Jonathon Wilson

You’re under no obligation to take a show as seriously as it takes itself, which in the case of Treason is good news. This new...

Before we get into the specifics of this climactic episode and Treason‘s ending, allow me to give you a quick mission briefing for context. So,...

For a show named after a sect of mutant monster hunters, The Witcher: Blood Origin has been pretty light on monsters thus far. Luckily, “Of Warriors,...

It all comes back toXin’treain the finale of The Witcher: Blood Origin, which is probably fitting since so much political and magical power is concentrated...

The second episode of The Witcher: Blood Origin begins by introducing another member of “The Seven” — though technically two. You might have recalled, in the...

“Of Ballads, Brawlers and Bloodied Blades” begins by introducing the show’s framing device and its most explicit connection to the two seasons of The Witcher also...

Ask anyone what they love about the Witcher universe – a fantasy world inspired by Polish folklore, created in the literary works of Andrzej Sapkowski...

The Japanese battle royale series Alice in Borderland is based on the Haro Aso manga series and has thus far enjoyed two seasons on Netflix, both of...

We’ve reached the big – and long! – penultimate episode of Alice in Borderland Season 2, and it’s a doozy. Beginning with a largely forgotten-about...

It occurs to me that a lesser show than Alice in Borderland – dare I say it, perhaps even Squid Game – would do the...

As we enter the back half of the season, Alice in Borderland season 2 begins to divide its cast even further, taking the world in...

Let’s get the first order of business out of the way — the culmination of the Solitary Confinement game, which in Episode 3 saw Chishiya...

You’ll recall that in Episode 2 of Alice in Borderland Season 2, Tatta was given the unenviable task of guarding the base during the game of...

The name of the game is Osmosis, so-called after the basic scientific principle. The King of Clubs, who we met at the end of the...

I think I can say confidently that Alice in Borderland is the only show to have ever had a flashback as specific as “13 minutes ago”....

It’s a pretty commonly accepted sentiment that screen adaptations are never quite as good as the books, and while that stands true more often than...

“Wildwood” begins with a direct continuation from the cliffhanger ending of Episode 4, in which the Gales, dark, creepily-designed servants of the Withered Crone, set...

The double-bill premiere of National Treasure: Edge of History ended with what to the characters was a big revelation but to anyone who has ever seen...

Yellowstone doesn’t abuse flashbacks as much as most shows do. In fact, they’re usually worth looking forward to, since they dispense important character backstories, set...

Nigeria’s first young-adult drama on Netflix is in the form of Far From Home, a five-episode splice of teen shenanigans and a crime plot about a...