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

Zoë Kravitz in "Big Little Lies" (Jennifer Clasen/HBO)

“Big Little Lies” is back to stare at the sea

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Olympia Dukakis in "Tales of the City" (Alison Cohen Rosa/Netflix)

“Tales of the City” is the safe haven everybody yearns for, but not many have

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Elisabeth Moss in "The Handmaid's Tale" (Elly Dassas)

Weaponized white feminism in “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “When They See Us”

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"The Handmaid's Tale;" "Shrill" (Elly Dassas/Allyson Riggs)

What TV still needs to show us about abortion

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Idris Elba as DCI John Luther in "Luther" (Des Willie/BBCAmerica)

Smart Watch: “Luther” and 5 more hot shows coming to TV in June

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Aunjanue Ellis and Ethan Herisse in "When They See Us" (Atsushi Nishijima/Netflix)

“When They See Us” demands we see the boys damaged by the Central Park jogger case

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Ian McShane in "Deadwood: The Movie" (Warrick Page/HBO)

“Deadwood: The Movie” is a send-off worth the long wait

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"Good Omens" (Chris Raphael)

Inside Neil Gaiman’s overstuffed “Good Omens” series is a magical comedy trying to get out

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Steve Kroft, Co-editor 60 MINUTES, and CBS News Correspondent (Craig Blankenhorn/CBS)

Can “60 Minutes” stay on top?

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Julianna Margulies as Dr. Nancy Jaax in "The Hot Zone" (National Geographic/Amanda Matlovich)

Smart Watch: Ebola drama “The Hot Zone” has all the symptoms of a classic miniseries

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"Vida" (Starz)

Love and loss in L.A.’s Eastside: Just by existing, Tanya Saracho’s “Vida” is a political act

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Maisie Williams as Arya Stark and Kit Harington as Jon Snow in "Game of Thrones" (Helen Sloan/HBO)

As “Game of Thrones” ends, we have to ask: What do we expect from a series finale?

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Daenerys Targaryen (Emilia Clarke) and Jon Snow (Kit Harington) in the "Game of Thrones" series finale (Helen Sloan/HBO)

“Game of Thrones” finale: The Iron Throne apparently goes to the person with the best story

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Norah O'Donnell (Ilya S. Savenok/Getty Images for International Women's Media Foundation)

New CBS nightly news anchor Norah O’Donnell’s morning show past is an asset now

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George Clooney and Christopher Abbott in “Catch-22” (Philipe Antonello)

Smart Watch: George Clooney’s “Catch-22” doesn’t always land, but “Fleabag” is still sublime

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Keanu Reeves in "John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum" (Niko Tavernise)

Why do women love John Wick? (It’s not just the puppy)

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"Big Bang Theory" (Michael Yarish/Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.)

“The Big Bang Theory” of evolution: The show honored smart misfits and let them grow

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Peter Dinklage as Tyrion Lannister in "Game of Thrones" (Helen Sloan/HBO)

“Game of Thrones” recap: Warning bells have been ringing on that shocking twist since season 1

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Julia Louis-Dreyfus in "Veep;" Audra McDonald and Christine Baranski in "The Good Fight" (Colleen Hayes/HBO/Elizabeth Fisher/CBS)

“Veep” is ending, but “The Good Fight” rages on

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RZA, GZA, Inspectah Deck and Ghostface Killah in "Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics And Men" (Sue Kwon/Courtesy of Showtime)

“Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men” enters the inner chambers of a hip hop legend

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A.J. Calloway, 2017. (Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)

#MeToo and the B-list: “Nobody cares because their assailants were not famous”

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Gwendoline Christie in "Game of Thrones" (Helen Sloan/HBO)

Knights don’t cry: “Game of Thrones” and the weight of a woman’s tears

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"Game of Thrones": Kristofer Hivju as Tormund, Kit Harington as Jon Snow, and Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen (Helen Sloan/HBO)

“Game of Thrones” recap: No such thing as a happy ending — or a secret — in Westeros

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Maggie Siff as Wendy Rhoades and Asia Kate Dillon as Taylor in "Billions" (Jeff Neumann/Showtime)

“Billions” is better than “Game of Thrones” at studying power, hate and corruption

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