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  1. overnights
    The Bad Batch Season-Finale Recap: The Empire Strikes BatchThis two-part finale is kind of frustrating because this is what the show could be every week but isn’t.
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    The Bad Batch Recap: We’re in the Endgame NowThis is it. This is the show we’ve been waiting for, the episode everything has been building toward.
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    The Bad Batch Recap: The Great FloodThe Batch is starting to grow a spine and think about more than just surviving
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    The Bad Batch Recap: Good Soldiers Follow OrdersCrosshair is finally at a crossroads.
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    The Bad Batch Recap: In a Galaxy Far, Far Away, No One Can Hear You ScreamMaybe punting on the larger plot can be forgiven if we get a sweet Alien riff out of it.
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    The Bad Batch Recap: The One With the Dickensian NightmareIt’s Oliver Twist by way of Star Wars.
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    The Bad Batch Recap: Enough With the Mundane MissionsThe Bad Batch follows up an incredible two-part game changer with an underwhelming one-off mission.
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    The Bad Batch Recap: City of Walls and SecretsThe Bad Batch’s two-part political thriller ranks up there with some of the best The Clone Wars ever did.
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    The Bad Batch Recap: Star Wars Does PandoraEywa has heard the wookiees’ prayers.
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    Star Wars: The Bad Batch Recap: Treasure PlanetIt’s a Star Wars–meets–Indiana Jones Lucasfilm extravaganza — with a bit of Horizon Zero Dawn sprinkled in for good measure.
  11. overnights
    Star Wars: The Bad Batch Recap: Now This Is Podracing!The Boonta Eve Classic isn’t the only dangerous high-speed race in a galaxy far, far away.
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    Star Wars: The Bad Batch Recap: Are We the Baddies?Crosshair and Commander Cody go on what seems like a cool, throwback The Clone Wars mission … until it’s not.
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    The Bad Batch Season-Premiere Recap: A New HopeThe clones are starting to finally reckon with the fact that their brothers are now the bad guys.
  14. buzzy anime
    Chainsaw Man Lives, and It Demands an ExplanationAn English dub is coming for the new anime that feels like Sam Raimi by way of Charles Dickens.
  15. between two frames
    The Best Anime Streaming Services of AllSimulcasts? Dubs? Free subscriptions??? Let us guide you.
  16. overnights
    The Devil Is a Part-timer! Season-Finale Recap: The End … for Now?Was this season worth the nine-year wait? Absolutely not.
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    The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Recap: We’re in the Endgame NowA totally new villain appears out of nowhere in the [checks notes] penultimate episode of season two.
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    The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Recap: The Power of TelevisionOur demon lord wants a TV to stay on top of pop-culture conversations.
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    The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Recap: The One With the Bear AttackAfter what was arguably the single worst episode of the show, The Devil Is a Part-Timer! finally gets back on track — sort of.
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    The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Recap: Old MgRonald Had a FarmWhat happened to the old Maou Satan, ruthless demon overlord?
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    The Devil Is a Part-Timer Recap: Slow Your RollEmi isn’t killing out of hate anymore … folks, that’s growth and we love to see it.
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    The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Recap: First DayAn episode with good pacing, comedic timing, interesting lore and world-building, and also decent animation! What is this, 2013?
  23. overnights
    The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Recap: A Return to FormA welcome change of scenery and a chance to get back to basics.
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    The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Recap: A Toddler Turned Into a Sword!This week, the show takes a huge dip in animation.
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    The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Recap: A Totally Normal Trip to a Theme ParkMaou and Emi take Alas Ramus to a theme park and encounter a whole bunch of deep Judeo-Christian mythology, as one does.
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    The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Recap: 3 Demons and a BabyThis week plants the seeds for the overarching story of the season.
  27. overnights
    The Devil Is a Part-Timer! Season-Premiere Recap: Doin’ the CockroachAlmost a decade after the first season’s release, Maou Satan is back with a premiere that feels mostly like a very long recap.
  28. localized listings
    Every Language Everywhere All at OnceAudiences love foreign TV and film. So do streamers. There’s just one little challenge.
  29. dune: part two
    What the Dune Team Is Planning for the Sandworms in Part TwoGet ready to watch Timothée Chalamet ride sandworms and meet their little troutlike offspring.
  30. q&a
    Mamoru Hosoda Still Has Hope for the Future of the InternetThe Belle director has been making movies about the internet for over 20 years. He shares his vision and what movies like Ready Player One get wrong.
  31. backstories
    How Arcane Delivered One of 2021’s Coolest Animated SequencesNetflix’s animated version of League of Legends breaks the video-game adaptation curse in singular style.
  32. voilà!
    A Guide to Cinessance, a New Streaming Site for French FilmAnd no, there are no English dubs — subtitles only.
  33. animation
    How Maya and the Three’s Jorge R. Gutiérrez Crafted a New Kind of Fantasy EpicThe new miniseries’s creator breaks down its unique blend of Mesoamerican history, Latin American culture, and Lord of the Rings–inspired mythology.
  34. new genesis evangelion
    What to Know Before Watching the New Evangelion Movie, Thrice Upon a TimeThe Rebuild finale is finally streaming on Amazon Prime Video. It’s a big deal.
  35. anime
    The Demon Slayer Movie Is Breaking the Mold and Shattering RecordsJapan’s highest-grossing film ever, Mugen Train, is pulling into the station in North America. Here’s what you need to know.
  36. close reads
    Lupin Pulls an Adaptation Heist on Its AudienceAs Netflix’s latest international hit cleverly riffs on its titular public-domain character, it simultaneously teaches viewers what it’s riffing on.