The Latest TV Recaps (Page 2)

Star Trek: Lower Decks visits Voyager, but finds something better than nostalgia in its season 4 premiere

A greatest hits of Voyager’s lesser lights and most infamous moments shows how much our humble lower deckers have grown over the past three years.

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The New Republic clings to denialism in the face of mounting evidence in Ahsoka’s third episode

"Time to Fly" keeps things moving, but might be failing to makes its case to viewers, not just Senators.

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Ahsoka episodes 1 & 2 start the show off on a lore-heavy but well-paced note

By: Megan Sunday

Anakin Skywalker's former apprentice and fan favorite Ahsoka gets her own shot at a TV series.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds finishes its second season with a bang

A perilous confrontation with the Gorn brings out the series’ action movie bona fides in a dramatic season finale.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ musical episode hits all the right notes

By: Andrew Bloom

A peculiar quantum improbability wave spurs the crew of the Enterprise to start singing and dancing, and discovering truths about themselves through song.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds measures the sins and compromises of war against the Federation’s ideals

A visit from a reformed Klingon general-turned-ambassador stirs Dr. M’Benga to confront his lingering scars as a wartime medic and more.

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Star Trek’s Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks are blended to perfection in the franchise’s most ambitious crossover yet

By: Andrew Bloom

Ensign Boimler meets Captain Pike in a time-traveling adventure with something profound on its mind. This piece was written during the 2023 WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes. Without the labor of the writers and actors currently on strike, the movie being covered here wouldn’t exist. NOW STREAMING: Powered by JustWatch “Those Old Scientists” may be the ... Star Trek’s Strange New Worlds and Lower Decks are blended to perfection in the franchise’s most ambitious crossover yet

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds sees the good in confronting, not ignoring, our grief

A high concept sci-fi phenomena helps Ensign Uhura make peace with the deep losses she faced before and after joining Starfleet.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds brings big laughs, and something deeper, when Spock becomes human

A hilarious high-concept farce gives way to a subtle commentary on prejudice, self-acceptance, and quiet strength.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds feels like the 60s series, for better & worse

By: Andrew Bloom

A visit to a familiar planet, a peculiar case of memory loss, and a B-Teamer rising to the occasion make for a mixed bag in this franchise throwback.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds asks whether we can ever be freed from our families’ legacies

La’an’s trip to the past and her team-up with none other than Captain Kirk gets at big questions both historical and personal.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds urges us, and the Federation, to live up to our ideals

One of the franchise’s trademark courtroom drama episodes is a crucible for Number One and for Starfleet’s principles in action.

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Secret Invasion whispers well but moves too slow

Like Nick Fury himself, the MCU's newest series limps out of the gate in "Resurrection."

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In its season premiere, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds affirms that Spock is no ordinary Vulcan

By: Andrew Bloom

Season 2’s debut sidelines the senior officers for a Spock-centered adventure that pays tribute to his Vulcan bearing but also his undeniable humanity.

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None of us get a perfect end, not even Ted Lasso

The series closes on a heartfelt episode that nonetheless reveals flaws and disappointments.

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Succession ends as it should, with no one happy

By: Sean Price

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

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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.

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

By: Sean Price

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

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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.

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Where is Ted Lasso?

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

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

By: Sean Price

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

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