Welcome to Streaming Rewind, a weekly breakdown of the new and noteworthy as we work to help readers wade through the absolute deluge of television series and movies in the streaming space. It may be a slow week for premieres and new releases, but that doesn’t mean the world of streaming had an uneventful few days. Vox Machina dished out a surprisingly heartwarming but equally ominous Season 3 finale, Agatha All Along delivered a heartbreaking exploration of what it really means to be in a coven, and everyone who skipped Trap in the theaters can now watch it on Max.
(And you should, because it’s fun.) The Critical Role team was clear from the very beginning: Season 3 was always going to rip out our hearts. It did just that, but it also mended them just a tiny bit with a relatively warm Season 3 finale.
Of course, there wouldn’t be much intrigue if there wasn’t some stress around what was going to happen to our adventurers going forward. Once again, the series leaves us wondering if Vax (Liam O’Brien) is going to be OK, while also issuing warm farewells that beg the question that any great finale needs to: Where do we go from here? It was an emotional week on Agatha All Along. Lilia Calderu (Patti LuPone) had her time in the sun while the episode centered heavily on the true meaning of coven and personal autonomy, but we also learned the true identity of Aubrey Plaza’s Rio and got some more insight on the Teen/William/Billy situation.
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