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

"Hannah Gadsby: Nanette" (Netflix)

Hannah Gadsby’s “Nanette” and the case for quitting comedy

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Alison Brie and Marc Maron in "Glow" (Netflix/Erica Parise)

How Marc Maron and Alison Brie tag team on “GLOW”

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Christine Baranski as Diane Lockhart in "The Good Fight" (Elizabeth Fisher/CBS)

Forget civility: On “The Good Fight,” “Luke Cage” and “Dietland,” resistance means going low

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Kate Nash, Jackie Tohn, Kimmy Gatewood, Betty Gilpin and Shakira Barrera in "Glow" (Erica Parise/Netflix)

“GLOW” returns to Netflix with an excellent season 2, right when we need it

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"The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu/George Kraychyk)

I can’t watch “The Handmaid’s Tale” now: It’s so brilliant and relevant that I can’t stand it

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Jeffrey Wright in "Westworld" (HBO)

“Westworld” shows us the dangers of digitizing humanity

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Zach McClarnon in "Westworld" (HBO)

“Westworld” is America

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(Netflix/David Lee)

Cheo Hodari Coker on “Marvel’s Luke Cage” Season 2: “We’re trying to make ‘Bitches Brew'”

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Lecy Goranson and Sara Gilbert in "Roseanne" (ABC/Greg Gayne)

A “Roseanne” spin-off without Roseanne Barr: Can “The Conners” help repair the damage?

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Mike Colter as Luke Cage in "Luke Cage" (Netflix/David Lee)

“Marvel’s Luke Cage” returns to Netflix: A rage in Harlem brews in tight season 2

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Michele Weaver as Nuri and Will Catlett as Yasir in "Love Is__" (Michael Desmond/Warner Bros.)

On “Love Is ___” a black TV couple finally gets the “When Harry Met Sally” treatment

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Ralph Macchio and William Zabka in "Cobra Kai" (YouTube)

The way of fatherhood, “Cobra Kai”-style: Watch this show today with your dad — or your kids

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Brad Kern (Getty Images/Photo montage by Salon)

Does CBS care about #MeToo? The saga of “NCIS: New Orleans” producer Brad Kern continues

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Anthony Bourdain attends "On The Chopping Block: A Roast of Anthony Bourdain" in New York. Bourdain's "Parts Unknown" series, a culinary travelogue, swiftly became CNN's top-rated series since debuting last April, a bright spot at a place that was in a severe dry spell before the missing Malaysian plane kicked up ratings. A new eight-episode season begins Sunday, April 13, 2014, at 9 p.m. EDT. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP Images, File) (AP/Charles Sykes)

From “A Cook’s Tour” to “Parts Unknown,” Anthony Bourdain made us want to know him

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Meghann Fahy, Katie Stevens, and Aisha Dee in "The Bold Type" (Freeform/John Medland)

“The Bold Type,” “Dietland” and fashion: The feminist army is assembling (literally) in the closet

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Brian Cox as Logan Roy in "Succession." (Craig Blankenhorn/HBO)

Meet the new Bluths: On “Succession,” the Roys are a cruel, rich family we’ll love to hate

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Joy Nash as Plum Kettle on "Dietland" (Patrick Harbron/AMC)

We all live in “Dietland”: This revenge fantasy takes on violence against women in all forms

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Indya Moore as Angel in "Pose" (JoJo Whilden/FX)

The uplifting realness of “Pose”: Ryan Murphy’s revolutionary drag ball drama delivers

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"Blame It On Bianca Del Rio: The Expert On Nothing With An Opinion On Everything" by Bianca Del Rio (Harper Collins)

Asking for it: “Drag Race” winner Bianca Del Rio has questionable advice for you

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Roseanne Barr (AP/Richard Shotwell)

The steep consequences of ABC’s bet on Roseanne Barr

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Executive Editor Dean Baquet heads in to The New York Times headquarters in "The Fourth Estate." (T.j. Kirkpatrick/Showtime)

“The Fourth Estate” tries to set the record straight in the “fake news” era

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Sandra Oh as Eve Polastri on "Killing Eve" (BBC America/Sid Gentle Films Ltd)

Feminist thriller “Killing Eve” has proven a perfect show for the #MeToo era

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David Cross and Jason Bateman in "Arrested Development" (Netflix/Saeed Adyani)

“Arrested Development” returns and there’s something rotten in the banana stand

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Tessa Thompson as Rikki Carter; Candace Owen; Tom Lahren; Yvonne Strahovski as Serena Joy (Netflix/YouTube/AP/Hulu)

Poison of the right-wing female pundit: Tomi Lahren, Serena Joy and that “Dear White People” finale

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