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Topic: Fleabag

Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Wever in "Run" (Ken Woroner/HBO)

HBO's "Run" gathers speed with each turn

Melanie McFarland
Host Ricky Gervais speaks onstage during the 73rd Annual Golden Globe Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on January 10, 2016 in Beverly Hills, California. (Paul Drinkwater/NBCUniversal via Getty Images)

Why the Golden Globes felt pointless

Melanie McFarland
Better Things, Fleabag, The Good Place, and Russian Doll (FX/Netflix/Amazon/NBC)

Why existential TV is here to stay

Melanie McFarland
Woman up close to the TV (Getty Images)

The case against binge watching TV

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Bryan Cranston in Breaking Bad, Elisabeth Moss in Mad Men, and Danny Pudi in Community (AMC/NBC)

Best TV episodes of the decade

Melanie McFarland
Better Call Saul, RuPaul's Drag Race, and Atlanta (Guy D'Alema/FX/Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Tel/VH1)

Best TV of the Decade, from 2010 to 2019

Melanie McFarland
Kit Harington on Game Of Thrones (Helen Sloan/HBO)

Golden Globes know nothing about good TV

Melanie McFarland
Billy Porter accepts the award for outstanding lead actor in a drama series for "Pose" at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards. (Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

These wins made the 2019 Emmys watchable

Melanie McFarland
John Snow (Kit Harington) and Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) in season 8 of Game of Thrones (Helen Sloane/HBO)

A final "Game of Thrones" Emmy battle?

Melanie McFarland
Claire from "Fleabag" (Amazon Studios/BBC)

The true hero of "Fleabag" is Claire

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(Getty/Evan Agostini)

"Game of Thrones" rules the Emmy noms

Melanie McFarland

TV's changing view of the change

Melanie McFarland
(Steve Schofield)

The bloody, beautiful end of "Fleabag"

Mary Elizabeth Williams
George Clooney and Christopher Abbott in “Catch-22” (Philipe Antonello)

Smart Watch: "Catch-22" and "Fleabag"

Melanie McFarland
(Kieran Press-Reynolds)

A female-led TV revolution

Mary Elizabeth Williams
"Game of Thrones," "The Crown," "Insecure" (HBO/Netflix)

The Best TV Shows in 2016

Melanie McFarland
(Getty/Duane Prokop/Pier Marco Tacca/Alberto E. Rodriguez)

Best of 2016: Ladies' choice

Mary Elizabeth Williams
(HBO)

WATCH: Best TV moments of 2016

Melanie McFarland
(Netflix)

10 Reasons We Loved TV in 2016

Melanie McFarland
Alia Shawkat in "Search Party" (TBS)

dark comedy in "Search Party"

Melanie McFarland
Beyoncé in "Lemonade"

Why 2016 doesn't suck

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Claire Danes and Jared Leto in "My So-Called Life" (ABC)

Forever Angela Chase

Mary Elizabeth Williams
Tig Notaro and Rya Kihlstedt in "One Mississippi" (Amazon)

The half-hour heartbreak

Melanie McFarland
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