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(HBO, 9 p.m., second-season finale): HBO’s glossy adaptation of Philip Pullman’s celebrated series closes the book on its second season with “Æsahættr.” That’s the name of the Subtle Knife from which the second book in the trilogy takes its name—and it’s a safe bet that it’ll be hugely important to this finale, in which all roads lead to the Cittàgazze. The series be back for season three eventually. But for now, content yourselves with Myles McNutt’s recap (or, you know,...

List slides Better Things, “Listen To The Roosters” In the year that the comfort watch reigned, I suppose it’s only natural that my favorite episode is also the one I found most restorative. Pamela Adlon wrapped another exceptional season of television with “Listen To The Roosters,” a season finale that’s equally bracing and gracious. The episode comprises three parts with their own narratives and genre: The first is almost a whimsical ghost story, the second is live theater, ...