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Angelica Jade Bastién is a critic for New York and Vulture focusing on pop culture. She was once described by a close friend as “deliciously vulgar”.

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    Mahershala Ali on How He Humanized Cottonmouth, Luke Cage’s Villain Cottonmouth is one of the most fascinating and vulnerable Marvel villains yet.
  2. 10 Ways to Make The Flash Great Again in Season 3Less dark backstory, more Gorilla Grodd. 
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    Luke Cage Recap: Dishwasher Lazarus“Just to Get a Rep” should be a powerhouse episode, but it isn’t.
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    Luke Cage Recap: Damaged GoodsThe real test of Luke Cage’s artistry lies in how it treats its female characters.
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    Luke Cage Recap: Wolves at the Door“Nothing humbles a man like gravity.”
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    Luke Cage Recap: Always ForwardIn “Code of the Streets,” Luke Cage finds its swagger, rhythm, and voice.
  7. What to Read Before Season 3 of The FlashFlashpoint isn’t the only comic season three will be inspired by.
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    Luke Cage Breakout Star on Playing Misty Knight“Being a police officer is no different than being a doctor or a teacher. If you have a sense of morality, the system can work.”
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    Luke Cage Series Premiere Recap: The Blacker the Berry“Moment of Truth” evokes the history of black art, black power, and black politics.
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    What TV Gets Wrong About Mental IllnessDespite some bright spots, most TV shows still don’t understand mental illness.
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    UnREAL’s Denée Benton on Why Ruby Is Important“Ruby gets to be the center of a love story. It’s something you don’t get to see very often.”
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    UnREAL Season-Finale Recap: History MadeThis season has been a tremendous failure.
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    UnREAL’s Producers on the Season 2 Finale and What’s Next for the Show“Feeling or being unlovable is a core question for this series.”
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    UnREAL’s Meagan Tandy on Playing Chantal, BLM“Unfortunately the timing of them getting pulled over by the police is just so terrible with what’s currently going on.”
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    UnREAL Recap: Living the Dream“Espionage” doesn’t reckon with anything we’ve learned this season.
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    UnREAL Recap: Mommie DearestThere’s no other way to put it: This episode is a mess.
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    UnREAL Recap: Black Lives MatterAs Jay says to Rachel, “This is not your story to tell.”
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    UnREAL Recap: Aftermath What should be a fascinating exploration of Rachel is undone by unfocused storytelling.
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    The Rise of Women’s Pictures on TelevisionThe classic Hollywood genre never went away — it just moved to a different medium.
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    UnREAL Recap: Breaking Point“Infiltration” shortchanges a ripe story line for the sake of short-term drama.
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    UnREAL Recap: Independence DayDoes Darius realize what he’s lost by colluding in his own exploitation?
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    UnREAL Recap: The Ivy League Devil“If I was a man, they wouldn’t be doing this to me.”
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    UnREAL Recap: Kingdom ComeRachel is trying to become Quinn. And everyone knows it.
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    UnREAL Season Premiere Recap: The Kill ListMay the best woman win.
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    The Girlfriend Experience Season Finale Recap: Role-play“Are you happy?”
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    The Girlfriend Experience Recap: Homecoming“Does this kind of work ever make you scared?”
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    The Girlfriend Experience Recap: Eye of the StormChristine may have won the battle, but she’s losing the war.
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    The Flash Season Finale Recap: The Fastest Man AliveStop Zoom, save the multiverse. Simple enough, right?
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    The Girlfriend Experience Recap: Escape RouteThis show is a curious contradiction. Whose fantasy does it serve?
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    Legends of Tomorrow Season Finale Recap: Wanderlust“This is the craziest bad-guy plan in the history of bad-guy plans.”
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    The Flash Recap: MetapocalypseThis is the episode we’ve been waiting to see.
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    Can Ryan Murphy Do Bette Davis and Joan Crawford Justice?Here’s a long, fascinating history of their feud.
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    The Girlfriend Experience Recap: Everything Will Not Be Okay“Provocation” explores the perilous routes that women navigate.
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    Legends of Tomorrow Recap: A Date With DestinyLegends of Tomorrow just made a fatal mistake.
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    The Girlfriend Experience Recap: Don’t Call Me DearChristine’s life is coming undone.
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    The Flash Recap: The Sound of Your VoiceIt took a while, but The Flash has finally hit the next level.
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    The Girlfriend Experience Recap: Under ControlFor the first time, Christine doesn’t have the upper hand.
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    Legends of Tomorrow Recap: Masters of TimeWith only two episodes left, Legends of Tomorrow still hasn’t learned how to improve
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    The Flash Recap: Vanishing ActThe Flash finally steps up its game.
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    The Girlfriend Experience Recap: Meeting Annabelle“Boundaries” feels honest and urgent in ways previous episodes haven’t.
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    The Girlfriend Experience Recap: Mirror, MirrorA client’s death brings Christine an enormous inheritance — with strings attached.
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    When Did Audiences Stop Taking ‘Middlebrow’ Television Seriously?It’s still really good!
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    Legends of Tomorrow Recap: Time Will TellDoes this show believe in fate or free will? We still don’t know.
  44. The Flash Recap: Just a Regular GuyYeesh, it’s another filler episode.
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    The Girlfriend Experience Recap: No ExceptionsChristine deals with the dangers and repercussions of her new life.
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    Legends of Tomorrow Recap: Pitiful ParadoxNonsensical time travel makes this episode the weakest we’ve seen in awhile.
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    The Flash Recap: The Truth About ZoomThat’s it? That’s the big secret about Zoom?
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    How Does Sex on TV Look These Days?Let us count the ways.
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    The Girlfriend Experience Recap: Going FreelanceChristine doesn’t seem to be thinking this through.
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    Legends of Tomorrow Recap: Introducing Jonah HexThis show is at its best when Vandal Savage is nowhere to be found.
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