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Roxana Hadadi is a TV critic who also writes about film and pop culture, with the closed captions on and motion smoothing off.

  1. chat room
    HotD’s Abigail Thorn Thinks Tyland Could Become One of Lahor’s Wives“You never know. ‘Wife’ could mean a lot of things.”
  2. crime stories
    Batman: Caped Crusader Feels Like the Lost Third Season of Perry MasonThere’s even a subplot about a disputed land-use deal! What could be more neo-noir than that?
  3. olympics 2024
    12 Documentaries, Shows, and YouTube Channels to Get Into Olympic ClimbingSport-climbing events start today in Paris.
  4. backstories
    The Dragons Should Sound ‘Like You Can Pop Them on the Nose’House of the Dragon’s Paula Fairfield imagines dragon anatomy, embeds secret phrases in Caraxes’s growl, and is terrified for season three.
  5. chat room
    Dragon Diplomacy and Daddy IssuesClinton Liberty on what Addam of Hull’s new role means to someone who at heart “just wants a relationship with his dad.”
  6. tv review
    Lady in the Lake Treads Shallow WatersReplacing a mystery with a sermon, the TV adaptation smooths over the thematic depths of the novel that inspired it.
  7. hot-button issue
    In Defense of O-T Fagbenle’s Wacky Voice on Presumed InnocentIt’s like Sir Hiss from Robin Hood trying to go incognito as a Chicago lawyer. This is praise!
  8. not deep enough
    The Boys Is Point-and-Laugh Political Satire at Its WorstEven an assassination-themed finale offers toothless commentary for our fanged-up times.
  9. finale thoughts
    Manny Jacinto Was, In Fact, Trying to Seduce YouAs The Acolyte’s Tyler Durden figure, he wanted the Stranger’s appeal to go beyond just “arms.”
  10. finale thoughts
    ‘The Fascist, the Narcissist, the Villain Has Won’The big bad of The Boys has never been ambiguous to Antony Starr.
  11. tv review
    The Remorseless Mr. RipleyAndrew Scott’s phenomenal take on Patricia Highsmith’s con man anchors a deliciously mean adaptation.
  12. tv review
    True Detective Crawls Back From the VoidAlmost ten years after a tracking-shot episode set an impossible standard, the HBO show is reinventing itself for the better.
  13. circumstantial evidence
    Who’s Presumed Guilty on Presumed Innocent?Have you considered the possibly vindictive nature of Tommy’s cat?
  14. gold rush
    The Good, the Bad, and the Weird of the 2024 Emmy NominationsShōgun leads the pack: good! Devery Jacobs snubbed: bad! And, wait, the Pop-Tart movie got a nom?
  15. to me my childhood
    X-Men ’97 Will Validate Your NostalgiaWas Gambit always this shirtless? (No complaints!)
  16. encounter
    Night Country’s Kali Reis Claims Another VictoryShe fought in HBO’s first women’s boxing match in 2018. Now she’s sparring opposite Jodie Foster in True Detective’s fourth outing.
  17. exit interview
    ‘It Was So Hard to Remember, Don’t Cry’Shōgun’s Hiroyuki Sanada on off-screen methods, onscreen battles, and the scene that moved him to tears.
  18. endings
    The Bikeriders Is a Tragedy, ActuallyThe ending of Jeff Nichols’s latest isn’t the happy portrait those final smiles suggest.
  19. chat room
    Gayle Rankin Was ‘Struggling Every Day’ to Define Alys RiversBut we should know more of the Witch Queen of Harrenhal’s story before HOTD’s season ends, she teases.
  20. number one boy
    House of the Dragon Just Made Incest Taboo AgainWhen it comes to Oedipal ick, Daemon told Robin Arryn, “Hey kid, hold my breast milk.”
  21. fire fight
    Some Burning Questions About DragonsExactly how hot is their blood and other issues raised by House of the Dragon’s battle at Rook’s Rest.
  22. chat room
    Eve Best Saw Rhaenys’s ‘Kamikaze Mission’ As a ‘Relief’“To me, that’s pure whatever she is — Arthurian knight, Lancelot, samurai.”
  23. finale thoughts
    It Tastes Different Playing ArmandAssad Zaman, the star of Interview With the Vampire’s audacious second season, guesses where his shape-shifting character can go next.
  24. movie review
    Fancy Dance Expands the Lily Gladstone Heartbreak CanonErica Tremblay’s portrait of Indigenous womanhood is as idyllic as it is bristling.
  25. a song of light and fire
    House of the Dragon Loves LampWhoever upped the budget for candles, lanterns, and sconces this season, we thank you.
  26. endings
    The Bear Is the Best Kind of Workplace RomanceCarmy and Syd are our new Don and Peggy.
  27. reheated beef
    Let’s Unpack The Bear’s Emotional BaggageThe kinfolk, culinary, competitive, and collaborative relationships to bear in mind before digging into season three.
  28. posture
    Will Someone Please Check on Austin Butler’s Neck?He always looks like he’s either working through a cramp or about to get one.
  29. chat room
    Delainey Hayles Played Claudia’s IWTV Tragedy Like a Volcano“The moment that Lestat walks onstage is the moment that she reaches peak frustration.”
  30. sibling rivalry
    House of the Dragon’s Identical-Face-Off Deserves a Second LookThe Cargyll twins slash their way across the thin line between tragedy and comedy.
  31. overnights
    Top Chef - Season 21
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Finale Recap: Yes, ChefA slightly mid season leads to a pleasant but not-too-memorable finale.
  32. spicy runners
    The Hottest Star Wars Characters Are SmugglersThese 16 irresistible rogues and scoundrels make the galaxy a much more interesting, sexier place.
  33. unhappy endings
    Justice for CressidaBridgerton used her as a stepping stone for Penelope’s self-discovery, then tossed her aside.
  34. a son for a son
    House of the Dragon’s Blood and Cheese Moment Should Have Been NastierWithout the source material’s Sophie’s Choice torment, it’s just another scene of violence in a show full of scenes of violence.
  35. a long talk
    House of the Dragon’s Two Queens Would Rather Co-Rule WesterosEmma D’Arcy and Olivia Cooke relive Rhaenyra and Alicent’s season-one arc: “The whole series is about trying to get back to each other.”
  36. family feuds
    Previously, on Days of Our DragonsBefore House of the Dragon returns, let’s untangle the bonds that unite — and the grudges that divide — Teams Green and Black.
  37. profile
    Is This Your King?House of the Dragon’s Tom Glynn-Carney is so good at playing pathetic you almost forget you’re supposed to hate him.
  38. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Fish FoodAn extremely uneven semifinal round ends with the expulsion of a comeback kid.
  39. exit interview
    ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Creator Nida Manzoor Explored the Gray Areas in Season 2“I didn’t want to give the audience the answer because I don’t have it.”
  40. lesbian space witches!
    The Acolyte Is Not the Star Wars You Were Looking ForAnd that’s a very good thing.
  41. natural selection
    54 Alien Creatures From the Scavengers Reign Bestiary, RankedAdorable critters, sentient geology, and other dangerous fauna.
  42. overnights
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: A Blank CanvasThe chefs play with their food in one of this season’s rare conceptually successful episodes.
  43. vanderpunch rules
    Tom Sandoval Spent 18 Episodes Asking to Get PunchedLest Vanderpump Rules end this cursed season with Sandoval thinking he won anyone over, here is an incomplete list of his most intolerable moments.
  44. ranking
    The Best Names in Furiosa Are Also the GrossestThe Fury Road prequel is packed with the nuttiest, most goofy-ass names George Miller could dream up.
  45. love is an open door
    Abbott Elementary Crossed the Will-They-or-Won’t-They ThresholdThe latest step in Janine and Gregory’s romantic journey begins the same way as their sitcom predecessors’: with a closed door reopening.
  46. scene partners
    Ryan Gosling’s Best Co-stars Are His JacketsSorry, Emma Stone.
  47. overnights
    Top Chef - Season 21
    Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Family-Reunion TimeBoiled fish? Apparently it’s a thing.
  48. endings
    The Empty Impact of Dune: Part Two’s Villain TurnThe sci-fi sequel’s condemnation of colonialism rings false when it won’t acknowledge its own Middle Eastern and Muslim influences.
  49. chat room
    Jack O’Connell Says the Amy Winehouse Biopic Isn’t ‘Pointing Fingers’The Back to Black star on finding compassion for the late singer’s ex-husband, Blake Fielder-Civil.
  50. close read
    X-Men ’97 Told the Avengers They SuckThe series undermining Earth’s mightiest “heroes” is delightful fan-service subversion.
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