Features
Feature articles from some of the best and brightest minds writing about television today.
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POSTED February 26, 2023
The Last of Us Sets Its Doomed Romance at the Mall
In a flashback episode, we meet Ellie's teenage crush and reflect on the enduring appeal of mall culture.
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POSTED February 24, 2023
Outer Banks Season 3: The Biggest Questions Left Unanswered
Is Carlos Singh alive? What's the new Blackbeard mystery? OBX has some loose ends to tie up in Season 4.
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POSTED February 24, 2023
Life After Emmys: Mapping the Schitt's Creek Cast's Career Trajectories
Eugene Levy is globe-trotting on The Reluctant Traveler, but how have his former co-stars fared in the last 3 years?
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POSTED February 23, 2023
The Consultant Cuts Corners In Its Pursuit of Workplace Thrills
The Prime Video drama takes all the wrong lessons from Christoph Waltz's titular character.
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POSTED February 22, 2023
The Proud Family Revival Makes Great Strides in Autism Representation
Season 2's “BeBe” upholds to the original's legacy of inclusivity and smart commentary.
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POSTED February 21, 2023
Showtime's The 12th Victim Is Great True Crime About the Sickness of True Crime
The docuseries implicates everyone — including the criminal justice system and viewers — in the ongoing nightmare of Caril Ann Fugate.
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POSTED February 20, 2023
The Last of Us Upends Our Expectations of Post-Apocalyptic TV
The HBO drama has so much more to say about finding community than series like The Walking Dead.
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POSTED February 20, 2023
Party Down: Everything You Need to Know Before Season 3
From romantic relationships to catering disasters, here’s our guide to the comedy’s original Starz run.
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POSTED February 20, 2023
All Creatures Great and Small Needs to Change Course Before Season 4
The feel-good PBS series isn’t designed to address the horror of World War II.
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POSTED February 17, 2023
American Auto Has Given Ana Gasteyer the Lead Role She's Always Deserved
The Saturday Night Live alum’s comedic chops make the NBC sitcom one of the best on air today.
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POSTED February 15, 2023
Raquel Welch Used TV to Combat Her Pin-Up Persona
From Seinfeld to TV movies, the quintessential starlet insisted we see more of her.
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POSTED February 15, 2023
Netflix's Full Swing Fails to Follow Through on Its Criticism of LIV Golf
The docuseries is too concerned with the legacy of the PGA Tour to effectively skewer its Saudi-backed rival.
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POSTED February 15, 2023
One of the Best New TV Characters Has a Name We Can't Run in a Headline
Hulu's superhero comedy Extraordinary features a lovable shapeshifter with a very unique name.
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POSTED February 14, 2023
Streaming Is Taking the Fun Out of Shipping — Especially in Teen Dramas
What’s the point in becoming invested if streamers are just going to sink our ships after one season?
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POSTED February 9, 2023
Rihanna Made TV Magic Years Before The Super Bowl
On Bates Motel, she channeled her mysterious essence into a classic role.