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SERIES FINALES. “Succession.” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” “Ted Lasso.”

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No reason for me to crave for another Season of these binge-bait bothers, I am satisfied-cool although some of you may be hoping for a “Ted Lasso” return. Not for me. Done. So next!  <>“Succession.” (HBO via Amazon) 4 Seasons. Although the demise of patriarch Logan Roy (always superb Brian Cox) was kind of unexpected, we knew there will be no successor to the throne of global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar RoyCo. All three catfighting siblings are not qualified at all: Bothered yet intent Kendall (icy as scotch on the rock J eremy Strong ) unreliable forever child Roman (playfully effective Kieran Culkin ) and confused Shiv (lookin’ good and convincing Sarah Snook ).         And so the winner was Lukas Matsson (Alexander Skarsgård, uhh channeling Elon Musk?) of Swedish Gojo and power player albeit subtly, Tom Wambsgans (focused Matthew Macfadyen ). Greg ( Nicholas Braun , funny) stays because he is so cluelessly “effective,” and Connor (Alan Ruck, basically Mr Ruck

TV SERIES NOTEBOOK: “Nurse Jackie.” “Major Crimes.”

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“Nurse Jackie.” Medical comedy-drama. 7 Seasons. This series is more of a drama than comedy. Jackie Peyton’s condition as an incurable Oxy addict while “ably” functioning as an emergency department nurse isn’t funny at all. For Jackie, "every day is a high wire act of juggling patients, doctors, fellow nurses, and her own indiscretions."         Indeed. Edie Falco is, as usual, superb as Nurse Jackie. The Finale sequence pretty said it all, her only liberation is the extreme route, which is to my opinion, unacceptable—if this is real life. Jackie can still reform as many in my life, family and friends, did.         A remarkable support role is rendered by Merritt Wever as Jackie’s subordinate nurse. “Nurse Jackie” is definitely one of the best medical dramas that I’ve ever been addicted with. 📺📽📺 “Major Crimes.” 6 Seasons. Police procedural, continuation spin-off of “The Closer,” set in the same Los Angeles police division, now headed by Mary McDonnell's character, Sha