Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘The Watcher’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – “Someone to Watch Over Me”
There’s really no wonder that Dean Brannock is frustrated. He’s deep in a financial hole, he’s been passed up for a promotion at work, he’s...
‘The Watcher’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “Götterdämmerung”
Well, let’s recap, since that’s exactly what Dean and Theodora are doing at the start of “Götterdämmerung” anyway. (If you’re wondering, the title refers to...
‘Wild Croc Territory’ Season 1 Review – An Exciting Take on the Crocodile World
From the opening scene, it’s safe to say that Wild Croc Territory is going to be a wildly dramatic watch. From a crocodile in a net...
The Real True Story Behind Netflix’s ‘The Watcher’
The mark of any good true-crime story is if it’s too weird to be believed, and that very much describes the true story behind The...
‘The Watcher’ Review – Ryan Murphy and Netflix Deliver Another Bizarre True-Crime Story
Ryan Murphy is currently on a roll at Netflix, though I suppose you could quibble about whether “roll” is exactly the right term. His last...
‘The Watcher’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – “Blood Sacrifice”
What do home security, private investigators, and motels all have in common? They all cost money, and money is something that the Brannocks are pretty...
‘The Watcher’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – “Welcome, Friends”
It always begins with the house, doesn’t it? Now that I think about it, almost nobody that has ever viewed a lovely house in a...
‘Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap – Humor Is Key In a Decent Chapter
There’s a dangerous drug in the world of Pennyworth, and that very drug nearly caused Thomas to murder Martha. After her husband, Thomas, was placed...
‘Island of the Sea Wolves’ Season 1 Review – The Dramatic Lives of Wildlife
In this three-part docuseries, Island of the Sea Wolves, Will Arnett lends his voice to tell the story of sea wolves. Very much in the...
‘Andor’ Season 1, Episode 6 Recap – “The Eye”
Andor has a lot of positive qualities, but its most significant is that it’s patient. Some might misinterpret this as being slow, but I’d argue...
Becoming Desensitised to Horror and Gore
Horror films and gore have long piqued our interest since television and film became a part of our lives. In fact, one of the first...
‘Tell Me Lies’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap – “Don’t Go Wasting Your Emotion”
As more people discover the truth behind Macie’s death after Tell Me Lies Episode 7, will the truth finally come to light in episode 8?...
‘Avenue 5’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – “No One Wants an Argument About Reality”
The first season of Avenue 5 on HBO was about a series of escalating calamities; a cascade of bad decisions, oversights, half-truths, and assumptions that...
‘The Patient’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap – “Ezra”
A thought occurred to me in the opening scene of Season 1, Episode 8, which takes place in Sam’s office, where he’s getting worried about...
‘Reasonable Doubt’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – “Guilty Until Proven Innocent”
Reasonable Doubt Season 1, Episode 3 ended with Daniel being attacked. Will he survive? Or will the Onyx Collective‘s show feature an early death? So Daniel...
‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – What Happened in “The First Regency”
In The Serpent Queen episode 4, a welcome time jump knocked the narrative forward 15 years and welcomely cast Samantha Morton as Catherine de Medici...
‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – What Happened in “A New Era”
If I’ve had a persistent complaint about The Serpent Queen thus far, it’s that there hasn’t been enough Samantha Morton. Season 1, Episode 4, “A...
‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – What Happened in “The Price”
Things are, I think it’s fair to say, looking up for Rahima. After maiming the cook who was rude to her with the help of...
‘The Walking Dead’ Season 11, Episode 18 Recap – “A New Deal”
If I’m being completely honest, it never really made sense to me how the Commonwealth had survived even this long. Don’t get me wrong, the...
‘The Walking Dead’ Season 11, Episode 17 Recap – “Lockdown”
“Lockdown” is, literally, the beginning of the end – the first of the final few episodes of The Walking Dead. But does it feel like...