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A French Village, Season 1, Episodes 5 and 6: "Black Market" and "Cold Spell"
On doing good things for selfish reasons and bad things for noble ones.
Emily St. James
Emily St. James is a writer and critic whose work has appeared in Vox, The A.V. Club, and the New York Times. She is the co-creator of the podcast Arden and a writer on the TV series Yellowjackets.
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How Rod Serling invented modern television (more or less)
Alan Sepinwall on his new book, the scariest Twilight Zones, and the tragic hopefulness underpinning the series.
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The Devils is still shocking. Just not for the reasons you think.
Plus: Robert Pattinson in Primetime, Steven Spielberg's Duel, and the dark origins of MLB mascot DJ Kitty.
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October mailbag!
This month: Halloween costumes, Muppet versions of three-hour documentaries, and the dreaded Gleeboot.
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Plus: A preview of Emily's latest 26 Episodes piece on the final season of Game of Thrones.
Game of Thrones
Let's talk about the final season of Game of Thrones
"The Bells" is one of the best-directed episodes of TV ever. So why do people hate it so much?
Monday Digest
You Can See Everything and the queasy duality of Elizabeth Holmes
Plus: Rachel Gillig's latest duology, Boorman and the Devil, and some great horror movies.
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Digger, explained (preview)
A taste of this week's premium newsletter.
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Digger, explained
What's behind the backlash? And the backlash to the backlash? And the backlash to the backlash to the backlash? And the--
a french village
A French Village, Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2: "The Landing" and "Chaos"
The acclaimed World War II drama begins by introducing us to a town about to be irrevocably changed.