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The Good Lord Bird: Season 1 (2020) 98% 7.9/10 EDIT “The Good Lord Bird is funny and strange, often entertaining and rarely self-serious. Even its wild-man depiction of Brown leaves us with a message of hope.” – Paste Magazine Oct 8, 2020 Full Review A Wilderness of Error: Season 1 (2020) 64% 6/10 EDIT “A Wilderness of Error is a bit more entertaining than browsing the relevant Wiki articles, but it's a hell of a lot longer and ultimately less satisfying because, unlike that gathering of information, it sacrifices clarity for drama.” – Paste Magazine Sep 24, 2020 Full Review Raised by Wolves: Season 1 (2020) 76% 9/10 EDIT “Smart and crunchy rather than sleek and slick, Raised by Wolves won't be for everyone. It's tragic, thought-provoking sci-fi that works through its problems rather than relying on big flashy twists.” – Paste Magazine Sep 8, 2020 Full Review Aggretsuko: Season 3 (2020) 100% EDIT “"Aggretsuko continues to resonate, echoing through the skulls of rage-filled office workers everywhere."” – The Spool Aug 28, 2020 Full Review Lovecraft Country: Season 1 (2020) 88% 8.4/10 EDIT “While Lovecraft Country's plot moves fast, fast, fast-with head-spinningly quick consequences seemingly abandoned, only to manifest as high concept plots themselves-there's so much good to hold onto that its pages turn themselves.” – Paste Magazine Aug 7, 2020 Full Review Brave New World: Season 1 (2020) 47% 5.4/10 EDIT “It's not an immediately gripping techno-satire, nor a mindbending puzzle box. It's not an impressive sci-fi world, nor a bold piece of sex-violence-profanity prestige. It's just a disappointing adaptation trying to be everything for everyone.” – Paste Magazine Jul 13, 2020 Full Review The Alienist: Season 2 (2020) 86% 7.7/10 EDIT “Angel of Darkness bites off a lot more than The Alienist did the first time around, capitalizing on its team's established relationships to dig a little deeper into the issues of its time, and doesn't quite pull all of it off.” – Paste Magazine Jul 13, 2020 Full Review Doom Patrol: Season 2 (2020) 97% EDIT “Doom Patrol, perhaps the superhero show farthest from the idea that real problems can be solved by a powerful punch, takes the scenic route to personal health.” – Paste Magazine Jun 26, 2020 Full Review Ramy: Season 2 (2020) 95% 5.9/10 EDIT “Even one great supporting performance, itself overcoming a relatively one-note character, doesn't make the season any less disappointing.” – Paste Magazine May 28, 2020 Full Review Homecoming: Season 2 (2020) 60% 6.6/10 EDIT “Whereas Homecoming's initial mystery was engrossing, its second is simply unfocused. It's not that it's hard to follow, it's just hard to figure out why we're following it like this.” – Paste Magazine May 18, 2020 Full Review Hollywood: Season 1 (2020) 58% B- EDIT “Hollywood's message is clear, even if its messaging is muddled. The series is engrossing throughout and its optimism is undeniably winning.” – AV Club Apr 29, 2020 Full Review The Midnight Gospel: Season 1 (2020) 91% 6.2/10 EDIT “The Midnight Gospel can be a little amusing at these times, simply for the "what the f--k" shock to your system, but it's not a sustainable concept because like the rest of those shocks, it numbs with repetition and time.” – Paste Magazine Apr 20, 2020 Full Review What We Do in the Shadows: Season 2 (2020) 98% 8/10 EDIT “Novak, Berry, Demetriou, and Proksch sell entire scenes with a look and a deadpan, even if it's something as high concept as the vampires finding out they've all got ghosts of themselves.” – Paste Magazine Apr 14, 2020 Full Review Tales From the Loop: Season 1 (2020) 87% 9.2/10 EDIT “Tales from the Loop is that rare sci-fi show: one that trusts us to breathe in deep the oddities of its world, accept that we aren't going to know everything, and climb aboard anyways.” – Paste Magazine Apr 2, 2020 Full Review The Plot Against America: Season 1 (2020) 87% 8.7/10 EDIT “The Plot Against America is another crash course in history, sociology, and political science from The Wire team that has all the power of a waking nightmare.” – Paste Magazine Mar 13, 2020 Full Review Westworld: Season 3 (2020) 73% 8.2/10 EDIT “Westworld is still a good time with its looming war on the horizon -- and it's even halfway comprehensible this time around.” – Paste Magazine Mar 6, 2020 Full Review Mythic Quest: Season 1 (2020) 90% 3.3 / 10 EDIT “Mythic Quest certainly won't woo a gaming audience, and has little to offer anyone else.” – Paste Magazine Feb 7, 2020 Full Review Locke & Key: Season 1 (2020) 65% 5.3/10 EDIT “Locke & Key may mete out its genre goofiness over the course of a slump-filled first season, but if you want more than morsels to sustain you, there are plenty of similarly-toned shows without the barrier to entry.” – Paste Magazine Feb 7, 2020 Full Review The Witcher: Season 1 (2019) 68% 8.3/10 EDIT “The Witcher is a wildly entertaining treat for newcomers and long-time fans alike.” – Paste Magazine Dec 20, 2019 Full Review Aggretsuko: Season 2 (2019) 100% EDIT “Without making characters shrill stereotypes or comic clowns, the witty exploration of this relationship builds a foundation for the season to place its sillier moments on.” – The Spool Dec 3, 2019 Full Review Harley Quinn: Season 1 (2019) 89% 8.4/10 EDIT “Harley Quinn is funny, ballsy, and willing to take risks for better characters.” – Paste Magazine Nov 26, 2019 Full Review Servant: Season 1 (2019) 83% 8.1/10 EDIT “Servant is an unfocused yet ultimately creepy good time with enough character and charm to keep its hazy nightmare from lulling you to sleep.” – Paste Magazine Nov 20, 2019 Full Review Genndy Tartakovsky's Primal: Season 1 (2019) 100% EDIT “Even if it takes stretching history millions of years, Primal finds an innate truth buried deep in the fossil record.” – Paste Magazine Nov 11, 2019 Full Review For All Mankind: Season 1 (2019) 75% 9.5/10 EDIT “For All Mankind is doing so much right with astronaut fiction that minor bumps only rattle the otherwise smooth ride in an exceptional craft. For All Mankind pursues greatness, succeeds, and plants an Apple flag for the world to see.” – Paste Magazine Oct 28, 2019 Full Review Mrs. Fletcher: Season 1 (2019) 82% 4.3/10 EDIT “Mrs. Fletcher is: another cheapening in a string of cheapenings in [Kathryn] Hahn's career as she rejoins Judy Greer and their posse of undervalued actresses to once again wander the TV wasteland looking for material worthy of their charms.” – Paste Magazine Oct 24, 2019 Full Review
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