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During the eighth season of "Game of Thrones," the creative team eschewed coherence to create spectacle (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

‘Game of Thrones’ never made it out of ‘The Long Night’

Nitish Vaidyanathan
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May 29, 2019
Arts & Life
Peter Dinklage's superb performance cannot save "Game of Thrones" from subpar writing (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

Weak writing wrecks ‘Game of Thrones’

Hannah Blum
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May 29, 2019
Arts & Life
The complex story of "Game of Thrones" will not reach a satisfactory conclusion if the writers just decide to stage a complex battle or kill a villain (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

Game of Thrones: Theory of the End, Part 2

Isaac Vaught
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May 16, 2019
Arts & Life
"Game of Thrones" is concluding, and the story is turning into a series of sensational surprises (courtesy of HBO and Helen Sloan).

‘Game of Thrones’ is stumbling to the finish line

Hannah Blum
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May 9, 2019
Arts & Life
Before "Game of Thrones" ends, Cersei might become the most powerful being in all of Westeros (courtesy of Helen Sloan and HBO).

Game of Thrones: Theory of the end

Isaac Vaught
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May 7, 2019
Arts & Life
The third episode of HBO's hit series chronicles the consequential Battle of Winterfell (courtesy of Helen Sloan and HBO).

‘Battle of Winterfell’ was a thrilling ride

Hannah Blum
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May 7, 2019
Arts & Life
Actor Sophie Turner delivered a powerful performance in the second episode of the eighth season of "Game of Thrones" (courtesy of Helen Sloan and HBO).

‘Game Of Thrones’ S8E2 is slow and incompetent

Nitish Vaidyanathan
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April 24, 2019
Arts & Life
The eighth season of the HBO hit "Game of Thrones" is off to a slow start (courtesy of Helen Sloan and HBO).

‘Game of Thrones’ return is properly messy

Hannah Blum
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April 23, 2019
Arts & Life
The first episode in the eighth season of "Game of Thrones" pulled Jon Snow (Kit Harington) further into court politics (courtesy of HBO).

‘Game of Thrones’ S8 E1 recap: Solid, but unremarkable

Nitish Vaidyanathan
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April 17, 2019
Arts & Life
The British monkey butler is the most compelling character in the inane superhero show "Umbrella Academy" (courtesy of Netflix).

I hated ‘The Umbrella Academy’ and I can’t wait for season two

Bobby Pragada
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March 5, 2019
Arts & Life
"Sex Education" is edifying because it focuses on dynamic characters and features a diverse cast (courtesy of Netflix).

‘Sex Education’ is compulsory viewing

Caroline Keyes
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March 4, 2019
"Narcos: Mexico" follows the ambitious, enigmatic Felix Gallardo as he becomes a drug kingpin (courtesy of Netflix)

‘Narcos: Mexico’ doesn’t quite hit the same high the original did

Hannah Blum
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Feb. 21, 2019
On "Temptation Island," Nicole wonders whether she really loves Karl, her boyfriend of two years (JOHN TSIAVIS/USA Network).

‘Temptation Island’ is cheesy gold

Caroline Keyes
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Feb. 19, 2019
"Baby," an Italian soap opera available on Netflix, glamorizes prostitution (courtesy of Netflix).

‘Baby’ is soapy and unsettling

Juan Fueyo-Gomez
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Feb. 7, 2019
In "Being There," Hal Ashby asserts that politics are absurd (Courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures and The Criterion Collection).

Elect to revisit these artworks on election night

Olivia Popp, Amir Abou-Jaoude and Shana E. Hadi
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Nov. 6, 2018
Emma Stone and Jonah Hill play a plethora of different personas in "Maniac" (courtesy of Netflix).

‘Maniac’ considers the mysteries of the mind

Emilia Diaz-Magaloni
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Oct. 31, 2018
"The Haunting of Hill House" is based on Shirley Jackson's classic novel (courtesy of Netflix).

‘The Haunting of Hill House’ combines scares with compelling characters

Kaycee Branche
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Oct. 30, 2018
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When will we be protagonists, too?

Sarah Feng
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July 13, 2018
(Left to right) Jed Whedon, Jeph Loeb, Chloe Bennet, Ming-Na Wen and Iain de Caestecker of Marvel's "Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." pose for photos after the show's panel at WonderCon Anaheim 2018. (OLIVIA POPP/The Stanford Daily)

WonderCon 2018: A blow-by-blow of pop culture highlights and must-sees

Olivia Popp
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June 7, 2018
Will Yun Lee and Dichen Lachman in "Altered Carbon." (Courtesy of Netflix)

‘Altered Carbon’ is visually radioactive yet as decaying as its name suggests

Abe Thompson
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May 25, 2018
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