TV Reviews6.4/10
Marvel’s Skrull Thriller Wastes Its Own Paranoia
Secret Invasion brought Nick Fury back to Earth for a Skrull spy story that never quite bites. Our review of Marvel's six-episode Disney+ series.
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TV Reviews3.6/10
Seth MacFarlane’s Star Trek Homage Never Finds Its Own Voice
The Orville, Seth MacFarlane's Star Trek homage, ran three seasons on Fox and Hulu. A review of its crew, its borrowed premise, and its 3.6/10 verdict.
TV Reviews6.3/10
Mike Flanagan’s Bly Manor Follow-Up Drowns Its Grief Story in Too Many Ghosts
Netflix's The Haunting of Bly Manor adapts Henry James' Turn of the Screw across nine episodes. A well-acted but overstuffed follow-up to Hill House.
TV Reviews7/10
Orphan Black: Tatiana Maslany’s Clone Showcase, Reviewed
Orphan Black review: Tatiana Maslany plays multiple clones in the Canadian sci-fi thriller that ran five seasons and 50 episodes on Space and BBC America.
TV Reviews6.7/10
Amazon’s Afterlife Satire Upload Can’t Decide What It’s Satirising
Greg Daniels' Upload ran four seasons and 29 episodes on Prime Video. A review of what worked, what stalled, and why it ended at 6.7/10.
TV Reviews6.5/10
Black Sails: A Good Pirate Series That Never Becomes a Great One
Black Sails ran four seasons on Starz, a Treasure Island prequel with real pirates and a 6.5/10 score. A review of what works and what drags.
TV Reviews8.2/10
Lioness Review: Taylor Sheridan’s Spy Thriller Runs on Two Women Who Cannot Afford to Be Wrong
Lioness, Taylor Sheridan's CIA spy thriller on Paramount+, ran three seasons and 24 episodes from 2023 to 2026. Here's the full run, cast and verdict.
TV Reviews10/10
Disney’s Most Ambitious Magical Girl Show Rewrote the Rules of the Genre
Star vs. the Forces of Evil ran four seasons on Disney XD, scored 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, and grew from wand comedy into a story about prejudice and monarchy.
TV Reviews6.7/10
Tom Hardy’s Taboo Has Style to Spare and a Story That Runs Out of Road
Taboo review: Tom Hardy's 1814 revenge drama pits James Delaney against the East India Company. Strong atmosphere, one great performance, 6.7/10.
TV Reviews7.7/10
Amazon’s Nazi-victory drama ran four seasons and never settled on what it wanted to say
A review of Amazon's The Man in the High Castle, the alt-history series where the Axis won WWII, across four seasons and 40 episodes.
TV Reviews4.8/10
Netflix’s Selena bio-series can’t decide who its subject is
Netflix's Selena: The Series is a reverent, well-acted tribute to Selena Quintanilla that lacks conflict and stakes, scoring 4.8 of 10.
TV Reviews7.7/10
‘Mad Men’ Was Prestige Television Before Anyone Had a Name for It
A review of Mad Men, AMC's first original series, covering Don Draper's double life, Peggy Olson's rise, and 1960s Madison Avenue.