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Tatiana Santos
November 5, 2026 4:12 pm
Pachinko book vs show: one character who dies on Apple TV is still alive at the end of the novel
Min Jin Lee's novel ends with someone waiting for Sunja at home, and on Apple TV that person is gone by the third episode.
Crush of the day
Daniel Okafor
November 5, 2026 3:40 pm
Severance, Silo, Dark Matter: Apple has TV's best sci-fi and still gets accused of faking buzz
A rave post about the Dark Matter finale turned into a count of identical rave posts. The suspicion is now part of watching Apple shows.
Daniel Okafor
November 5, 2026 3:15 pm
Pierce Brosnan is Irish. MobLand viewers say his Irish accent is the worst thing on the show
Season 2 of the Paramount+ hit has revived the strangest complaint on television: a Drogheda-born actor accused of faking Irishness.
Hannah Whitlock
November 5, 2026 2:51 pm
Avatar: Seven Havens time jump explained: how long after Korra the show is set
The new Avatar series puts an exact number on its time jump, and a little arithmetic with that number raises a question the first season doesn't answer.
Tatiana Santos
November 5, 2026 1:49 pm
Borgen vs Borgen: Power and Glory — is it a new show, and do you need to watch the original first?
Sidse Babett Knudsen once joked about when Borgen would come back, and she was off by a year.
Hannah Whitlock
November 5, 2026 12:06 pm
Chicago Med vs. The Pitt: which ER drama do real doctors say gets medicine right?
Real emergency physicians have graded both TV hospitals, and even the winner got marked down for something viewers would never notice.
Hannah Whitlock
November 5, 2026 10:47 am
MobLand: what does it mean to get clapped? The British slang behind Tom Hardy's 3 a.m. threat
Tom Hardy's fixer ruins a rival's night with one word of London slang, and it isn't the meaning a teenager has in mind when he says it about your shoes.
Hannah Whitlock
November 5, 2026 9:31 am
Marshals vs. Dutton Ranch: which Yellowstone spinoff to watch if you only have time for one
Two Duttons went their separate ways in 2026, and the critics and the audience ended up backing different horses.
Hannah Whitlock
November 5, 2026 8:22 am
Will Franklin be in The Drop: A Snowfall Saga? Damson Idris's answer was "wait and see"
Snowfall's spinoff brought back the man who tried to save Franklin Saint, and left Franklin himself to a six-word answer.
Tatiana Santos
November 4, 2026 6:21 pm
Is Nisha the Dark Avatar in Avatar: Seven Havens? Her name means darkness — and fans still call it a red herring
Avatar: Seven Havens gave its heroine a twin, a dark-furred companion and a name that literally means night. Fans think that's exactly why it's not her.