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Jun
02
Tim Robinson, in a pure beige coat, clutching a huge soda cup, looks at Paul Rudd, in a colorful jacket. Rudd holds a mushroom.

Episodes Monday Rundown May 26 - June 1 2025

6 min read
May
23
Mon Mothma, dressed in a golden dress, stands amid a group of revelers, dancing wildly. They are out of focus.

How a 1980s TV storytelling technique is making streaming shows more compelling

8 min read
May
16
Hailee Steinfeld and Michael B. Jordan star in Sinners. They're in an embrace, heads tilted back in ecstasy, in a wood-paneled room.

May mailbag

10 min read
May
14
Noah Wyle and Shawn Hatosy star in The Pitt. They're both looking haggard and run down after a long day.

Should TV shows have more episodes per season? Really?

On the greatness of The Pitt and the reductive nature of The Pitt discourse.
6 min read
Apr
25
Several doctors of The Pitt look just off-camera with concern at a patient who is just entering.

The core relationships at the heart of every workplace drama

5 min read
Apr
21
Noah Wyle stars as Michael "Robby" Robinavitch in The Pitt. Here, he looks very concerned. He has a stethoscope.

Episodes Monday Rundown April 14 - 20 2025

6 min read
Apr
18
Mark S. (Adam Scott) is in a suit. He stands in a long, featureless, white hallway. He holds blue balloons with his face on them.

Severance Season 2 is a tremendous televisual achievement

10 min read
Apr
14
The cast of Wheel of Time stands in a barren field. Rosamund Pike is at the center. She has a terrible wig on.

Episodes Monday Rundown April 7 - 13 2025

7 min read
Apr
11
The members of Ben Folds Five pose in front of a forested area. Ben Folds looks at the camera; the other two look away.

April mailbag

9 min read
Apr
04
Gemma and Mark sit in a room, looking at each other with wistful sadness. She's got a great grey coat.

The wife's tragic backstory every single fucking time

6 min read