
Let’s Not Do the Time Warp Again
Netflix’s ‘The Serpent,’ HBO Max’s ‘Made for Love,’ and AMC’s ‘Gangs of London’ are among many recent series poisoned by the out-of-sequence storytelling trend

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Netflix’s ‘The Serpent,’ HBO Max’s ‘Made for Love,’ and AMC’s ‘Gangs of London’ are among many recent series poisoned by the out-of-sequence storytelling trend

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