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Melanie McFarland is Salon's award-winning senior culture critic. Follow her on Bluesky: @McTelevision

Baratunde Thurston in "America Outdoors" (Courtesy of Twin Cities PBS)

Baratunde Thurston is making America love the outdoors again: “There’s history in nature for us”

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Mark Proksch as Colin Robinson in "What We Do In The Shadows" (Pari Dukovic/FX)

“What We Do in the Shadows” sinks its teeth into a trend of men playing surrogate dads

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Natalie Portman as Mighty Thor and Chris Hemsworth as Thor in "Thor: Love and Thunder" (Jasin Boland / Marvel Studios)

Bad romance: The problem with “Thor” is that the MCU is better at thunder than love

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Quinta Brunson in "Abbott Elementary" | Selena Gomez in "Only Murders in the Building" | Jung Ho-yeon in "Squid Game" (Photo illustration by Salon/ABC/Scott Everett White/Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu/Noh Juhan/Netflix)

Emmy nominations: The Good, the Bad, and the “Squid Game” of it all

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Bob Odenkirk as Saul Goodman, Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler in "Better Call Saul" (Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television)

“Better Call Saul” goes deeper into the grey as it accelerates toward the end

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“The Anarchists” is HBO’s chaotic examination of an attempted crypto-bro utopia in Acapulco

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Brodie, Bettie, Melanie Rose in "How To Build a Sex Room" (Caleb Alvarado/Netflix)

Just the tips: “How To Build a Sex Room” host wants to spice up your life with sensual design

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Anson Mount as Pike of the Paramount+ original series "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" (Marni Grossman/Paramount+)

“Star Trek: Strange New Worlds” boldly takes us where we’ve been. Right now, that’s what we need

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Bunny (Jayne Houdyshell) in "Only Murders In The Building" (Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu)

Through Bunny, “Only Murders in the Building” pays tribute to the watchful neighborhood matron

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Makena Ann Hullinger as Nanobah and Deanna Allison as Emma Leaphorn in "Dark Winds" (Michael Moriatis/Stalwart Productions/AMC)

Empowering “Dark Winds” Navajo women: “As Native people, our continuing existence is a radical act”

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Endeavour (Courtesy of Mammoth Screen and MASTERPIECE)

“Endeavour” creator on drying out the “heroic drunk” detective myth and plans for the series’ end

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Chris Pratt attends Marvel Studios "Thor: Love and Thunder" Los Angeles Premiere at El Capitan Theatre on June 23, 2022 in Los Angeles, California. (Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic/Getty Images)

Is Chris Pratt really The Worst Chris, or are we penalizing his averageness?

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Iman Vellani as Ms. Marvel/Kamala Khan in "Ms. Marvel" | Reva (Moses Ingram) in "Obi-Wan Kenobi" (Photo illustration by Salon/Marvel Studios/Disney+/Lucasfilm)

Let’s all stop ignoring The Fandom Menace. It’s real, and it’s winning

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Oliver (Martin Short), Mabel (Selena Gomez) and Charles (Steve Martin) in "Only Murders In The Building" (Craig Blankenhorn/Hulu)

“Only Murders in the Building” returns with a lovable stab at familiarity

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Aaron Paul and Thandiwe Newton in "Westworld" (John Johnson/HBO)

Assimilate us, “Westworld”: With humanity this horrible – onscreen and off – just let the robots win

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Zahn McClarnon in "Dark Winds" (Michael Moriatis/Stalwart Productions/AMC)

From “Fargo” to “Dark Winds,” Zahn McClarnon keeps perfecting his art – but don’t call him an artist

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Joel Kim Booster in Joel Kim Booster: Psychosexual (Terence Patrick/Netflix)

Joel Kim Booster on his radically transparent comedy, critiques and “the Bechdel test of it all”

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Elliot Page as Viktor Hargreeves and Emmy Raver-Lampman as Allison Hargreeves in "The Umbrella Academy" (Netflix)

With Elliot Page’s Viktor, “Umbrella Academy” masterfully presents a hero powered by becoming whole

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P-Valley (Photo courtesy of STARZ)

All hail Uncle Clifford on “P-Valley,” a vision of Black queerness not seen anywhere else on TV

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Shaun Evans as Morse in "Endeavor" (Courtesy of Mammoth Screen and MASTERPIECE)

Appreciating the mystery of “Endeavour” as the detective prequel approaches the end

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Taj Amin-Jolly sells commemorative t-shirts in from of his parent's cafe during Juneteenth celebration on Friday, June 19, 2020 in Leimert Park, CA. (Brian van der Brug / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

How (not) to do Juneteenth, from freedom panties to horrifying video game cosmetics

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Jeff Bridges attends "The Old Man" Season 1 NYC Tastemaker Event at MOMA on June 14, 2022 in New York City. (Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images)

Jeff Bridges on the Dude, making “The Old Man” and the experience of “dancing with my mortality”

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Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence (Joe Raedle/Getty Images))

From clear scripts to big-name casting, the Jan. 6 hearings meet the standards of must-see TV

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Anthony Carrigan in "Barry" (Merrick Morton/ HBO)

“Barry” star Anthony Carrigan on NoHo Hank in the finale: “This wasn’t supposed to be funny”

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