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Rhea Seehorn and Karolina Wydra in "Pluribus" (Apple TV)

From “Sinners” to “Pluribus,” 2025 was the year of the hive mind

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Connor Storrie as Ilya Rozanov and Hudson Williams as Shane Hollander in "Heated Rivalry" (Sabrina Lantos/HBO Max)

On “Heated Rivalry,” the smut is the point

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Edwin Lee Gibson as Ebraheim and Rob Reiner as Albert in "The Bear" (FX)

The lovable Rob Reiner, as seen on TV

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Tenika Davis as Achillia in "Spartacus: House of Ashur" (Starz)

Why the Roman Empire still captivates us

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The most vital animation of 2025 that made life bearable

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Yule log (Ptahi/Getty Images)

How the TV Yule log stole Christmas

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Carmen Machi as Marga in "Rage" (Jau Fornes/HBO)

10 shows we loved watching in 2025

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Jared Leto in "Tron: Ares" (Disney Enterprises, Inc.)

6 soundtracks that hit a high note in 2025

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The cast of "The Dick Van Dyke Show," circa 1965. (Bettman/Contributor/Getty Images)

“The Dick Van Dyke Show” changed TV forever

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Double exposure photograph of the Netflix logo and the Warner Bros logo (Vincent Feuray / Hans Lucas / AFP via Getty Images)

The Netflix-ification of Hollywood — What’s the worst that could happen?

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Chris Chalk in "IT: Welcome to Derry" (Brooke Palmer/HBO )

“Welcome to Derry” sets racist evil ablaze without incendiary insults

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Jamaica Vaughan, Nick E. Tarabay and Ivana Baquero in "Spartacus: House of Ashur" (Starz)

“Spartacus: House of Ashur” shows why America isn’t Rome

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Rhea Seehorn in "Pluribus" (Apple TV)

“Pluribus” is a fascinating Rorschach test

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David Harbour as Jim Hopper and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven in "Stranger Things" (Netflix)

We outgrew “Stranger Things” years ago

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Claire Danes as Aggie Wiggs and Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis in "The Beast in Me" (Chris Saunders/Netflix)

“The Beast in Me” is the perfect story for a predator’s era

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Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy Norris in "Landman" (Emerson Miller/Paramount+)

“Landman” shows why Taylor Sheridan’s NBCUniversal deal could reshape TV drama

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Washington rallying the Americans (Princeton University Art Museum )

Watching “The American Revolution” in our fourth crisis

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Elle Fanning as Thia and Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi as Dek in "Predator: Badlands" (20th Century Studios)

In “Predator: Badlands,” diversity is the secret weapon

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Clara Stack as Lilly Bainbridge in "It: Welcome to Derry" (Brooke Palmer/HBO)

When it comes to body horror, “Welcome to Derry”‘s got female trouble

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Kim Kardashian as Allura Grant and Naomi Watts as Liberty Ronson in "All's Fair" (Disney/Ser Baffo)

“All’s Fair” and the problem with Kim Kardashian

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Emma Slater and Andy Richter on "Dancing with the Stars" (Disney/Eric McCandless)

Why “Dancing with the Stars” fans love voting for Andy Richter

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Rachel Sennott as Maia in "I Love LA" (Kenny Laubbacher/HBO )

Rachel Sennott really does love LA

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The cast of "DOWNTON ABBEY: The Grand Finale," a Focus Features release (Rory Mulvey)

What’s on the table at Downton Abbey?

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Charlie Hunnam as Ed Gein in "Monster: The Ed Gein Story" (Netflix)

Our serial killer obsession might be making us less human

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