If you aren't a fan of Judd Apatow's predilection for lengthy, amorphous rom coms, well, you probably didn't make it through the first five minutes of Love, much less all ten episodes of the show's flawed-yet-winning first season. Full of low-key charm and awkward, stuck-in-a-rut thirty-somethings, Love was (and is) Apatowian to its bones. For season 2 of the show, that's a good thing far more often than it's a bad one.
The cast is mostly endearing and the premise infuses everything with a quirky charm, but for a serial killer cat-and-mouse show Time After Time is seriously lacking in the tension department.
Sure, the bitchy jabs fly and the on-set shenanigans are ripe with drama, but Feud's secret weapon is its intense understanding that what fueled Bette Davis and Joan Crawford was a tragically persistent wave of pain, frustration, and sorrow.
The Detour's edge is dulled slightly in a second season that's too dependent on the show's trademark shameless and shocking humor, but make no mistake - this is high-quality, brilliant lunacy that works far more often than not.
Unburdened with introductory world building and backed by surefooted writing, The Expanse returns as thrilling and intriguing as ever in a second season that packs just enough of a timely political wallop.
There's room for Powerless to soar based on the energetic world it builds in the pilot, but as a workplace comedy the writing falls short of introducing engaging, endearing, and funny weirdos you care about visiting each week.
A blast from start to finish, Riverdale is packed to the rafters with hormonal teenage drama, endearing performances, juicy secrets and nutty dialogue, all resulting in 2017's first real appointment TV addiction.
The rewards of The Path - including some stellar performances - are far more tangible than those promised by the Meyerists, but the climb has only gotten more burdensome in a season that fails to expand the show in a narratively compelling way.
Anyone who found themselves spellbound by The Magicians last year should be prepared: season 2 is even more menacing, hilarious, clever, and now has the added bonus of a breathlessly addictive pace.
Ingenious, refreshing, and crushingly relatable on a near-epic scale, Man Seeking Woman is easily one of the best shows on TV that you're probably not watching.
