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  1. All of the Lessons We Learned From Better Call SaulCatch up now before the final season.
  2. vulture lists
    The Stoner Canon: 101 Trippy Movies, Albums, Books, TV Shows, and MoreThe ultimate guide to experiencing the high.
  3. true crime
    How Dirty John’s Characters Compare to Their Real-life CounterpartsThe true stories behind spousal-duo turned nemeses Betty and Dan Broderick and the other very real people directly impacted by a dramatic crime.
  4. easter eggs
    Every Breaking Bad Crossover Character in Better Call SaulFrom fan favorites to bit-parters, Better Call Saul is packed with cameos from Breaking Bad.
  5. overnights
    Better Call Saul Season Finale Recap: Lalo the LeaderFed up with undeserving overlords, Kim and Lalo each opt for their respective version of the scorched-earth approach.
  6. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: Cartel and DriverThe walls are closing in around Kim and Nacho.
  7. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: Game TheoryJimmy’s definitely in the game now — and he’s bringing Kim with him.
  8. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: Disappearing PactAfter this episode’s courtroom theatrics, it’s easier to wrap your head around Breaking Bad–era Saul Goodman’s seeming lack of shame.
  9. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: Driver’s EdAs the cartel closes in on claiming Jimmy full-time, he’s slowly setting fire to whatever might cause him to reflect on who he was in a previous life.
  10. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: A Soldier’s StoryHell-bent on evening the score, Gus pushes Mike deeper into his clash with the Salamancas, and closer toward a fate we already know is coming.
  11. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: Into the FryerNo matter how precise their respective plans, the best Hank and Gus can each manage is “acceptable.”
  12. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: The In CrowdWhether you’re heeding the call of Mesa Verde or Lalo Salamanca, “Once you’re in, you’re in.”
  13. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: Too Clever by HalfWith Saul as his guiding hand, Jimmy’s making a killing off the lesser impulses of Albuquerque’s reliably delinquent ranks.
  14. overnights
    Better Call Saul Season-Premiere Recap: Who Made Who?Gene may be tired of running from himself, but Saul’s only started hitting his stride.
  15. spoilers
    The Affair Showrunner Explains Why That Ending Felt Like ‘The Right Thing to Do’“This is not a show that brings people to justice. This show is about the long-term effects of the choices we make.”
  16. back into the ocean
    How Climate Change Became The Affair’s Most Consequential CharacterShowrunner Sarah Treem explains the thinking behind the final season’s dire forecast for what life looks like in 34 short years.
  17. wednesday night wars
    The Wrestling Revolution Will Be TelevisedBehind the scenes of All Elite Wrestling, the most audacious promotion to throw its hat in the ring in a generation.
  18. the loudest voice
    How The Loudest Voice’s Actors Compare to Their Real-Life CounterpartsHow closely does Showtime’s miniseries about Roger Ailes’s Fox News reign hew to the real thing?
  19. overnights
    Luther Finale Recap: Everybody HurtsAfter five seasons of spectacular deviance and destruction, perhaps some time away might do Luther well.
  20. overnights
    Luther Recap: A Penny SavedAnother of John’s closest allies meets a grim fate in a tense penultimate chapter that sets the stage for a bang-up finale.
  21. the central park five
    Where the Key Characters From When They See Us Are NowAn update on the 11 people presented as crucial in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix series.
  22. overnights
    Luther Recap: If the Suitcase FitsWe witness the whole colorful spectrum of Alice’s capabilities in a crackerjack hour that feels like a return to form.
  23. overnights
    Luther Season Premiere Recap: The Ball JarOur favorite ethically challenged lawman and his newly returned partner-in-vigilantism are back, and things seem as chaotic as ever.
  24. chat room
    How Moonlight’s Jharrel Jerome Found Himself in Ava DuVernay’s When They See UsThe 21-year-old on what he learned playing Korey Wise, one of the Central Park Five.
  25. true crime
    How The Act’s Actors Compare to Their Real-Life CounterpartsHow closely does Hulu’s dramatization of the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard hew to the established facts? We break it down character by character.
  26. the act
    Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Stepmom Has a Bone to Pick With The ActKristy Blanchard and her screenwriting partner say they were iced out of the Hulu series, and are now attempting their own take on the family’s story.
  27. timeline
    Michael Jackson’s Unlikely Friendship With Donald Trump: A TimelineTrump’s voice has been absent from the Leaving Neverland debate, but his history of public support for Jackson speaks for itself.
  28. close reads
    True Detective Season 3 Was a Blistering Case Against True CrimeThe occult dolls, spiral signatures, and prosecutorial misconduct were seductive catnip, not clues to help crack the mystery.
  29. fact check
    A Guide to I Am the Night’s Facts and FabricationsUntangling the TNT mini-series’s twisty blending of the real-life story of Fauna and George Hodel with fictionalized elements like Jay Singletary.
  30. overnights
    Escape at Dannemora Finale Recap: A Horse Isn’t a HorseMatt and Sweat’s brief time on the lam makes for some entertaining moments, but sags with the weight of failed urgency.
  31. overnights
    Escape at Dannemora Recap: Past DueAfter five episodes of pulling punches, Dannemora goes all-in and makes us eyewitnesses to Matt and Sweat’s gruesome past crimes.
  32. not quite reality tv
    How Escape at Dannemora Actors Compare to Their Real-life CounterpartsMeet the real people behind Ben Stiller’s dramatization of Richard Matt and David Sweat’s prison escape, and learn where they are now.
  33. overnights
    Escape at Dannemora Recap: Pipe SplittersMatt and Sweat’s breakout, and the pulse-pounding leadup to it, revive the flagging series just in time.
  34. not quite reality tv
    How Dirty John Actors Compare to Their Real-life CounterpartsMeet the real-life men and women (and one dog) who inspired Bravo’s twisted story of love, betrayal, and death.
  35. overnights
    Escape at Dannemora Review: Tilly and the WallTilly and Lyle both continue to teeter between pathetic and sympathetic.
  36. overnights
    Escape at Dannemora Recap: Making Ends MeatAs the series inches ever closer to the real action, Tilly has gotten in deep — and gotten careless.
  37. overnights
    Escape at Dannemora Recap: Horsing AroundAn episode that narrows in on the slow-moving malaise of prison life gives us some telling glimpses of Matt’s nascent escape plan.
  38. overnights
    Escape at Dannemora Premiere Recap: Prose and ConsThe first chapter of director Ben Stiller’s dramatization of the real-life escape sets the scene at a prison that’s been running on autopilot.
  39. vulture lists
    If You Like American Horror Story: Apocalypse, Try These 5 Dystopia MoviesDon’t prep for civilization’s final days without sunscreen and a scarf.
  40. spoilers
    Better Call Saul Showrunner on the Season-4 Finale and the End of Jimmy McGill“You might be seeing the death of Jimmy McGill as we’ve known him,” says Saul co-creator Peter Gould.
  41. overnights
    Better Call Saul Season-Finale Recap: Dead Ends and Fresh StartsMike takes care of some messy business as the prequel series draws ever closer to the world of its predecessor with its fourth-season finale.
  42. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: German’s MarchKim and Jimmy have a disagreement in an eventful episode.
  43. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: Bayou Bayou, BabyKim reveals a new side of herself in an episode that could have grave consequences for the future.
  44. overnights
    The Sinner Recap: No More Flap, JackSeason two concludes with a series of twists and turns that cast what we’ve seen before in a new light.
  45. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: Cast AwayJimmy’s double life starts to catch up with him as the series jumps forward a bit in time.
  46. overnights
    The Sinner Recap: No ReservationsThe body count continues to mount as the series reveals the mystery of the corpse in Purple Lake.
  47. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: Cell AwaitsAs Jimmy gets increasingly comfortable on the other side of the law the series offers a look at some of Gus’s darkest qualities.
  48. overnights
    The Sinner Recap: Foster ScareThe hooded figure returns as season two’s mystery takes on more complications.
  49. overnights
    Better Call Saul Recap: Better Off ShredJimmy continues his long slide into becoming Saul in one of season four’s standout episodes.
  50. overnights
    The Sinner Recap: Do Not Pass GoatWe learn more secrets of The Beacon as Julian struggles while doing time.
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