And it's time once again for my annual wrap-up of my favorite TV shows that came out this year. Or, more accurately, a "wrap-up of TV shows that I saw which came out this year." As always, there's a bunch of shows I never got around to watching that might have ended up on my list... and (more likely) shows I loved but have forgotten about. And here we go...

   
THE TWELVE BEST

#1 Andor - S02 (Netflix)
The second season brilliant divided up its twelve episodes into four three-episode-chunks which were slices of the four years leading up to Rogue One. The first "chunk" ended with an episode so haunting that I decided right then and there that this season was my favorite thing to ever come out of Star Wars. Or television in general. Things only got better from there. Every episode right up to the end was a master class in storytelling, and the finale was so deftly handled that Lucasfilm/Disney should just fill a truck with cash, back it up to Tony Gilroy's house, then let him do whatever he wants with Star Wars. Everything from the story to the dialogue to the music to the special effects to the cast to the acting created some of the best television to ever exist, and I cannot imagine how many times I will re-watch this show. There is not a single major cast member here that doesn't fully deserve all the awards. Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Denise Gough, Kyle Soller, Elizabeth Dulau, Ben Mendelsohn, Elizabeth Dulau, Adria Arjona... even Alan frickin' Tudyk as droid K-2SO... just given them everything. They deserve it.

#2 Shoresy - S04 (Hulu)
Last year I inexplicably forgot to put Shoresy on my best-of list. Not this year. This time around was a different take on the characters, showing Shoresy, Goody, Dolo, and Hitch in the off-season as Shoresy has to find a life after hockey. I loved all of it, and I didn't know that I would. Not only did we get some of the sweetest moments of the entire series, but the music was amazing from beginning to end. And of course it was hilarious as always. The minute I finished the last episode it made me want to start all over again from the beginning. I don't know that I can offer more of a ringing endorsement than that. It's never going to be Ted Lasso, but there are moments it gets very close. The only thing I don't like is that it's only six episodes per season. But if that's how they make each episode be this good then I'll take it. As a bonus, the fifth season started on December 26th (if you live in Canada).

#3 The Residence - S01 (Netflix)
Is there anything better than coming across a show so unexpectedly great which you had no clue was even made? I loved every minute of this series. From the phenomenal performances of Uzo Aduba and Giancarlo Esposito to the entertaining story and deft direction, this show had it all. And what put it over the top for me were the fantastic visuals they created to show you how The White House is constructed so you can put the mystery together in your head. I wanted so very badly to get a second season with more Cordelia Cupp but, alas, Netflix unceremoniously canceled it instead. What a damn shame.

#4 Adolescence - S01 (Netflix)
I'm just going to say this to get it out of the way... for the most part I do not like child actors. I don't find them realistic or compelling. So when you have a show with a young actor that actually is realistic and compelling, you have my attention. And when that performance is so multi-faceted, complex, and brilliant that you could literally put it up against the finest actors of any age? Well, there's the ballgame. This series hinges on a brilliant script having a brilliant cast implement it flawlessly. But even that wasn't enough, because each episode is a single cut shot. How in the hell they managed to make this all come together so breathtaking perfect will remain a mystery, even if everybody involved laid it out. It just shouldn't work. It couldn't work. But it does. Oh but it really does.

#5 Reacher - S03 (Amazon)
The first season of Reacher completely blew me away because it felt like the books had come to life in a way that the Tom Cruise movies never did. And while the second season was nowhere near the highs of those first episodes, I enjoyed it just the same. With the third season, it's as if the writers remembered what made the initial concept work so well, and just went back to doing that. Which I loved. All the action and how-will-he-get-out-of-this-one beats are just as fun as they always have been.

#6 PLUR1BUS - S01 (AppleTV+)
It's nice to know that I can still be won over by television which is not your normal fare. Apple rolled the dice on Vince Gilligan putting together a show that people want to watch, and boy did he. Breaking Bad and Better Call Saul were no fluke. Each episode is slow and methodical, but never ends up being plodding or boring (at least not to me). Most of this is due to the fantastic performance of Rhea Seehorn being riveting to watch, but it also falls on the way the scenes are constructed. Everything is just so smart, with enough holes to fill to keep you guessing. I'd argue the season finale didn't really land as hard as it should have, which was a bit of a let-down. If they managed to stick that, I'd likely have the show higher on my list, because it's a compelling watch to be sure.

#7 The Pitt - S01 (HBO)
Just when you thought that there couldn't possibly be more to be said in the genre of medical drama television, along comes ER on steroids. Compelling (and occasionally gory to a fault) this near-real-time series covers just one day over the course of its 13 episodes, and what a day it is.

#8 Dept. Q - S01 (Netflix)
If I had a nickel for all the deeply-flawed protagonist detectives I've seen over the decades... I'd have loads of nickels. But this time it's used as more than just an accessory to main character which explains why they are a drug addict or alcoholic or explosive or unhinged or abusive... it's woven into the show almost as another character with a secondary mystery to be solved. The result is one of the better mystery series to come along, anchored by the excellent cast.

#9 Ludwig - S01 (BritBox)
They wound up David Mitchell then handed him some decent scripts and let him run. And it was a fun sight to behold. Sure, he seemed to come out of his recluse nature far too quickly and easily... and, sure, they brought it back when it made little sense... but Mitchell is just so perfect a character that you can't be mad about the shortcomings and just have to appreciate the gift you've been given. Which is David Mitchell. As a celebrated puzzle-creator turned detective in the most unexpected way. Thankfully, a second season has been greenlit, because I like this character enough to watch whatever they put him through next.

#10 Slow Horses - S05 (AppleTV+)
I keep waiting for this show to lose me, but it never does. Gary Oldman and Kristin Scott Thomas are fully present and in their element, and the writing and extended cast are just icing on the cake. The previous season is probably my favorite, so the show really had nowhere to go but down... and yet... it would be hard to classify anything about this season as a downgrade.

#11 Deli Boys - S01 (Hulu)
I was steeling myself for a cancellation, thinking that this show would go the way of The Brothers Sun, but Hulu mercifully renewed it. Smart, funny, and having a premise which allows for some fantastic story beats, I'm really glad that I happened upon this... sheerly by accident... because I never saw a single promo for the show.

#12 Murderbot - S01 (AppleTV+)
This show lacks... something... that I just can't put my finger on. All I can say is that it felt adrift at times, and if I hadn't read the books, I am not sure I would have liked it as much. What the show doesn't lack is a great cast which is lead by the amazing Alexander Skarsgård, who makes you care about a character which you could very easily not. The books became progressively darker as time went on, and it will be interesting to see if the show follows suit... or tries to keep the tone lighter in order to match where the first story ended up. I'll definitely be watching to find out.

   
ANIMATION WORTH YOUR TIME

#1 Common Side Effects - S01 (Hulu)
The utterly bizarre animation style and humorous beginnings belies the compelling, thrilling, disturbing, and deadly serious story. I went into this cold with no warning as to what I was going to get, thanks to the recommendation of friends who were raving about it.

#2 Invincible S03 (Amazon)
Having read the comic books, you'd think that nothing in this show could surprise me. But it does. It's just so epically paced and relentless. It's wonderfully bonkers, and I loved

#3 South Park - S28 (Paramount+)
In a day and age where our news agencies are increasingly sucking up to the government, it's refreshing that there's still a show out there saying whatever the fuck they want about current events. And doing it in a hilarious way which is actually presenting news topics as the absurd, which is just what they are.

#4 DAN DA DAN - S02 (Netflix)
Strange and satisfying, I honestly didn't hold out much hope for a second season... but here we are. Bizarre, challenging television doesn't have much of a chance with modern audiences, but DAN DA DAN apparently found a niche.

#5 The Summer Hikaru Died - S01 (Netflix)
Animated horror has to work overtime to provide the necessary chills when you're watching a cartoon. This is exactly that. Brilliantly crafted and exploring interesting themes makes for great television.

#6 Long Story Short - S01 (Netflix)
I almost gave up because there's an annoying slant here that works against the show... but I'm ever so glad I pushed through. Told non-linearly, the show carefully crafts the story of the characters' lives in a way that's interesting to watch, and the way the past defines the future makes for a show that's a rewarding watch.

   
HONORABLE MENTION

• The Sandman - S02 (Netflix)
  In all honesty, this show should have ranked around #6 for me. But here's what left a bad taste in my mouth: the adaptation of Death: The High Cost of Living which we got as a bonus episode. If you've read this blog for a while, you know that I was clamoring for this from the minute the first season debuted. It's one of my all-time favorite pieces of The Sandman lore, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste was so brilliantly perfect as Death, so how could I not? But they didn't adapt it faithfully. They screwed the pooch... badly... and I don't understand why. Maybe they felt the need to deviate in awful ways because they needed more time to do it justice, but I don't feel that's the issue. They just wanted to do their own thing, and they shouldn't have done that. As for the second season as a whole though? Very good. They tied everything up beautifully, and spent the money to make it look and feel like you'd hope it would look and feel like.
• Last Samurai Standing - S01 (Netflix)
  Just when I thought the "battle to the last" trope was getting stale, along comes a very different kind of show built around a structure we've seen many times. I understand that this was adapted from a manga which I've never read. Not sure if it follows the books faithfully, but there is money on the screen to bring it to life in a way that feels worth your valuable time. Apparently a second season has been greenlit, which was a nice surprise.
• Peacemaker - S02 (HBO)
  Did I guess the big twist before it was revealed? Yes. Did it in any way diminish my enjoyment of the second season? It did not.
• High Potential S02 (ABC/Hulu)
  This might have made my Top Twelve... if they didn't split the fucking season in half. Why are studios doing this? It just fucking kills the momentum of the show, and makes me forget why I even care. I will say that I'm glad they didn't prolong the first season cliffhanger, but they didn't.
• A Man on the Inside - S02 (Netflix)
  This series, surprisingly, sabotages itself when it deviates from the mystery attempts to delve into the lives of its characters. Not that they do it badly or anything, it's just that it feels like a distraction which never quite hits as hard as the investigation does. It's too much. This show would fare far better if it would be more like Murder She Wrote and not divide focus... instead concentrate on the whodunnit and have the personal drama be a far smaller, slow reveal. Still, can't help but enjoy this series and hope we get more. Ted Danson has a real bead on his character and is fun to watch.
• Severance - S02 (AppleTV+)
  I liked the slow burn of the first season, but didn't love it. My problem is that the entire show is built around secrets, mysteries, and weirdness, and I was more focused on the idea that it would be canceled before anything was ever answered or that the answers would be awful (the cautionary tale of Lost's shitty ending has burned me forever). Plus it ended on a massive cliffhanger, which I loathe because it's often so pathetic and lazy. Wrap up your show in case of cancelation, then find an interesting new angle or direction if you're lucky enough to get another season. I ignored the brilliant acting and writing because I couldn't see it. Then everybody kept saying how it's one of the best shows on television and how much they love it, so I decided to tune in to Season 02 with an open mind and focus on the actual show instead of the unanswered questions. And... I still like it more than I love it, even though I can appreciate it more than I originally did. There's no serious cliffhanger this time, but there's still a ridiculous number of unanswered questions that are lingering. It's mysteries and secrets on top of mysteries and secrets and that can't go on forever without us getting Lost 2.0. Which would infuriate me because I hate "journeys to nowhere" storytelling.
• Death by Lightning - S01 (Netflix)
  I took a pass on this presidential drama because I just wasn't that interested in the life and times of President James Garfield. But then it got some buzz and I found out it was more about the life, times, and death of President James Garfield, along with his assassin! Well worth a watch.
• The Recruit - S02 (Netflix)
  This is a far, far better show than The Night Agent, but guess which series Netflix renewed? I can't be too upset because it was a drastic drop in quality from the excellent first season, but I sure would have liked to have gotten another one just to see where they'd take things next.
• The Diplomat - S03 (Netflix)
  While I don't think this series reaches anywhere near the atmospheric heights that many critics want to take it, I do think that they know how to craft a compelling watch. The cast knows what they're doing, the drama feels real, and they don't mire you down in boring details.
• Pee-Wee as Himself (HBO)
  As a huge Pee-Wee Herman fan, this was everything I wanted to see. In many ways, a complete validation of the man when most people only paid attention to all the trash that got piled on him.
• Boots S01 (Netflix)
  A dramedy about closeted Marines in the era of "Don't Ask Don't Tell" that never failed to entertain, I seriously thought that a second season was guaranteed after all the attention it got. Alas, the US Government's attention is apparently what mattered, and it was canceled. A real shame, because you got the feeling that the real story was just beginning as war loomed.
• Cassandra - S01 (Netflix)
  What if AI happened in the 1970's but was ultimately discarded... only to be reactivated 50 years later when a family moves into a house where it's been dormant? A very good question! And leave it to this excellent German series to build a decent mystery around it.
• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder - S01 (Netflix)
  Good for a binge-watch, the series doesn't get too dark, but has a good enough mystery at its core to fill a niche. What's unreal is that it stars Emma Myers, whom most people will only know as "Enid" from Wednesday.
• Bref. - S02 (Hulu)
  When this popped up on Hulu, I thought I was dreaming. I watched the original short-form French series years and years ago. Did they combine the episodes into bigger episodes and re-release it? Nope. This is six episodes of frantic storytelling that picks up 14 years after the original.
• Heated Rivalry - S01 (HBO)
  You know you're in trouble when the B-story between a fellow hockey player and a juice bar barista is far more interesting and engaging than the A-story with two hockey players who start a steamy, softcore porn romance. Maybe it wouldn't have been so bad if the acting was elevated to get you invested... but it's really not.
• Hacks - S04 (HBO)
  The show returns to form with a fourth season that's nearly as good as the first. Yeah, it gets bogged down by distractions that you know won't go anywhere... and they didn't really carry the falling out as far as they should have, and it got resolved before it could really mean anything... but it was witty and entertaining enough to make it worth a watch.
• Black Mirror - S07 (Netflix)
  Another season rises above the mixed bag we usually get. Even the episode I liked the least was still worth watching, something I haven't been able to say in a few seasons.
• Paradise - S01 (Hulu)
  A similar idea to Silo, but giving us something slightly more interesting both in scope and in setting. While the pacing is wildly inconsistent, I thought the story was good and the acting top-notch.
• Running Point - S01 (Netflix)
  This show lives and dies on Kate Hudson's performance, and she manages to carry it with relative ease. The plot is something we've visited before in a number of sports comedy shows and films, but it's funny enough to feel different.
• Your Friends and Neighbors - S01 (Apple TV+)
  John Hamm gives us a sharp performance as a hedge fund manager who turns to crime after his divorce. I was more than a little impressed at how they managed to keep things moving forward just when you thought it was going to stall out, which makes you not mind when it falters quite so much.
• Daredevil: Born Again - S01 (Disney+)
  My favorite of the Netflix-era Marvel shows gets a new life at Disney which is not quite a reboot, but not quite original either. Maintaining a gritty edge, it (thankfully) doesn't dwell on his appearance in She-Hulk which felt more than a bit out of character.
• North of North - S01 (Netflix)
  While no second coming of Reservation Dogs, it is refreshing to have a First Nation series which feels like there was a genuine effort to portray the Inuit community accurately. Funny, heartwarming, and interesting, it's a rom-com that treads old ground in new ways.
• Alien: Earth - S01 (Hulu)
  The critics praised the show to the rafters, so I was enthused to watch it. Maybe I was expecting too much, but I found it dropped from excellent to mid at far too many intervals to get in on my Top 12. Still... it was ultimately entertaining, which is more than I can say for a lot of television we get.
• Only Murders in the Building - S05 (Hulu)
  The show that keeps plugging along, finding new mysteries and interesting plots to keep everybody watching. While not up to the heights of the first two seasons, I did enjoy the fifth more than the fourth... even though they decided to inject a fucking robot into the mix for some bizarre reason.
• Ripple - S01 (Netflix)
  The whole idea of "strangers whose lives intersect" isn't new, but at least they found interesting ways to do it in this series. I tuned in specifically for Frankie Faison (and he was great, as expected), but it was Ian Harding who managed to have a death-grip on my attention with his storyline. His character is interesting, nuanced, and manages to stay grounded as he's pulled in a hundred different directions over all aspects of his life. You can't help but want to watch where he lands next, even though the artificial drama that gets put in his way could have been better.
• Landman - S02 (Paramount+)
  I missed the first season, but binged it before the second season debuted. While hardly a show to get excited about, the characters are at least interesting to watch... assuming you can appreciate the sheer soap-opera depths of it all. Which I can, for the most part, but I can't help but wonder how much longer Taylor Sheridan can keep things going when it already is starting to drift into the mundane. The show needs a serious shake-up to open up the third season or I'll likely be saying good bye.
• IT: Welcome to Derry - S01 (HBO)
  Now, I'm in the minority in that I did not care for the movies adaptation at all. They were as good as they could probably get, but they just pale in comparison to the book (though the films mercifully ignored some of the crazy-ass shit that the novel could have done without). This prequel series adds a big concept to how Pennywise operates. And boy does it poke some seriously huge holes into the story of it all. But in the end I was entertained more than annoyed by what they managed to pull off, so I'll be tuning in for a second season. If we get one.

   
HAVEN'T SEEN YET, BUT SURE TO GET A NOD

• Down Cemetery Road - S01 (Apple TV+)
  Emma Thompson in another Mick Herron adaptation? Take me away. If it's even half as good as Slow Horses, it's worth a watch.

   
OVERHYPED BUT NOT TERRIBLE

• Mid-Century Modern - S01 (Hulu)
  This was billed as a kind of "gay Golden Girls" and I never got that. Despite a cast that was fantastic, there just weren't enough laughs or compelling stories to hold my interest. I guess my expectations were just too high. As were a lot of other people's expectations, as it got canceled. Still, I'd watch this over a dozen shows that got renewed, so it's more than a little depressing.
• The Studio - S01 (Apple TV+)
  I do not, under any circumstances, understand the love for this show. It has funny concepts, amazing guest-stars, and Seth Rogan, which are all great. But it's just one scene after another that runs too long and goes right past entertaining and plunges head-first into annoyance. They needed to edit these things down. Some episodes could have lost a full 15 minutes and been so much cleaner and funnier.
• The Gilded Age - S02 (HBO)
  The sophomore season could have been so much better. It should have been. All the pieces were there. But they decided to run head-first into the tired old "Kill Your Gays" trope in the most ludicrous way possible, and you have to wonder what the fuck they were thinking. I know we're supposed to be enthralled with the scandalous sub-plot of invited a divorced woman to a party, but they didn't even attempt to make it an interesting plot point, so I (unsurprisingly) wasn't. Then you have George Russell's mutant healing properties, the artificial drama and inane "let's add in the worst possible Hallmark misunderstanding trope" for Marian Brook's love-life, and Peggy Scott's A-to-B trajectory getting a silly and tired detour for her love life, and... well... I was compelled to keep watching, but far from enthralled.
• Stranger Things - S05 (Netflix)
  I was already pissed when they diced this season in half and saved the final episode as a movie, but at least "Volume 1" was interesting and did the show justice. But then they just kinda crapped out a half-assed "Volume 2" which didn't really start wrapping things up so much as it coasted to an unsatisfying break before we get the "Volume 3" movie finale. Between that and Will's inexplicably lengthy coming out scene after being sidelined, and I had checked out completely. I will get around to the movie, but it's not like I'm going to be counting down the seconds. What a way to end a once-great series.
• Wednesday - S02 (Netflix)
  It's not that the show was bad... I actually enjoyed some of it (mostly the settings and some performances), but it was so frickin' weak compared to what came before in utterly baffling ways. Rather than try to come up with something interesting for the TITLE CHARACTER, they just crammed people into the story in the most boring and uninspired way possible. The entire second half of the split-season was so mind-numbingly terrible.

   
DISAPPOINTING to BAD

• Star Trek: Strange New Worlds - S03 (Paramount+)
  If you had told me that I'd be disappointed in a new season of Strange New Worlds, I would have told you that you're crazy. It was, after all, one of my favorite shows on television. But here we are. This season was mid from the start, then reached new lows in television history with that shitty fucking episode where they turned the crew into Vulcans, and now I honestly don't care if I ever see another episode. How does this even happen? Why is it allowed to happen?
• The Night Agent - S02 (Netflix)
  I just... don't get it. The first season was great. Good concept. Interesting characters. A serviceable plot. Dialogue that hit. The whole package. But the second season tanked so hard that I found it nigh-unwatchable in places. It's as if this was the tenth season, they were completely out of ideas, and just coasting on fumes. A sad drop for a once decent series.
• The White Lotus - S03 (HBO)
  The first season didn't stick the landing, but it was a fascinating watch so you didn't mind so much. Then they fumbled it pretty bad in season two, spinning out of control with characters you couldn't possibly care about. And now we get this wet fart of a third season where I was so fucking bored that I thought about bailing way too many times. It's like Mike White is all "I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO TO KEEP THE SHOW TANTALIZING AND INTERESTING! I KNOW! LET'S THROW IN SOME INCEST AND SEE IF THAT DOES IT!" Spoiler alert: it does not. Characters approach a point where you think things could get interesting... but then they get jerked back in a way that has you wondering if HBO is just pushing to hard to get new seasons instead of giving White the time to find good stories.
• The Last of Us - S02 (Netflix)
  What the fuck happened? The first season was fantastically good, adapted the game deftly, and even managed to fill in some blanks in the best possible way. Then it all fell to shit in the second season, which had me hovering over the fast-forward button because I just didn't care to muddle through it all. No idea what happened, but I'm out. If I want to see a fantastic sequel to the first season, I'll replay the awesome game... which wasn't adapted so much as twisted into something unrecognizable.
• The Witcher - S04 (Netflix)
  Henry Cavill, who understood the character better than the writers, has enough complaints with how the series is adapting the source material that he bows out of the show. And then we get... whatever this was supposed to be. It's infuriating, because had the writers actually fucking listened to the guy who knew what the fuck he was talking about, we wouldn't have got a season with a new actor doing his best and lesser story that people are going to ignore. Now the series will get canceled, and Netflix will be all "People stopped watching, so what choice did we have?" Well, dipshits, you could have paid fucking attention to what what happening with development so it could have maintained its popularity, for one thing. Crap like this drives me insane.
• Ironheart - S01 (Disney+)
  Now, I love love loved the idea of this show. The character in the comics is amazing. I thought that Riri's appearance in Wakanda Forever was great. I love the actor in the lead (Dominique Thorne gets it)... but holy crap did they not give a shit about crafting a compelling story. It was just so... pedestrian. They didn't give her anything interesting to do, and then whiffed the introduction of fucking MEPHISTO, a comic book legendary character, which seems impossible to do, even intentionally! I am shocked at how badly Kevin Feige has dropped the ball. Between Ironheart, Captain America: New World Order, and Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania, what is he even doing?!? Is he asleep at the wheel? Do we need fresh blood to be more ruthless about fighting for quality? What?

   
GOOD GOD NO!

• All's Fair - S01 (Hulu).
  I tuned in to Kim Kardashian's legal drama for two reasons: 1) The reviews were so bad I was wondering if the show was truly bad or just getting review-bombed... and 2) The cast has some phenomenal actors in it, like Glenn Close, Naomi Watts, Teyana Taylor, and Sarah Paulson... plus Neicy Nash, whom I love. — And, yeah, it truly is that bad. I could barely make it through the first episode. To see actors I enjoy in this horrific pile of shit with such awful dialogue was unbearable. I am fully willing to admit that my problem with the show may be on me because I don't understand the tone. But either way, it just... fails. If it's supposed to be camp, it doesn't go far enough and feels like serious matters are being trivialized. If it's meant to be serious with camp beats, it is completely sabotaged by moments so cringe that you can't take the show seriously. Which is to say that I honestly don't know what the fuck to make of it all. A show which is assumed to be a monument to women empowerment feels an awful lot like mocking women empowerment. But I'm a guy, so maybe I'm missing the point. Good Lord I hope I'm missing the point. All that aside, my faith in humanity was shattered when this crap was renewed for a second season. Can we please just put Ryan Murphy on a spaceship and send him into the sun to spare us all before he kills again?
• Suits LA - S01 (Peacock)
  I didn't even make it through the second episode. Fucking terrible. They had Stephen Amell... and could have leveraged him in an interesting way. But instead they made him think, talk, and act just like Harvey Spector? This was gawdawful television with characters that were pathetic imitations of the originals and no fucking story to speak of. People should have lost their jobs over this hot mess.
• Nobody Wants This - S02 (Netflix)
  Good Lord. For the life of me I don't understand the appeal of this show. The first season was a nice distraction that I liked well enough, but this season was just so bad. Too many of these people are awful. Kristen Bell is a total mess who requires constant validation and non-stop attention. And that attention better come exactly how she wants and expects it or else she collapses in a fit like a two-year-old. Then it's up to Adam Brody to smooth everything over, no matter how irrational or insane she's acting. Bell's sister is borderline evil and comically self-obsessed. It goes on and on. It's impossible to like a show where it's impossible to care whether or not the main characters get together. It's been proven all season long that they're better off apart. But then they ignore absolutely everything that happened and just stay together anyway? Sure. Why not.
• Emily in Paris - S05 (Netflix)
  Why is this show still going? It's so bad as to be offensive. And has been from the start! I couldn't finish watching... skipping from Episode 02 to Episode 10... and it still seemed like a boring, awful, run of stereotypes run amok in a way that's not entertaining or even watchable.
• And Just Like That - S03 (HBO)
  Christ. I can't believe I sat through every episode of this shit. I guess I was thinking I had to in order to say goodbye to it all. Again. I hated everybody. Not just Miranda... everybody. At least they realized how fucking terrible Aiden was and ditched his stupid ass at the end. If there's one thing that made it worth watching, it's that.