Dickinson (Apple TV+, Friday, 12:01 a.m., series finale): Ted Lasso gets most of the glory for being Apple TV+’s Emmy-winning comedy, but one of the streamer’s best original series so far is Alena Smith’s Dickinson. Now, Dickinson’s insightful and inventive look at the coming-of-age of Emily Dickinson (Hailee Steinfeld) comes to an end after three seasons. In its final outing, titled “This Was A Poet,” Emily tries to design a special new dress, while her family is surprised by an unexpected guest.
In her review of the final season, Danette Chavez writes: “Smith set out to reintroduce a towering figure in Western literature, albeit one whose genius wasn’t appreciated until many years after her death. At the center of all the show’s anachronisms and magical realism is a three-dimensional woman, one with flaws and passions to go with her boundless talent. It doesn’t matter how closely this portrayal aligns with the real Dickinson; what matters is that she too has moved audiences with her art.”
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