The Pop Culture Pundit

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Kate’s Faves

Kate’s Faves celebrate Kate’s favorite pop culture she viewed or listened to from the past year. The pop culture in question can come from any year–so you may see TV from as early as 1951 (Kate’s first TV obsession was I Love Lucy, after all) or movies and music as recent as the previous week. Let’s recap!

Top Ten TV Shows

  1. RuPaul’s Drag Race (Logo TV, 2009-2016; VH1, 2017-2022; MTV, 2023-present)
  2. And Just Like That… (HBO Max, 2021-2025)
  3. Severance (Apple TV, 2022-present)
  4. Malcolm in the Middle (Fox, 2000-2006)
  5. Platonic (Apple TV, 2023-present)
  6. The Chair Company (HBO, 2025-present)
  7. NCIS: Tony & Ziva (Paramount+, 2025)
  8. St. Denis Medical (NBC, 2024-present)
  9. Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV, 2025-present)
  10. Saved by the Bell: The College Years (NBC, 1993-1994)

Top Ten TV Episodes

  1. “Jeopardy,” Platonic (Season 2, Episode 5) (2025) 
  2. “Whack-A-Mole,” Poker Face (Season 2, Episode 3) (2025)
  3. “Woe’s Hollow,” Severance (Season 2, Episode 4) (2025)
  4. “Timothée Chalamet,” Saturday Night Live (Season 50, Episode 12) (2025)
  5. “50 cc’s of Kindness,” St. Denis Medical (Season 1, Episode 7) (2025)
  6. “Celebrity Booze: The Ultimate Cash Grab,” It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia (Season 16, Episode 5) (2023)
  7. “To Be Determined,” NCIS: Tony and Ziva (Season 1, Episode 5) (2025)
  8. “The End,” Fallout (Season 1, Episode 1) (2024)
  9. “Better Than Sex,” And Just Like That… (Season 3, Episode 10) (2025)
  10. “Bowling,” Malcolm in the Middle (Season 2, Episode 20) (2001)

Top Ten Movies

  1. No Way Out (1987)
  2. The Untouchables (1987)
  3. Arrival (2016)
  4. Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
  5. Happy Gilmore (1996)
  6. Kindergarten Cop (1990)
  7. Freakier Friday (2025)
  8. Ghost (1990)
  9. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025)
  10. The Brutalist (2024)

Top Ten Songs

  1. “Sports Car,” Tate McRae (2025)
  2. “Jealous Type,” Doja Cat (2025)
  3. “Gossip,” Confidence Man feat. JADE (2025)
  4. “Confident,” Justin Bieber feat. Chance the Rapper (2014)
  5. “Style,” Taylor Swift (2014)
  6. “Hotbox,” Lil Nas X (2025)
  7. “Written All Over Your Face,” Louis Tomlison (2022)
  8. “Standing Next to You,” Jungkook (2023)
  9. “Straight Up,” Paula Abdul (1988)
  10. “Come as You Are,” Nirvana (1991)