Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Borgen — Power & Glory’ Review – The Rare Reboot That Feels Right On Time
Back in the halcyon days of 2013, Borgen quietly became the crown jewel of the Scandi Noir subgenre. It has been years since, and audiences...
‘Shining Girls’ Season 2 Is Increasingly Looking Unlikely
Shining Girls is an excellent series from Apple TV+ starring Elizabeth Moss. The TV show is still popular, but the chances of a Season 2 is...
The Staircase (2022) Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – “Seek and Ye Shall”
Michael insists that he will not say that he killed Katherine. And despite David’s pleas, Michael remains firm that he will not take the Alford...
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – “Part III”
Obi-Wan Kenobi makes a surprising pivot in this episode, beginning to resemble something like outright horror much more than a knockabout fun-for-all-the-family space adventure. And...
‘My Liberation Notes’ Season 1 Ending Explained
It doesn’t really come as much of a surprise at this point, but of course, one of the low-key best K-dramas of the year rounds...
‘My Liberation Notes’ Season 1, Episode 15 Recap – The More Things Change…
It’s all about change, really, isn’t it? Everyone and everything changes, inevitably, but as it has progressed, My Liberation Notes has become about the speed...
‘Obi-Wan Kenobi’ Season 1, Episodes 1 & 2 Recap – Well, Hello There
After years of speculation, months of rumors, reshoots, and delays, and a concerted effort by Disney to reinvent appointment television with the hype-driven small-screen storytelling...
‘Tehran’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – “Double Fault”
With Milad now in prison, Yulia plans on killing him as she fears that he will break during interrogation. Marjan tries to reassure Tamar that...
‘Shining Girls’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – “Offset”
Kirby goes to her flat; her Mom is already there. But Kirby has reason to celebrate as work is going well. Her life, and Kirby...
‘Now and Then’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – “Crossing the Line”
Flora and her partner have done a night stake, but so far, nothing useful has occurred. Moving back to “Then”, Flora disturbs Sullivan on his...
The Staircase (2022) Season 1, Episode 6 Recap – “Crossing the Line”
In 2017, Michael and Sophie meet Shaun again before the first day of the rest of Michael’s life, as Michael will be entering an Alford...
‘The Flight Attendant’ Season 2 Ending Explained
Megan warns the Korean man that she has in her boot that she’ll kill him if he comes after her family again. Shortly afterward, Megan...
‘Ricky Gervais: SuperNature’ Review – Gervais’s Laziest Special Yet
Ricky Gervais loves irony. He uses it as an excuse for almost everything he says, and in his latest Netflix special, Ricky Gervais: SuperNature, it’s...
‘Billy the Kid’ Season 1, Episode 7 Recap – “At the House”
Even for anyone who hasn’t heard of Billy the Kid or the Lincoln County War, there’s an undeniable sense of foreboding hanging over “At the...
‘My Liberation Notes’ Season 1, Episode 14 Recap – The Grieving Process
“Before” and “after” are the two terms always used on either side of a significant event; a reminder that who you were is always a...
‘My Liberation Notes’ Season 1, Episode 13 Recap – As Time Goes By
Episode 13 of My Liberation Notes has a clear intention of showing a very different side to Mr. Gu than what we’re used to. Sometime...
‘Tomorrow’ Season 1 Ending Explained
And so Tomorrow comes to an end. “Threads of Fate” isn’t the perfect finale, of course; it still has some tonal wobbles and isn’t always...
‘Tomorrow’ Season 1, Episode 15 Recap – “Circus”
Episode 15 of Tomorrow begins by recalling last episode’s rather excellent one, which delved into Ryeon’s backstory with Jung-gil and her suicide after his rampage...
‘Love, Death + Robots’ Season 3 Review – Another High-Quality, Visually Stunning Volume
The premise behind Love, Death + Robots is basically a free-for-all; a blank canvas – and seemingly blank check – for artists and animators to...
‘Love, Death + Robots’ Season 3, Episode 9 Recap – “Jibaro”
Completely devoid of dialogue and communicating entirely through visual storytelling and interpretive dance, “Jibaro” is a potent metaphor for male dominance and sexual violence told...