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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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Yellowjackets (Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME)

“Yellowjackets” boss on the killer ending revelation “that will blow a lot of people’s minds”

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Yellowjackets (Kailey Schwerman/SHOWTIME)

Now and then: How “Yellowjackets” purposefully reminds Gen Xers of who we thought we’d be

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Station Eleven (Ian Watson/HBO Max)

From logos to gender fluidity, what “Station Eleven” costumes reveal in the aftermath of apocalypse

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John Cena in "Peacemaker" (HBO Max)

HBO Max’s uproarious “Peacemaker” remembers to have fun in a brooding superhero landscape

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Nicholas Ralph as James Herriot in "All Creatures Great and Small"on PBS' "Masterpiece" (PBS/Playground Television Ltd.)

A worthy return for PBS’ “All Creatures Great and Small” celebrates the value of the little things

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Tanner Buchanan as Robby Keene in "Cobra Kai" (Netflix)

Making “Cobra Kai” great again: The series returns with a parable about the peril of bipartisanship

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Adrienne Warren as Marnie Till-Mobley and Cedric Joe as Emmett Till in "Women of the Movement" (ABC/James Van Evers)

“Women of the Movement,” though imperfect, gives life to Emmett Till’s story

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Sheryl Lee Ralph and Quinta Brunson in "Abbott Elementary" (ABC/Prashant Gupta)

Amazingly, “Abbott Elementary” finds laughter in the challenge of teaching in underfunded schools

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Legendary actress Betty White during portrait session on March 29, 2011 at the Museum of Radio and TV in Los Angeles, California. White talked about her career and her new book called "If You Ask Me". (Bob Riha, Jr./Getty Images)

Remembering Betty White, America’s grandmother and the first lady of television, dead at 99

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Joe Rogan, Nicki Minaj and Aaron Rodgers (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Calling out the saddest sacks of 2021, a reckoning by Nicki Minaj’s cousin’s friend’s … friends

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Lee You-mi in "Squid Game" | Danielle Pinnock as Alberta in "Ghosts" | Paulina Alexis as Willie Jack in "Reservation Dogs" | Samantha Hanratty as Teen Misty in "Yellowjackets" (Photo illustration by Salon/Noh Juhan/Netflix/CBS/Ryan Redcorn/FX/Colin Bentley/SHOWTIME)

From ghosts to cannibals, here are the 10 breakout TV performances of the year

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Yvonne Orji and Issa Rae in "Insecure" (Merie Wallace/HBO)

“Insecure” no more: The HBO comedy departs with satisfying confidence

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Rutherford Falls, Wandavision, Only Murders in the Building and Underground Railroad (Photo illustration by Salon/Marvel Studios/Disney+/Colleen Hayes/Peacock/Hulu/Atsushi Nishijima/Prime Video)

These MVPs of television delivered greatness in a year that almost broke us

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KEANU REEVES as Neo/Thomas Anderson and CARRIE-ANNE MOSS as Trinity in “THE MATRIX RESURRECTIONS” (Murray Close/Warner Bros. Pictures)

No one can say if “The Matrix Resurrections” is good or bad. Either way, it makes you think

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“The Witcher” is back to give women a more equal share in its power

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Ziwe and Amanda Warren on "Dickinson" (Apple TV+)

A salute to “Dickinson” and its devotion to using notoriety to spotlight other unsung histories

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Himesh Patel and Matilda Lawler in "Station Eleven" (Parrish Lewis/HBO Max)

HBO Max’s must-watch “Station Eleven” brings comfort and joy after the eerily familiar apocalypse

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

Our big issue with “And Just Like That…” has nothing to do with the 911 debate

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Kieran Culkin, Jeremy Strong, Sarah Snook and Brian Cox in "Succession" (Graeme Hunter/HBO)

In the “Succession” season 3 finale, Roy sibling unity is no match for Daddy

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Issa Rae in "Insecure" (Merie Wallace/HBO)

Unlike the shows that came before it, “Insecure” has always been about hustling one’s way to success

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The Expanse (Photo courtesy of Amazon Studios)

On its final run, “The Expanse” serves a last supper for we who continue fighting for our humanity

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