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Yes, I’m aware that Jon Hamm is playing a very different character in The Morning Show than he did in Mad Men. That said: Damned if Hamm’s Paul doesn’t carousel-pitch Alex into a life-changing decision in this week’s episode. Will Alex ditch everything she’s built at UBA to start a new empire with her almost-as-new […]

A city founded on poor choices, backed by inauspicious odds? Sounds like a goldmine of irrational choices! Yep, this week, Alec & Co. are heading to Las Vegas. In this week’s The Irrational, a former student’s gaming woes lure the professor and his team — which now includes sister Kylie on the payroll — to investigate […]

Bradley tags along on an unasked-for deep dive into the Ellison family dynamic in this week’s The Morning Show. I’d feel bad for her, except that her deliciously awkward day with Cory and someone from his foundational years provides some of the season’s most unhinged zaniness. Thanks for taking one for the team, Bradley! Back […]

Like the Boston Bruins in overtime during Game 7 of the 2013 Eastern Conference Quarterfinals, A Million Little Things might not be as done as we think it is. DJ Nash, creator of the now-cancelled series, hinted at as much in a recent X (formerly Twitter) post. While replying to someone who asked whether the […]

Choosing the best among Mike Flanagan’s Netflix series is nearly as impossible a task as figuring out whose hand Theo Crane was holding. But upon the release of his latest, The Fall of the House of…

In a zero-sum situation, one side wins only because the other loses. Therefore, if you have zero-sum bias, you see most (all?) situations as a competition. And in case that definition isn’t clear, don’t worry: The Irrational spends a LOT of this week’s episode explaining it. The hour also gives us Jesse L. Martin singing […]

Roderick Usher’s got more family members than a raven has feathers. So let’s make like Mirabel Madrigal and kick off this recap of The Fall of the House of Usher’s premiere episode with a round of introductions. We’ll start with the man himself, Roderick (played by Bruce Greenwood, The Resident) and his twin sister, Madeline […]

Has Alex Levy learned nothing? If you have watched The Morning Show for a while, you’ll recall that the fallout from the glossy-haired UBA anchor’s affair with former co-worker Mitch Kessler made her tabloid fodder in Seasons 1 and 2. Her marriage ended. The viewing public couldn’t stand her. Hell, she had to sweat and […]

Let’s kick off this Irrational recap, Jeopardy! style. Answer: Crash and burn. Question: What is an apt description of Alec’s prospects when it comes to a second chance at love with his ex-wife? Don’t worry if you got it wrong: The judges also would have accepted “What is this episode’s Case of the Week?” A […]

A mid-morning conversation in which we learn far too much about The View co-hosts’ thoughts on sex? Must be a day ending in y. The topic at hand: Rachel Bilson‘s recent assertion that men of a certain age should have a certain number of past sexual partners, and co-host Whoopi Goldberg‘s vehement counter argument. During […]