‘The Last of Us’ Season 1 Episode 4: A Moment of Respite (RECAP)

While the episode is a nice break from the heartbreak, it doesn’t allow our heroes to rest as it introduces new foes.
‘The Mandalorian,’ Season 3, Episode 1: Path to Redemption (RECAP)

While the presentation is clean and simple, it might be a little too simple. I didn’t get a sense of real weight to the exposition like I normally do from the best episodes of The Mandalorian.
‘Daisy Jones & The Six Eps. 1-3: The Best is Yet to Come (REVIEW)

With solid performances, enviable ‘70s fashion, catchy rock music, and a compelling start to an explosive story, it seems that Daisy Jones & The Six is ready to take the world by storm.
‘The Consultant’ is a Lackluster Corporate Thriller (REVIEW)

Despite Christoph Waltz’s usual brilliance, “The Consultant” is a disappointing mess with no narrative direction.
You Come For Me With Love: Rewatching ‘Succession’ From The Heart (1.3, “Lifeboats”)

In Succession 1.3, “Lifeboats,” family paranoia and company melodrama take center stage, Kendall and Rava give us Succession’s best sex scene, and Roman gives us…something other than that.
Rosaline Elbay, Star of Netflix’s “Kaleidoscope,” On Her Career, Art, and Female Rage

“I like the idea that maybe my favorite role is one I can’t even conceive of now.”
You Come For Me With Love: Rewatching “Succession” From the Heart (1.2, “Shit Show at the Fuck Factory”)

A comatose Logan (herein “Logatose,”), a frantic Kendall, and a critically inept snap decision from Tom highlight Succession’s hospital episode.
You Come For Me With Love: Rewatching “Succession” From the Heart (1.1, “Celebration”)

Succession 1.1 is a near-perfect distillation of everything the Roy family gets wrong about love, trust, and faith. (And amazing dick jokes.)
‘Shrinking’ Season 1: An Intimate Look at the Intricacies of Grief (REVIEW)

Shrinking is a beautiful and hilarious reminder that we’re all grieving *something* – and that it takes a goddamn village to get through it.
Screen Speck’s Top TV Episodes of 2022

2022 was an exceptionally good year for exceptionally good TV – which made selecting these 15 episodes exceptionally difficult.