Some of TV’s most unforgettable characters are the ones who know how to manipulate those around them. Whether through charm, deception, or psychological games, they pull the strings and stay a step ahead, making everyone else dance to their tune. These characters blur the line between hero and villain, creating their own reality and bending
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Once upon a time — before binge-watching and endless streaming queues — the 1980s reigned supreme as television’s wild, experimental playground. It was the decade that dared to push boundaries, experiment with formats, and redefine what TV could be. Without it, today’s streaming giants might not even exist. Cheers (NBC/Screenshot) From sitcoms that perfected character-driven
Technology is both a blessing and a curse, and old memories can haunt you, especially when they’re the kind you can’t talk about! Seriously, what the hell just happened on NCIS Season 22, Episode 8? Just when we’re about to get a breakthrough on the mysterious “Lily,” Parker is thrown another curveball. We’ve been piecing
Will Trent Season 3 returns on January 7, 2025, and it will be the most dramatic season yet. Will Trent Season 2 ended with some major cliffhangers, and it appears the third season will have another time jump to account for the long break between seasons. For the previous two seasons, the series has featured
Critic’s Rating: 2.5 / 5.0 2.5 What might be Yellowstone’s penultimate episode should have been incredibly emotional. [Note: The show is advertising next week’s as a season finale, though previous news had stated this would be the final season.] Throughout Yellowstone Season 5 Episode 13, the ranch that was supposed to be the Dutton family’s
On Landman, Jacob Lofland’s Cooper has quickly become a character audiences are rooting for — a young man determined to carve out a place for himself in a harsh and dangerous world. Landman Season 1 Episode 5, “Where Is Home,” pushed Cooper to his limits yet again as he navigated a budding relationship with Ariana,
Former U.S. Army military police major Jack Reacher (Alan Ritchson) will be coming back for another edge-of-your-seat season of Reacher. After shoving the head of security and all-things-evil, Shane Langston (Robert Patrick), out of a moving aircraft for killing members of his unit in Season 2, Reacher is all set for more vigilante justice. News
It shouldn’t take a funeral for Days of Our Lives to give us a break from nonsense and get back to what’s made this soap amazing for more than half a century, but here we are. Now that Doug’s memorial is behind us and most of the classic characters have left again, it’s back to
Critic’s Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 4.5 Blue Bloods did it again, delivering another amazing episode. It was hard to focus, knowing that at this time next week, I will be trying to see through my tears well enough to put my thoughts together about the series finale. But Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 17 didn’t
Senior-led TV shows are rare and always welcome, but they seem to require a gimmick to get on the air these days. The reboot of Matlock began with a cash-strapped, widowed, and retired lawyer reentering the workforce to raise a grandson. But the pilot ended with that character *actually* being a wealthy, happily married woman infiltrating
Critic’s Rating: 5 / 5.0 5 What in the ho, ho, ho holidays did we just watch on what can only be described as the most chaotic and campy of Christmases for Elsbeth? I have two words for you: snow globes and loved ones’ ashes. This episode had its stocking stuffed with holiday cheer and
The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the TV category nominees for the 30th annual Critics Choice Awards. The winners will be revealed at the star-studded Critics Choice Awards gala hosted by Chelsea Handler, which will broadcast LIVE on E! on Sunday, January 12, 2025 (7:00 – 10:00 pm ET / PT) from the Barker
Main Character Syndrome isn’t a diagnosis — it’s a lifestyle! The condition might’ve been described in Ye Olden Days as that “record-scratch” moment when a person entered a room, and all eyes turned to them in wonder. It’s that same center-of-attention dynamic, only all the time and in every room. (Disney/Tina Thorpe) But if everyone
In a world full of larger-than-life TV characters, Timothy McGee from NCIS stands out by being utterly human. He’s not the toughest, flashiest, or loudest team member but the glue that holds it all together. Over the past two decades, McGee has evolved from a shy, tech-savvy Probie into one of the show’s most respected
Critic’s Rating: 4.2 / 5.0 4.2 The Irrational took on the world of K-Pop stardom — that is, Korean pop stars who have made it big and have thousands of adoring American fans. It was a glorious episode with a warning about losing yourself to hold onto fame and an engaging mystery about who killed
Think about the holiday season, and chances are you’re picturing scenes ripped straight from a TV show. Snow falls gently outside as everyone gathers around a perfectly decorated tree. There’s a table groaning under the weight of a flawless feast, family drama magically resolved before the pie comes out, and those charming holiday mishaps that
Critic’s Rating: 4.3 / 5.0 4.3 We’ve all struggled with physical or emotional pain, and Brilliant Minds excels at choosing cases we relate to. Brilliant Minds Season 1 Episode 10 introduces us to two patients on the opposite end of the pain spectrum. Finn Kemp was a 10-year-old autistic boy who didn’t feel pain, while
Critic’s Rating: 3 / 5.0 3 By now, you’d think Grey’s Anatomy would have run out of things to do. Somehow, Grey’s Anatomy Season 21 has been just as full of twists and turns as any earlier season, despite the fact that almost no one from the original cast remains. At this point, we’re halfway
Critic’s Rating: 4 / 5.0 4 Would you ever consider going undercover in a prison without a surefire way out? Well, that’s just what Robyn and Mel did in their attempt to track down a missing inmate. Needless to say, things got a little dicey on the inside, putting them both in danger. Shocker! (Michael
Critic’s Rating: 4.05 / 5.0 4.05 If there’s one thing Landman (not to mention countless reality TV shows) has proven, it’s that messy people and messy lives make for great TV. Landman Season 1 Episode 4, “The Sting of Second Chances,” keeps leaning into that chaos, and I’m eating it up. Sure, the oil industry