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  1. fact vs. fiction
    How Feud’s Capote, His Swans, and His Demons Compare to Real LifeThe anthology series returns with a vengeance and a fluid relationship with the historical record.
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    The Crown Series-Finale Recap: The Party’s OverThe Crown ends holding firm to its adoration of Queen Elizabeth.
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    The Crown Recap: Dracula Royal FamilyWilliam continues to be torn between leading a (somewhat) normal life and his familial duties.
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    The Crown Recap: Good-bye, YouElizabeth isn’t ready to let Margaret go yet, but she knows she must.
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    The Crown Recap: StalkingWhen William met Kate.
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    The Crown Recap: Popularity ContestTony Blair is mean girling Queen Elizabeth into considering getting more in touch with regular people.
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    The Crown Recap: Royal AngstIt’s somehow dull to watch Prince William get thrust into the spotlight and turn into a teenage heartthrob in the most challenging moment of his life.
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    The Crown Recap: Ta-Da!In the aftermath of tragedy, Charles and Elizabeth work through their reactions with a little help from Ghost Diana.
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    The Crown Recap: Living in the MadnessWe arrive at the inevitable, an incredibly tense episode detailing Diana’s last 24 hours in excruciatingly claustrophobic detail.
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    The Crown Recap: Oh, That GirlThe most anti-Diana episode of the season so far paints the adrift princess as the personification of scandal and poor judgment.
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    The Crown Season-Premiere Recap: Cruel SummerOur favorite royal soap has reached the beginning of the end. Cue “Tubthumping.”
  12. q&a
    Billions Creators Wanted Finale to Feel Like West Wing“We wanted to make sure we honor our characters in the way they honored those characters.”
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    Billions Series-Finale Recap: Take the Money and RunLadies and gentlemen, presenting the warmest and fuzziest episode of Billions ever!
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    Billions Recap: MintedIt looks like Prince has defeated Team Axe/Chuck, but there has to be more to their plan, right?
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    Billions Recap: Welcome Home, BobbyIt’s great to have Axe back doing Axe things, but it’s disappointing that it comes at the expense of Wendy.
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    Billions Recap: Uneasy AlliancePrince has finally caught up to Wendy, Wags, and Taylor’s mutiny, which means it’s Axe time, baby.
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    Billions Recap: Pissing in the WindMike Prince has entered his final form. The team needs Axe if they’re going to take him down.
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    Billions Recap: Leave It to SeniorBillions finally gets into fighting shape.
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    Billions Recap: Double TurnThe return of John Malkovich’s terrifying Russian oligarch leaves Chuck and Axe on good terms.
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    Billions Recap: I’ll WaitWe’re still waiting for the group to get their plan to take down Prince in motion. It’s taking too long.
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    Billions Recap: Bittersweet SymphonyPrince is making moves and consolidating power on his march toward the presidency — the Rebel Alliance needs to bulk up.
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    Billions Recap: Hamster WheelWith no Axe this week, we return to a business-as-usual model with some special guests in the mix to keep things interesting.
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    Billions Recap: It Ain’t Me, BabeLOL to the notion that a sex scandal would preclude a man from becoming president.
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    Billions Season-Premiere Recap: Rebel AllianceWendy is getting the gang back together. And you know what that means — Axe is back, baby!
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Series-Finale Recap: You’re FiredThe Marvelous Mrs. Maisel gives us (and Midge and Susie) the happy ending we deserve.
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: CrossroadsMidge finally gets her big break as we prepare for the end of the story.
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: Missed OpportunitiesMidge seems no closer to superstardom than she was at the start of the season.
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: Love StoryWe finally know why Midge and Susie broke up.
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: OverboardWe’re still waiting to see what Maisel’s big break is as Susie continues to work her manager magic.
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: Garbage GigThe aptly named episode is a welcome reminder that the story is as much about Susie as it is about Midge.
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: FelmerThe weakest installment of the new season’s debut episodes is caught in that unavoidable transition phase where it’s trying to do too much.
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: New GirlIf Midge is going to become a comedy star, she needs to get her colleagues to stop suppressing her talent.
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season-Premiere Recap: Six MonthsMaisel’s premiere confirms that Midge’s career did take off, but the season is positioned to explore all the fallout.
  34. batter up!
    All of A League of Their Own’s Nods to the 1992 PeachesOf course the Prime Video series knows “there’s no crying in baseball,” but that’s just the beginning of its many winks to the movie.
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    The Old Man Season-Finale Recap: Who’s Your Daddy?The Old Man’s major disclosure was validating but also pretty anti-climatic.
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    The Old Man Recap: Paternity TestAngela now stars in her own version of Taken.
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    The Old Man Recap: Juggling ChainsawsThe shift in alliances we were all waiting for.
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    The Old Man Recap: Partners in CrimeZoe and Angela shift from quiet supporting participants to emboldened main players.
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    The Old Man Recap: My Two DadsThe Old Man is getting closer to hitting its sweet spot.
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    The Old Man Recap: Scrambled EggsWe meet Amy Brenneman’s cheerless divorcée and Alia Shawkat’s junior FBI agent — the two truly compelling characters of the series.
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    The Old Man Series-Premiere Recap: On the RunThe new FX series follows Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges), the old, grizzled ex-CIA operative with a very special set of skills — and a very checkered past.
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    Billions Season-Finale Recap: The Biggest LosersMike Prince and Chuck Rhoades close out the season thinking they’ve won, but neither has looked more pathetic.
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    Billions Recap: I Like MikeLast week’s sinister buildup turns out to be Billions’ take on the nightmare that was the Trump administration.
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    Billions Recap: Dance With the DevilChuck thinks he has Prince’s number, prompting yet another incredible comeback.
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    Billions Recap: Oh, The HumanityAs it always goes with Billions, the tables have turned yet again, and it’s Chuck who is on the receiving end of Prince’s maneuvering.
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    Billions Recap: American DreamPrince’s ego and relationship take a huge blow. Chuck is looking sad and exhausted. In typical Billions fashion, no one wins.
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Season-Finale Recap: The Blue RoomThe finale leaves a giant mess for Midge, Susie, and their extended friends and family to sort through next season.
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: The Other WomanMidge lets another big break get away over her inability to read the room.
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    Billions Recap: Strings AttachedPrince’s grand romantic gesture is just another example of his desire to control everyone in his life.
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    The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Recap: Mic DropIt takes Midge all of two seconds to regret making a deal with Sophie.
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