Episodes Monday Rundown February 9–15 2026
This week: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, 2046, and Charli xcx's shockingly good Wuthering Heights album.
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Iron Lung is why I hope they never make a Hollow Knight movie
The joy of a lore-driven horror game is immense. It just might not be replicable in a movie.
The many legacies of Buffy the Vampire Slayer's best episode
A strange, austere hour remains unlike anything else in TV history
Heated Rivalry: Episode 5, "I'll Believe in Anything"
A really amazing episode gets Lily and Olivia chatting about trust, vulnerability, and foreign-language love confessions.
Episodes Monday Rundown February 2–8 2026
This week: the Super Bowl, the Olympics, and the epic highs and lows of horror cinema.
Why the new Muppet Show gets the beloved franchise right
Sometimes, all you need is Sabrina Carpenter singing with a bunch of chickens.
Kissin' on the big screen: 12 great love stories that deserve an adaptation ASAP
Get ready for Valentine's Day with a dozen romantic tales that would make great movies!
Heated Rivalry: Episode 4, "Rose"
A girlfriend? For Shane?? Lily and guest critic Olivia Wood discuss the ins and outs of Shane Hollander's attempted heterosexuality
Episodes Monday Rundown January 26–February 1 2026
This week: Blue Moon, Song Sung Blue, and some other movies that don't have the word "blue" in their titles.
Who gets to be existential on Severance?
In sidelining Helly, Severance's second season lost out on some of its most compelling themes.
The first time The Simpsons could have ended
Our new series on great TV episodes of the 21st century begins with a would-be series finale.
Heated Rivalry
Heated Rivalry: Episode 3, "Hunter"
A big frame shift brings with it big questions about plot structures, the closet, and smoothies.
minnesota
Episodes Monday Rundown January 19–25 2026
This week: The Testament of Ann Lee, Die My Love, and a pair of comfort watches fit for a terrible week.
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January mailbag!
This month: Oscars, Oscars, Oscars! Plus, meditative TV, tarot as a storytelling device, and more.
Heated Rivalry
Heated Rivalry: Episode 2, "Olympians"
As Shane and Ilya go to the Sochi Olympics, Lily and Emily talk point-of-view, the things only queer romance can do, and how much the show actually cares about hockey.
minnesota
Republicans think they know Minnesota better than Minnesotans. They’re wrong
Try as they might, there is no secret conservative side of Minneapolis that Republican violence can uncover.
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Episodes Monday Rundown January 12–18 2026
This week: The Housemaid, The Bone Temple, and two very different fantasy novels.
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Pluribus isn't an allegory for anything. It's smarter than that
Pluribus' superpower, and its best feature in a media landscape full of too-obvious themes, is its use of elastic metaphor.
narrative
The vibes aren't shifting
Why the right-wing effort to change the narrative is already flailing.
Heated Rivalry
Heated Rivalry: Episode 1, "Rookies"
Our new recap series debuts with hot hockey boys, an innovative approach to narrative time, and Canada's own Leslie Feist.
No Other Choice
Episodes Monday Rundown January 5–11 2026
This week: No Other Choice, Resurrection, and some great video essays.
trauma
The only way to fix ICE is to get rid of it
The nation's traumatized response to 9/11 has spiraled utterly out of control.