The Latest TV Reviews & Recaps (Page 9) | The Spool

The Latest TV Reviews & Recaps (Page 9)

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.

I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson makes us stay a little longer with sketch comedy gold

Season 3 may not be as consistent, but it still brings plenty of hilariously weird and uncomfortable situations.

Succession ends as it should, with no one happy

One of the best series of the 20s closes on a realistically somber note, where even winning feels like losing.

Mulligan stumbles but eventually finds the funny in a post-apocalyptic Earth

By: Ashley Lara

Netflix’s new animated comedy has some growing pains, but improves as it goes.

Unraveling pop-culture one thread at a time

The Spool is an irreverent, informative source for film and television coverage, focused on diverse, thoughtful opinions that seek out a greater understanding of the media we love.

Keeping it Platonic and chaotic

By: Tim Stevens

Rose Byrne and Seth Rogen reteam for a fun, but uneven AppleTV+ series about friends who may bring out the worst in each other. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch As a group, humanity has spent entirely too much time asking, “Can men and women ever be friends without sex getting in the way.” Thankfully, Platonic, by ... Keeping it Platonic and chaotic

Meet Ted Lasso’s mom and understand the man

"Mom City" shows how the mother is also the father of the man when it comes to Ted and Jamie.

Logan is sent off in typical Roy fashion in “Church and State”

Shiv & Kendall are still making deals while Roman falls apart as they bid their father a complicated farewell in the penultimate episode of Succession.

Secrets of Hillsong paints the trendy church in a sinister light

By: Marshall Estes

The FX series illustrates the dark side of attempting to mix religion with clout chasing.

Listen to an exclusive three-track sampler of the score for “A Small Light”

We premiere exclusive tracks from Ariel Marx's intriguing, eclectic score to the Holocaust drama.

Where is Ted Lasso?

The show's titular character goes missing again in an episode that moves things forward and challenges character consistency.

There’s little substance or heft to Middle East spy thriller Ghosts of Beirut

By: Michael Frank

Showtime's account of the hunt for Imad Mughniyeh is a tepid, overstuffed miniseries with a jumbled mix of narrative and documentary elements.

Succession hits uncomfortably close to the real world in “America Decides”

The Roys are all too willing to sacrifice democracy for their own benefit as election returns come in.

The Muppets Mayhem reaffirms the enduring likeability of its titular leads

The charms of The Muppets shine brightly even in a show too focused on dreary human characters.

City on Fire burns intensely, if nonsensically

By: Tim Stevens

AppleTV+’s adaptation of the novel updates the era but fails to wrangle its sprawling narrative.

The Other Two returns with laughs and existential chaos

By: Ashley Lara

The Dubek family returns with a satirical tale of the highs and lows of fame in The Other Two Season 3.

People prove their stripes in this week’s Ted Lasso

“La Locker Room Aux Folles” takes Season 3 into the Final Four with an episode all about living up (or down) to who you truly are.

Strong performances serve Class of ‘09, but can’t fully protect audiences

By: Tim Stevens

Brian Tyree Henry and others give FX’s sci-fi FBI drama a clue but not enough to close the case.

Queen Charlotte Reigns

India Amarteifio delivers a star turn as the titular monarch in a compelling, sexy, and smart prequel to Bridgerton.

For Succession, it isn’t a “Tailgate Party” without explosions

As the election looms, the Roys and their circle try to celebrate. Naturally, it does not go as planned.

AppleTV+’s new sci-fi series worth Silo-ing with

By: Tim Stevens

The Rebecca Ferguson-starring vehicle casts a compelling spell.

Ted Lasso gets the team back on track–is the show?

"We'll Never Have Paris" stumbles toward emotional truths, sometimes awkwardly.

Succession peddles immortality while Logan’s departure still looms large

Kendall struggles to land "Living+" as humiliation threatens to overwhelm him.

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