Later in your post, you claim "Strike One" but this line is "Strike Three".
Your viewing with her is not welcome, and for sure, she doesn't want to hear any negative comments.
Go for a walk, get a sammich, drink a beer, anything that is not in the same room as she who wants no critique.
I know what you mean, but I have to find a way to spend time with her.
At this stage of our lives, she is retired younger than me, and I am still working, so she spends a lot of time on her own, and I am still working up to 60 hours a weeks and am pretty wrung out when I get home, so I am trying like mad to find things were we can hang out, even if it is just to watch a movie or something.
If it gets bad enough, I will bring my laptop out and Freep during the watching.