserve books that feel like getting away with something.