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The Latest TV Reviews & Recaps (Page 57)

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.

The Orville Recap: “Lasting Impressions” Doesn’t Leave Much of a Mark

The Orville coasts through a Gordon-heavy episode that sees him falling in love with the simulated recreation of a 21st-century woman (Leighton Meester).

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: An Adoption GAP(E) in “Gintars”

Ike Barinholtz guest stars in this episode that tests the limits of Boyle's parenting skills, but doesn't really mine enough jokes out of its premise.

Queer Eye Season 3 Moves Cities And Loses a Touch of Its Fierceness

While the third season plays it a bit safer with its "heroes," the Fab Five still deliver the same uplifting, French-tucked energy to their makeovers.

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Now Apocalypse Review: Gregg Araki Pens a Queer Love Letter To LA

Gregg Araki's ten-episode sex comedy for Starz serves up a heaping helping of sex, twentysomething angst, and doomsday prophecies.

More of a Comment, Really…: The Umbrella Academy’s Justin Min on Playing a Superpowered Ghost

The actor behind the most mysterious member of Netflix's Umbrella Academy talks about life as a superpowered ghost, and what might await him in season 2.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: “The Golden Boy” Deserves To Be Hung On The Stairs

Lin-Manuel Miranda guest starts on a dull episode of Brooklyn Nine-Nine, as Amy's overachieving brother with whom she's irrationally angry.

The Orville Recap: Gordon Tries to Stop the “Blood of Patriots” from Spilling

One of The Orville's most explicitly comedic characters gets his moment in the sun with a familiar, nuanced episode about the lingering animosity of war.

American Gods Season 2 Review: More Gods & Gore, But Something’s Missing

The second season of Starz' hit Neil Gaiman adaptation is back with a new showrunner, a shaken-up cast, and a more aimless tone.

Good Girls Season 2 Review: Flipping The Game Just Isn’t Enough

The second season of NBC's Breaking Bad-with-moms show disappointingly treads water, keeping its three leads running in place while feigning change.

Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on Battlestar Galactica?

Adama? Roslin? Starbuck? Baltar? Four TV critics hash out which character from Ronald D. Moore’s political sci-fi drama deserves a spot in our pantheon of great TV characters.NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch Deep in the bowels of The Spool Studios, there lies a chamber only the greatest TV characters can enter – the funniest, the ... Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on Battlestar Galactica?

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: ‘He Said, She Said’ Tackles #MeToo

Brooklyn Nine-Nine tackles sexual assault in an awards-worthy episode.

The Orville Recap: Space Battles, Die Hard Action Reign in “Identity Pt. 2”

The Orville tries its hand at big-time space spectacle in a more action-heavy hour, with the entire Union at stake.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: ‘The Honeypot’ Quietly Normalizes Queerness

A solid mix of sweetness and sentimentality anchors Brooklyn Nine-Nine's latest episode, discussing Captain Holt's sexuality in refreshing ways.

The Orville Recap: “Identity Pt. 1” Sets The Stage for Interstellar Conflict

The Orville gets Serious this week, with the first part of a two-parter that intriguingly complicates one of the show's most mercurial characters.

The Orville Recap: Stigma and Murder Turn “Deflectors” Into a Darker Valentine’s Episode

Old flames, bad breakups, and a murder mystery fills up a serviceable Orville that deals with the limits of cultural pluralism.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: Hair (And Mommy Issues) Dominate “The Crime Scene”

Jake and Rosa go on their own to solve a single case in that rare Brooklyn Nine-Nine two-hander that showcases Stephanie Beatriz's comedic talents.

Umbrella Academy Review: Gerard Way’s Comic Gets a Faithful, If Languid, Adaptation

Netflix's latest original series follows a dysfunctional family of superheroes fighting the apocalypse - and each other.

Hall of Faces: Who’s the Greatest Character on 30 Rock?

In our first episode of Hall of Faces, we debate which 30 Rock character deserves a spot in our pantheon of great TV characters.

What to Watch on Streaming: Week of February 15, 2018

Superheroes, loud women, and realistic space opera serve as your streaming recommendations this week.

Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: Diminishing Returns for “A Tale Of Two Bandits”

Doug Judy returns for a less than stellar season six showcase for Jake's recurring foil.

“I’m Not a Girl”: Janet, Nonbinary Representation and “The Good Place”

D'arcy Carden's Janet continues to be one of The Good Place's best characters, but her status as unlikely nonbinary icon brings up a few narrative wrinkles.

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