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

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

Tim Stevens Posted on January 7, 2021January 7, 2021

“The Stand” buckles under the weight of Stephen King’s source material

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CBS All Access’ all-star miniseries adaptation of the timely Stephen King novel bogs itself down in a helter-skelter structure and an acute lack of stakes.

The Spool Staff Posted on December 14, 2020December 14, 2020

“Star Trek Discovery” Season 3 Episode 9 Recap: A Star Trek Carol

Star Trek Discovery Season 3 Episode 9 Terra Firma
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Emperor Georgiou goes on a dark night of the soul in the Mirror Universe.

Andrew Bloom Posted on December 10, 2020December 10, 2020

Star Trek Lower Decks Recap: “Temporal Edict” puts a pin on ‘buffer time’

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Boimler’s rule-following puts the ship in danger, and Mariner and Ransom compare battle scars on an alien planet.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 20, 2020August 20, 2020

“Star Trek: Lower Decks” digs into its misfit crew in “Envoys”

Star Trek Lower Decks Episode 2 "Envoys"
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Boimler and Mariner run afoul of a drunken Klingon, and Rutherford has a Starfleet identity crisis.

Clint Worthington Posted on August 13, 2020August 13, 2020

Star Trek: Picard’s Season Finale Embraces and Evades Death

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“Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 2” rushes to its finale and cheats its way to emotional catharsis.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 26, 2020March 25, 2020

Star Trek: Picard Lumbers Toward Its Finale in “Et in Arcadia Ego, Part 1”

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Synths, secret sons and doomsday prophecies arise in a messy penultimate episode establishing galaxy-ending stakes.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 19, 2020March 19, 2020

Star Trek: Picard Finally Gives Answers in “Broken Pieces”

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The overarching conspiracy cracks open on an episode that sets up the finale.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 12, 2020March 12, 2020

“Star Trek: Picard” Forges New Bonds From Old Ones on “Nepenthe”

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An interstitial episode finally bridges Picard and Soji’s stories, thanks to the welcome return of some old friends.

Andrew Bloom Posted on March 5, 2020March 4, 2020

“Star Trek: Picard” Uses a Blunt Instrument to Open “The Impossible Box”

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A sea of good ideas gets drowned in cliche as Picard and Soji face the truth.

Andrew Bloom Posted on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020

Star Trek Picard Episode 4: “Absolute Candor” Mines Its Hero’s Regrets

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The show finally finds its groove with a detour, an abandoned boy, and a lost cause.

Andrew Bloom Posted on February 13, 2020February 13, 2020
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