TV - Episodes, from Emily St. James (Page 6)

Elmo, the tiny, furry, red Muppet from Sesame Street, smiles. He's shrugging for some reason.

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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?

Dot, played by Juno Temple, whisks something together in a ceramic mixing bowl.

Fargo Season 5 and the morality of fictional universes

How the FX series deals with the long tendrils of the antihero drama

The enormous hologram of Maarva hovers above the citizens of Ferrix, addressing them at her own funeral.

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Andor Fridays: Episode 12, "Rix Road"

In which it's time for a funeral

Cassian stares in a melancholy mood as the sun rises behind him.

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Andor Fridays (on Saturday): Episode 11, "Daughter of Ferrix"

In which we consider one of the show's more daring storytelling gambits.

Greta Lee and Teo Yoo stare soulfully into each other's eyes on a subway in Past Lives.

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February mailbag!

This month: What are Emily's thoughts on all the Oscar contenders? Also: Emily tries to remember what she meant by a thing she wrote several years ago.

Jess, in a monochrome dress, sits in the lap of Nick, in a red shirt.

New Girl and the art of the will they/won't they

What we can learn about love stories fictional and real from an unfairly maligned TV couple.

Kino Loy delivers an inspirational speech directly into the microphone, shot in tight close-up.

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Andor Fridays: Episode 10, "One Way Out"

In which we discuss BIG IMPORTANT SPEECHES

Cassian and Kino Loy stand at attention, hands behind their heads, in the hallway of the prison.

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Andor Fridays: Episode 9, "Nobody's Listening"

In which I sing the praises of Diego Luna

The player and the mayor stand in front of the broken down community center in Stardew Valley.

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January mailbag!

This month: Why are video-game adaptations so hard? Also: How to get feedback.

Cassian puts his hands behind his head as he takes in the work floor of the prison he's in.

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Andor Fridays: Episode 8, "Narkina 5"

Cassian goes to prison, and Emily shares her theories on storytelling (again).

The people of Springfield gather to sing joyfully of their new monorail.

The Simpsons and our long 1990s hangover

"Marge Vs. the Monorail" is maybe the best TV episode ever made... and a paean to neoliberalism.

Maarva looks up to the ceiling tearfully as Cassian looks away in the background.

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Andor Fridays: Episode 7, "Announcement"

Andor pauses the action for a brilliant episode that shifts our perspective on everything that's happened so far.

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