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Emily St. James

Emily St. James

Former Critic at Large

    Latest articles by Emily St. James

    Culture
    Transparent waves farewell, from the far-off shores of 2014Transparent waves farewell, from the far-off shores of 2014
    Culture

    A giant musical finale reveals how little the show was ever about trans people.

    By Emily St. James
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
    5 winners and 7 losers from a Succession that had much more embarrassment than usual5 winners and 7 losers from a Succession that had much more embarrassment than usual
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

    Shiv goes to war, Kendall does something indescribably horrible, and Roman... actually Roman does okay for himself.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    ABC’s Stumptown is the scuzzy private-eye show we need right nowABC’s Stumptown is the scuzzy private-eye show we need right now
    Culture

    The 3 elements of a great network TV pilot, explained by Cobie Smulders’s new show.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Netflix’s The Politician is a mess. But it may be a deeply meaningful one.Netflix’s The Politician is a mess. But it may be a deeply meaningful one.
    Culture

    The new comedy-drama marks Ryan Murphy’s Netflix debut and may be the Rosetta Stone we need for his work.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Lost is still groundbreaking TVLost is still groundbreaking TV
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    It might be the most significant show of the 21st century.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    The Good Place sets up its endgame in its final season premiereThe Good Place sets up its endgame in its final season premiere
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    Eleanor takes charge in an episode that shows how she’s a student no longer.

    By Emily St. James, Dylan Matthews and 1 more
    Culture
    8 winners and 5 losers from the topsy-turvy 2019 Emmy Awards8 winners and 5 losers from the topsy-turvy 2019 Emmy Awards
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    Winner: Game of Thrones. Loser: Also Game of Thrones.

    By Emily St. James and Alissa Wilkinson
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”
    5 winners and 5 losers from a Succession that crumples everybody up like a napkin5 winners and 5 losers from a Succession that crumples everybody up like a napkin
    The Vox guide to HBO’s “Succession”

    Winner: Rhea, of all people. Loser that thinks it’s a winner: Christmas.

    By Emily St. James and Meredith Haggerty
    Culture
    Game of Thrones is poised to smash its own Emmy recordGame of Thrones is poised to smash its own Emmy record
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    The series needs to win 13 Emmys this year to set a new record. It already has 10.

    By Emily St. James
    Culture
    Friends was a great show — that just happened to ruin TV comedyFriends was a great show — that just happened to ruin TV comedy
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    TV executives became far too obsessed with copying it.

    By Emily St. James