Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Sky Rojo’ Season 3 Ending Explained – Who Survives the Finale?
The finale of Sky Rojo Season 3 begins with Coral freeing herself so that she can save the suicidal Moises from drowning, pointing out the absurdity...
‘Sky Rojo’ Season 3 Review – A Satisfying, Conclusive Payoff
Sky Rojo was an instant hit for Netflix thanks mostly to it being the work of Alex Pina, the creator of Money Heist, which has...
‘The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House’ Season 1 Ending Explained – Can Kiyo and Sumire Maintain Their Friendship?
The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House, a nine-episode slice-of-life drama by Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters) and adapted from Aiko Koyama’s manga series Kiyo in Kyoto: From the...
‘The Makanai: Cooking for the Maiko House’ Review – Comfort Food In TV Form
Imagine, if you will, cozying up to a warm meal, perhaps on a winter night when it’s dark and cold outside. The meal is up...
‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – Why Does Cody Go AWOL?
Going much darker than The Bad Batch usually tends to, “The Solitary Clone”, framed in the perspective of the eponymous Crosshair, is a sobering reminder...
‘Willow’ Season 1 Ending Explained – What Does The Post-Credits Scene Mean?
The penultimate episode of Willow ended with Kit and Elora finally finding Airk, who had enjoyed something of a makeover, presumably in the salon of Lili,...
‘Alice in Borderland’ Season 2 Review – An Impeccably-Constructed Battle Royale
The Japanese battle royale series Alice in Borderland was a tremendous hit for Netflix back in 2020, taking the Haro Aso manga series and turning...
‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – What Is Rowan’s Power?
There’s a lot to be excited about when it comes to Mayfair Witches. It’s another Anne Rice AMC adaptation following the success of Interview with...
‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ Season 1 Ending Explained – Who are the Girls In Blue?
Sprung from the obviously rather demented mind of Nicolas Winding Refn, Copenhagen Cowboy is a deliberately confounding show, a kaleidoscopic, macabre dreamscape that doesn’t play...
‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ Season 1, Episode 5 Recap – How Does Nicklas Revive Rakel?
Throughout these recaps, I’ve speculated about Miu. I’ve described her often as a kind of moral good in human form, sheer will in a tracksuit....
‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – How Is Miroslav Connected to Miu?
What is Miu? And by that, I don’t mean is she an angel or an alien or anything like that. I mean what function does...
‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – How Is Chiang Controlling Hulda?
Appearances can be deceiving. A family home might be a secret sex trafficking operation. A Chinese restaurant might hide a body-chomping pig farm being utilized...
‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – How Does Miu Get Revenge on Rosella?
Lonely — that’s the word. That’s what everyone in Copenhagen Cowboy seems to be. Even in group scenes, everyone is quiet, looking at the ground...
‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – What Does Rosella Want With Miu?
If most shows opened with a woman being strangled in a pig farm, her choking interspersed with the frantic squealing of sows, I’d think it...
‘Copenhagen Cowboy’ Season 1 Review – A Compelling, Confounding Dreamscape
Every director has at least one bizarre, self-indulgent work in them, the kind of thing the studio system won’t let them make, that audiences can’t...
‘Star Wars: The Bad Batch’ Season 2 Review – Gorgeous Animation In Search of Identity
The Bad Batch is a strange show in the Star Wars continuity. It’s animated, like The Clone Wars and Rebels (and Resistance, though we’re mostly...
‘Willow’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – What Does Elora See In Her Vision?
Hot on the heels of what was probably the best episode of the season, “Beyond the Shattered Sea” splurges all that newfound goodwill on a...
‘National Treasure: Edge of History’ Season 1, Episodes 5 and 6 Recap – How Was Billie Getting Her Information?
Did you know that on every equinox, the late afternoon sun casts a shadow down the northern staircase of the Temple of Kukulcán at Chichen...
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5, Episode 8 Recap – What are Beth and Jamie Plotting?
Well, folks, “A Knife and No Coin” is the last episode of Yellowstone until the summer – don’t worry, you’ve got 1923 to enjoy in...
‘The Way of the Househusband’ Season 2 Review – Another Very Funny Collection of Shorts
Little has changed in the world of The Way of the Househusband. Adapted from Kousuke Oono’s manga series, the Netflix anime was a surprisingly funny...