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Rutherford Falls, Wandavision, Only Murders in the Building and Underground Railroad (Photo illustration by Salon/Marvel Studios/Disney+/Colleen Hayes/Peacock/Hulu/Atsushi Nishijima/Prime Video)

TV stars who delivered greatness in 2021

Hanh Nguyen, Melanie McFarland, Alison Stine
Love Life (Sarah Shatz/HBO Max)

A Black "Love Life" resets the rom-com

Melanie McFarland
Underground Railroad (Amazon)

"Underground Railroad" is a masterpiece

Melanie McFarland
William Jackson Harper in "Underground Railroad" (Atsushi Nishijima/Amazon)

"Underground Railroad" should anger you

D. Watkins
Jameela Jamil as Tahani, Manny Jacinto as Jason, D'Arcy Carden as Janet, Kristen Bell as Eleanor, William Jackson Harper as Chidi in "The Good Place" (Colleen Hayes/NBC)

"The Good Place" comes to a worthy end

Melanie McFarland
Kristen Bell as Eleanor, William Jackson Harper as Chidi in "The Good Place" (Colleen Hayes/NBC)

"The Good Place" has no simple answers

Melanie McFarland
William Jackson Harper as Chidi on NBC's "The Good Place" (Colleen Hayes/NBC)

William Jackson Harper on The Good Place

Melanie McFarland
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