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As be-ponytailed hucksters descend on the queens of ‘Reign,’ we need some killer Catherine — stat
The arrivals of Sir Francis Drake and a hot suitor for Mary are nothing compared to Catherine de Medici's arrival in Scotland! Mama's home! → Read More
The devastating ‘Big Little Lies’ finale finds unexpected beauty in its violence — and justice
“Big Little Lies” offers a finale that is also a metamorphosis for the five women at its heart. → Read More
For ‘Reign’s’ Mary & Elizabeth, character is destiny — and that can be deadly
It is getting real on 'Reign,' as the show demonstrates explicitly the ways these three queens rule, and can never reconcile. → Read More
Jack the Ripper finds himself in a morality play, in a moving ‘Time After Time’
The tables turn as Wells and Jack the Ripper head back to Paris 1918 for some fraught interactions with, and about, the serial killer's son. → Read More
The penultimate ‘Big Little Lies’ is both more harrowing & more hilarious than any to date
Celeste finally makes her break (in two places!) while Jane and Maddie try to get their heads around their own capacity for destruction. → Read More
The Brontë sisters are the feminist heroes we need right now
A new Masterpiece film breathes new life into the short, iconoclast lives of the Brontë sisters. → Read More
Queen Mary leans into her panic attacks in a surprising way as the doomed ‘Reign’ wedding approaches
When her impending marriage starts giving her panic attacks, Queen Mary leans into her fear in an unexpected way... A sexy one! → Read More
A 50-minute session in the psyches of the ‘Big Little’ Liars: Exhausting, illuminating & the show’s best yet
In Jean-Marc Vallée's most beautiful, well-crafted chapter yet, we go full-on 'Legion,' as the show's absolute subjectivity tells us itself. → Read More
‘Time After Time’ puts Jack the Ripper to the psychopath test
The talented Mr. Ripper gets himself free -- but not before opening a whole new can of worms in this generational, dynastic struggle. → Read More
On ‘Reign’, boys will be boys — and women pick up the pieces
Misbehaving boys may have their reasons -- but on 'Reign,' as in life, that doesn't justify the chaos that follows. Pull it together, dudes. → Read More
‘Time After Time’ upends its own premise to reveal something even more fascinating inside
In its second episode, "Time After Time" blows up its premise to reveal a far more fascinating story beneath. → Read More
The chasm between the lies we tell ourselves & the truths we omit is where ‘Big Little’ lies
Celeste is waking up, Madeline's going dark, Jane's in utter transformation: The 'Big Little Lies' this week are the ones we tell ourselves. → Read More
EXCLUSIVE: Meet Stephen Graybill — the worst ‘Big Little Lies’ character of all
We go behind the scenes with Stephen Graybill, the actor whose role may set a fuse on the slow burning mysteries of “Big Little Lies” → Read More
‘Time After Time’ isn’t really about time travel — it’s about the masculinity crisis
'Fish out of water' tales like 'Sleepy Hollow' and 'Time After Time' show us how men navigate the world, past and present. → Read More
Honesty does nothing for the soul in ‘Big Little Lies’
Not even radical honesty can do much for Monterey's troubled hearts if it's not followed up by solid work -- which we know won't happen. → Read More
Progressive hero HG Wells is the reason ‘Time After Time’ deserves a shot
HG Wells was a sci-fi author, advocate for the disadvantaged, endless optimist… and is now the lead of ABC’s new time travel show. → Read More
Well, things got super weird on ‘Reign’ again & frankly it’s about time
While Mary's falling for her latest dreamy suitor and Elizabeth's out hunting stags, back in France Catherine discovers her son's a vampire. → Read More
Midway through, ‘Victoria’ finds strength in its central relationship — just like its heroes
What's most compelling about 'Victoria' is its transformation, halfway through, from roman-a-clef to a rare and passionate romance. → Read More
‘Big Little Lies’ pokes at bruises of consent and abuse
The junior cast of “Big Little Lies” continue to reveal hints at their parents’ true motives. → Read More
‘Neither can live while the other survives’: The noose tightens on an intense ‘Reign’
Mary toys with the idea of a life free of royal responsibility, only to find that is its own pretty prison. → Read More