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Vulture and New York TV critic Jen Chaney previously worked for the Washington Post and has bylines at the New York Times and Vanity Fair. She also wrote As If: The Complete Oral History of Clueless.

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    Becky Ann Baker on Girls, Eating Too Many Gummies, and Hannah’s Pregnancy“I had a good-sized bag of gummies, which I didn’t know until a little later was not that good for you.”
  2. close reads
    Why Big Little Lies Shouldn’t Be Dismissed As Escapist FareIt’s so much more than that.
  3. In Season Two, Love Gets ComplicatedYour relationship with this Netflix series may veer from love to hate and back again.
  4. the vulture tv podcast
    Ryan Murphy’s Ever-Expanding TV EmpireOn this week’s Vulture TV Podcast, we explore the Murphyverse.
  5. close reads
    Why The Americans Premiere Feels Like an ’80s Teen MovieDon’t you, forget about Paige.
  6. the americans
    The Americans Showrunners on Paige’s Love Life and That Gravedigging SceneDigging a hole in the ground, even for scripted TV purposes, isn’t easy.
  7. The Americans Showrunners on Philip and Elizabeth Memes, Season 5“I don’t know if anyone’s giving an award for best Philip and Elizabeth meme, but someone should do that.”
  8. girls talk
    What Should Hannah Horvath Do?She has a major decision to make. We have some thoughts.
  9. tv review
    Making History and Time After Time: Which Time-Travel Show Should I Watch?The TV time-travel market has gotten very crowded lately.
  10. the vulture tv podcast
    Our Favorite Drunken TV MomentsPlus, processing that big episode of Girls.
  11. close reads
    Reese Witherspoon’s Big Little Lies Performance Is the Best of Her CareerIt comes back to Tracy Flick. But it also goes deeper.
  12. tv review
    National Treasure Examines the Mystery and Murkiness in a Celebrity Rape CaseThe four-part series asks: Is this famous man guilty of rape?
  13. tv review
    When We Rise Is a Flawed But Still Vital Mini-seriesThe fight for LGBTQ rights never really ends.
  14. girls talk
    Some Advice for Chuck Palmer, the Lecherous Author on GirlsThis week’s installment of our advice column for Girls characters.
  15. Carrie-Anne Moss on Humans, Electromagnetic Waves, and Coping With Technology“We don’t understand the ramifications of what we’re doing. And our children are the guinea pigs.”
  16. oscars 2017
    Oscars’ Last-Minute Surprise Highlights What’s Wrong With the Bloated Award ShowMoonlight beating La La Land was a great TV moment. How many people turned off the Academy Awards before it happened?
  17. close reads
    Girls: How the Patrick Wilson Episode Compares to the Matthew Rhys Episode“One Man’s Trash” and “American Bitch” reveal a lot about Hannah Horvath.
  18. close reads
    TV’s Newest Genre: Beautiful People Behaving Badly by the SeaWhy Big Little Lies is the latest and greatest example.
  19. the vulture tv podcast
    The TV Villains You Love to Hate, Plus Big Little LiesAll on this week’s Vulture TV Podcast.
  20. Advice for Shoshanna on Girls: Forget the WEMUN, Be Your Own Woman!Some gentle suggestions for Shoshanna “Get out of my face!” Shapiro.
  21. chat room
    Todd Grinnell on The Young Pope, Becoming the New Schneider on One Day at a Time“This guy kind of sees himself as a mix between Keith Richards and Richard Branson.”
  22. tv review
    HBO’s Crashing Is Yet Another TV Show About a Comedian That Mostly WorksIt’s at its best when it reveals the hard knocks of stand-up life.
  23. TV Actors Who Have Reinvented Themselves in New RolesFrom Jon Hamm to Jennifer Aniston.
  24. tv review
    The Good Fight Is Very Good TVThe follow-up to The Good Wife admirably does its own thing.
  25. tv review
    Doubt Is Both Obvious and Better Than You Might ExpectKatherine Heigl’s new CBS show does that thing legal dramas do, but is elevated by its cast.
  26. girls talk
    Some Advice for Ray on Girls: Stop Being a DoormatSome words of wisdom for Marnie’s so-called boyfriend.
  27. tv review
    Humans Is the Best Robot Show on TVThe AMC series is back with a season two that’s more fascinating than the first.
  28. 100 jokes
    The Jokes That Get Told Over and Over Again on TV“There are certain classic situations that have been done a million-zillion times.”
  29. close reads
    When Did TV Get So Meta?Self-aware, fourth-wall-busting television is still everywhere. But what makes meta good versus bad?
  30. 100 jokes
    The Origins of Hollywood Shuffle’s Enduring Satire ‘Black Acting School’“Chappelle said when he saw the film, it made him want to do sketch comedy. I had a conversation with him where he said, ‘You laid the foundation.’”
  31. Comedy Central’s Detroiters Is Pretty Damn FunnySam Richardson and Tim Robinson are here to act stupid. And they are never going to run out of stupid.
  32. the daily show
    The Daily Show’s Head Writer on How Trump Has Changed the Way They Work“It’s refreshing to be hit with a firehose constantly. It’ll be very energizing until we all have heart attacks in a few weeks.”
  33. the vulture tv podcast
    Why Riverdale Makes for Such a Perfect Teen SoapMoody teenagers!
  34. Training Day Is Cop TV at Its WorstThis CBS series, based on the Denzel Washington–Ethan Hawke film, is an inferior follow-up.
  35. Powerless Isn’t Super Yet. But It Could Be.The DC Comics sitcom shows promise, if not super-abilities.
  36. state of the rom com
    Why the Grand Romantic Gesture Will Never DieWe may be cynical about schmaltzy rom-com moments, but we still crave them.
  37. the rom com lives
    The Romantic Comedy Is Not Dead — It’s Just Not the Same As You RememberToday, Vulture begins a weeklong examination of the state of the genre.
  38. sag awards 2017
    The SAG Awards Made for Poignant, Politically Relevant TVSunday night was a weird time to watch an awards show, but the SAGs turned out to be a surprisingly cathartic experience.
  39. tv review
    Z Almost Gives Zelda Her DueThe new Amazon series about Zelda Fitzgerald is sometimes compelling, but a little too restrained.
  40. the vulture tv podcast
    The TV Shows and Characters We’ve Changed Our Minds On“I now realize that Emily Gilmore is always right and the real heroine of the show.”
  41. chat room
    Elizabeth Marvel on Homeland, Donald Trump, and Playing the President“It’s not every day that, as a woman, you get to run the show.”
  42. tv review
    Riverdale Is Your Next Teen-Soap AddictionArchie, Betty, and Veronica, like you’ve never seen them before.
  43. The Mary Tyler Moore Show’s Greatest LegacyAccepting less money to tackle a tough job and smiling all the while: That’s what Mary does. That’s what a lot of women still do.
  44. tv review
    New Edition, But a Familiar Music BiopicThe New Edition Story has a great cast. But by night three, you might be ready to cool it now.
  45. kudos
    The Good Place Pulled Off a Forking Great Twist EndingHoly shirt, that was mind-blowing.
  46. tv review
    Frontier, Wake Me Up When the Fur Trade EndsThe Netflix series starring Jason Momoa is a snooze.
  47. close reads
    How Trumpish Is The Young Pope?On the parallels between Jude Law’s Pope Pius XIII and our president-elect.
  48. the vulture tv podcast
    How Funny Does The Young Pope Want to Be?A conversation about this odd duck of a show.
  49. Amazon’s Sneaky Pete Is an Addictive Binge-WatchThe new crime-drama from Graham Yost, Bryan Cranston, and Davis Shore gets pretty addictive pretty quickly.
  50. tv review
    Victoria Is a Fine But Familiar British Period PieceIt’s well-acted and sumptuous to behold. But it’s probably not the next Downton Abbey.
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