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This Week’s Most Noteworthy Performance: Matthew Macfadyen

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In Succession’s “What It Takes” and “Too Much Birthday,” Matthew Macfadyen continues to deliver some of the strongest performances to date.

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This Week’s Most Noteworthy Performance: Tom Hiddleston

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July 11-17“For All Time, Always” | Loki Tom Hiddleston Tom Hiddleston always understands the assignments in front of him and goes for the extra credit every time too. He is essentially the embodiment of the latest internet meme because there are so few like Hiddleston who are able to escape so easily into whatever role they’ve just taken on. And in every way that matters, Tom Hiddleston is the reason Marvel’s Loki Laufeyson is as memorable of a character as he is. As someone who generally isn’t fond of villains (and more often than not isn’t even fascinated by the

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This Week’s Most Noteworthy Performance: Jasmine Cephas Jones

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June 20-26“Smashley Rose” | Blindspotting Jasmine Cephas Jones Jasmine Cephas Jones is back to reprise her role as Ashley Jones, and she’s already one of our favorite performers on TV right now. Blindspotting is one of the best films we’ve all watched in recent years, but dare I say, I might start loving the show even more later on. It’s safe to assume most of us are now addicted to it, right? In the latest episode “Smashley Rose,” Jasmine Cephas Jones brings her A-game with a scene so cathartic, there could not have been a single viewer who didn’t feel

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This Week’s Most Noteworthy Performance: Lesley-Ann Brandt

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May 23-26 “Is This Really How It’s Going to End?!” and “A Chance at a Happy Ending” | LuciferLesley-Ann Brandt The entire cast of Netflix’s Lucifer have outdone themselves impeccably during the latter half of season five, which makes this choice a difficult one. And if you’ve been here long enough then you know that’s something we absolutely adore. If our choice is difficult then it means the performances have been truly noteworthy. It wasn’t an easy choice, I legitimately wanted to feature every single person especially during the last two episodes, but Lesley-Ann Brandt’s arc this season as Maze

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This Week’s Most Noteworthy Performance: Amita Suman

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April 23-May 1Season One | Shadow and Bone Amita Suman Shadow and Bone is full of incredible performers left and right who’ve each done a compelling job of bringing their characters to life with range and nuances that have made them even better than they were on paper. This is a series that demanded its characters show more and the performances do. When we say they all understood the assignment, we mean it.  Nevertheless, from the very first episode to the last, it’s Amita Suman who stands out impeccably, bringing to life parts of her character that would have otherwise

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This Week’s Most Noteworthy Performance: Sebastian Stan

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April 4-10“The Whole World is Watching” | The Falcon and The Winter SoldierSebastian Stan Sebastian Stan is a fascinating performer with incredible range and the kind of actor whose roles are often easily transformative, which allow viewers to separate each of his characters effortlessly. He’s not just Bucky Barnes, and he’s never been, which in and of itself is incredibly rewarding to see as viewers. Stan is remarkable and in this episode, he’s the most nuanced we’ve seen him as Bucky. This is the first time I’ve cried and cared about Bucky this deeply and that makes me happier than

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This Week’s Most Noteworthy Performance: Elizabeth Olsen

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February 20-27“Previously On” | WandaVisionElizabeth Olsen PSA: This article will be full of spoilers—if you have yet to see the new episode of Disney’s WandaVision, stop reading right away and return once you’ve done so. I kept putting off a performance review for Elizabeth Olsen because we all knew something large and explosive was coming. (But really, she has been the most noteworthy performer since episode one.) We knew that every look, every move was leading to culminating moments where she’d have to bare it all, stripping herself bit by bit. As Agatha tried to figure out how Wanda did

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This Week’s Most Noteworthy Performance: Kathryn Hahn

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February 14-20“Breaking the Fourth Wall” | WandaVisionKathryn Hahn Before we dive into this performance review, make sure you’ve seen the latest episode of WandaVision because this will be spoiler heavy. We knew. We all knew, but a teeny tiny part of us hoped, perhaps even thought, no we’re wrong, it’s too obvious. Agnes can’t be Agatha Harkness, it’s just … too obvious. And yet sometimes, the obvious answer is the answer. It’s the one that makes the most sense and there could not have been a more perfect actress to play her than Kathryn Hahn. While most of the women

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This Week’s Most Noteworthy Performance: Teyonah Parris

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January 24-30“We Interrupt This Program” | WandaVisionTeyonah Parris Teyonah Parris was an effortless scene stealer as the mysterious Geraldine the last two weeks, but stepping up as herself, Monica Rambeau brought forth some excellent performances on screen. WandaVision continues to be the gift that keeps on giving with surprising twists and turns that leave us astonished–the little show that could and the incredible cast who could. Parris was enamoring this week as the audience lived through a whirlwind of emotions right alongside her. From the moment she returned after the blip to learning her mother has passed, all the way

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