‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ the DC Crossover begins, ‘Top Chef’ and everything else you don’t want to miss on TV this week

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It’s that time again: when I tell you what the best shows of the year were and then scream at yet another man for being a fucking victim-shaming creep.

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‘Legacies’: It’s on all of us

Legacies
“Malivore”
November 29, 2018

Ric decides to give his students a greater voice in their school, courtesy of some nudging by Josie and Lizzie.  He announces the formation of an honor council, composed of one vampire, one witch, and one werewolf, each elected by their peers.

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Claire Foy reigns over a better (but still not great) ‘Saturday Night Live’

 H.Saturday Night Live
Claire Foy & Anderson .Paak
December 1, 2018

Aside from the last bit of the night (and maybe the tribute to George H. W. Bush), there wasn’t anything about last night’s episode that any of us will remember a month from now, much less a year. But I guess I’m so starved for a good Saturday Night Live, that I’ll take anything, because I didn’t hate last night’s episode. In fact, I didn’t even notice until my sister pointed it out that there were three — THREE — separate instances where people broke into song, which I usually hate. But maybe it was the charm of Claire Foy, maybe it’s the holiday season, maybe it’s that the lyrics of the “All I Want for Christmas” parody made me feel seen — whatever it was, I was left feeling like this was one of the better episodes of the season so far, maybe even the best. Of course, it doesn’t have a whole lot of competition, so take that as the non-compliment that it is.  Continue reading “Claire Foy reigns over a better (but still not great) ‘Saturday Night Live’”