Topic: Jean Smart

Mariska Hargitay performs onstage during the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards at the Peacock Theater on Sept. 14, 2026, in Los Angeles, California. (Chloe Kern / WireImage)

The Emmy crimes of Mariska Hargitay

Melanie McFarland
Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in "Hacks" (Courtesy of HBO Max)

"Hacks" ends on a Seinfeldian high note

Melanie McFarland
US actor Mark Ruffalo US wears a pin reading "be Good", in tribute to Renee Good, who was fatally shot by a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent in Minneapolis, as she attends the 83rd annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton hotel in Beverly Hills, California, on January 11, 2026. (Photo by Michael Tran/Getty Images)

Celebs honor Good, protest ICE at Globes

Alex Galbraith
Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder in "Hacks" (Courtesy of Max)

“Hacks” unlearns the showbiz playbook

Melanie McFarland
Helen Hunt in "Hacks" (Max)

In "Hacks" it's ugly when sharks attack

Melanie McFarland
Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in "Hacks" (Max)

Hacks asks why "sorry" is rare in comedy

Melanie McFarland
Christopher McDonald in "Hacks" (Max)

"Hacks" returns and hits new heights

Melanie McFarland
Hacks (Karen Ballard/HBO Max)

"Hacks" returns with raw, bloody candor

Melanie McFarland
Jean Smart in "Hacks" (HBO Max)

"Hacks" & Jean Smart's killer final act

Melanie McFarland
Hacks (Jake Giles Netter/HBO Max)

"Hacks" is a generational sucker punch

Melanie McFarland
Jean Smart in "Hacks" (Jake Giles Netter/HBO Max)

"Hacks" is HBO Max's Smart act to follow

Melanie McFarland
Kate Winslet in "Mare of Easttown" (HBO)

Winslet quietly rages in new HBO mystery

Melanie McFarland
Watchmen (Mark Hill/HBO)

"Watchmen" trolls heroic whiteness

Melanie McFarland
Laurie Blake (Jean Smart) in HBO’s Watchmen. (Mark Hill/HBO)

Female orgasm isn't just TV sexposition

Melanie McFarland
Dan Stevens as David Haller in "Legion" (FX/Matthias Clamer)

Legion: the art of sanity in a mad world

Melanie McFarland