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

The Mandalorian (Disney+)

The success of “The Mandalorian” made spinoffs inevitable – but at the expense of originality

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Big Mouth (Netflix)

Even beyond the voice recast, “Big Mouth” nails the adventures of an awkward Black girl

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Biscuit-Topped Pot Pie (Getty Images)

This versatile biscuit-topped pot pie is the perfect dish for your leftover holiday turkey or meat

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Jason Sudeikis stars in "Ted Lasso" (Apple TV+)

The “Ted Lasso” way is comforting – and a counter to the hollow nationalism Americans have embraced

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Your Honor (SHOWTIME)

Bryan Cranston is breaking bad in familiar ways for Showtime’s dark thriller “Your Honor”

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Baby Chimp Rescue (AMC)

“Baby Chimp Rescue” is just as adorable as you expect, and surprisingly emotional as well

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LeVar Burton | Jeopardy (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Our wish for the future host of “Jeopardy!”: Who is LeVar Burton?

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Trafficked (National Geographics)

Nat Geo’s “Trafficked” delves into the criminal underworld, while putting its reporter at risk

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Hugh Grant (Warner Media Group)

How Hugh Grant’s charming villain who plays the victim embodies 2020

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Jason Schwartzman, E'myri Crutchfield, and Ben Whishaw in "Fargo" (Matthias Clamer/FX)

“Fargo” season 4 has spun a complex, compelling American fable of race and crime

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Great British Bake Off Royal Tour (Netflix)

How the “Great British Baking Show” flaked out on us when we needed it most

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Shepard Smith (CNBC)

Shepard Smith about his life after Fox News and the war on truth: “All of that noise is destructive”

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Rosie Perez and Kaley Cuoco in "The Flight Attendant" (Phil Caruso/HBO)

“The Flight Attendant,” Kaley Cuoco’s new first class thriller, is a darkly satisfying ride

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(Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

Verzuz battles brought us together to bond over live music again

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Gemma Arterton as Sister Clodagh in "Black Narcissus" (Miya Mizuno/FX)

FX’s stunning “Black Narcissus” remake leaves the viewer in a state of unrequited desire

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John Belushi (Judy Belushi Pisano/Courtesy of SHOWTIME)

With “Belushi,” R.J. Cutler finds the soul behind the comedy legend’s chaos

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Angela Bassett in "Between the World and Me" (HBO)

“Between the World and Me” transforms a father’s letter to his son into a chorus for a people

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Prince Charles, Prince of Wales and Diana, Princess of Wales attend a dinner on May 03, 1986 in Vancouver, Canada. (Anwar Hussein/Getty Images)

“The Crown” presents Princess Diana of Wales, patron saint of tradition-defying divorcées

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Supernatural (CW)

How “Supernatural” reflects the American spirit and the monstrous darkness lurking underneath

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Forensic psychiatrist Dr. Dorothy Otnow Lewis on the stand during the Arthur Shawcross trial, being questioned by Shawcross's lawyer, Thomas Cocuzzi (1990) (HBO)

HBO’s “Crazy, Not Insane” brings understanding of serial killers, if you have the stomach for it

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John Oliver on "Last Week Tonight" (HBO)

“Last Week Tonight” is a 2020 mood – bizarre, fatalistic, and inexplicably thirsty

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Ronald and Nancy Reagan for "The Reagans" (The Ronald Reagan Library)

“The Reagans” shows how the Gipper paved the way for political actors pretending they aren’t racist

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The Crown (Netflix/Des Willie)

“The Crown” returns with Princess Di & Margaret Thatcher testing the Queen’s humanity

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Tucker Carlson, Chis Wallace and Laura Ingraham (Photo illustration by Salon/Getty Images)

What’s next for Fox News without its “golden goose”

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