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Archives for August 2019

Culture
Netflix’s Derry Girls is the best teen show out right nowNetflix’s Derry Girls is the best teen show out right now
Culture

Derry Girls is nourishment for your soul … if your soul likes teen comedies.

By Alex Abad-Santos
Culture
The Handmaid’s Tale closes a messy season with a surprisingly satisfying finaleThe Handmaid’s Tale closes a messy season with a surprisingly satisfying finale
Culture

June embarks on a dangerous mission, as the show attempts to justify its recent creative choices.

By Emily St. James and Constance Grady
Culture
GLOW season 3 loses some of its trademark fun amid all the bloatGLOW season 3 loses some of its trademark fun amid all the bloat
Culture

Netflix’s joyous wrestling drama has gotten caught under its own weight.

By Pilot Viruet
The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
Succession season 2: 4 winners and 4 losers from the premiereSuccession season 2: 4 winners and 4 losers from the premiere
The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

In “The Summer Palace,” Shiv gets some good news, but the other Roys aren’t doing so hot.

By Emily St. James
Culture
Why Euphoria’s messy season finale could mean great things for the show’s futureWhy Euphoria’s messy season finale could mean great things for the show’s future
Culture

Euphoria’s season finale ends on a note of extreme sincerity. Good.

By Constance Grady
Culture
AMC’s Lodge 49 is a quest for a better world, set amid the ruins of capitalismAMC’s Lodge 49 is a quest for a better world, set amid the ruins of capitalism
Culture

The warm and weird drama series is full of feeling, even if its premise is tough to describe.

By Emily St. James
Culture
How the Manson family became a pop culture tropeHow the Manson family became a pop culture trope
Culture

It’s an American horror story.

By Alissa Wilkinson
Culture
Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu will be bundled for $12.99. Netflix should be worried.Disney+, ESPN+, and Hulu will be bundled for $12.99. Netflix should be worried.
Culture

Disney is aggressively crafting the service to be an end-all, be-all for streaming subscribers.

By Allegra Frank
Culture
Orange Is the New Black celebrated diverse women. It also exploited their stories.Orange Is the New Black celebrated diverse women. It also exploited their stories.
Culture

The Netflix hit created new opportunities for women of color. It also veered far too often into tragedy porn.

By Emily St. James and Ashley Ray-Harris
Culture
The Handmaid’s Tale puts the pieces in place for its finaleThe Handmaid’s Tale puts the pieces in place for its finale
Culture

This mostly satisfying installment makes us wonder why it took the show so long to get going this season.

By Emily St. James and Constance Grady
Culture
HBO’s Years and Years immerses us in our soon-to-be dystopia. Until it chickens out.HBO’s Years and Years immerses us in our soon-to-be dystopia. Until it chickens out.
Culture

This miniseries is brilliant and searing until it’s trite and banal.

By Emily St. James
Culture
This brilliant YouTube video is one of the best TV episodes of the yearThis brilliant YouTube video is one of the best TV episodes of the year
Culture

You won’t be able to look away from it. Literally.

By Emily St. James
Claws is a love letter to the strip mall–fabulous American woman
Culture

The cult TNT show mixes race, class, and high camp.

By Cate Young