Rank/rate the 2018 TV seasons you've watched. (ongoing)

01. BoJack Horseman season 5
Gets significantly darker overall, feels more grown up. Reminds me a lot of Sopranos season 5 in that way. It's got that sort of stronger overall arc that maybe outdoes any of the other seasons, but it doesn't have as many standout episodes overall for me, which shouldn't matter as much in a show like this, but to me it did, and considering the humour was a big part of this show for me seeing it comparatively less is a little of a bummer. Still incredible, and Free Churro is the best episode ever.

02. Atlanta season 2
Ugh, so good. The way it mixes up the tone and style of each episode keeps it so interesting week to week. It's taken that element of Louie, attached it to this wider thing, and come out like little else on TV. The fact that each episode stands alone, and yet joined together delves far deeper is an approach to be admired too.

03. My Brilliant Friend
The most beautiful thing that I've maybe ever seen on TV. Cast amazing, aesthetically phenomenal, maybe every man on the show is a bit too simple, but the whole thing is so brilliantly done that it all just works, you never doubt any of it for a second. The narration got on my nerves at first, but again, the rest of the show is so good it's easy to forgive, and it does help add majorly to the beautiful dreamlike quality of proceedings.

04. Better Call Saul season 4
Gosh darn what a show. Who would have thought after how cynical everyone was about this show when it was announced that it could hit 4 seasons and still be this good? Jimmy's arc was amazing, Mike and Werner and all that was awesome, the way they're building towards Breaking Bad without going too hard on the iconography, instead actually just focusing on the storytelling and the impact on the characters is incredible. If it nails season 5 it's pretty much going to have undeniably overtaken its predecessor for me. Less bombastic, but with an intricacy of storytelling that is grown up in a way that show rarely had to the same degree.

05. The Deuce season 2
I thought this was probably a step forward on season 1, which is saying something. Cast continued to bring it, the greater focus on specific ones made the whole thing stronger on a personal level. Larry Brown might have become the character of the year, and the focus on Gyllenhaal definitely helped things, and her whole storyline was probably what made it for me.

06. The Americans season 6
Stuck the landing. Didn't think the shorter season caused as much trouble as it might have and didn't result in the ridiculously noticeable pacing shift that happened with something like Game of Thrones. Loved how they handled the Stan reveal stuff. So beautifully low key.

07. Luke Cage season 2
Righted the wrongs of the first season and stayed strong all the way to the finish line. Of all the Netflix Marvel cancellations this one hurt most, because the ending they gave us set the story up to only get ever more interesting. Loved that they gave Alfre Woodard the stage to shine on.

08. Jessica Jones season 2
Huge step up on a first season that I already liked a lot. Ritter is still amazing, McTeer a tremendous addition, and they make a hell of a double team. It shifts the dynamic of these Netflix seasons so that it starts out slower rather than grinding to a halt in the third quarter and that works much better. Awesome stuff (aside from Trish).

09. Black Lightning season 1
This is freakin' awesome. It's on a whole other level to the other CW shows (the two that I watch anyway) if it had the production level of the Marvel Netflix stuff then it'd be a far bigger deal than it is. Seemingly every episode tackled something new and awesome in super strong ways.

10. Cobra Kai season 1
Perfect little season of TV with great use of iconography without leaning on it, tremendous continuation of these characters stories, and establishes new ones strongly. It all comes together SO strong in the finale. Does both the funny stuff and the serious stuff super effectively,

11. The Handmaid's Tale season 2
I liked this so much more than the first season. That's primarily because as someone who read the book that first season was just such a whack ass adaptation that it totally put me off. This time around I thought the darker mood fit the world Atwood created far better, and I just thought they did such a tremendous job exploring all the possibilities of this universe. The killer cast didn't hurt either. Moss was on fire.

12. A Very English Scandal
Maybe my favourite thing that Frears has ever done. Blends comedy and drama sublimely in a way that maybe shouldn't work, but totally does. The ensemble is tremendous from top to bottom, and the whole thing flies by in the blink of an eye.

13. Daredevil season 3
It was probably a little drawn out, but it was still awesome, and a massive return to form after season 2. The fact that it ended on a massive unresolved cliffhanger and has now been canned is pretty funny, and a slight mark against it that drops it down to here, but everyone involved is so good it's impossible to be too down on it. Private Pyle, this show missed you. Bethel and Ali and their respective subplots were great additions.

14. The Haunting of Hill House
I loved this. The way it explored this material was brilliant. The way it was more draped in sadness than terror was what made it, the cast were strong, the twist endings kept it must watch. Episodes 2 and 3 were kind of middling after the strong start, but it picked up so hard after that.

15. Killing Eve season 1
Total blast. Whole supporting cast is on point with Darren Boyd, Kim Bodnia, David Haig and Fiona Shaw all killing it, and the two leads are barnstormingly good, and pretty much make the whole thing worth watching even if it is a little stupid from time to time. Classy as fuck from a production point of view too, it's really well made, it's so insanely watchable, and manages to be super palatable even when delving into pretty grim and gruesome territory.

16. Ray Donovan season 6
Wow. That last season was so bad, and I had hoped its heading to the east coast would allow it to be reinvented, and boy was it. Tremendous return to form, best season they probably had since the second, Alan Alda needs an Emmy nomination.

17. Orange is the New Black season 6
As most people seemed less into season 5 I was probably less into this one. It was still good, and I think that it got better the longer that it went, but the dialling back on the intensity it had achieved with the previous two seasons and turning to this sort of Romeo and Juliet thing was kind of over simplistic in the handling and felt black and white in a way this show only ever was at the low point of season 2.

18. Preacher season 3
Maybe a slight step back on the second season with all the flashbacks lacking in Ruth Negga and the splitting up of the central trio, but still great stuff. Negga and Emery were a hell of a double team. Torrens and McTavish rule.

19. Succession season 1
I've never been one of those people who had a problem with the oft wielded complaint that NONE OF THESE PEOPLE ARE LIKEABLE, but this is about the only show I can think of where it was an actual issue for me. I don't think the performances across the board are strong enough to save it, but Strong, Cox, and Braun are all awesome. It built to this glorious peak in episode 6, and then for me after that it sort of slowly whimpered out. Strong finale, but I was very up and down on the whole thing. Still, amazing opening credits.

20. Bodyguard
It was definitely very gripping stuff, even if the second half of its run got a little overly twisty and overly convoluted for me. I think it straightened out quite nicely for the finale, and I think Madden did a pretty decent job in the central role. Could have been better, sure, but he's clearly come a long, long way since his days portraying cardboard on Game of Thrones.

21. GLOW season 2
I don't think that I liked it as much as the previous season, but it was still strong, and the ensemble continued to shine. The third seasons different direction will certainly give it the potential to feel more fresh going forward.

22. The Alienist season 1
Definitely not as good as it looked like it would be. It starts so friggin' slowly, and as well as it is made, it lacks the production values of something like The Knick set in a similar era, and writing wise is probably less interesting even than Mindhunter proved to be dabbling in similar psychological terrain, but I think it gets better/more involving as it goes along. Cast are good.

23. The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina season 1
Kind of like a very twisted Buffy. Not bad, definitely had low points, but the good stuff was really good. The first couple and last couple of episodes were awesome, and Shipka is so good that she makes the often infuriatingly stupid writing of Sabrina work. Davis and Otto were great also, and stepped out of the shadows of their wonderful TV predecessors in those roles. If it had been a couple of episodes shorter it'd have probably been better, but whatever.

24. The Little Drummer Girl
It was okay. I mean I can't fault the work at all, and the cast were good (Pugh is just a star in the making) but I guess you have to see it to realize it's a story that probably works better on the page than on screen. Still, Charif Ghattas was the one thing in it that was a genuine improvement on what Le Carre wrote. What a fucking performance straight the hell out of nowhere.

25. The Assassination of Gianni Versace
I thought this started off SO badly (PvOJ wasn't that different to be fair) but once it got to that run of episodes 3/4/5/6 it was just incredible stuff, and the last two episodes (the penultimate one in particular) were magic too. I just... I mean how much of this stuff was real? Did they just make it all up? Lift Versace out, and just change all the names, and you'd have a strong piece of fiction (that granted far fewer people would probably watch).

26. Waco
Really liked it, but it for sure could have gone further. Was lovely to see Shannon so wonderfully un-Shannon in such a major role.

27. Escape at Dannemora
For my money it is wayyyyyyyyyyyy too slow through pretty much the entire first half of its run (or more). Slow storytelling is fine if you have the material to fill it, and I don't think this did at all. Nor are the host of good performances good enough to carry it at the glacial pace it moves at. No idea why it needed to be so many episodes. Anyway, I think the last 4 episodes are really pretty good, but Arquette is awful. Jesus. Shame Eric Lange has no Emmy nom when the others all do. He was probably my fave in the whole thing.

28. The Flash season 4
So far a big step back on the last one, but fun enough. You can just sense the giant deus ex machina, cop out ending coming. Still, they still good do character work here and there. The seasons are just too long to still be entirely satisfying this far into the run.

29. The Walking Dead season 9 part 1
This was... The best I've liked the show since like season 4. I couldn't believe my eyes. Maybe the crap with Negan had just been dragged on so long that seeing a new direction after all this time was a relief, but I actually think it found interesting roads to go down with the rebuilding civilization stuff that it should probably have gotten to a good 2 or 3 years ago. Hopefully it's followed up on well.

30. The Good Place season 3
I think it's still interesting (and hilarious) at its best, but it definitely seemed less strong overall this time around. Definitely still a show that with its short episodes and quick pace works best when marathoned, and watching it week to week can be a little frustrating (didn't do that with the first two seasons) and it definitely felt like it made less use of the great Jason Mendoza, which is a crime.

31. Watership Down
Okay, so they spent so much money on the cast they had none left for the animation, but the cast were REALLY good, and while the sanitizing of this story was kind of lame, and the fact that this thing made it all the way from inception to airing without anyone involved seeming to know/caring about the difference between a rabbit and a hare is comic gold, but I still kind of liked it...

32. Westworld season 2
I mean it wasn't great, but then I didn't think season 1 was all that either. Wright continued to be a badass, Peter Mullan was a tremendous addition to the cast, and Kiksuya was one of the greatest episodes of TV I've seen in a long time and single handedly carries it higher than it would be otherwise.

33. American Horror Story: Apocalypse
This was bad. Like... Just throw an incredible amount of stupid shit at the screen and see what half sticks bad, but it was so absurd as to be relatively memorable, and worked at least as highly entertaining grotesque camp, which probably puts it half a step up on the previous season simply due to watchability.

34. Lost in Space season 1
Umm... The good stuff was good, but even at 10 episodes I think it was too much. Cast was strong and carried it, and it was nice to see Parker Posey have something to do, but it'd definitely have worked better as a miniseries (more mini than it was) and I can't say I'm remotely excited about it coming back.

35. Silicon Valley season 5
It was good as far as I can recall. I didn't have an issue with it being shorter, and I liked the inspired touch of for once having a happy ending!

36. The Walking Dead season 8 part 2
This whole Negan thing was dragged out to the point of total inanity, but the Carl resolution stuff was pretty strong.

37. Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt season 4a
Meh. It definitely lost something, and with episodes this short and a season this truncated it was almost non existent, and then having that stupid friggin' Party Monster episode be one of them? No thanks. Ending at the right time by the looks of it.

38. Iron Fist season 2
What everyone said about it being better than season 1 was true, but... I mean I barely remember much of what happened in it already. It was definitely helped by the fact that it was much more ensemble driven.

39. Sharp Objects
Most I've liked Adams in anything in ages, least I've liked Clarkson in anything in ages. Scanlen should for sure be getting her awards noms. The glacial pace makes it unbearable viewing considering how little actually goes on. The twists in the last 2 episodes kick things up a few notches, but it's too little too late, and unbearable trying to get to that point. On a brighter note, Perkins was also very good.

40. Homeland season 7
I really liked the last season a lot. I think it and season 5 really put this show back up there. This one is a definite step back, it's gone all in on the social relevance thing, and feels kind of... Meh. Had its qualities to be sure, and would probably have been better if it was shorter, but I liked it less the longer it went.

41. Supergirl season 3
It's amazing how every single woman in this world is so incredibly hot. Why would anybody want to live anywhere else? Overall the thing dragged on sooooooooooooooo badly, and were it like 10 episodes shorter it'd have been far more bearable.

La Casa de Papel - 9/10
It might have some minor plot holes but damn if isn't fucking addicting and entertaining. It has that Breaking Bad tone attached to it and its full of great performances

Jessica Jones - 8/10
Best Marvel Netflix original so far. Great stuff and Krystyn Ritter is damn great. 

Watching atm:
Legion 
Silicon Valley 
Trust 

I'll rank completed and ongoing (***) together:

1) The Americans [Season 6] - 10/10
2) The Handmaid's Tale [Season 2] - 9.5/10
3) Sharp Objects - 8/10
4) American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace - 8/10
5) Westworld [Season 2] - 7/10
6) A Very English Scandal - 7/10
7) A Series of Unfortunate Events [Season 2] *** - 5.5/10
8) 13 Reasons Why [Season 2] - 5.5/10

1. The Americans Season 6: Incredible, intense final season featuring the typically superb performances, character development, soundtrack, and production values that this series always offers. Can't wait to see what kind of conclusion it's building to, but the way it's staying true to what the series has always been and sticking with its subtle, character-driven storytelling to build the intrigue rather than relying on cheap thrills and obvious action is just incredible. 

2. Atlanta Season 2: Taking aside the weak link of the New Year's party episode, basically every individual installment of this season was masterful all in its own right. Few shows show as much episode-to-episode variation as this one, and this season included a ton of bold narrative experiments, many of which paid off extremely well. 

3. Silicon Valley Season 5: Pretty by-the-books for this show, basically retreading their same old formula without pushing into anything new narratively. It's still consistently funny, but I'd like to see it take risks and break out of its comfort zone at some point. 

Don't think I've watched anything else this year. Haven't really had the time for keeping up with television recently.

The American S6: 9/10
The Handmaid's Tale S2: 9/10
Atlanta S2: 8/10
Jessica Jones S2: 8/10

Updating:

1. BoJack Horseman Season 5 -- Still the best goddamn show on television by far, and still it seems only a handful of MAR users are even paying attention. 
2. The Americans Season 6 -- Masterpiece. GOAT-tier final season. 
3. Atlanta Season 2 -- Near-masterpiece.
4. Better Call Saul Season 4 -- Disappointing step-down from the excellent first three seasons, but it still had its moments. I'll probably continue with future seasons. 
5. It's Always Sunny Season 13 -- So disappointing I ended up not finishing the season...might get to it at some point, might not. Still, there was a stretch of three episodes in the middle that was near peak-Sunny, so at least there's still signs of life there.
6. Silicon Valley Season 5 -- I forgot that I watched this but according to this old post, I did. It was kinda bad. 

I got like four or five episodes into Maniac before giving up. It was improving with time (outright hated the first episode ... the Long Island sim episode was pretty good if cringeworthy in points), but still I couldn't give a damn about it. 

And I think that's all I watched? I'm still very behind with TV, and honestly don't care too much anymore. There are a few things I'm really interested in and will try to get to soon-ish (Maisel, Barry), but I can't make promises these days.