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Kaleena Rivera, TV Editor: Kaleena writes about television and pens the occasional film essay for a little extra seasoning. She's Pajiba's resident Floridian and you're not allowed to hold that against her. You can follow her on Twitter.

Are Louis and Lestat Dead?
'The Bear' Becomes What It Should Have Always Been
'House of the Dragon' Stands Within the Shadow of 'Knight'
Will 'The Vampire Lestat' Attempt What 'Interview with the Vampire' Has Already Done?
'Hacks' Is a Love Letter to Women's Legacy
'Margo's Got Money Troubles': What's The Rush, David E. Kelley?
And 'The Pitt' Season 2's MVP Award Goes To...
'Bridgerton' Season 4: I Object to This Union (And Season Break)
There's No Villains in 'The Pitt' but if I Had To Nominate One...
'Stranger Things' Finale: Surely No One Wants More of This
'Pluribus' Shows What It Means To Be a True Hater
'Stranger Things' Makes No Sense (Yet I Can't Stop Watching)
'The Great British Baking Show' Bares Its Reality Show Seams
'Welcome to Derry' Review: We're In a Bit of a Pickle
Wonderful News for 'Interview With the Vampire' Fans
Review: 'The Paper' Cannot Survive Its Legacy
Was This The Hardest First Week in 'Great British Baking Show' History?
Review: 'Alien: Earth,' Starring Timothy Olyphant and Sidney Chandler
A New Season of 'The Great British Baking Show' Is Upon Us
'The Sandman' Season 2 Is Weighed Down by Tom Sturridge's Morpheus
Review: The 'It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia' Crossover with 'Abbott Elementary'
'The Bear' Improves but the Recipe Still Needs Work
What's the Secret Behind the 'Slow Horses' Release Schedule?
Dakota Johnson's Press Circuit Has Been Phenomenal
'Murderbot' Review: One Relatable Death Machine
'Poker Face' Manages To Outrun a Limited Formula
Let's All Thank This Music Artist for Miles Caton Being Cast in 'Sinners'
'Abbott Elementary' Keeps the Laughs but Loses the Stakes
'Righteous Gemstones': Why Are You Like This, Danny McBride?
'Severance' Season 2 Finale: A Heartbreaking, Perfect End
Last Call for 'Severance' Theories
Thank Heavens The Funniest and Most Ambitious Show on TV Is Back
What's the Deal with Gemma in 'Severance,' Season 2 Episode 7?
'Severance' Gives Us the Emotional Mess We Crave
This Week's 'Severance' Was Nuts
Who is Miss Huang? and Other Questions from That 'Severance' Premiere
The 'It's Always Sunny' Gang Gets a Lesson From 'Abbott Elementary'
TV Has a New Favorite Husband, Derek from 'Shrinking'
'Dune: Prophecy': Sisterhood of Tiresome Exposition
'The Great British Baking Show' Says Goodbye to a Singular Contestant
'The Great British Bake Show' Made a Mistake This Week
'Abbott Elementary' Shows No Signs of Slowing Down
Here's What Happened in That Disappointing 'Sunny' Finale
AMC's 'Interview with the Vampire' Is One of the Strongest Series Debuts In Years
Apple TV's 'Sunny': Be Prepared to Feel For This Animatronic Robot
Chemistry Makes The 'House of the Dragon' Finale Work
Oh Look, Something Finally Happened on 'House of the Dragon'
'House of the Dragon': It's a Small(folk) World After All
'Interview with the Vampire' is Heading to Netflix
'House of the Dragon's' Rhaenyra Is Actually Terrible At This
This Season of 'The Bear' Leaves Us Starving
The Battle of the Burning Mill: How Ego and Insecurity Fuel the Flames of War in 'House of the Dragon
What Do I Have to Do to Convince You to Watch 'Interview with the Vampire'?
'House of the Dragon' Episode Two: Viserys Is Starting to Look Real Good Right About Now
The 'House of the Dragon' Season 2 Recap, and Daemon's Wrongheaded Vengeance Plot
The Divisive Claire Returns in 'The Bear' Season 3 Trailer
'Abbott Elementary' Season 3 Finale: It Finally Happened
'Bridgerton' Star Hilariously Explains That Odd Costume Choice
The 'Bridgerton' Side Plots Threaten to Outshine the Central Love Story
The Thrill of the Grift: 'Ripley' Makes the Devil Relatable [Spoilers]
Is 'Palm Royale' the New 'Desperate Housewives'? Not Even Close
The New 'House of the Dragon' Trailers Ask if You're Team Green or Black
'The Regime' Wants You to Buy What It's Selling
'Shōgun' is TV's Next Big Epic
How Can a Series With as Much Going for It as 'The New Look' Be This Dull?
Back That Azz Up: Changes Mark the New Season of 'Abbott Elementary'
Not Everything Worked in the 5th Season of 'Fargo'
Awards Don't Matter But Also They Do
Friends Say Goodbye to Andre Braugher
I Don't Want to Go (Through This Again, 'Doctor Who')
The Newest Entry in the 'Fargo' Series Returns Back to Its 'Minnesota Nice' Roots
The 'Madame Web' Trailer Has One Very Good (Hot, Wet, and Bearded) Thing Going for It
Did the 'Our Flag Means Death' Finale Come Too Easily?
'Our Flag Means Death': Love Hurts, Love 'Arghs'
The 'Justified: Primeval' Twist Ending Only Reminds Us Of How Much Better It Could Have Been
'Good Omens' Season Two Gives the Audience Too Much of What They Want
'The Righteous Gemstones' Elevates Raunch to an Art Form
Raylan Has Never Felt More Anachronistic Than in 'Justified: City Primeval'
'Somebody Somewhere' Celebrates Getting Out of Your Own Way
The Second Season of 'The Bear' Dishes Up Pain and Hope Alike
'Ted Lasso' is Over ... But is it?
In the 'Succession' Finale, the Best Pick Won, Nobody's Happy, and That's Great
In 'Ted Lasso,' Forgiveness is a Foregone Conclusion
The Grief-Stricken Roy Siblings Jockey for Position Ahead of the 'Succession' Finale
'Ted Lasso' Just Denied Us One of the Most Anticipated Moments of the Season
'Succession's' America Has a Problem
For Better or Worse, 'Ted Lasso' Stays Committed to Its Themes
The Slow-Motion Crash Landing of the Roys Continues on 'Succession'
Dear 'Ted Lasso': Being Nice Isn't Enough Anymore
The Clowns of 'Succession' are Running The Circus Now
A Strong 'Ted Lasso' Outing Stumbles Into a Major Red Flag
'Bleed the Swede' Goes Horribly Wrong on This Week's 'Succession'
In its Pursuit of Feel-Good, 'Ted Lasso' Over-Indulges
Kerry Treated Like Yesterday's Trash in this Week's 'Succession'
'Ted Lasso' is Dealing With a Bad Losing Streak
'Succession' Season 4, Episode 3: Spoiler Alert, Logan Dies
'Ted Lasso' Season 3, Episode 4 Recap: The Perils of Overcorrection
'Succession' Episode Two Recap: Logan Is Right. Logan Is Going to Win
Zava Suffers from Diminishing Returns in a Hit-and-Miss 'Ted Lasso'
The Kids Have No Idea What They're Doing on 'Succession'
'Ted Lasso' Episode Two Recap: This Is Getting to Be Quite a Handful
'Ted Lasso' Season Premiere Recap: Let Ted Be Ted
The 'Party Down' Revival is a Worthwhile Event
It's Time to Dissect the Official 'Ted Lasso' Season Three Trailer
For a Brief Moment 'Abbott Elementary' Fans Won Last Night
The Second Season of 'Shadow and Bone' is Ready to Bone Down
Get Ready To Believe Again: We Finally Have a 'Ted Lasso' Release Date
The Show Must Go On: Opera Singer Saves the Day by Pulling Double Duty
Peacock's 'Poker Face' is a Fun, if Slightly Monotonous, Murder Romp
'Invincible' Season Two Teaser Teases a Release Date
'Girls Trip 2' Has Been Greenlit and Reaction are Mixed
'House of the Dragon' Showrunner Exit May Have Been Personal
Prestige and True Crime Combine In Hulu's Middling 'Welcome to Chippendales'
Pajiba 10 FYC: Amar Chadha-Patel
'Abbott Elementary' Is Trying to Kill Us
Are Viewers Over the Vampire Genre?
HBO's 'The White Lotus' Season Two Review: This Vacation Sucks
Netflix Has Renewed Neil Gaiman's 'The Sandman' for a Second Season
'House of the Dragon' Episode 10: War Is All That's Left
'House of the Dragon' Episode 9: Why Did Rhaenys Show Mercy?
'House of the Dragon' Episode 8: A Bad King but a Good Man
Here's Why Alicent May Be the Biggest Threat to the Throne in 'House of the Dragon'
'House of the Dragon' Really Needs to Slow It Down
After a Royal 'House of the Dragon' Wedding, a Bushel of Oranges Seems Rather Tempting
Alicent Quietly Positions Herself as a Power Player in the Latest 'House of the Dragon'
'House of the Dragon' Episode 3: The Line to the Throne Gets Ever More Complicated
'House of The Dragon' Episode 2: Worth Isn't Given, It Must Be Made
In 'House of The Dragon,' the Iron Throne is Sharp as Ever
In the 'Better Call Saul' Series Finale, Jimmy McGill Reclaims His Name
'Better Call Saul' Episode 12: "Is This Guy Any Good?"
'Paper Girls' Delivers So-So Sci-Fi But Excels at Pre-Teen Drama
'Better Call Saul' and Slippin' Jimmy's Downward Spiral
'Better Call Saul': Mutually Assured Destruction
The Twist in 'Better Call Saul' Is Not a Bomb, But a Quietly Devastating Bombshell
Point and Shoot: Victory Turns to Ash in the Midseason Premiere of 'Better Call Saul'
Hulu's 'The Bear' Is Stressful, Soul Crushing, and Terrific
'Paper Girls' Trailer: Resist the Urge to Make Comparisons to That Other Popular 80s Teenage Ensemble Series
HBO's 'Barry' Finale Recap: Do You Love Barry Berkman?
'Barry' is Walking Backwards into the Darkness
'Plan and Execution': Let's Talk About That Midseason 'Better Call Saul' Finale
'Barry' Continues to Hit All the Right Taste Clusters
'Better Call Saul' Episode 6 Recap: Omaha Beach
'Better Call Saul' Episode 5 Recap: Leon Spinks
'Barry' Episode 3 Recap: The Bolam-Deela
'Better Call Saul' Episode 4: 'The Wicked Flee When No Man Pursueth'
'Barry' Episode 2 Recap: 'I Just Really Want for You to Be Happy'
'Better Call Saul' Episode 3: On the Run
'Barry' Episode 1 Recap: 'Forgiveness Has To Be Earned'
'Better Call Saul' Season 6 Premiere: Wolves and Sheep
'Abbott Elementary' Finishes Its (Emotionally) Pitch Perfect First Season
'Hacks' Season Two News At Long Last
'Pachinko' Review: Gorgeous Family Epic Brings History to Life
'Bridgerton' Season 2 Review: A Glass of Champagne Gone Utterly Flat
HBO's 'Minx': A Surprising Amount of Heart For This Sexy Series
The Many Mysteries Inside Apple TV's 'Severance'
My Branzino! Good News for 'Abbott Elementary' Fans
'The Righteous Gemstones' Season Two: To Err Is Human, To Forgive Is Divine
Netflix's 'Murderville': Improv is About to Have a Moment, Isn't It?
HBO's 'The Gilded Age' Review: A 19th Century New York State of Mind
HBO Max's 'Somebody Somewhere': Life is a Cabaret!
HBO's 'Euphoria' Returns: Follies of Youth
'Abbott Elementary' Might Be Your New Favorite Workplace Comedy
HBO's 'Landscapers': Where Murder and Fantasy Collide
Pajiba 10 For Your Consideration: Jonathan Majors
Your 'Best Shows of The Year' Lists All Have One Glaring Omission
'Succession' Episode 9 Recap: "Do You Want a Deal With The Devil?"
'Succession' Episode 8 Recap: You're My Onion
'The Great British Baking Show' Finale: Should Have Kissed The Damn Spatula
'Succession' Episode 7 Recap: "I Think the Party's Over, Yeah?"
Netflix's 'Cowboy Bebop' Review: A New Vision Can't Breathe Under Suffocating Devotion
'Succession' Episode 6 Recap: The Climate Denier
'Succession' Episode 5 Recap: Puppet Master Out
'Succession' Episode 4 Recap: Long Walk Off a Short Pier
'Succession' Episode 3 Recap: Demi-Gods of War
Three, Two, One, Let's Jam: The 'Cowboy Bebop' Trailer Is Here
'Succession' Episode 2 Recap: All the Pretty Trojan Horses
'Cowboy Bebop' Live Action Series News: A Little Teaser Action For All You Space Cowboys
'Succession' Season 3 Episode 1, 'Secession' Recap: 'Game of Thrones'
'Ted Lasso' Episode 12 Recap: Every Choice Is a Chance
'Ted Lasso' Episode 11 Recap: See You At The Crossroads
The Teaser Trailer for Netflix's 'The Sandman' is Here
'Ted Lasso' Episode 10 Recap: Make Me Rick Roll Over In My Grave
Season Review: 'Nine Perfect Strangers' is a Vacuous Meditation on Wellness [Spoilers]
'Ted Lasso' Episode 9 Recap: Blue Moon, You Saw Me Standing Alone
'Ted Lasso' Episode 8 Recap: I Will Be Your Father Figure
'The Chair' is Unwilling to Acknowledge Its Greatest Adversary
'Ted Lasso' Episode 7 Recap: He's Here, He's There, He's Everywhere
'Ted Lasso' Episode 6 Recap: Pricks and Fish Pies
Review: Will Starbucks' New Apple Crisp Macchiato Usurp The Fall Throne from The Pumpkin Spice Latte?
First Images From the Live Action 'Cowboy Bebop' Are In and They're Perfection
'Ted Lasso' Episode 5 Recap: Big Dog Catches a Rainbow
'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' Review: More Than Ready to Say Goodbye
'Ted Lasso' Episode 4 Recap: Sweeter Than Mincemeat
Amazon's 'The Pursuit of Love' Review: An Effervescent Period Drama Refreshes the Genre
'Ted Lasso' Episode 3 Recap: Led Tasso, Boss Ass Bitch, and Sam the Man
'Ted Lasso' Episode 2 Recap: Hold the Lavender and the Sugar, I Want Those Sweet Tears
'Ted Lasso' Episode 1 Recap: Hey, All Dogs Go To Heaven, Right?
Season Review: Why Won't You Let Me Love You, 'Lisey's Story'? A Fan's Lamentation
HBO's 'The White Lotus' Review: A Perfect Blend of Humor and Cynicism Makes This Satire Must-See TV
Apple TV's 'Physical' Review: A Flailing Exercise in Self-Loathing and Shame
AMC's 'Kevin Can F**k Himself' Review: A Light-Hearted Satire, This is Not
Starz 'Blindspotting' Review: The Movie's Best Character Gets Her Own Series
Peacock's 'We Are Lady Parts' Review: Welcome to Your Favorite New Show
'Cowboy Bebop' Live Action Series News: Composer Yoko Kanno Returns to Bless Our Ears
Dream a Little, Dream of Me: Another Round of 'The Sandman' Casting News
'Jupiter's Legacy' Review: Netflix's Newest Superhero Offering is a Mess
Review: Amazon's 'The Underground Railroad' is Beautiful to Look at But Grueling to Watch
Peacock's 'Girls5Eva' Review: Feels Like an Extended '30 Rock' Bit But It Works
Let's Hold Hands and Talk About That 'Invincible' Finale, Shall We?
Netflix's 'Shadow and Bone' Review: Was This The Book Adaptation That Launch'd a Thousand Ships?
Amazon's 'Frank of Ireland' Review: Off-Kilter Comedy With An Emphasis On The "Off"
HBO Max's 'Infinity Train' Season 4 Review: A Heart-Warming Final Ride
Netflix's 'This is a Robbery' Review: A Scattershot but Intriguing Unsolved Mystery
HBO Max's 'Made for Love' Review: Horror in Comedy's Guise
'Invincible' Review: Amazon's Newest Show is a Bloody (If Not Entirely New) Good Time
The Enduring Appeal of '27 Dresses'
Netflix's 'The One' Review: A Surprisingly Good Slow Burn
Netflix's 'Marriage or Mortgage' Review: This is a No-Brainer, Right?
NBC's 'Debris' Review: This Show May Be Too Eager to Please
Netflix's 'Ginny & Georgia' Review: What in the Stars Hollow is this Mess?
HBO Max Animated Series News ('Infinity Train' & 'Close Enough')
Spoiler Review: The Ending of Netflix's 'Behind Her Eyes' is Bananas
HBO Max's 'The Head' Review: Just Set Me Adrift on an Ice Floe
'Selena + Chef' Review: Pop Star Pot Shot
A Dream Come True! The Official Sandman Series Casting News
The Magnificent Arc of Rebecca Welton from Apple TV's 'Ted Lasso'
Love and Isolation Double Feature: 'The One I Love' and 'Save Yourselves!'
'Sylvie's Love': Cooking Show History and the Demands of Domesticity
Pajiba 10 For Your Consideration: Regina Hall
Good for Her: The Art of Vengeance in The Dressmaker
'Infinity Train': The Best Science Fantasy Series No One is Watching
Scene Academic: Investigating Impressions ('I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore')
'Fargo' Season 4 Is Overshadowed by the Brilliance of Its Earlier Seasons
Scene Academic: Lovebirds ('The Five-Year Engagement')
Scene Academic: The Hieronymus Bosch-iest ('In Bruges')
Scene Academic: The Jellyfish's Sting (or How Death Gets Cringe in 2008's 'Seven Pounds')