Tokyo Vice Goes to PressJake’s big exposé, and what it took to publish it, cements the series as a great gangster show that’s also a great journalism show.
3 Body Problem’s Imagination ProblemIn ignoring humanity’s wider reaction to the end of the world, the Netflix adaptation fails to find gravity in its final scene.
Mr. and Mrs. Smith’s Faux Love StoryThe series’ open ending amounts to little more than anticlimax thanks its misrepresentation of what John and Jane really care about.
Savior Complex Doubles DownIn its final ten minutes, the three-part HBO docuseries about a white missionary accused of abusing Ugandan children uncovers a striking parallel.
Reservation Dogs Looks Beyond Good-byeThe series signs off with a reminder that farewells don’t have to be forever and new journeys are always beginning.
ByRoxana Hadadi
endings
Reservation Dogs Closes the Circle of Peak TVThe end of Sterlin Harjo’s singular half-hour dramedy might also be the end of a small but astounding moment in post-prestige television.
ByKathryn VanArendonk
close read
The Cool Girl Gets Lost in WildernessWith its own version of the famous Gone Girl monologue, Prime Video’s scorned-woman survival thriller undermines its attempt at empowerment.
ByRoxana Hadadi
post-game analysis
Was Winning Time a Loss Or a Victory?Two critics review the highlights and personal fouls of HBO’s ambitious but flawed attempt to distill a dynasty.
Foundation Has Immortality IssuesSeason two pushes up against the edge of how long characters can hang around without breaking the stakes.
ByKathryn VanArendonk
endings
Special Ops: Lioness’ Final Bite LingersMost of Taylor Sheridan’s convoluted CIA thriller left my brain immediately, but there’s one moment I can’t stop thinking about.
ByRoxana Hadadi
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Where Does Dark Winds Go From Here?Season two ends with a subversion of one of the series’ guiding principles — and opens up all kinds of avenues for another season.
