These were good.

Expanse (space opera)
Lazarus (time travel)
Humans (ai/robots)
Foundation (space opera+robots)
Orphan Black (clones)
Andor (Star Wars but actual good drama)
Counterpart (multiverse)

Not for me.

Chelsea's dominance + too many games that were over before the half are why I stopped watching WSL.

ARG-FRA men's '22 final was way more exciting than BRA-GER men's semi in '14. Both were historic, but only 1 was good.

Parity matters, but shouldn't come at the expense of the players.

Maybe someday we will read The Rodman effect about how one player fought the salary cap system and enabled a bunch of billionaires to get out of their own way so the NWSL could truly soar.

More Ella is needed to bring balance to the force. Maybe we need an Ella's Jam segment every episode where she freestyles for a few minutes about whatever's on her mind this week. I expect it would be fascinating!

(No shade to Annie and Andre, who are great. Just need more Ella to balance it out)

It's a manufactured event. I have never ever watched a tournament draw and I never will.

This "event" could have been a press release.

And all the people trying to make more of it are just grifting.

Losing to overseas leagues is losing them to the salary cap. That is entirely the point.

You.moght be right, but it is not very reassuring in the sense that we would be hanging our hopes on Europe running out of money before they do too much damage to the NWSL.

Thankfully, no. More likely London City or Lyonnes.

I am more cynical: many owners want exactly the deal they have in men's sports. MLS is very profitable, and also a feeder/retirement league.

There is enormous danger of the NWSL going that route and serving the needs of the owners only.

We have to condemn that approach for our league.