Sean T. Collins

Sean T. Collins is a freelance TV critic for the New York Times, Vulture, Decider, and elsewhere. He is the author of Pain Don’t Hurt: Meditations on Road House, available at mutualskies.com. He and his wife, the cartoonist Julia Gfrörer, live with their children on Long Island.
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‘I, Claudius’ Episode 4 Recap: The Accused
"QUINCTILIUS VARUS, WHERE ARE MY EAGLES???"
September 1, 2025
‘I, Claudius’ Episode 3 Recap: Oh Father
'I, Claudius' is horny as hell — and there's a reason for that.
August 25, 2025
‘I, Claudius’ Episode 2 Recap: His Brother’s Keeper
The entire Tiberius/Vipsania/Julia love triangle is dramatic dynamite.
August 18, 2025
‘I, Claudius’ Series Premiere Recap: The Empire Writes Back
There are so many ways to make great television drama, and this is one of them.
August 11, 2025
‘The Prisoner’ Finale Recap: Be Seeing You
This is the kind of episode very stoned people turn into life-governing conspiracy theories.
August 5, 2025