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Dominic McLaughlin as Harry Potter (Aidan Monaghan/HBO)

Harry Potter and the half-baked debate

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Michael Iskander in "House of David" (Jonathan Prime/Prime)

Hollywood finds religion again

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Danny Griffin as Jolyon Forsyte in "The Forsytes" (PBS)

“The Forsyte Saga” is about hot men and the money they love

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Lisa Kudrow in "The Comeback" (Erin Simkin/HBO)

On “The Comeback,” AI gets the last laugh

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Michelle Pfeiffer as Stacy Clyburn in "The Madison" (Emerson Miller/Paramount+)

Ladies, “The Madison” proposes that our place is in an isolated cabin

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Taylor Frankie Paul, star of ABC’s “The Bachelorette” (Disney/Sami Drasin)

Taylor Frankie Paul’s dirty laundry is our reality check

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“Godzilla Minus One” (TOHO International)

The useful rage of Godzilla

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James Murdoch, Elisabeth Murdoch, Rupert Murdoch and Lachlan Murdoch (Tom Stoddart/Getty Images)

“The Murdochs” is a messier “Succession”

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(L to r) Michael B. Jordan and director Ryan Coogler behind the scenes of "Sinners" (Eli Adé/Warner Bros. Pictures)

“Sinners” should win, but always bet on the Oscars to disappoint

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Jessica Barrett and Chris Fusco in "Love is Blind" (Netflix)

Why the “Love Is Blind” experiment was doomed from the start

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Quinn Hughes, Megan Keller, Connor Storrie, Hilary Knight and Jack Hughes on "Saturday Night Live" (Will Heath/NBC)

“Saturday Night Live” has a middle ground problem

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The various couples of "Bridgerton" and "Heated Rivalry" (Photo illustration by Salon / Netflix / HBO Max / Crave)

Watching “Bridgerton” in a “Heated Rivalry” world

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Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo on stage during the EE BAFTA Film Awards (Stuart Wilson/BAFTA/Getty Images for BAFTA)

The BAFTAs have us arguing over the wrong words

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Miss Piggy on “The Muppet Show” (Disney/Mitch Haaseth)

Everyone should live like Miss Piggy

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Sarah Chalke as Elliot Reid, Zach Braff as John “J.D.” Dorian and Donald Faison as Christopher Turk in "Scrubs" (Disney/Brian Bowen Smith)

The uplifting medicine of “Scrubs”

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Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell in "A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms" (Steffan Hill/HBO)

“A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is the “Undercover Boss” of our era

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Jesse Jackson speaks to reporters in regard to his appearance on the late night NBC television show, "Saturday Night Live." (Jacques M. Chenet/CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images)

On “SNL,” Jesse Jackson proved he knew punchlines have power

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Tyra Banks (Don Arnold/WireImage/Getty Images)

And America’s worst top role model is . . . Tyra Banks

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Prince performs on stage during the 1986 Parade Tour on June 7, 1986 at the Cobo Arena in Detroit, Michigan (Bill Marino/Sygma via Getty Images)

We still swoon for Prince’s “Kiss”

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Savannah Guthrie poses alongside her mother Nancy Guthrie during a production break whilst hosting NBC's "Today Show" live from Australia at Sydney Opera House on May 4, 2015. (Photo by Don Arnold/WireImage)

Savannah Guthrie’s family crisis is a true crime story viewed in real time

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Sarah Pidgeon as Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and Paul Kelly as John F. Kennedy Jr. in "Love Story" (FX)

The shrunken ambition of Ryan Murphy’s “Love Story”

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Bad Bunny performs onstage during the Apple Music Super Bowl LX Halftime Show (Neilson Barnard/Getty Images)

Bad Bunny gave us a Super Bowl halftime show for all Americans

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Harrison Ford and Lukita Maxwell in "Shrinking" (Apple TV)

“Shrinking” is a therapeutic retreat from an ugly world

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Catherine O'Hara as Moira Rose in "Schitt's Creek" (Ken Woroner/CBC)

Catherine O’Hara knew that motherhood can be a slapstick comedy

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