TV Recaps
Do you want to know what happened in the latest episode of a TV show? Have you binged an original series and need to understand the finale of a season? Here is our archive of TV Recaps breaking down episodes from many series, including your favorite show.
‘Not Suitable for Work’ Season 1 Premiere Recap – ‘Friends’ For A New Generation?
As much as I quite liked the Season 1 premiere of Mindy Kaling’s Hulu workplace comedy Not Suitable for Work, it mostly reminded me how...
‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – Paula’s Past Life
There’s an old saying that suggests if you meet an arsehole in the morning, you met an arsehole; if you meet an arsehole in the...
‘Widow’s Bay’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap – And They Think It’s All Over
In what continues to be a stellar example of deft writing and direction, not to mention satisfying mystery-box-style storytelling, Widow’s Bay reinvents Halloween in the same way that...
‘Criminal Record’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – And It All Falls Down
For the most part, there’s a single source of tension in the penultimate episode of Criminal Record Season 2. There’s nothing new about it, since it’s the...
‘My Royal Nemesis’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap – It’s All Coming Together
My Royal Nemesis has made such a fuss about being a romantic comedy – largely a comedy above and beyond any other consideration – that...
‘From’ Season 4, Episode 6 Recap – Boyd Isn’t Having A Good Day
Coming back to From after a week off is like re-experiencing a dream you had after eating too much cheese before bed. There’s always some detective work...
‘My Royal Nemesis’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – A Little More Seriousness Works Well
Good news, folks – My Royal Nemesis is on a bit of an uptick in Episode 7. I’ve been critical of this recent portion of...
‘Star City’ Season 1 Premiere Recap – We’re in Russia, And We’re Paranoid
With For All Mankind due to end, and having already jumped the shark a little bit in the minds of long-time fans, Apple TV was...
‘Dutton Ranch’ Episode 4 Recap – The Texas Cattle Massacre
I’ve never been particularly drawn to the ranching lifestyle, but I imagine that if I were, Episode 4 of Dutton Ranch would have put me off...
‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2, Episode 9 Recap – Coop Takes Control Of His Life
In a broad sense, Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2 has been about Coop losing control. Ever since Ashe found out about Coop’s extracurricular activities, he has...
‘Brilliant Minds’ Season 2, Episode 15 Recap – Wolf Goes AWOL In Long-Awaited Return
After an unreasonably lengthy hiatus, Brilliant Minds is back on our screens to conclude Season 2. The final few episodes should hopefully dig deeper into Wolf’s...
‘Widow’s Bay’ Episode 7 Recap – This Is The New High-Water Mark
Even though it follows directly from the end of Tom passing out from his mushroom trip, it’s very obvious why Apple TV decided to air...
‘Criminal Record’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – The Morning After the Night Before
If we’ve had the big night out, then “When the Music Stops” is very much the hangover that follows it. Criminal Record has proved in Season 2...
‘Widow’s Bay’ Episode 6 Recap – Betty Gilpin Steals the Show
If I’m being totally honest, I can’t say that Episode 5 of Widow’s Bay, which is almost entirely a flashback to 1702 and a nascent version...
‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Episode 3 Recap – Should Have Gone to Idaho
I don’t know how much pleasure would constitute the maximum amount in a show like this, but I’m willing to go out on a limb...
‘Euphoria’ Season 3, Episode 7 Recap – I Think This Show Might Be Good Again
I’m not sure how it happened. I’ve been making fun of Euphoria Season 3 since the beginning, and it really did look to be running...
‘My Royal Nemesis’ Episode 6 Recap – The Inevitable First Kiss
My Royal Nemesis hits an important and inevitable milestone in Episode 6, which is to say that Se-gye and Dan-sim finally kiss. We’re not quite...
‘My Royal Nemesis’ Episode 5 Recap – Things Are Getting A Little Silly
There’s a very fine line between slapstick-y comedy and outright goofy claptrap, and it was inevitable that at some point, My Royal Nemesis was going...