Stream On This Week: John Oliver Does Days, Ralph Fiennes Sings, and One of the Best X-Files Episodes Ever

Welcome to the latest issue of Stream On, the weekly newsletter from Consequence that answers the eternally confounding question: What films and TV shows should you be watching? (Subscribe here!) We’re looking at all the new and recent releases from Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, Prime Video, Paramount+, Peacock, HBO Max, and more for ideas — not to mention a Blast From the Past and streaming recommendations from this week’s special guest!This Week’s PicksDays of Our Lives (TV)Days of Our Lives (Peacock)Created by: Ted Corday, Betty Corday Cast: A bunch of soap opera veterans and also, for three episodes, John Oliver Streaming on: PeacockWhen I launched this newsletter 201 issues ago, I never expected that I’d be leading one with one of the longest-running soap operas of all time. But that’s just what happens when John Oliver decides to spend his summer vacation visiting first Port Charles and, this week, Salem.I confess that as someone who does not regularly watch Days of Our Lives (me watching the first scene of John Oliver’s first episode: “IS THAT JACKÉE?!”) a lot of the ongoing storylines feel like watching K-dramas without the subtitles on. However, Oliver’s appearances in these rec...