Myles McNutt
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CBS’s “unlikely hit” Ghosts wasn’t as unlikely as you think
On paper, this adaptation of a U.K. sitcom was a huge risk; in practice, it’s hiding a familiar (and effective) sitcom structure → Read More
Apple TV Plus lets the Fraggles play in the reverent, joyful Fraggle Rock: Back To The Rock
Jim Henson's timeless classic gets the shiny, sweet, and (slightly) serialized update it deserves → Read More
After all those twists, Survivor 41 delivers a historically lackluster finale
No amount of childhood photos can craft a meaningful narrative out of sheer chaos → Read More
How To With John Wilson continues to brilliantly capture our pandemic moment
The pandemic is an unspoken presence in a great second season, which sees Susan Orlean join the writing staff → Read More
Everything is not in its right place as Ted Lasso nears the end of its second season
Which is productive in some stories, but a right mess in others → Read More
Ted’s and Rebecca’s parallel breakthroughs set the stakes for the rest of Ted Lasso’s season
Although not all of the show”s momentum feels like it manifested organically in the season thus far. → Read More
Survivor's 41st season promises "A New Era," but bears the scars of the old one
The season's cast shows promise, while the series' host/producer shows his ass → Read More
Ted Lasso takes a narrative detour without a whole lot to show for it
We like Coach Beard, but was this the right time in the season to spend 40+ minutes on his misadventures? → Read More
We wish we believed in Ted Lasso's new 'ship as much as Ted Lasso does
A dramatic showdown with "Man City" humbles Richmond and brings Ted to a breakthrough → Read More
Just because Ted Lasso is a positive show doesn't mean its characters can't be dicks
A heel turn headlines an episode about failing to recognize the right moment to intervene → Read More
The Ted Lasso Christmas episode is a gift
With ongoing tensions put aside (for now), Ted Lasso and the holiday season go together like the holly and the ivy → Read More
If positivity won't win matches, does Ted Lasso need to find a new attitude?
With due respect to Ms. Patti LaBelle, no, but he does need to make some hard decisions in "Lavender" → Read More
Don't worry, Ted Lasso is still a warm blanket of positivity in its second season premiere
But growing tension and a new arrival suggest the honeymoon might not last for Ted and AFC Richmond → Read More
It’s a real shame Shameless went out this way
Shameless' series finale poorly memorializes the show it once was. → Read More
Lip Gallagher deserved better than this, Shameless
Shameless' penultimate episode lets down another Gallagher—this time, it's Lip (Jeremy Allen White). → Read More
Shameless' end-of-life storytelling continues to disappoint, not that we expected otherwise
While it’s touch-and-go when it comes to the canonicity of Shameless’ mid-credits sequences, “DNR” begins with the Gallagher children waking up to the realization that Frank did indeed steal Nighthawks from the Art Institute of Chicago. But although Lip has a few comic beats trying to keep the painting hidden as he works to fix up the house to sell, by episode’s end it’s on an El Train covered… → Read More
Won’t someone please think of Liam, who even Shameless occasionally forgets exists?
After 11 seasons, Showtime's Shameless still doesn't know what to do with Liam, the youngest Gallagher. → Read More
Daddy issues transition Shameless into the third act of its final season
Once Shameless made the decision to have Liam’s stray bullet paralyze—rather than kill—Terry Milkovich, I knew there had to be a reason. → Read More
A diagnosis and a decision finally signal Shameless knows it's in its final season
For most of its final season, Shameless hasn’t really been acting like it’s in its final season. This isn’t necessarily surprising: the show has had a fast-and-loose relationship with seriality in recent years, often resetting its focus between seasons and making it harder to create the momentum one might normally associate with a pending series finale. But it has nonetheless been frustrating to… → Read More
If only wonky scheduling was the sole problem with Shameless' final season
As with every episode of Shameless, “Slaughter” opens with a meta “Previously On” segment introduced by one of our characters, in this case Ian just trying to enjoy some peace and quiet in the bath. As always, he is put out by our need for a refresher, judging us for failing to properly recall what happened in the preceding episode. → Read More