TV Reviews7.4/10
Atypical: A Warm, Uneven Comedy-Drama That Got Better as It Went
Atypical ran four seasons on Netflix. A review of Sam Gardner's story, the autism representation problems, and why the later seasons got better.
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TV Reviews6.1/10
Teen Adventure Series Outer Banks Sticks to the Formula It Knows
Netflix's Outer Banks ran five seasons and 50 episodes, ending August 2026. A review of its Pogues vs. Kooks premise, cast and treasure hunt.
TV Reviews5.2/10
Chicago Med: 12 Seasons, 220 Episodes, and a 5.2 That Fits
Chicago Med has run 12 seasons and 220 episodes on NBC, renewed for a twelfth season premiering October 7, 2026, despite a 5.2/10 critical score.
TV Reviews6.5/10
HBO’s Rapture Drama Asked What Happens to Those Who Stay Behind
The Leftovers, HBO's drama from Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta, ran 28 episodes across three seasons. A review of Mapleton, Jarden and the Guilty Remnant.
TV Reviews8.5/10
A Decade On, ‘Erased’ Still Can’t Decide Whether Its Hero Deserves a Do-Over
Erased (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) ran 12 episodes on Fuji TV's Noitamina in 2016, adapting Kei Sanbe's manga about a man sent back 18 years to save a classmate.
TV Reviews7.1/10
Detective drama built its first season around a repressed memory and never matched it again
The Sinner ran four seasons on USA Network from 2017 to 2021. A retrospective on Jessica Biel's Cora, Bill Pullman's Ambrose, and why season one still holds.
TV Reviews7.5/10
Mike Flanagan’s Island Parish Horror Story Puts Its Vampire Where You Least Expect Him
Midnight Mass review: Mike Flanagan's seven-episode Netflix vampire tale on Crockett Island, with Hamish Linklater as Father Paul. Score: 7.5/10.
TV Reviews5.7/10
Power: 50 Cent’s Drug Drama Had Style and a Star, and Not Much Underneath
Power ran six seasons on Starz, built a franchise, and gave audiences a stylish crime soap. A review of Ghost, Tommy, and why the show's limits show.
TV Reviews7.9/10
TV’s most obsessive detective made a virtue of noticing what everyone else missed
Monk ran eight seasons and 125 episodes on USA Network, winning eight Emmys. A look at Tony Shalhoub's OCD detective, his phobias, and the show's legacy.
TV Reviews10/10
Why The Promised Neverland’s First Season Still Works as a Closed Story
The Promised Neverland review: Grace Field House hides a demon farm, and Emma, Norman and Ray plan an escape. 23 episodes, two seasons, score 10/10.
TV Reviews8.1/10
Brazil Avenue Review: A 179-Episode Telenovela That Behaves Like a Thriller
Brazil Avenue ran 179 episodes on TV Globo in 2012. A telenovela that behaves like a thriller, powered by Carminha and Nina's long con.
TV Reviews6.2/10
‘Warrior Nun’ Turned a Comic-Book Gimmick Into a Following Netflix Couldn’t Keep
Warrior Nun review: Netflix's demon-hunting nun series, canceled after two seasons, scored 6.2/10 — a strong premise cut short too soon.