by Damian Holbrook
Cheers to New Amsterdam
for fighting cancer with facts. While Max (the fantastic Ryan Eggold, pictured) has spent the first half of the NBC medical hit’s freshman season exploring options for his grave condition, the show has been slyly providing viewers with vital, honest info about clinical trials, the side effects of chemo and the importance of having advocates. Even better: No bill!
Cheers to Netflix
for bringing She-Ra back and making her better than ever in She-Ra and the Princesses of Power. In this update of the ’80s icon, He-Man’s twin sister is a smart, sassy and relevant warrior whose greatest strength now seems to be showing girls that they can all be Princesses of Power.
Jeers to How to Get Away With Murder ‘s
killers for getting sloppy. Bonnie (Liza Weil) and Nate (Billy Brown, left, with Weil) deserve life sentences for stupidly offing Miller right outside Connor and Oliver’s crowded wedding reception. It’s like these two have learned nothing from Annalise!
Jeers to Manifest
for trapping Ben (Josh Dallas, pictured) in the past. We get that his old-school burner flip phone fields secret calls from the NSA, but for the love of analog, can the guy at least get a new iPhone for personal use?! In the five-plus years he was missing, there were, like, nine upgrades!