vulture lists
Apr. 8, 2024
How The Act ’s Actors Compare to Their Real-Life Counterparts How closely does Hulu’s dramatization of the story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard hew to the established facts? We break it down character by character.
5 HBO Music Docs That are Worth a Watch Go behind the scenes with Jason Isbell and DMX
Ken Marino Is the Other Reason to Love The Other Two As overeager talent-manager Streeter, the actor has stolen scene after scene
Somebody Somewhere Is Everything All At OnceFive moments that embody the show’s comprehensive take on multiple themes.
vulture lists
Apr. 20, 2021
How Dirty John ’s Characters Compare to Their Real-life Counterparts The true stories behind spousal-duo turned nemeses Betty and Dan Broderick and the other very real people directly impacted by a dramatic crime.
easter eggs
Apr. 21, 2020
Every Breaking Bad Crossover Character in Better Call Saul From fan favorites to bit-parters, Better Call Saul is packed with cameos from Breaking Bad .
Better Call Saul Season Finale Recap: Lalo the LeaderFed up with undeserving overlords, Kim and Lalo each opt for their respective version of the scorched-earth approach.
Better Call Saul Recap: Cartel and DriverThe walls are closing in around Kim and Nacho.
Better Call Saul Recap: Game TheoryJimmy’s definitely in the game now — and he’s bringing Kim with him.
Better Call Saul Recap: Disappearing PactAfter this episode’s courtroom theatrics, it’s easier to wrap your head around Breaking Bad– era Saul Goodman’s seeming lack of shame.
Better Call Saul Recap: Driver’s EdAs the cartel closes in on claiming Jimmy full-time, he’s slowly setting fire to whatever might cause him to reflect on who he was in a previous life.
Better Call Saul Recap: A Soldier’s StoryHell-bent on evening the score, Gus pushes Mike deeper into his clash with the Salamancas, and closer toward a fate we already know is coming.
Better Call Saul Recap: Into the FryerNo matter how precise their respective plans, the best Hank and Gus can each manage is “acceptable.”
Better Call Saul Recap: The In CrowdWhether you’re heeding the call of Mesa Verde or Lalo Salamanca, “Once you’re in, you’re in.”
Better Call Saul Recap: Too Clever by HalfWith Saul as his guiding hand, Jimmy’s making a killing off the lesser impulses of Albuquerque’s reliably delinquent ranks.
Better Call Saul Season-Premiere Recap: Who Made Who?Gene may be tired of running from himself, but Saul’s only started hitting his stride.
The Affair Showrunner Explains Why That Ending Felt Like ‘The Right Thing to Do’“This is not a show that brings people to justice. This show is about the long-term effects of the choices we make.”
back into the ocean
Oct. 3, 2019
How Climate Change Became The Affair ’s Most Consequential Character Showrunner Sarah Treem explains the thinking behind the final season’s dire forecast for what life looks like in 34 short years.
wednesday night wars
Oct. 1, 2019
The Wrestling Revolution Will Be Televised Behind the scenes of All Elite Wrestling, the most audacious promotion to throw its hat in the ring in a generation.
the loudest voice
July 24, 2019
How The Loudest Voice’ s Actors Compare to Their Real-Life Counterparts How closely does Showtime’s miniseries about Roger Ailes’s Fox News reign hew to the real thing?
Luther Finale Recap: Everybody HurtsAfter five seasons of spectacular deviance and destruction, perhaps some time away might do Luther well.
Luther Recap: A Penny SavedAnother of John’s closest allies meets a grim fate in a tense penultimate chapter that sets the stage for a bang-up finale.
the central park five
June 13, 2019
Where the Key Characters From When They See Us Are Now An update on the 11 people presented as crucial in Ava DuVernay’s Netflix series.
Luther Recap: If the Suitcase FitsWe witness the whole colorful spectrum of Alice’s capabilities in a crackerjack hour that feels like a return to form.
Luther Season Premiere Recap: The Ball JarOur favorite ethically challenged lawman and his newly returned partner-in-vigilantism are back, and things seem as chaotic as ever.
How Moonlight ’s Jharrel Jerome Found Himself in Ava DuVernay’s When They See Us The 21-year-old on what he learned playing Korey Wise, one of the Central Park Five.
Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s Stepmom Has a Bone to Pick With The Act Kristy Blanchard and her screenwriting partner say they were iced out of the Hulu series, and are now attempting their own take on the family’s story.
Michael Jackson’s Unlikely Friendship With Donald Trump: A Timeline Trump’s voice has been absent from the Leaving Neverland debate, but his history of public support for Jackson speaks for itself.
close reads
Feb. 25, 2019
True Detective Season 3 Was a Blistering Case Against True CrimeThe occult dolls, spiral signatures, and prosecutorial misconduct were seductive catnip, not clues to help crack the mystery.
A Guide to I Am the Night ’s Facts and Fabrications Untangling the TNT mini-series’s twisty blending of the real-life story of Fauna and George Hodel with fictionalized elements like Jay Singletary.
Escape at Dannemora Finale Recap: A Horse Isn’t a HorseMatt and Sweat’s brief time on the lam makes for some entertaining moments, but sags with the weight of failed urgency.
Escape at Dannemora Recap: Past DueAfter five episodes of pulling punches, Dannemora goes all-in and makes us eyewitnesses to Matt and Sweat’s gruesome past crimes.
not quite reality tv
Dec. 20, 2018
How Escape at Dannemora Actors Compare to Their Real-life Counterparts Meet the real people behind Ben Stiller’s dramatization of Richard Matt and David Sweat’s prison escape, and learn where they are now.
Escape at Dannemora Recap: Pipe SplittersMatt and Sweat’s breakout, and the pulse-pounding leadup to it, revive the flagging series just in time.
not quite reality tv
Dec. 13, 2018
How Dirty John Actors Compare to Their Real-life Counterparts Meet the real-life men and women (and one dog) who inspired Bravo’s twisted story of love, betrayal, and death.
Escape at Dannemora Review: Tilly and the WallTilly and Lyle both continue to teeter between pathetic and sympathetic.
Escape at Dannemora Recap: Making Ends MeatAs the series inches ever closer to the real action, Tilly has gotten in deep — and gotten careless.
Escape at Dannemora Recap: Horsing AroundAn episode that narrows in on the slow-moving malaise of prison life gives us some telling glimpses of Matt’s nascent escape plan.
Escape at Dannemora Premiere Recap: Prose and ConsThe first chapter of director Ben Stiller’s dramatization of the real-life escape sets the scene at a prison that’s been running on autopilot.
vulture lists
Oct. 18, 2018
Better Call Saul Showrunner on the Season-4 Finale and the End of Jimmy McGill“You might be seeing the death of Jimmy McGill as we’ve known him,” says Saul co-creator Peter Gould.
Better Call Saul Season-Finale Recap: Dead Ends and Fresh StartsMike takes care of some messy business as the prequel series draws ever closer to the world of its predecessor with its fourth-season finale.
Better Call Saul Recap: German’s MarchKim and Jimmy have a disagreement in an eventful episode.
overnights
Sept. 24, 2018
Better Call Saul Recap: Bayou Bayou, BabyKim reveals a new side of herself in an episode that could have grave consequences for the future.
overnights
Sept. 19, 2018
The Sinner Recap: No More Flap, JackSeason two concludes with a series of twists and turns that cast what we’ve seen before in a new light.
overnights
Sept. 17, 2018
Better Call Saul Recap: Cast AwayJimmy’s double life starts to catch up with him as the series jumps forward a bit in time.
overnights
Sept. 12, 2018
The Sinner Recap: No ReservationsThe body count continues to mount as the series reveals the mystery of the corpse in Purple Lake.
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