Contributor: Emily Tsiao

Emily studied film and writing when she was in college. And when she isn’t being way too competitive while playing board games, she enjoys food, sleep, and geeking out with her husband indulging in their “nerdoms,” which is the collective fan cultures of everything they love, such as Star Wars, Star Trek, Stargate and Lord of the Rings.

The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina

This witchy reboot’s many problems are devilish indeed.

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Pieces of a Woman

For parents who have ever lost a child, Pieces of a Woman might prove triggering.

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Vikings

Life is not sacred here. It’s not even particularly important.

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The Expanse

A sprawling, solar-system-wide storyline doesn’t make up for the galaxy of problematic content we see.

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Monster Hunter

Monster Hunter has just enough gore and brutish fiends to cause a few nightmares in young or sensitive viewers.

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Tiny Pretty Things

Alas, I’m here now to say that Tiny Pretty Things has a lot of big ugly things that make it a hard pass.

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I’m Your Woman

This R-rated thriller’s gratuitous violence and peppering of foul language will make it a hard pass for many viewers.

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Big Mouth

It would’ve been nice if the voices behind Big Mouth had been kept shut.

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For 15 Seasons, Supernatural Talked a Lot About God (But Didn’t Know Him Very Well).

The biggest problem suggesting that the world operates on a Yin-Yang balance rather than good triumphing over evil is that they ignore the very theology that they derive their storylines from.

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Small Axe

Steve McQueen’s five-film saga explores London’s West Indian community and the racism it encounters with thought, grit and problems.

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The Epic Tales of Captain Underpants

A well-loved book series comes to life … and brings with it the same problems.

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Saved by the Bell

This Peacock reboot corrects some problems from the beloved 1990s sitcom—but adds a few others.

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The Christmas Chronicles 2

The Christmas Chronicles 2 packs laughs, adventure and another story about broken families learning how to put themselves back together again.

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Supernatural

This CW series does for theology what Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter does for presidential history.

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Sound of Metal

Much like heavy metal music, Sound of Metal isn’t trying to give us warm, pleasant feelings.

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