season 6image credit amchow do you top a show like breaking bad vince gilligan and peter gould have repeatedly answered that question with this masterful prequel series and never more so than in this sixth and final season as bob odenkirks slippery lawyer saul goodman finally saw his past catch up with him never has there been a better use of a dumpster than in the final episode loose ends were tied sometimes brutally there were welcome cameo appearances along the way but the real potency came from watching attorney kim wexler a mesmerising rhea seehorn the one major character whose fate still had a big question mark over it her relationship with goodmans alter ego jimmy mcgill remains one of modern tvs great love affairs james mottram3 house of the dragonimage credit hbo max ollie uptondebate concerning the quality of the final seasons of game of thrones remains as heated as dragons breath and with the track record for prequels to major fantastical series being spotty at best one wouldnt be blamed for expecting house of the dragon based on george rr martins prequel tome fire blood to fail that it not only succeeded but actually excelled is largely down to the exceptional performances the ensemble giving us a dynasty of often contemptible characters you simply love to watch hate each other much like dynasty highlights included emma darcy and olivia cooke as the central squabbling duo rhys ifans schemer and paddy considine providing a tragic majesty that my book king viserys never quite achieved as martin has described it josh slaterwilliams2 andorimage credit lucasfilmpitched more than once as dickensian prerelease the latest star wars spinoff didnt ignite the greatest of expectations yet tony gilroys maxiseries portrait of a prerogue one cassian andor diego luna swiftly proved itself to be mean streets ahead of this years other sw fare even lego summer vacation limiting itself to one cute droid and eschewing other core staples lightsabers alien sidekicks metaphysics it often felt far far away from saga formula and all the chewier for it revelling in the mundane from imperial bureaucracy to rebel fundraising this isnt a grand adventure its about people surviving says luna people making decisions to keep them moving forward another 12episode stretch beckons we cant wait for more of these hard times matthew leyland1 severanceimage credit apple tvif you asked most mondaymorning commuters whether theyd like to fastforward to monday night theyd probably all jump at the chance thats what mark adam scott does when hes offered a medical severance procedure hereafter only remembering the bits of his day when hes not in the office the problem is the other half of his brain never gets to leave his deskdan ericksons worklifebalance thriller is too sweet for horror too scary for comedy and too believable for pure scifi ending up instead with something that felt entirely unexpected directors ben stiller and aoife mcardle worked wonders