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Cobra Kai Season 4

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 4 (2021) goes down to the wire

January 9, 2022September 20, 2022 John Hansen Cobra Kai/Karate Kid

TV review: This latest batch of 10 episodes features many great characters, but it’s dinged slightly by not having one that stands out from the pack.

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Mare of Easttown

Winslet leads stellar cast in gripping ‘Mare of Easttown’

June 18, 2021April 18, 2025 John Hansen IMDb Top 250 TV

TV review: A loaded cast and an emphasis on characters makes this HBO miniseries stand out despite its standard murder-mystery trappings.

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Big Little Lies

Great actresses carry ‘Big Little Lies’ Season 2 (2019)

March 11, 2021April 18, 2025 John Hansen Big Little Lies

Throwback Thursday (TV review): Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Zoe Kravitz, Laura Dern and Meryl Streep take turns being stellar.

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Better Call Saul Season 5

Everyone breaks bad in ‘Better Call Saul’ Season 5 (2020)

February 18, 2021June 20, 2021 John Hansen Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul

Blogging ‘Saul’ (TV review): As the plot thickens, one thing is clear: “BCS” has grown far beyond a mere link-up prequel to “Breaking Bad.”

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Better Call Saul Season 4

‘Better Call Saul’ Season 4 (2018) reaches breaking points

February 11, 2021June 22, 2021 John Hansen Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul

Blogging ‘Saul’ (TV review): Always slow burning in an appealing way, “Saul” Season 4 finally gives us key turning points for Jimmy and Mike.

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Better Call Saul Season 3

‘Better Call Saul’ Season 3 (2017) delivers compelling prequel stories

February 4, 2021June 22, 2021 John Hansen Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul

Blogging ‘Saul’ (TV review): “Breaking Bad” faves such as Gus, Hector and Lydia get their backstories off the ground in “Saul” Season 3.

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Better Call Saul Season 2

‘Better Call Saul’ Season 2 (2016) mulls moral costs

January 28, 2021June 25, 2021 John Hansen Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul

Blogging ‘Saul’ (TV review): Jimmy finds it’s hard to open a business. And that’s not even counting the moral and psychological costs.

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Better Call Saul Season 1

‘Better Call Saul’ Season 1 (2015) introduces our favorite lawyer

January 21, 2021June 25, 2021 John Hansen Breaking Bad/Better Call Saul

Blogging ‘Saul’ (TV review): “Saul” Season 1 is the epitome of 2010s slow-burn serials, but in a good way. In fact: S’all good, man.

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Cobra Kai Season 3

‘Cobra Kai’ Season 3 balances fan service, sharp writing

January 11, 2021June 25, 2021 John Hansen Cobra Kai/Karate Kid

TV review: More than any other show that resurrects an old property, “Cobra Kai” knows how to give fans what they want and still make smart TV.

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Queen's Gambit

‘Queen’s Gambit’ the Grandmaster of short-form drama

November 11, 2020April 17, 2025 John Hansen IMDb Top 250 TV

TV review: Anya Taylor-Joy is outstanding in this miniseries that takes us to the 1950s and 1960s in all their pastel and analog glory.

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