26 Episodes
On making a deal with Hannibal Lecter in suburban Minnesota
Hannibal's Abigail Hobbs is a razor-sharp portrait of an abused child, tucked into a mesmerizing horror series.
26 Episodes
Breaking Bad's clockwork universe seems almost comforting in 2026
In Vince Gilligan's world, a rise must always precede a fall. Is that true anymore in our world?
26 Episodes
Is Friday Night Lights TV’s greatest show about everyday sacrifice?
It's a show about marriage, yes. But also a show about giving things up in hope of a better future.
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Community is a sitcom about dissociating
Is that why I liked it so much?
26 Episodes
The only thing Mad Men's Don Draper can't escape is himself
The show's Season 3 finale captures a nation dealing with massive change, both on the air and in real life.
26 Episodes
How The Office made cringe comedy appeal to almost everybody
Could you make this show today? No. But not for the reasons you assume.
26 Episodes
The Sopranos finale could have been made yesterday
Whatever happens to Tony Soprano in the series finale, we're still living in his world.
26 Episodes
How I Met Your Mother is one last message from a pre-Recession world
And other theories on why this once-beloved sitcom hasn't quite endured
26 Episodes
We don't respect Grey's Anatomy enough
2005's 26 Episodes pick reveals the very gendered way we talk about "great" television
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Deadwood, God, and the coarsening of America
The show's first-season finale linked death, life, and everything else.
26 Episodes
Alias made no sense. Good.
Even Columbo couldn't figure out what was going on on Alias. Should that matter?
26 Episodes
Did Everybody Loves Raymond find the meaning of life in 2002?
No, but it did sort of try.