One Early M*A*S*H Episode Proved That Sitcoms Can Break Our Hearts
The season one M*A*S*H episode “Sometimes You Hear the Bullet” revealed the show’s bleeding heart, and gave voice to profound… Read More
Episodes is a column in which senior contributor Valerie Ettenhofer digs into the singular chapters of television that make the medium great.
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The season one M*A*S*H episode “Sometimes You Hear the Bullet” revealed the show’s bleeding heart, and gave voice to profound… Read More
The penultimate episode of House’s fourth season sees the death wish-chasing doctor unravel the shocking mystery of his own head… Read More
In season three’s “They Shoot Gilmores, Don’t They?” Rory and Lorelai get in over their heads at a 24-hour dance… Read More
Jessica Jones’ first season is a brutal and powerful look at intimate partner violence that ends stronger than ever. Read More
The tech comedy’s best episode is a decades-spanning story about selling out, breaking up, and making art. Read More
Prestige mystery series don't get much darker than 'Sharp Objects,' and 'Sharp Objects' doesn't get much better than its sickening… Read More
Dorothy's traumatic and frustrating journey through the medical system hits close to home for people who live with chronic illnesses,… Read More
HBO's short-lived musical series was at its best when the protagonists wandered naively into strange situations, like in this Season… Read More
The surreal HBO series' first-season midpoint -- "Who Goes There?" -- careens into epically cinematic chaos. Read More