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Never Have I Ever Season Finale Recap: It’s a Beautiful DayA common rom-com trope—the race against the clock to confess to someone that you love them—gets an emotional mother-daughter twist.overnights May 1, 2020
Never Have I Ever Recap: Mother-Daughter DanceThis show is at is most surprising, and its best, in its more dramatic moments.overnights May 1, 2020
Never Have I Ever Recap: We’re on a BreakMaintaining relationships is hard, and Devi would rather pretend that she doesn’t care about her friends than try to mend the hurt.overnights Apr. 30, 2020
Never Have I Ever Recap: Friendship FailureDevi’s flaws are on full display in her self-centered attempts to save her friendships with Fab and Eleanor.overnights Apr. 29, 2020
Never Have I Ever Recap: Ballad of BenA new point of view shifts our understanding of Devi’s biggest rival and suggests he could end up being something more.overnights Apr. 29, 2020
Never Have I Ever Recap: The Blame GameThe best part of this episode is that Devi is the worst part of it.overnights Apr. 28, 2020
Never Have I Ever Recap: Puja ProblemsAn exploration of Devi’s relationship to her culture reveals how community can provide comfort, but can also be toxic and suffocating.overnights Apr. 28, 2020
Never Have I Ever Recap: A Very Special Riverdale MarathonDevi may have made it onto Paxton’s grid, but the real revelations are happening over in Fab and Kamala’s story lines.overnights Apr. 27, 2020
Never Have I Ever Recap: GriefworkThrough Devi’s deflection of her trauma and anger, we get to know the other people in her orbit a bit better.overnights Apr. 27, 2020
Never Have I Ever Premiere Recap: Teenage RageMeet Devi Vishwakumar — funny, ambitious, charming, awkward, angsty, and, beneath it all, a total hothead.overnights June 10, 2018
Vida Season Finale Recap: A Bar to Call HomeIn its season finale, Vida charts a new and exciting course for Lyn and Emma.overnights June 3, 2018
Vida Recap: Eddy UnmooredCertain truths about Eddy come to light at an event commemorating Vida.overnights May 27, 2018
Vida Recap: A Night OutThe sisters take some time apart.overnights May 20, 2018
Vida Recap: The Wife Left BehindEmma and Lyn’s relationship takes center stage.overnights May 13, 2018
Vida Recap: The Girls Are Back in TownLyn, Emma, and Eddy aren’t necessarily one big happy family, but they’re determined to fight together.overnights May 6, 2018
Vida Series Premiere Recap: HomecomingThis Starz show is instantly sure of itself in its very first moments.overnights June 22, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Season Finale Recap: Unnecessary ForceIs it time for OITNB to hit the reset button?overnights June 21, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Recap: Bad RomanceIt’s clear that OITNB has no more use for Alex and Piper.overnights June 19, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Recap: Outside Lives“Breaking the Fiberglass Ceiling” forces us to take in the riot from differing perspectives.overnights June 19, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Recap: The Problem With PiscatellaThe most perplexing and incoherent episode of the season.overnights June 16, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Recap: Horror ShowThe Piscatella story line is vacuous, voyeuristic torture porn.overnights June 16, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Recap: Manatees Versus SharksWhy did this season wait so long to explore Daya’s story?overnights June 14, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Recap: Fleeting PeaceDanielle Brooks effortlessly balances this show’s comedic and dramatic voices.overnights June 12, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Recap: When Taystee Met PousseyTaystee is the beating heart of this ambitious but messy season.overnights June 12, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Recap: The Game Is Rigged“Sing It, White Effie” gets the flashback formula right.overnights June 11, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Recap: Who’s Got the Gun?“Litchfield’s Got Talent” bends over backwards to push its jokes.overnights June 9, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Recap: Power EruptsIt’s hard to tell a story about chaos without coming off as chaotic.overnights June 9, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Recap: Ready for Any and All ThingsThe riot has everyone in Litchfield grasping for power.overnights June 9, 2017
Orange Is the New Black Season-Premiere Recap: The Riot BeginsLitchfield plunges into a different state of chaos.overnights May 24, 2017
The 100 Season-Finale Recap: May We Meet AgainIn its fourth season finale, The 100 hits the reset button yet again.overnights May 17, 2017
The 100 Recap: My People, My ResponsibilityPrime fiya is the ultimate villain because it can’t be stopped.overnights May 11, 2017
The 100 Recap: Here We Go AgainIt’s time to admit that Clarke may not be a great leader.overnights May 9, 2017
Sense8 Season-Finale Recap: Love Is a Battlefield“You Want a War?” is a hopeful, rewarding approach to storytelling.overnights May 9, 2017
Sense8 Recap: From Here to EternityLito finally gets his groove back.overnights May 9, 2017
Sense8 Recap: Family Matters“What Family Actually Means” is bookended with two beautiful displays of love.overnights May 8, 2017
Sense8 Recap: When Clusters CollideThe very first cluster-versus-cluster showdown does not disappoint.overnights May 8, 2017
Sense8 Recap: All in This Together“I Have No Room in My Heart for Hate” is chock-full of moving character moments.overnights May 7, 2017
Sense8 Recap: Lito’s PrideSense8 has some of the best sex scenes on television.overnights May 7, 2017
Sense8 Recap: A Toast to Courage“Fear Never Fixed Anything” isn’t a coherent episode.overnights May 7, 2017
Sense8 Recap: Amanita’s GetawayJuggling so many characters is a tough feat, but “Polyphony” treats each one with depth and specificity.overnights May 5, 2017
Sense8 Recap: Jailbreak, Baby“Obligate Mutualisms” blends the light with the dark, showing the full spectrum of Sense8’s pathos.overnights May 5, 2017
Sense8 Season-Premiere Recap: Finding WhispersIn the world of Sense8, memories and feelings do not belong to one’s self.overnights May 3, 2017
The 100 Recap: Clash of Clans“Die All, Die Merrily” is a bloodbath of an episode.overnights Apr. 26, 2017
The 100 Recap: Commander ClarkeThe episode’s central question: “Will you fight, or will you burn?”overnights Mar. 29, 2017
The 100 Recap: Salvation Lies WithinIn “God Complex,” religion and science are inextricably bound.overnights Mar. 22, 2017
The 100 Recap: How to Get Away With MurderWhen is killing justifiable? That’s the question at the heart of “Gimme Shelter.”overnights Mar. 15, 2017
The 100 Recap: Mob Justice“We Will Rise” is a flawed episode to the core.overnights Mar. 1, 2017
The 100 Recap: Ring of Fire“The Tinder Box” raises the stakes in explosive ways.overnights Feb. 22, 2017
The 100 Recap: Death From AboveA major “death” leads to a huge moment for Bellamy.overnights Feb. 15, 2017
The 100 Recap: The Next 100“The Four Horsemen” focuses on one of The 100’s best relationships: Indra and Octavia.More Articles `; // integrate Sub(x) scripts and elements if (hostname !== 'subs.nymag.com') { // do not integrate on this subdomain document.head.appendChild(trackingScript); document.body.insertAdjacentHTML('beforeend', subXAnimationElements); }
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