“Season 1 wasn’t particularly cheerful, but Season 2 is already off to an even bleaker and more depraved start.”— Erik Kain, forbes.com
“The Last of Us series is set 20 years after the destruction of modern civilization. It centers on Joel, a hardened survivor of the apocaplypse, who's hired to smuggle a 14-year-old girl named Ellie out of an oppressive quarantine zone. The seemingly small job becomes a brutal journey as they come to…”— Rick Porter, hollywoodreporter.com
“As nationwide protests over the deaths of George Floyd and Breonna Taylor are met with police brutality, John Oliver discusses how the histories of policing and white supremacy are intertwined, the roadblocks to fixing things, and some potential paths forward.”— John Oliver, youtu.be
“'I still like Batman,' Lauren tells me in his soft Bronx rumble. 'I dream about going through Gotham City.'”— Vogue, Jason Gay, vogue.com
“Though we'll be sorry to see anyone fighting for the living perish, these characters either have already served their purpose in the GoT story, or could die sacrificing themselves for others—a meaningful end to their arc on the series.”— Carrie Wittmer, harpersbazaar.com
“To say that we’ve all been here before and that many suspected this all along is an understatement; we simply have not been told this story in quite this way, at this level of frank detail.”— Hank Stuever, washingtonpost.com
“Typical 'Hollywood hair' this is not: Camille has long waves, but not barrel waves, not beach waves, not trendy fuzzy Studio 54 waves. These are flat waves with an imperfect side part, and a few unassuming layers.”— Perrie Samotin, glamour.com
“When I was a kid, I always had to wait up till midnight and hope HBO was showing a documentary about some woman orgasming in the woods. Now you can watch 24-year-olds getting sodomized during recess.”— Harris Danow, Jack Briggs, Kyle Bornheimer, imdb.com
“I had willingly entered into an unwinnable chess game, casting myself in the role of the young, dumb literary stereotype because at least I would get a chance to exist at all.”— Dana Schwartz, observer.com
“We celebrate the Kate Middletons and the Amal Clooney’s for being chosen, or, in the active voice, for landing, an accomplished man. Amal Clooney is a spectacularly accomplished woman in her own right, but how many other esteemed human rights lawyers can you name? Had you heard of Amal Almuddin befo…”— Dana Schwartz, observer.com
“I was happy to trade my youth, my body for the opportunity to feel seen and to feel special.”— Dana Schwartz, observer.com
“Anyone see Game of Thrones last night? So crazy when my HBO cut out and I had to watch Madam Secretary instead—did NOT see that coming!”— Stephen Colbert, twitter.com
“With the exception of shows on public television or subscription services like Netflix and HBO, commercials pay for the shows we like. If we cut that off, we push television executives into new levels of subliminal trickery. Maybe we’ll decide that’s a fair trade.”— Jim Rutenberg, nytimes.com