
Emily St. James
Former Critic at Large
Latest articles by Emily St. James


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


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


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


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


It might be the most significant show of the 21st century.


Eleanor takes charge in an episode that shows how she’s a student no longer.


Winner: Game of Thrones. Loser: Also Game of Thrones.


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


The series needs to win 13 Emmys this year to set a new record. It already has 10.


TV executives became far too obsessed with copying it.