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Category: TV Reviews

Television we have watched and scored.

A grieving mother stands before a courthouse holding a photograph of her lost son.

197 Episodes Can’t Sustain What Life Took From Me’s Opening Promise

A review of the 2013 series What Life Took From Me, starring Angelique Boyer and Sebastián Rulli, and how its 197-episode run stretches a strong premise thin.

By mitch·7 min readSeptember 14, 2026

A solitary figure stands amid the dim light of a distant city, caught between shadow and fire.

TV Reviews8.2/10

John le Carré’s Hotel Spy Gets a Lavish, Well-Cast Adaptation

The Night Manager review: Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie and Olivia Colman in the le Carré spy drama, from Cairo to series two on BBC One.

By mitch·5 min readSeptember 14, 2026

Resistance fighters confront alien invaders amid ruins in a post-apocalyptic wasteland.

TV Reviews7/10

Falling Skies ran for five seasons on TNT, from June 19, 2011 to August 30, 2015

Falling Skies, the TNT alien-invasion drama from Steven Spielberg and Robert Rodat, arrives on Netflix January 1, 2026, bringing all 52 episodes.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 14, 2026

A luminous gem being stands within a radiant chamber, its countenance expressing solemn resolve.

TV Reviews10/10

Steven Universe” Review: Inheritance, Fusion, and a Debt Worth 10 of 10″

Steven Universe review: Rebecca Sugar's 154-episode series turns inheritance, grief and family into the best animation of its era. 10 of 10.

By mitch·3 min readSeptember 14, 2026

Two young people sit close together on a wet Irish street, caught in a moment of quiet tenderness.

TV Reviews8.2/10

Why Connell and Marianne Can’t Just Say It Out Loud

Normal People review: the BBC Three adaptation of Sally Rooney's novel stars Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal in a restrained two-hander

By mitch·4 min readSeptember 14, 2026

A young fighter stands before a monstrous foe in a dark arena.

TV Reviews8.1/10

BAKI Review: Netflix’s 2018 Fighting Anime Picks the Fight and Wins

BAKI, the 2018 Netflix anime from TMS Entertainment, runs 39 episodes across two seasons following Baki Hanma's fight to surpass his father.

By mitch·5 min readSeptember 14, 2026

Five adults argue at a table in a dark, cluttered bar.

TV Reviews7.2/10

It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: 21 Years, 18 Seasons, and the 7.2 Score It Outgrew

It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia ran 18 seasons and 187 episodes on FX, ending September 14, 2026 as the longest-running US live-action sitcom.

By mitch·6 min readSeptember 14, 2026

A woman stands divided between two worlds, each face telling a different tale.

TV Reviews4.5/10

Sarah Shahi Deserves Better Than Sex/Life’s Tired Love-Triangle Fantasy

Sex/Life ran two seasons on Netflix before its 2023 cancellation. A review of Sarah Shahi's performance, the show's split identity and why it never landed.

By mitch·5 min readSeptember 14, 2026