Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘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...
‘Silo’ Season 2, Episode 5 Gets Everything Right, Despite Slowing Down
By the high standards already set by Silo Season 2, “Descent” is comparatively slow-paced. But don’t mistake Episode 5 for filler, since it’s anything but....
‘Before’ Episode 9 Recap – A Reveal About Lynn’s Death Can’t Save Another Rotten Outing
Before is, in a word, stupid. This won’t come as news to anyone at this point, but it’s especially ironic since it thinks it’s so...
‘La Palma’ Ending Explained – The Turtles Were Right
I know what you’re thinking – everyone dies, right? Well, no, as it happens. The ending of La Palma subverts expectations in that sense, with...
‘La Palma’ Review: Norwegian Netflix Series Goes Off With A Bit Of A Whimper
What if your idyllic vacation retreat was trying to kill you? This is, essentially, the premise of Netflix’s Norwegian limited series La Palma, though admittedly...
‘Skeleton Crew’ Continues To Be A Fascinating ‘Star Wars’ Adventure In Episode 3
I have no idea where or how Skeleton Crew fits into the wider Star Wars mythos, and I think that’s probably a good thing. I...
The Garveys Are Falling Apart In ‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2, Episode 6
Ian helps the sisters cover their tracks, bringing him closer to Eva but further into Houlihan's spotlight.
‘Shrinking’ Season 2, Episode 10 Is A Sucker Punch Of Raw Emotion
Watching an episode of Shrinking is hard work, sometimes. Here I was thinking that Episode 10 of Season 2, “Changing Patterns”, was an exclusively positive installment. It...
‘Get Millie Black’ Reveals The True Villain In Episode 3
It might be a bit of a cliché that the white guy has turned out to be the villain in Get Millie Black, but this...
‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 7 Blessedly Focuses More On Poppa and Ivy
It took seven weeks, but Poppa’s House finally has a premise I can relate to — Poppa has a bad back. His sciatica has flared up and...
‘Secret Level’ Recap – Our Take On Every Episode Of Amazon’s Anthology
Amazon’s anthological series Secret Level is pretty unprecedented as far as such things go – a collection of animated video-game-inspired short films released in two...
Carol Becomes The Focus In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 11
Carol has been a reliable but underutilized presence in Brilliant Minds thus far, so it’s nice that Episode 11, “The Other Woman”, puts her firmly at the...
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Blows Its Penultimate Episode On Sappy, Out-Of-Character Nonsense
It’s easy to forget how good Yellowstone was at its peak because Season 5 is euthanizing it in record time. I suppose that’s grimly ironic...
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Gets A Bit Too Dense For Its Own Good In Season 1, Episode 4
Dune: Prophecy is a lot better when Desmond Hart is around, isn’t it? I suggested that in my recap of the previous episode, which brushed...
‘Earth Abides’ Introduces A Little Hope In Episode 2
The premiere of Earth Abides was, in a word, bleak. And that set my expectations for Episode 2, “The Space Between”, which to be fair...
‘Landman’ Finally Gets Going And Introduces Real Conflict In Episode 5
“Where Is Home” is one of those episodes you sometimes get in a Taylor Sheridan show where everything just goes to Hell. And Landman needed to go...
‘The Agency’ Continues To Be A Drag In Episode 3
I’m still not convinced by The Agency. In Episode 3, “Hawk From A Handsaw”, it gets so gratingly serious and so obvious and reiterative about...
‘Silo’ Season 2 Ratchets Up The Drama With A Shocking Death In Episode 4
In most shows, Rebecca Ferguson doing an extended high-pressure underwater sequence like it’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation all over again would be the standout...
‘Before’ Is Even More Pointless Than Ever In Episode 8
Before hasn’t exactly been riveting throughout, but Episode 8 is a collection of its very worst qualities. Running under 25 minutes, delivering no new information,...
‘Creature Commandos’ Makes The Necessary Introductions In Its Two-Part Premiere
Welcome, says the two-part premiere of Creature Commandos, to the new DC Universe. Well, new-ish, I suppose. Episodes 1 and 2 of Max’s adult animated...