viewA Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, HBO (2026)
Episodes 1-3 (Spoilers)
Based on G.R.R. Martin's Dunk & Egg novellas, the chemistry between Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his tiny squire Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell) powers this funny, bawdy, warm medieval sitcom.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms balances its tonal shifts with the familiarity of Baratheon and Targaryen names and Westerosi lore. Budget constraints help reduce the grandeur; money saved from a RenFair set is applied to bursts of spectacle in thunderous jousts and boss armor.
The episode-three Egg twist takes the story into more familiar GOT territory; hopefully, it brings the small folk with it.
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viewLarry's Faves: 2025 Television
Putting this list together, I was knocked out by how good television was in 2025. This list includes stone-cold classics like Andor, Black Mirror, and Hacks, while making room for the mind-bending genre work of Pluribus, The Eternaut, and Severance. Comedies came laughing back and were welcome against the darkness of both reality and fiction.
In 2025, television was balanced between shows that took me by surprise (The Studio) and high-quality comfort food (Abbott Elementary).
We don’t know what awaits us, with more corporate consolidation and the storm clouds of AI, so I am savoring (most of) the shows below.
All the scripted shows I watched ranked, with microreviews, or links to Larrys100 reviews
1. Pluribus (Apple TV): Larry's 100 Reviews
2. Andor (Disney+): Two-season masterpiece
3. The Rehearsal (HBO): Rube Goldberg of social experiments
4. The Eternaut (Netflix): Larry's 100 Review
5. The Studio: (Apple TV) Fast-paced & meta AF
6. Shoresy (Hulu): I challenge you to find a show this sweet and filthy
7. Righteous Gemstones (HBO): Goodbye, sweet prince
8. Task (HBO): Existential dread with a water ice sidecar
9. The Lowdown (FX/Hulu):Pulp noir Gen X style
10. Slow Horses (Apple TV): Larry's 100 Review
11. Severance (Apple TV): Goat room for the win
12. Abbott Elementary (ABC): Ava is one of my favorite characters on TV
13. Hacks (HBO): Loved the Larry Sanders call backs
14. Mythic Quest (Apple TV): Poppy is one of my favorite characters on TV
15. Agatha All Along (Disney+): Witchy kitsch and great cast
16. Death By Lightning (Netflix): Who knew?
17. White Lotus (HBO): Ground Zero for the Year of Goggins
18. Gilded Age (HBO): No show has actors having fun like Gilded Age
19 Black Mirror (Netflix): Strong season for this institution
20. Fallout (Amazon): Cheating a bit, will straddle into 2026
21. Silo (Apple TV): Apple is the real SciFi channel
22 North of North (Netflix) A funny, smart, sexy show set near the Arctic.
23. The Paper (Peacock): Better than I expected, strong ensemble
24. American Primeval (Netflix): Gritty westerns are always appreciated
25. The Bear (FX/Hulu): Overhyped mess, Carmy is annoying
26. Stranger Things (Netflix): Larry's 100 Review
27. Last of Us (HBO): The last episode was a horrible hour of TV
28. Murderbot (Apple TV): Stuff to like, but got tedious.
29. The Four Seasons (Netflix): Catnip for almost old people
30. The Witcher (Netflix): I miss Henry Cavill
31. King & Conquer (Amazon): This was conceived in a lab just for me, but it sucked
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viewPluribus Episode 9: Save the World or Get the Girl (Season 1 Finale)
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Carol and Manousos meet, negotiate, clash, separate, and ultimately team up. That arc sets up season two.
The cold open is a haunting scene that revisits Kusimayu, one of the twelve free-thinkers. At the survivor dinner in episode two, she declares that she is eager to join the hive-mind. We witness that joining and learn the Others can now flip independent thinkers. We know, before Carol, what will ruin her Best Date Ever.
Pluribus is often a meditation on solo intimacy; this episode expands what intimacy means in the space between self and the intermingling with others' needs.
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viewPluribus Episode 8: Charm Offensive
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Responding to Carol's plea in episode seven, Zosia and the Others return to Albuquerque. The episode centers on Carol and Zosia's slow-burning love story. Carol’s urging of Zosia to use “I” statements felt like a clue. The sexual tension edged right up until the collective consciousness deduced Carol needed to get laid.
To me, Pluribus is an allegory of the AI debate. Manousos rejects all utility of the hive-mind, while Diabaté embraces its spoils. Carol shares Manousos’ moral outrage but is developing more nuanced, self-serving rules of engagement. This mirrors the camps lining up for the AI wars.
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viewPluribus Episode 7: The Gap
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Following Carol and Manousos on their journeys is both meditative and harrowing. Carol is drowning in abundance and loneliness; Manousos is on a glass-huffing vision quest. Carol’s resolve cracks, Manousos’ resolve almost kills him.
The episode reminded me of a prestige version of The Last Man on Earth (Will Forte), like when Carol copped a Georgia O'Keeffe painting from a museum to replace her poster at home. Both shows asked, “What would you do if?”
This was one of the most soulful and quixotic episodes of television I have seen. Director Adam Bernstein and writer Jenn Flower, wow.
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viewPluribus Episode 6: HDP
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Episode 5 cliffhanger revealed: Carol turned vlogger and documented the frozen, shrink-wrapped body parts that fuel the Others' Human-Derived Protein drink. The cannibalism is explained by the body, mouth, but not the brain, of John Cena.
Diabaté returns in a glorious scene. He informs Carol that she is not in the private chat.
Motivated by Carol’s video, Manousos in Paraguay sets off to find her, but runs into “Mom.”
Gilligan served the obvious while shrugging it off. No narrative-changing reveals, just practical explanations of the Hive’s moral code. He provides plot answers, leaving us with bigger philosophical questions.
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viewStranger Things Season 5, Part 1 Netflix
The Stranger Things franchise is a hot mess. Bloated, convoluted plot, a chorus of characters to track, and the stars are now adults playing teens. But by the fourth episode of Part 1, I was back in.
The epic Boss Battle of Part 1 is the best action sequence I’ve watched all year. The Sorcerer twist was a solid payoff of nine years of loyalty and character development.
The show is a crockpot stew of nerd nostalgia, 80s revivalism, and theme-park thrills. That flavor remains even as the show expands, both in the story and its megawatt popularity.
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