It’s not often that I get as excited about watching TV as I did here, but I think this unleashed my inner Star Wars fan at least 100 times. A more than satisfying blend of patient storytelling with unending thrills that had me completely in a chokehold, to say that this lived up to all the hype is a

Whereas Severance’s first season excelled in a slow cook of an atmosphere, building up to a final 3 episodes that changed the game, the second one is much more rapid in nature, literally running with its characters as soon as it hits the ground and only venturing further into the unknown. What a bal

An instantly recognizable phenomenon. The pilot of Lost is largely recognized as one of the greatest ever—and deservedly so—but the rest of the season more than lives up to it. Especially for an opening season, this is so utterly accomplished and exciting. The premise is one filled with potential an

It’s only fitting that for a series based on “one of the worst man-made catastrophes in history”, Chernobyl places an acute focus on the people at the event’s center. Just as much an agonizing depiction of what unfolded as much as it is an enraged analysis of how such a thing can happen, the show do

Not just better than the first season, but even more extensive in its theatricality and tragedy, each beat so full of glorious dialogue and performances. Interview with the Vampire Part II continues to explore the messy relationships and fractured perspectives carried over from its predecessor, but

From the beginning, it’s easy to see how Twin Peaks became such a sensation. This is revolutionary television and one of the most influential shows of all time, but there’s little still like it. Lynch’s small town odyssey is as idiosyncratic as one would expect, populated by a litany of memorable an

First time I’ve binged the show in one sitting, and quite possibly the most I’ve ever appreciated it. It’s quite frankly astonishing how much they’re about to connect you to these characters in just 10 short episodes, but it’s a testament to just how strong the character work is, fully ingrained in

“Is there anything so undoing as…” the wait for season 2? Nothing less than one of the most accomplished seasons of all time. Obviously it’s an audiovisual masterclass that might be even more technically awe inspiring than you’ve heard, but also, in just 9 episodes, manages to construct one of the

So glad this has been renewed for a second season; I’m not ready to say goodbye to Adventure Time yet. And what a lovely show, full of all the heart and wonder that makes the series as a whole so special, but also displays a maturity and freshness—a showcase for a franchise that grew with its audien

Not really sure what else there is to say about this that I haven’t in my episode reviews—especially considering it’s an anthology show. But suffice to say, this is a more than worthy addition to the Adventure Time canon. Equal parts funny, awe-inspiring, and heartbreaking, it offered me a chance to

Mostly about as good as the last season, but I think Islands ever so slightly pushes this one to my new favorite. This is so much of what I love about the show packed in yet another wonderful run of episodes. Quintessential comfort show stuff.

Through and through a storytelling masterclass. The stakes have never been higher, and while a lesser show might’ve been too focused on plot in an effort to make this exciting or intense, season 4 finds the perfect balance between story and character, and the result is a season that feels momentous

They really stepped up their game with this one

Unquestionably Mad Men at its sharpest, cleanest, and overall just most riveting yet. This takes all the best hallmarks of the first 2 seasons and just ratchets them up in every department—a genuinely exciting tour de force of character dissection and intoxicating storytelling. Having been through a

A rumination on life and death from the perspective of the immortal. The story starts at the end of a 10 year trek on what will go down in this world’s history as one of the most adventure events ever, but what is 10 years to someone who can live for millennia? Thus begins the thematic through line

Is it too early to say that I already see this living up to the “best of all time” reputation it upholds?

Somehow even better than I remember. Maybe one or two weaker episodes, but they hardly register, especially when weak for this show is solid for virtually anything else. Took every ounce of restraint in me not to get through this in one sitting.

Been sitting on this one for a while now, and after much consideration, I really do think this is an all timer season. Not many shows, especially in their opening seasons, have such a mastery of everything they approach, but not a single element of True Detective is anything less than stellar. Every

this is some fine dining. season 1 was really just prepping us for the real thing.

Takes everything that was great about season 1 and infinitely expands, improves, and adds to it. About as striking and powerful as any second chapter has ever been, Gravity Falls’s final season is just a winner from beginning to end. It starts with a bang, hits like a sledgehammer by the time it clo

I think season 3 still holds the crown as my current favorite of the show, but the highs of this season may just be the strongest yet. Continuing to dive into all the emotional nuances brought on by its predecessor, season 5 finds The Sopranos quite possibly at its weightiest. The conflicts we find

It is admittedly saddening that we didn’t get a full third season, but this is honestly probably pretty close to how good it could have gotten. The crew put their whole hearts on the screen and the result is as thrilling and enjoyable and enchanting as ever. Genuinely mind boggling that this is as g

Undoubtedly, indisputably, unquestionably one of the greatest works of American animation that I have ever seen. Every aspect of this is nothing less than transcendent. Funny, strange, gut-wrenching, revitalizing, PEAK television. I’m going to underscore this for now, but oh my god, maybe a 10? Edi