Television

The Leftovers: A Surprise Return

Meg’s back, and she isn’t the only one.

• Sophie Gilbert and Spencer Kornhaber
• November 29, 2015

The #ActualWorst Semi-Final: Fitzgerald Grant vs. Hannibal Lecter

A bracket to find the most terrible person on television

• David Sims and Matt Thompson
• November 25, 2015

The #ActualWorst Semi-Final: Ramsay Bolton vs. Jim Moriarty

A bracket to find the most terrible person on television

• Spencer Kornhaber and Sophie Gilbert
• November 24, 2015

‘You Oughta Know’ Unknowns

On Alanis Morissette and Demi Lovato’s American Music Awards duet

• Spencer Kornhaber
• November 23, 2015

The Leftovers: Cross or Jump

Where did Patti Levin come from?

• Sophie Gilbert and Spencer Kornhaber
• November 22, 2015

The Walking Dead: All Falls Down

Rick and the Alexandrians worked to keep up their spirits—and the community’s walls.

• Lenika Cruz and David Sims
• November 22, 2015

The Audacity of Scandal’s Abortion Scene

The most remarkable thing about the episode’s big moment was how unremarkable it was.

• Lenika Cruz
• November 20, 2015

The Man in the High Castle’s Chilling Alternate Reality

The new Amazon show, based on Philip K. Dick’s novel, imagines America’s future if the Nazis had won World War II.

• David Sims
• November 20, 2015

#ActualWorst, Round Three: Marnie Michaels vs. Fitzgerald Grant

A bracket to find the most terrible person on television

• The Editors
• November 20, 2015

On the Unholy Matchup of Ramsay vs. Joffrey

• Spencer Kornhaber
• November 19, 2015

The Sublime Darkness of Jessica Jones

Netflix’s latest collaboration with Marvel centers around a superpowered private investigator.

• David Sims
• November 19, 2015

#ActualWorst, Round Three: Ramsay Bolton vs. Joffrey Baratheon

A bracket to find the most terrible person on television

• The Editors
• November 19, 2015

25 Years of Pennywise the Clown

• Sophie Gilbert
• November 18, 2015

#ActualWorst, Round Three: Walter White vs. Hannibal Lecter

A bracket to find the most terrible person on television

• The Editors
• November 18, 2015

Tragedy + Comedy = Catharsis

Television’s jokers—from Saturday Night Live to Stephen Colbert—have long helped viewers make sense of horrific news.

• David Sims
• November 17, 2015

Sympathy and Contempt for Charlie Sheen

He seems neither very willing nor very able to do good with his HIV diagnosis.

• Spencer Kornhaber
• November 17, 2015

#ActualWorst, Round Three: Jim Moriarty vs. Pete Campbell

A bracket to find the most terrible person on television

• The Editors
• November 17, 2015

The Walking Dead Ties up Some Loose Ends

Abraham, Daryl, and Sasha’s detour was … eventful.

• Lenika Cruz and David Sims
• November 15, 2015

The Leftovers: One Powerful Adversary

Asked to choose between science and the supernatural, Kevin took a leap of faith.

• Spencer Kornhaber and Sophie Gilbert
• November 15, 2015