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

Andy Samberg, Joe Lo Truglio and Joel McKinnon Miller on "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (John P. Fleenor/NBC)

A fond farewell to the “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” hero cops, who are ending this ride along just on time

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Ben Schnetzer as Yorick Brown in "Y: The Last Man" (Rafy Winterfeld/FX)

“Y: The Last Man” presents a fascinating dystopia that probes the artifacts of our gendered world

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Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain in "Scenes From a Marriage" (Jojo Whilden/HBO)

HBO’s anguished “Scenes From a Marriage” is so potent, your own relationship better be rock solid

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Jeff Daniels in "American Rust" (Dennis Mong/SHOWTIME)

In Showtime’s small town drama “American Rust,” abandon all hope ye who break down here

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"Real Time With Bill Maher" and "The Daily Show With Jon Stewart" (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images/Chris Polk/FilmMagic/Scott Gries)

How September 11, 2001 became the borderline dividing two eras of late-night comedy

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Sarah Paulson as Linda Tripp and Beanie Feldstein as Monica Lewinsky in "American Crime Story: Impeachment" (Tina Thorpe/FX)

FX’s “Impeachment” doesn’t acquit itself well, despite a humanizing portrayal by Beanie Feldstein

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Harry & Meghan: Escaping the Palace (Lifetime)

Surprise! Lifetime’s new “Harry & Meghan” movie isn’t a total joke, veering from kind to just weird

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Billions (Jeff Neumann/SHOWTIME)

“Billions” resumes within a pandemic that made the rich richer, making its cruelty more relevant

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Matt Berry as Laszlo, Kayvan Novak as Nandor, Natasia Demetriou as Nadja in "What We Do In The Shadows" (Russ Martin/FX)

“What We Do in the Shadows” revels in the fecklessness of vampires who fail upward

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Protesters dressed in The Handmaid's Tale costume, protest outside the hearing room where Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh will testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee during his Supreme Court confirmation hearing in the Hart Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill September 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)

No, we’re not living “The Handmaid’s Tale” – it’s worse, and a show highlighting how was passed over

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Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez in "Only Murders in the Building" (Hulu)

“Only Murders in the Building” bridges Boomer and Millennial sensibilities for a comedy that slays

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Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in "Candyman" (Universal Pictures)

No sweets for the sweet in new “Candyman,” which neglects the legend’s seductively scary legacy

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An aerial view of ground zero burning after the September 11 terrorist attacks. (NIST)

Nat Geo’s “9/11: One Day in America” takes us inside the terror attacks with those who survived them

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Vacation Friends (20th Century Studios)

“Vacation Friends” is a happy buddy comedy in a world where race doesn’t matter. That’s a problem

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Mandy Patinkin as Judge Wackner on "The Good Fight" (Elizabeth Fisher©2021 Paramount+, Inc.)

“The Good Fight” bosses on that inevitable violent finale, optimism and delivering us to “Evil”

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Archer (FX)

The joy of Jessica Walter’s final “Archer” missions before our favorite terrible mother abandons us

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LeVar Burton guest-hosts "Jeopardy!" (Jeopardy Productions, Inc.)

“Jeopardy!” fans, LeVar Burton still might not have a chance – or may not want one anymore

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The Chair (ELIZA MORSE/NETFLIX)

Through “The Chair” Sandra Oh and Amanda Peet take an academic view of cancel culture

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T'Challa punches The Collector in "What If...?" (Disney+/Marvel Studios)

Chadwick Boseman’s posthumous Marvel performance packs an emotional wallop befitting his legacy

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Nicole Kidman in "Nine Perfect Strangers" (Vince Valitutti/Hulu)

Nicole Kidman is ready to Goop you now in Hulu’s hollow “Nine Perfect Strangers”

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Alexander Ludwig in "Heels" (Starz)

Starz’s “Heels” proves wrestling isn’t fake by creating a show about it that doesn’t feel genuine

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Brett Goldstein and Elodie Blomfield in "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

“Ted Lasso” has a message for everyone: Get you a man like Roy Kent

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Stephanie Beatriz and Andy Samberg in "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" (NBC)

“Brooklyn Nine-Nine” returns with an appropriate awkward hello to its farewell season

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What If...? (Marvel Studios)

Marvel ‘s “What If…?” is a thrilling ride into the multiverse, albeit with minor irritations

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