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HBO The Golden Age of the TV Bathroom
It was, for a long time, studiously ignored. Now, though, the bathroom—yes, the humble bathroom—is taking center stage.
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HBO Westworld and the False Promise of Storytelling
The HBO drama’s finale hinted at a dark, meta message.
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NBC The Feedback Loop of Saturday Night Live and Donald Trump
SNL parodied the president-elect’s impulsive tweeting last weekend, and he responded by tweeting about it.
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Amazon Prime Video Why TV Needs ‘Weak’ Female Characters
Comedy-drama series like Fleabag and Transparent show how vulnerability is as important as unlikeability and strength when it comes to portraying fictional women.
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Oscilloscope Laboratories Always Shine’s Sobering Female Rivalry
Mackenzie Davis on why her new film’s portrayal of complex friendships between women feels so authentic
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SyFy Incorporated Is a Timely Drama About Corporations Gone Wild
The new SyFy show, produced by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is set in a dystopian future U.S. ravaged by climate change and ruled by multinationals.
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Miller Mobley / A&E In Scientology and the Aftermath, Leah Remini Strikes Back
The actress and former Church devotee takes aim at its practices in a new eight-part series on A&E.
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Netflix Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life Is a Rare TV Revival That Works
The beloved family dramedy returns with a Netflix mini-series that’s self-aware enough to succeed.
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FX Selfishness Is Complicated in You’re the Worst
The FX show’s largely hopeful third season saw all its characters try to become better people—often by ironically putting themselves first.
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NBC Saturday Night Live’s Post-Trump Blues
Kate McKinnon’s performance, and her post-election pledge not to give up, stood out—but so did the absence of Alec Baldwin from the show.
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SundanceTV The Best Show That Explores Sexual Assault
The SundanceTV drama Rectify offers the most nuanced portrayal of a subject that’s too often carelessly sensationalized on television.
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Brian Snyder / Reuters Clinton Concedes; Pundits Decide She's 'Emotional'
They wanted to see tears. She didn’t provide them, but that didn’t make much difference.
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Netflix The Fascinating, Maddening End of The Fall
In Season 3, the Netflix show continued to raise questions about misogyny, madness, and obsession. Then it forgot to answer them.
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Jordan Strauss / Invision / AP / Katie … How Disappointment Became Part of Fandom
As Americans ask ever more of their celebrities, let-down is being woven into the fabric of fan culture.
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Comedy Central / Evan Agostini / Invision / … Trevor Noah's Eventful First Year
A conversation with The Daily Show host about his first cycle of American politics
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FX Atlanta's Brilliant Reckoning With Money
The FX series’ season finale underlined the depths of Earn’s desperation—and gave some hope that his efforts might pay off.
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CBS Mel Gibson Is Not Sorry
Indignant, yes, his appearance on the Late Show With Stephen Colbert suggested. But the disgraced star’s apology tour has been, overall, strikingly lacking in actual apologies.
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Richard Shotwell / Invision / AP Hulu’s Bid to Replace Cable
The company has struck a deal with Disney and Fox to provide live TV to subscribers—but cord-cutters might not care enough to pay extra.
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Netflix Max Richter’s Soundtrack to Dystopia
The British composer describes how he creates scores for film and television projects like The Leftovers, Black Mirror, and Morgan.
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John P. Robinson / HBO One Key to Westworld: Video Games
The HBO sci-fi drama has begun offering smart commentary on the appeal and limitations of fictional, immersive universes.
