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A collection of some of our staff picks. (Photo illustration by Salon / Courtesy of Netflix, Apple TV+, Darren Vargas, Penguin Random House)

The best of 2025 . . . so far

Kelly McClure, Natalie Moore, Coleman Spilde, Melanie McFarland, Hanh Nguyen, Erin Keane, Andi Zeisler, Amanda Marcotte, Bennett Taren, Alex Galbraith, Ashlie D. Stevens
Lee Jung-jae in "Squid Game" (No Ju-han/Netflix)

Squid Game may be right about democracy

Melanie McFarland
Ayo Edebiri as Sydney "Syd" Adamu and Liza Colón-Zayas as Tina Marrero in "The Bear" (FX)

"The Bear" gets it — we're burned out

Melanie McFarland
Noah Wyle and Patrick Ball in "The Pitt" (Warrick Page/Max)

"The Pitt" knows what's ailing America

Melanie McFarland
Morgan Spector, Carrie Coon and Harry Richardson in "The Gilded Age" (Karolina Wojtasik/HBO)

Who wants to love a billionaire?

Melanie McFarland
Sarah Jessica Parker and Sarita Choudhury in "And Just Like That" (Craig Blankenhorn/Max)

"And Just Like That," a crime of fashion

Melanie McFarland
Kevin Bacon as Peter Kell in "Sirens" (Macall Polay/Netflix)

How we learned to love the evil rich

Melanie McFarland
Various characters from HBO shows (Photo Illustration by Salon / Courtesy HBO)

Lesbians get more crumbs for Pride Month

Kelly McClure
Brian Johnson, also known as the Liver King, is the subject of Netflix's "UNTOLD: The Liver King" (Netflix)

The alpha male era is on its way out

Melanie McFarland
Light Wire perform on "America's Got Talent" (Trae Patton/NBC)

Reality TV's lies about our meritocracy

Melanie McFarland
Mario Cantone and Sarah Jessica Parker in "And Just Like That..." (Craig Blankenhorn/Max)

Midlife's a breeze for gay men on TV

Melanie McFarland
Families used to gather around the single tv set in the house to catch up on "Must See TV." Now, it's mostly just individuals streaming alone. Is that okay? (Richard T. Nowitz/Getty Images)

The death of the summer rerun

CK Smith
Bella Ramsey in "The Last of Us" (Liane Hentscher/HBO)

"The Last of Us" tests our empathy

Melanie McFarland
Various old televisions play modern shows and movies (Photo Illustration by Salon / Getty Images/xavierarnau / Netflix / Elizabeth Morris/Netflix / AppleTV+ / Focus Features / Kenny Laubbaucher/Max)

So much to watch but impossible to find

Coleman Spilde
Michael Cooper Jr. as Justin Edwards and Lovie Simone as Keisha Clark in "Forever" (Elizabeth Morris/Netflix)

The secret to Judy Blume’s staying power

Melanie McFarland
Kelly Killoren Bensimon, Luann de Lesseps, Jill Zarin, Bethenny Frankel, Ramona Singer and Alex McCord attend "The Real Housewives of New York City" season 2 premiere party (Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

There will never be another Scary Island

Coleman Spilde
"Overcompensating" (Jackie Brown/Prime)

Millennial memory, made meaningful

Coleman Spilde
Kaitlin Olson and Jean Smart in "Hacks" (Jake Giles Netter/Max)

DJ Vance is the heart of "Hacks"

Erin Qualey
Seth Rogen and Zoë Kravitz (Apple TV+)

"The Studio" commits to the bit

Erin Qualey
Melissa Rivers stands near a photo of her and her mom, Joan Rivers, during "Joan Rivers: A Dead Funny All-Star Tribute." (Peter Kramer/NBC)

Joan Rivers would have hated this

Melanie McFarland
Jean Smart in "Hacks" (Kenny Laubbaucher/Max)

"Hacks" flips the table on mentorship

Melanie McFarland
Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale in "Poker Face" (Peacock)

The throwback comfort of "Poker Face"

Melanie McFarland
"Andor" (Lucasfilm/Disney+)

Lies pave the path to the Death Star

Melanie McFarland
(l-r) Ashley Darby and Nick Montefour on "Love Hotel" (Ana York/Bravo)

The "Housewives" have never been so real

Coleman Spilde
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