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Saying Goodbye to Andy Daly’s Bizarre <em>Review</em>

The cult Comedy Central show begins its final season, which is as darkly satisfying as ever.
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In an era of peak television that’s expanded storytelling horizons beyond the formulaic, flooding the medium with characters that aren’t traditionally likable, Andy Daly’s stands out. There are plenty of flawed male protagonists on the small screen, after all, to the point that it’s gotten boring to watch them all behaving badly on their various cable shows. But Forrest MacNeil, the star of , does more than behave badly—he’s a monster. And though the Comedy Central series has had fun hinting at his deeper issues throughout

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