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“WandaVision” starts slow, but bodes well for the MCU’s future on TV

WandaVision (Disney+)
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Disney+’s first real time at bat for the MCU on television is a sprightly, experimental series that makes great, if deliberately-paced, use of its premise.

Clint Worthington Posted on January 14, 2021January 14, 2021

“The Mandalorian” season finale gets us in our feelings

Mandalorian Season Finale
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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.

Megan Sunday Posted on December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

The Top 25 TV Shows of 2020

The Best TV Shows of 2020
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From BoJack to What We Do in the Shadows, we break down the TV that got us through a hellish year.

The Spool Staff Posted on December 16, 2020January 3, 2021

“Safety” is a feel-good Clemson ad in the guise of a sports flick

Safety Clemson
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The university takes center stage in Disney+’s latest sports biopic, lacquering on sentimentality as much as it does team spirit.

Marshall Estes Posted on December 12, 2020December 13, 2020

“Godmothered” grants your wish of an actually-solid Disney+ original

Godmothered
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Jillian Bell is hilarious as a klutzy fairy godmother-in-training in this deceptively-fun fractured fairy tale.

Sarah Gorr Posted on December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

“The Mandalorian” Chapter 14 Recap: the Empire strikes back

Mandalorian chapter 14
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Boba Fett returns, the Child is kidnapped, and Robert Rodriguez throws us into the action-packed midpoint of the season.

Megan Sunday Posted on December 4, 2020December 4, 2020

“The Mandalorian” Recap: “The Jedi” gets Ahsoka Tano on our screens

The Mandalorian Chapter 13 The Jedi
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We meet an honest-to-god Jedi, and Baby Yoda finally gets a name, in an episode that links The Mandalorian even further to the rest of the Star Wars universe.

Megan Sunday Posted on November 27, 2020November 27, 2020

“The Siege” is another lore & action-packed episode of “The Mandalorian”

The Mandalorian
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Some season 1 faces return & we get an idea of why the Child is such a highly coveted bounty.

Megan Sunday Posted on November 21, 2020November 21, 2020

“LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special” can’t put much life into Life Day

LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special
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Disney+ tries to replicate the giddy anarchy of Star Wars‘ most infamous work of media, but it doesn’t […]

Clint Worthington Posted on November 17, 2020November 17, 2020

“The Mandalorian” returns to team up with “The Marshal”

THE MANDALORIAN, Season 2
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Timothy Olyphant smolders his way to a top-tier guest spot on Disney+’s flagship space adventure series.

Megan Sunday Posted on October 30, 2020November 3, 2020

“The Right Stuff” is grounded, intricate space-race docudrama

The Right Stuff
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Disney+ and Nat-Geo re-adapt the tale of the early days of the Space Race into a mature, grounded astronaut drama.

Clint Worthington Posted on October 7, 2020October 7, 2020

“The Secret Society of Second-Born Royals” inherits its charms from better franchises

Secret Society of Second-Born Royals
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Disney+ tries to blend its love of princes and princesses with its new focus on superheroes, with mixed results.

Michael Snydel Posted on September 26, 2020September 26, 2020
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