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

Frederick Douglass (Courtesy of HBO)

HBO’s “Frederick Douglass: In Five Speeches” makes the 19th century agitator the star he always was

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Graham Sibley in "Abraham Lincoln" (Joe Alblas/History Channel)

“Abraham Lincoln” and “Lincoln’s Dilemma” clarify a few things about uncomfortable history

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Bridget Everett in "Somebody Somewhere" (Photograph by Elizabeth Sisson/HBO)

Bridget Everett on finding herself in “Somebody Somewhere”: “This experience is changing my life”

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John Cena in "Peacemaker" (HBO Max)

In the end, “Peacemaker” is the villain-turned-hero worth crossing the TV galaxy for

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jeen-yuhs: A Kanye Trilogy (Netflix)

If “Jeen-Yuhs” is in the eye of the beholder, this film doesn’t adequately explain Kanye West’s

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Jabari Banks as Will and Jordan L. Jones as Jazz in "Bel-Air" (Peacock)

“Bel-Air” may not be fresh, but it has enough going for it to merit an initial investment

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David Oyelowo and Jessica Plummer in "The Girl Before" (Amanda Searle/ HBO Max)

“The Girl Before” confirms the villainy of minimalism

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Julia Garner as Anna Delvey in "Inventing Anna" (Aaron Epstein/Netflix)

“Inventing Anna” takes a good story, imprisons it in unnecessary excess and robs of us our time

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"The Book of Boba Fett" (Lucasfilm Ltd/Disney+)

How to negotiate moving forward from “The Book of Boba Fett” … like a Godfather

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Documentary subject Pernilla Sjöholm in "The Tinder Swindler" (Netflix)

Is “The Tinder Swindler” one of those true crime tales that might strengthen relationships?

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Rudy Giuliani as the Masked Singer (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Fox)

“The Masked Singer” may not normalize Rudy Giuliani, but it’s a crime to even try to make him cuddly

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And Just Like That... (Craig Blankenhorn/HBO Max)

How “And Just Like That” makes its new friends compete for a seat at the table

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Former CNN president Jeff Zucker attends the 10th Anniversary CNN Heroes at American Museum of Natural History on December 11, 2016 in New York City (Rob Kim/Getty Images)

Canceling CNN’s Jeff Zucker show – an ignominious career of ruining networks & developing characters

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Lily James as Pam and Sebastian Stan as Tommy in "Pam & Tommy" (Erin Simkin/Hulu)

“Pam & Tommy” is the greatest, hugest love story ever told about an unauthorized celebrity sex tape

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We Need to Talk About Cosby (Mario Casilli/mptvimages/Courtesy of SHOWTIME)

The excellent “We Need to Talk About Cosby” skilfully opens a necessary, uncomfortable conversation

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David Eigenberg and Cynthia Nixon in "And Just Like That..." (Craig Blankenhorn / HBO Max)

The tragedy of Steve on “And Just Like That” is that he’s a lot like the rest of us

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Kristen Bell in "The Woman in the House Across the Street from the Girl in the Window" (Colleen E. Hayes/Netflix)

No amount of wine can make “The Woman in the House” spoof work, despite its charismatic star

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Janet (Lifetime Network)

Janet Jackson is finally back in control of her rightful legacy in must-see docuseries

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Carrie Coon in "The Gilded Age" (Alison Cohen Rosa/HBO)

“The Gilded Age” is a glittery confection that’s more “Dynasty” than “Downton Abbey”

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Yellowjackets (Ian Watson /Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME)

Survival tips from TV we didn’t know we needed

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Joss Whedon and Jeff Garlin (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Why we should be thanking Joss Whedon and Jeff Garlin for their candor about workplace misconduct

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Temuera Morrison in "The Book of Boba Fett" (Disney+/Lucasfilm Ltd)

Maybe we expected too much of “The Book of Boba Fett”

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Single Drunk Female (Freeform/Elizabeth Sisson)

“Single Drunk Female” isn’t just sobriety TV. It’s a show that makes recovery feel universal

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Chris Lowell and Hilary Duff in "How I Met Your Father" (Patrick Wymore/Hulu)

Hulu’s “How I Met Your Father” is the sad cover version of a show that’s best left forgotten

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