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The Ending of ‘The Sympathizer’ Casts The Entire Show In A New Light
Throughout The Sympathizer, we’ve always known that The Captain would end up back in Vietnam, being interrogated by the people he has spent the entire...
Recap: The Captain Has Had Enough In ‘The Sympathizer’ Episode 6
If Episode 6 of The Sympathizer has a point, it’s that being a spy is a lot of work. The logistics are a nightmare. Once...
The General Has A Plan in The Sympathizer Episode 5
The Captain’s adventures in moviemaking in Episode 4 of The Sympathizer were, in a word, unsuccessful. But the deviation into outright parody was a somewhat...
The Captain Makes A Movie In The Sympathizer Episode 4
I imagine when The Captain left Vietnam, he didn’t imagine he’d find himself on a movie set. And yet that’s where he ends up in...
The Sympathizer Episode 3 Makes A Mess Of Murder
It’s no secret that Robert Downey Jr. has been a key selling point of The Sympathizer, and for those who tuned in specifically for his...
Nikki Glaser Roasts Herself In HBO Special ‘Someday You’ll Die’
Things are going pretty well for Nikki Glaser. She was once again the clear stand-out in The Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix, which shouldn’t...
Industry Season 2 Recap: Every Key Moment Explained
When it debuted in 2020, Industry was something of a surprise. It came out of the gates as another darkly funny workplace drama about a...
The Captain Is Caught Between Two Worlds In The Sympathizer Episode 2
The Captain clearly doesn’t want to be a spy anymore, which is easy enough to accept since the premiere of The Sympathizer never made clear...
‘Shogun’ Episode 9 Is The Best Hour Of Television You’ll See This Year
Episode 9 of Shogun, “Crimson Sky”, is an hour-long funeral march. Its outcome is, in many ways, inevitable, and we’re thoroughly prepared for it throughout. And...
HBO’s ‘The Sympathizer’ Is Not A True Story, But Is Based On Real History — And Maybe A Real Spy
The Sympathizer is based on real history and a fictional novel, so it’s no surprise that people are confused about whether or not it’s a true...
The Sympathizer’s Premiere Is Deliberately Ridiculous
The surface-level appeal of The Sympathizer is Robert Downey Jr., making his limited series debut while slathered in makeup and a hairpiece that makes him...
Shogun Episode 8 Gets The Pieces Into Place For A Spectacular Ending
Let me say this: The final two episodes of Shogun are truly exceptional. And they have Episode 8, “Abyss of Life”, to thank for that. The...
Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12’s Ending Rewrites the Seinfeld Finale
It wasn’t exactly a secret that the series finale of Curb Your Enthusiasm was going to be a redo of Seinfeld. Season 12 hasn’t exactly...
Here’s everything that happened in The Regime
Kate Winslet’s six-episode miniseries about a neurotic dictator helming a sinking ship while desperately clinging to power has been a wild ride from start to...
Herbert and Elena’s relationship reaches its bitter conclusion in The Regime Episode 6
The Regime’s grand finale takes viewers on a rollercoaster of emotions and strange twists. Unlike the rest of the series, “Don’t Yet Rejoice” opens straight...
Everyone’s In A Rush to Die in Shogun Episode 7
“Where’s the beauty in this?” asks a man watching his nephew’s brains seep onto a rock, and he certainly has a point. With “A Stick...
Larry David Gives Bruce Springsteen Covid In Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Episode 9
If you were wondering about Larry David’s take on having sex with women who ultimately end up transitioning into men, “Ken/Kendra” has an answer for...
Larry David Thinks Steve Buscemi Has A Colostomy Bag in Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Episode 8
You judge Curb Your Enthusiasm on a weird curve that doesn’t apply to any other show, a sliding scale of how Curb an episode is....