Articles by Jonathon Wilson
The Mystery Deepens In ‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 8
Episode 8 proves that very capably by shaking up the mystery even further, with new twists and questions complicating what was already a deeply intriguing narrative.
Romance and Mystery Are Afoot In ‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 7
Romance makes an interesting pairing with anything. You can graft a bit of kissing and canoodling onto any other genre and it morphs instantly. Some...
‘The Agency’ Spreads Itself A Little Too Thin In Episode 5
The Agency is a strange show, it has to be said. It was wildly off-putting initially, really improved when it cohered a bit, and here...
‘Creature Commandos’ Gets Back On Track In Very Good Episode 4
Now this is more like it. I was worried about Creature Commandos, I must admit, especially after it got so bogged down in simplistic political...
Mechanical Rises Up In ‘Silo’ Season 2, Episode 6
Mayor Holland’s grip on Silo 18 continues to slip in Episode 6 of Season 2, which is imaginatively titled “Barricades” and finds Mechanical rising up...
The Ending Of ‘Before’ Is Mindnumbingly Stupid, As Expected
Surprising absolutely nobody, the ending of Before is nonsense. We were expecting this, obviously, but Episode 10 is oddly impressive in its self-satisfaction. It’d be one thing...
‘Skeleton Crew’ Runs Into A Little Filler in Episode 4, But The Characters Remain Compelling
Episode 4 seems a little early for a show like Skeleton Crew to be resorting to filler, but “Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin” does feel a bit like that.
‘Shrinking’ Season 2 Remains A Beautiful Nightmare In Episode 11
"The Drugs Don't Work" is the third five-star episode in a row for Shrinking Season 2, which is the first time that has ever happened in the history of this website.
Ian Comes to the Forefront In ‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2, Episode 7
We've spent the entirety of Bad Sisters Season 2 wondering what Ian was really up to, and Episode 7, "How to Pick a Prick", gives us all the juicy details.
‘Poppa’s House’ Has A Valuable Message In Episode 8, But Only One Joke
Poppa’s House mires a good message in questionable presentation in Episode 8, but there’s still some value in its ideas.
‘Get Millie Black’ Gives Janet A Voice In Episode 4, But She Has Surprising Things To Say
Get Millie Black gives Janet a voice in Episode 4, but in a smart touch, she isn’t quite the victim we thought.
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Manages To Find A Dignified Ending After A Terrible Farewell Tour
Episode 14, “Life Is a Promise”, is about as good of an ending as we could have hoped for given the circumstances.
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Finally Gets Going In Season 1, Episode 5, But It Might Be Too Little Too Late
It’s fair to say that Dune: Prophecy hasn’t exactly resonated with viewers the way HBO probably wanted.
‘Earth Abides’ Is Too Risk Averse In Episode 3 And It’s Getting Dull
Episode 3, “World Without End”, moves the timeline further along and introduces a few new characters, but things still seem to be going too right too often for any real edge to take root in the setting.
‘Landman’ Pulls No Punches In Episode 6, And Rightly So
Landman needed an edge, and Episode 6, “Beware the Second Beating”, provides it capably. It was obvious that Cooper’s savage beating wasn’t going to go unanswered, but I was a little surprised by the speed, ferocity, and completeness of Tommy’s retribution.
‘When the Phone Rings’ Continues To Improve Across the Board In Episode 6
I’ve mentioned before that there’s an old-school quality to When the Phone Rings that it’s difficult to put a finger on. Episode 6 has it...
‘1992’ Review – Netflix Thriller Relies On Imagery But Forgets To Be Interesting
The best part of 1992 is undoubtedly the villain, which coincidentally is the part it focuses on the least. But it counts for something. There...
‘When the Phone Rings’ Continues to Develop More Mysteries In Episode 5
When the Phone Rings Episode 5 arrives after an additional week’s wait thanks to real-life South Korean political calamity, and while the episode obviously couldn’t...
‘The Agency’ Finally Feels Like It’s Going Somewhere in Episode 4
I’ve been thinking about The Agency a lot, partly to try and figure out why I think it’s so dull, and what’s meaningfully different about...
‘Creature Commandos’ Episode 3 Gets Bogged Down In Obvious Messaging and Silliness
I still like Creature Commandos, and I still think it has a lot of potential, but Episode 3 made me wonder if the concept was...