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Contrarian alert! The Mandalorian season two finale really wasn't very good

Excessive and needless fan service is the path to the dark side.

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TV review: The Mandalorian 1.7 & 1.8 — "Chapter 7: The Reckoning" & "Chapter 8: Redemption"

The Mandalorian wraps up its assured and surprisingly low-key first season.

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TV review: The Mandalorian 1.6 — "Chapter 6: The Prisoner"

A prisoner transport full of fun.

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TV review: The Mandalorian 1.5 — "Chapter 5: The Gunslinger"

The Disney+ Star Wars show offers up its first dud.

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TV review: The Mandalorian 1.4 — "Chapter 4: Sanctuary"

Mando and Baby Yoda chill in a fishing village. Then an AT-ST shows up.

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TV review: The Mandalorian 1.3 — "Chapter 3: The Sin"

The action ramps up as our hero makes a choice.

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TV review: The Mandalorian 1.2 — "Chapter 2: The Child"

Space Pig Nick Nolte is just the best.

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TV review: The Mandalorian 1.1 — "Chapter 1"

Disney's first live-action Star Wars TV series gets underway.

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Stranger Things is stuck in a narrative circle it needs to escape

Netflix's sci-fi smash is starting to repeat itself. Bob has some thoughts on how to fix that.

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Van Dammage Report: Jean-Claude Van Johnson Season 1

Van Damme does his best work in years in this new Amazon series.

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Wizard World Pittsburgh: Notes from the Daredevil panel

Charlie Cox talks religion in DD and disabled actors playing disabled parts.

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TV check-in: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. comes into its own

The original MCU show finds its stride in season four.

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Van Dammage Report: Jean-Claude Van Johnson 1.1 – "Pilot"

Please, Amazon, greenlight this to series.

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Why last night's The Walking Dead cliffhanger was a miscalculated failure

Negan finally arrives, but the show supremely botches his intro.

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TV check-in: Fargo

TV's best show closes out its second season tonight.

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The final course: Saying goodbye to Hannibal

Season four will only be available via your mind palace.

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TV review: True Detective 2.8 — "Omega Station"

Wait, so Fred Ward was psychic?!

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TV review: True Detective 2.7 — "Black Maps and Motel Rooms"

Your worst self is your best self. Unless you're Nic Pizzolatto.

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TV review: True Detective 2.6 — "Church in Ruins"

The password is Fidelio.

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TV review: True Detective 2.5 – "Other Lives"

No Fred Ward this week, but, hey, is that Rick Springfield?!

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