Andrea Maderna

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Mad Men: Season 7
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BlockedParent2017-02-22T09:22:58Z— updated 2018-10-23T20:42:47Z

Less gripping drama and thrills than season 6, but a great final season, that takes its time to close all the storylines the right way and has got a very nice and warm "goodbye" feel. Sorry for Birdie, though.

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The Strain: Season 3

A really good third season, fun and gripping from the beginning to the end. This is a real step up from the highs and lows of the firs two years.

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The Expanse: Season 1

It kinda reminds me of Battlestar Galactica and it's not as good as its amazing first season, but this is a really good sci-fi series, with interesting themes, some nice characters and a well thought out plot. Sometimes the writing gets a bit cheesy, the acting is not always consistent and in a few scenes the lo-fi visuals don't really work, but I'm nitpicking. This is good.

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Blunt Talk: Season 2

The actors and the characters are adorable and certain bits are really funny but it's quite inconsistent. The crescendo through the last four episodes is really good, though.

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American Horror Story: Season 5
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BlockedParent2016-11-30T09:26:28Z— updated 2016-12-06T10:27:28Z

The formula feels a bit tired by now, but it's still quite fun, even though going from Jessica Lange to Lady Gaga, well...

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The Night Manager: Season 1

He's cheesy as hell and the honorable woman is clearly out of his league, but the night manager is a fun chap.

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Crisis in Six Scenes: Season 1

Funny and clever, it's classic Woody and the characters are adorable, but honestly I hoped for something more.

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The Americans: Season 3

This is amazing, with every season it gets better and better. Deep characters, tense drama, great plot twists and raw emotions all the way. And the final cliffhanger is just... wow.

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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 11

This season is fucked up.

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Downton Abbey: Season 2

The first episode is not that good but then the season takes off and it's still very entertaining, even though it's much less fun and much more focused on the tragic side of things.

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The Good Wife: Season 7

It's not as good as the astonishing season five but it's a return to form after a troubled sixth year and it's a strong and bold finale for what is probably the best network series of the last... I don't know... fifteen years?

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The Last Man on Earth: Season 2

An amazing step forward from season one: it's still really funny, but it gets much better when it mixes laughs with some surprisingly deep and touching reflections on loneliness, survival and the need for others. Jason Sudeikis is great and the season finale is amazing.

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Louie: Season 4

This is probably the best season of TV I've seen in a very long time. An astonishing bunch of episodes that mixes drama and comedy in an organic, deep, unpredictable and striking way. I've been laughing my ass out while I was crying. Amazing.

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Louie: Season 2

This is where it starts to really get better, with more experimentation and a tiny hint of the dramatic storylines that will be in later seasons.

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Louie: Season 1

Basically, this is Louis CK using his jokes as the foundation for fun vignettes. It' really funny, but there's also the hint of something much deeper that will come out in the following seasons.

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Broad City: Season 3

The usual laughfest, but now with more storyline.

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Marvel's Daredevil: Season 2

Lots of great moments, both in terms of action and storytelling, a wonderful take on the Punisher (he's got most of the great scenes) and a decent Elektra, but there's not enough stuff to fill 13 long episodes and as a result it feels stretched. And too many fights against anonymous enemies I couldn't possibly care about: they become tiresome and when the action that really matters came up I couldn't bear it anymore. Plus, it lacks focus and a strong antagonist, even though I gotta admit that following up the wonderful Wilson Fisk from season 1 was a tough task.

It's still a good series, really watchable, with strong production values and a couple of really great episodes at the beginning and near the end, but the rest would have been much better if the season was shorter, maybe around 8/9 episodes. And dear God, people, cheer up! Foggy is the only character that feels human, while being surrounded by depressed sociopaths.

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