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

Katey Sagal as Turanga Leela in "Futurama;" Abbi Jacobson as Princess Tiabeanie ("Bean") in "Disenchantment;" Yeardley Smith as Lisa Simpson in "The Simpsons" (Comedy Central/Netflix/Fox)

“Disenchantment” and the evolution of Matt Groening’s feminism

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Carrie Coon as Vera Walker in "The Sinner" (Peter Kramer/USA Network)

A cult next door? “The Sinner” and the dark allure of retreating to a “utopian community”

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Tom Arnold; Omarosa Manigault; Sacha Baron Cohen (AP/Richard Shotwell/Evan Agostini/Getty/Drew Angerer)

Omarosa won’t save us from Trump: Stop hitching your hope to the stars

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(Netflix)

The idiotic crimes of “Insatiable”: Netflix’s fat-shaming series lives up to the negative hype

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(Netflix/Salon)

Smart Watch: “Insecure,” “Disenchantment,” and more top TV picks for this week

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Patrick Stewart as Jean-Luc Picard in "Star Trek: The Next Generation" (CBS/Paramount)

“Star Trek” seeks out new life for Jean-Luc Picard: Why he’s the captain we need now more than ever

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Victor White III in "Sugar Town" (Investigation Discovery)

“Sugar Town”: The shocking story of a young black man’s suspicious death while in police custody

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Les Moonves (AP/Chris Pizzello)

CBS stands by Les Moonves, despite #MeToo reports: “There’s no wiggle room” for ignoring allegations

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Bob Odenkirk in "Better Call Saul" (AMC)

Smart Watch: “Better Call Saul,” “The Sinner” and more top TV picks of the week

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Dascha Polanco, Laura Gómez and Selenis Leyva in "Orange Is the New Black" (Jojo Whilden/Netflix)

“Orange Is the New Black” and the chilling truths of deportation and incarceration

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Kiefer Sutherland as Jack Bauer in "24" (20th Century Fox Television)

“24” returns as a prequel: Will it bring its old baggage to the “new” Fox?

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Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman in "Making It" (Paul Drinkwater/NBC)

“Making It” and the bittersweet economics of crafting culture

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Anita Hill on "Last Week Tonight with John Oliver" (YouTube/LastWeekTonight)

Anita Hill gives John Oliver a few #MeToo lessons on “Last Week Tonight”

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Les Moonves (AP/Dennis Van Tine)

Les Moonves, CBS’ chief, faces sexual misconduct accusations. Is it time to air out the place?

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Roseanne Barr on "Hannity" (Fox News)

Roseanne Barr on “Hannity”: a massive misunderstanding

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Ian McShane as Al Swearengen in "Deadwood" (HBO)

“Deadwood” fans, rejoice: the movie is alive at HBO!…But so is “Confederate”

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Andre Holland as Henry Deaver in "Castle Rock" (Hulu/Patrick Harbron)

“Castle Rock” and the quiet terror of being the other

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Former White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer (Getty/Drew Angerer)

Hey, talk show gatekeepers: Let’s not enable Sean Spicer

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Jason Spencer in "Who Is America?" (Showtime)

“Who Is America?” and “Big Brother” separately and together illuminate our racial divide

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Roxane Gay (PBS)

“Breaking Big” corrects the myths that make Kylie Jenner a “self-made” success

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"Orange Is the New Black"; "Pose" (Netflix/FX/Salon)

Smart Watch: Top TV picks this week include “Orange Is the New Black” and the “Pose” finale

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Lakeith Stanfield in "Sorry to Bother You" (Annapurna Pictures)

“Sorry to Bother You” speaks the hidden truths of “white voice” out loud

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Vladimir Putin, Chris Wallace (Fox News)

Chris Wallace takes on Vladimir Putin, and is not outfoxed

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Philip Van Cleave in "Who Is America?" (Showtime)

Sacha Baron Cohen reveals “Who Is America?” and the answer is terrifying

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