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

Andy Allo in "Upload" (Amazon)

In Amazon’s sci-fi comedy “Upload,” the system is programmed against us, even in the afterlife

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Laura Harrier and Darren Criss in "Hollywood" (Netflix)

Ryan Murphy on “Hollywood”: “I wanted to give a happy ending to so many people who didn’t have it”

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Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal in "Normal People" (Hulu)

“Normal People” takes a common teenage love story and matures to a rated-M, sex-driven heartbreak

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Lee Rodriguez as Fabiola Torres, Ramona Young as Eleanor Wong, and Maitreyi Ramakrishnan as Devi Vishwakumar in "Never Have I Ever" (LARA SOLANKI/NETFLIX)

Mindy Kaling’s smart teen sex romp “Never Have I Ever” may be her best series yet

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Natalie Dormer in "Penny Dreadful: City of Angels" (Showtime)

“Penny Dreadful: City of Angels”: Glam Nazis menace LA in this high style, no heart spin-off

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Money Raining On Yoga Instructor (Getty Images)

Pay for those Zoom fitness classes if you can. Your instructor needs an income too

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Defending Jacob (AppleTV+)

In taut legal drama “Defending Jacob,” Chris Evans shows up as the daddy America needs

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Reese Witherspoon in "Little Fires Everywhere" (Hulu)

“Little Fires Everywhere”: An honest finale clears the smoke and reveals signs of hope

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Rhea Seehorn as Kim Wexler, Bob Odenkirk as Jimmy McGill in "Better Call Saul" (Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television)

The “Better Call Saul” point of no return: Jimmy McGill is dead, and Saul Goodman rises

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Kate McKinnon on "Saturday Night Live" (NBC)

“Saturday Night Live at Home” shows us the honesty in live comedy without an audience

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Kenya Barris and Rashida Jones in "#blackAF" (Netflix)

Netflix’s “#blackAF” is Kenya Barris’ wealthier, shallower, and meaner “Black-ish”

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"What We Do in the Shadows" (Russ Martin/FX)

“What We Do In the Shadows” was a vampire comedy. Now it’s a feel-good show about quarantine life

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Cate Blanchett in "Mrs. America" (Fx)

In “Mrs. America,” Cate Blanchett shines as a frigid firebrand who challenges the feminist movement

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Brooklynn Prince in "Home Before Dark" (AppleTV+)

“We’re so used to underestimating girls”: How an AppleTV+ series champions truth-tellers of any age

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Domhnall Gleeson and Merritt Wever in "Run" (Ken Woroner/HBO)

HBO’s seductive “Run” gathers speed as a romantic train trip goes off the rails

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"Belgravia" (Epix)

“Belgravia”: Where “Downton Abbey” meets Dickens, except with a more dashing, less hungry orphan

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"The Good Fight" (CBS All Access)

“The Good Fight” dreams up a Hillary Clinton timeline we’ve all wondered about

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Quibi, a new streaming service for mobile (Quibi)

Now is not the time for Quibi, the new streaming service for your phone

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Thandie Newton in "Westworld" (HBO)

“Westworld,” in a manner of speaking, pits Maeve’s fluency against Dolores’ conquering ways

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Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (Netflix)

“Tiger King” and the schadenfreude of seeing privileged insanity run wild

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Brooklyn Prince in "Home Before Dark" (Apple TV+)

“Home Before Dark” gives TV a fierce, feminist hero in the guise of a 9-year-old reporter

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Bob Odenkirk in "Better Call Saul" (Greg Lewis/AMC/Sony Pictures Television)

“Better Call Saul” and the two faces of JMM

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Eve Lindley and Andre Benjamin in "Dispatches From Elsewhere" (AMC)

“Dispatches From Elsewhere” stars on connecting to the show’s mystery without a murder

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The Daily Show Witch Trevor Noah: Social Distancing Edition (Comedy Central)

Live from their homes: Late night hosts are back to show we’re all in this together

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