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.
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TV Reviews5.4/10
The Resident ran six seasons on Fox and never became the show its premise promised
The Resident ran six seasons on Fox, from 2018 to 2023, and never became the medical drama its premise promised. A 5.4/10 review.
TV Reviews5.6/10
Disenchantment: Matt Groening’s Netflix Fantasy Never Finds Its Footing
Netflix's Disenchantment ran five parts and 50 episodes before ending in 2023, never matching The Simpsons or Futurama. Our review scores it 5.6/10.
TV Reviews7.2/10
The Rain: A Great Premise, a Strong Lead Pair, and a Structure That Gets in Its Own Way
Netflix's Danish series The Rain ran three seasons and 20 episodes. A look at its cast, rain virus premise, and why it never escaped its opening hook.
TV Reviews7.8/10
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
TV Reviews5.5/10
Monsters at Work” Review: A Competent but Unnecessary Continuation”
Monsters at Work ran two seasons on Disney+ and Disney Channel, turning Pixar's scream-power satire into a safe workplace sitcom. A 5.5/10 verdict.
TV Reviews8.4/10
Veneno” opens with a problem the series never pretends to solve”
Veneno, the Spanish limited series about La Veneno, refuses to solve her death. A review of the 2020 Atresplayer drama, its cast and release.
TV Reviews5.8/10
Carnival Row Review: A Refugee Fantasy That Never Becomes the Show It Promised
Carnival Row ran two seasons on Prime Video, from 2019 to 2023. A review of its refugee allegory, its cast, and why it never became the franchise it promised.