Melanie McFarland (page 37)

Melanie McFarland is Salon's award-winning senior culture critic. Follow her on Bluesky: @McTelevision

The Sandman

Enter "Sandman," right on time for us to relate to his plight Melanie McFarland

Nichelle Nichols

Nichelle Nichols completed her "Star Trek" mission so that I'd never know a world without Lt. Uhura Melanie McFarland

Better Call Saul

"Better Call Saul" connects with the inevitability of Gene breaking bad Melanie McFarland

Nope

From "Gladiator" to "Nope": How Jordan Peele maps our decline into spectacular denial Melanie McFarland

Benny Hill

Why "Yakety Sax" makes anything funny and has morphed into the soundtrack of political failure Melanie McFarland

Ken Jennings; Mayim Bialik

"Jeopardy!" sticks with basic flavors: Ken Jennings and Mayim Bialik named co-hosts Melanie McFarland

Better Call Saul

"Better Call Saul" explains what Cinnabon means to Gene Takavic, and to us Melanie McFarland

Better Call Saul

In breaking up with Kim Wexler, "Better Call Saul" maps a noble end to a stellar portrait of a lady Melanie McFarland

Primal

"Primal" may be the most unconventional love story on TV. Just not in the way you think Melanie McFarland

Aftershock

"Aftershock" directors on how the anti-midwife campaign wrought the Black maternal mortality crisis Melanie McFarland

Resident Evil

"Resident Evil" is the latest show taking on the death of the work/life balance Melanie McFarland

America Outdoors

Baratunde Thurston is making America love the outdoors again: "There's history in nature for us" Melanie McFarland

What We Do In The Shadows

"What We Do in the Shadows" sinks its teeth into a trend of men playing surrogate dads Melanie McFarland

Thor: Love and Thunder

Bad romance: The problem with "Thor" is that the MCU is better at thunder than love Melanie McFarland

Abbott Elementary; Only Murders in the Building; Squid Game

Emmy nominations: The Good, the Bad, and the "Squid Game" of it all Melanie McFarland

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