What starts as an exercise in pandemic creativity can one be funny when stuck in a room?
(Shout-out to Tamar Braxton for winningCelebrity Big Brother 2).
That catacombs escape sequence!)
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with its thoughtful and timely examinations of class, race, and power.
You could say QualleyMaidthis show shine as brightly as one of Alex’s freshly polished surfaces.
(Hell, Goldstein’s eyebrows almost deserve a “best performance” nod of their own.)
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This is one team that’s worth believing in.
As nosy neighbor Agatha Harkness (a.k.a.
It’s no wonder that she’s getting her own Disney+ spin-off series.
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The entire time she kept the audience wondering if she was actually possessed or dealing with a psychological issue.
You could argue she’s an amalgam of some of the best in the category.
’s Nina Van Horn.
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But she’s also wholly herself.
She’s the everyman’s gay icon.
Klepper even managed to maintain his composure while reporting on the ground during the Jan. 6 insurrection.
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“Could I ask why you’re carrying a pitchfork?”
Klepper’s response is absolutely aces: “Are you farming today?”
Perhaps in his downtime, the comedian can teach a journalism class on the importance of follow-up questions.
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But the standout has to be their tiny, lizardy costar, who steals every scene he’s in.
Give him a hand!
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Just call me the hype man for our favorite hype man.
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Meanwhile, we’re just sitting back and enjoying the gander.
And not in a banal way but compellinglyauthenticto the core of these power-hungry people.
Add to the mixMatthew Macfadyen,Nicholas Braun, andJ.
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ButMichael Keaton’s charming small-town doctor made sure we cared.
And that made it all the more devastating when he himself became addicted to opioids.
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They are dare we say it?
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Talk about a character arc.
WhenSex Educationfirst premiered, Adam Groff was the school bully that was almost impossible to like.
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But the more that the audience was allowed into Adam’s life, the more that started to change.
Adam Groff is no longer just the school bully.
And Connor Swindells is showing Hollywood what he’s capable of.
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The Steven Canals-created drama cast a troupe of largely fresh faces with few professional credits between them.
It’s easy to draw parallels between Bianca and the actress behind her.
She ends the story as a leader of a space she created for herself and her children.
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The South Korean actor delves much deeper into the general theme of wealth disparity and mines core truths.
(Two words: Jackie Daytona.)
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