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The Latest TV Reviews & Recaps (Page 32)

Keeping track of the boob tube, one recap at a time. Networks, cable, streaming, you name it – if you watch it on your TV first, we’ve got it covered.

“Search Party” takes time to find its groove in season 4

By: Reyzando Nawara

The dark comedy continues to be an excellent exploration of millennial ennui.

Tiger Woods doc “Tiger” gets caught in the sand trap of its own ambition

HBO's documentary of golf great Tiger Woods suffers from a lack of participation from its subject, even as it charts his complicated home life and many personal scandals.

Ilan Eshkeri on setting the Earth to music in “A Perfect Planet”

The composer of the latest David Attenborough nature documentary talks about building the sounds of planet Earth.

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“Coyote” is an ugly relic of the past wandering through a desert of boredom

By: Tim Stevens

CBS All Access has managed to create an anti-hero drama as unpleasant as it is dull.

“Mr. Mayor” delights in parts, but there’s plenty to impeach

By: Ashley Lara

Tina Fey's latest is a well-intentioned, but only occasionally diverting, COVID-set political sitcom with more good intentions than good jokes.

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Finale Recap: A good season ends badly

By: Andrew Bloom

A third season filled with dramatic narrative shakeups ends in the most abrupt, contrived way possible.

The Expanse Season 5 Episode 6 Recap: “Tribes”

By: Clint Worthington

Marco consolidates his power, as the rest of our characters recalibrate their sense of purpose and fight to survive in the wake of the Free Navy's attacks on Earth.

“Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” is far from superlative in season 2

By: Tim Stevens

A strong grasp of grief and inner turmoil runs up against weak choreography and a closed-off lead character to make Zoey a frustrating near-miss.

“Doctor Who” can’t shake its bad habits with “Revolution of the Daleks”

By: Clint Worthington

Chris Chibnall's run of the show continues to frustrate with an overstuffed, meandering New Year's special with all the highs and lows of his era.

Filmmaker of the Month

How David Fincher’s “Mindhunter” built the serial killer thriller brick by brick

The Netflix series feels as much about the components of Fincher's exacting style as it does the origins of forensic profiling.

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 12 Recap: “Die Hard” in space

By: Andrew Bloom

Action movie antics and rescue missions ensue upon the Emerald Chain's invasion.

“Chilling Adventures of Sabrina” closes the book with an effective Part 4

By: Marshall Estes

Netflix's campy, grimy retelling of the teen witch tale reaches its end, dutifully sending off its characters before overstaying their welcome.

“Cobra Kai” waxes nostalgic, on and off, in season 3

By: Clint Worthington

The cult hit series moves fully to Netflix for a season 3 packed with roundhouse kicks and a war of wills between its rival senseis.

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 11 Recap: Hard choices

By: Andrew Bloom

The crew finally discovers the secret of the Burn, which only leads to another sea of tough decisions as the season begins its endgame.

“The Expanse” Season 5 Episode 4 Recap: “Gaugamela”

By: Clint Worthington

The show takes its season-opening cliffhanger and pries the floodgates open even further, creating more jeopardy for the system.

“Bridgerton” packs its period romance with charm and scandal galore

Shonda Rhimes' latest series is a delightful romp filled with diverse characters (and casting), and more bodice-ripping intrigue than you can shake a corset at.

“The Mandalorian” season finale gets us in our feelings

By: Megan Sunday

Season 2 ends with a fanservice-y bang, as the show breaks our hearts while straining under the weight of all its cameos and references.

“A Creepshow Holiday Special” is an unpleasant lump of coal

By: Gena Radcliffe

Greg Nicotero writes & directs a disappointingly juvenile collection of horror cliches & well-tread jokes.

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 10 Recap: Transformations galore

By: Andrew Bloom

Emperor Georgiou faces her sins in a messy but camp episode that rehabilitates her character just in time for the inevitable spinoff.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch The bones of “Terra Firma Pt. II” are good. The core of the episode pays off Emperor Georgiou’s (Michelle Yeoh) return engagement with the Mirror Universe with conviction. She ... “Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 10 Recap: Transformations galore

The Top 25 TV Shows of 2020

From BoJack to What We Do in the Shadows, we break down the TV that got us through a hellish year.

“Tiny Pretty Things” clears a high barre for teen drama

By: Shannon Campe

Netflix blends Pretty Little Liars and Black Swan into a scintillating if overstuffed series about the pressures of performance.

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