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Dec 2022
49m 43s

The Best TV of 2022 (Plus: Our 'White Lo...

Vulture & New York Magazine
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We look back on some of the best TV shows of the year with Vulture critics Roxana Hadadi and Kathryn VanArendonk: Why did no one watch Pachinko? Why is Reservation Dogs so consistently good? Why does Sam hate The Bear? We also ask Vulture's Morgan Baila and Zoe Haylock for their bets on The White Lotus finale: Who died and who did the killing? Please God may ... Show More
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