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Six Feet Under (HBO)

The lesson of “Six Feet Under,” 20 years later: “We’re not really as in control as we all think”

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Lucie Shorthouse as Momtaz, Faith Omole as Bisma, Anjana Vasan as Amina, Juliette Motamed as Ayesha, Sarah Kameela Impey as Saira in "We Are Lady Parts" (Laura Radford/Peacock)

“We Are Lady Parts,” a fierce new comedy about a Muslim punk band, rocks our world

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Mare of Easttown (Michele K. Short/HBO)

“Mare of Easttown” is twisty until the very end, but the best part is its grace

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Woman rides in a truck loaded with people and possessions during the Tulsa massacre in 1921 | Mural marking Black Wall Street massacre in the Greenwood District (Photo illustration by Salon/Greenwood Cultural Center/Win McNamee/Getty Images)

“The job is not done yet”: Black Wall Street documentaries detail the massacre & still seek justice

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Hacks (Jake Giles Netter/HBO Max)

“Hacks” grasps how ageism creeps up on women and revels in sucker punching back

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Friends: The Reunion (HBO Max)

“Friends: The Reunion” is The One We Could’ve Lived Without

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Byron Pitts interviews Mike Tyson for the ABC News documentary series "Mike Tyson: The Knockout," detailing the life of the boxing legend. (ABC)

ABC’s Mike Tyson documentary “The Knockout” is a celebratory apologia without adequate interrogation

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Lena Waithe as Denise and Naomi Ackie as Alicia in "Master Of None" (Netflix)

“Master of None” returns for an unexpected third season with “Moments in Love”

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Uzo Aduba on "In Treatment" (Suzanne Tenner/HBO)

With Uzo Aduba as a therapist, “In Treatment” returns in a sunnier location for a darker time

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Dave Bautista in "Army of the Dead" (Netflix)

“Army of the Dead” is what happens when desperation meets a thrilling zombie conflagration

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Last Man Standing (Michael Becker/FOX)

“Last Man Standing” bids farewell, while Tim Allen keeps on truckin’ with his right-wing shade

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Joss Whedon and Lord Massen in "The Nevers" (Photo illustration by Salon/HBO/Getty Images)

“The Nevers” is proof that cancel culture isn’t really canceling the right people

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Alia Shawkat in a reenactment in "Pride" (FX)

Eclectic docuseries “Pride” walks viewers through queer American history one decade at a time

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Underground Railroad (Amazon)

“The Underground Railroad” is a relentlessly tough, yet gorgeously rendered television masterpiece

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Ewan McGregor in "Halston" (Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix)

Ewan McGregor dazzles in “Halston,” which neglects to understand the legend behind the fashions

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Jean Smart in "Hacks" (Jake Giles Netter/HBO Max)

In HBO Max’s new comedy “Hacks,” Jean Smart plays a role befitting of the showbiz legend that she is

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Ziwe (Showtime)

With Showtime’s sunshiny and sharp “Ziwe,” we have an iconic talk show host in the making

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SpaceX owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk at the Axel Springer Award 2020 in Berlin (Britta Pedersen-Pool/Getty Images)

In hosting “Saturday Night Live” Elon Musk pulls the supervillain ploy of taking an audience hostage

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Josh Duhamel in "Jupiter's Legacy" (Steve Wilkie/Netflix)

Netflix’s self-serious “Jupiter’s Legacy” is the superhero TV version of a Designer Imposter stinker

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Busy Philipps, Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry and Paula Pell in "Girls5Eva" (Heidi Gutman/Peacock)

“Girls5eva” is a feel-good story about what happens when one-hit wonders get a second chance

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Ming-Na Wen in "The Mandalorian" (Disney+)

A tribute to “Star Wars” badass Fennec Shand, a Force-free hero more aspirational than any princess

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Pose (FX Networks)

“Pose” kicks off its final fabulous walk by ratcheting up the nonsense as well as its optimism

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Yasuke (Netflix)

Netflix’s stunning “Yasuke” spins a fantastical Black samurai story, but needs more space to swing

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Elizabeth Moss in "The Handmaid's Tale" (Sophie Giraud/Hulu)

Hulu’s tiresome “Handmaid’s Tale” should learn from the sins of “Planet of the Apes”

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