Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘The Winning Try’ Episode 9 Recap – More Superb Character Drama Abounds
The Winning Try's sudden pivot into more serious and compelling drama continues apace in Episode 9, a brilliant hour dense with interlocking subplots and heightening stakes.
‘Peacemaker’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Two For The Price Of One
Peacemaker is back for Season 2, and not just back, but back into a new DC Universe.
‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Episode 8 Recap – Dexter’s Impulses Almost Get Him In Big Trouble
Dexter Morgan kills bad guys. He’s pretty particular about it, so it’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking about Dex as if he’s a good guy.
‘Invasion’ Season 3, Episode 1 Recap – A Glacial Premiere Stays True To Form
The most apt description of any episode of Invasion generally begins with, "Not much happened, but...". This holds true in the Season 3 premiere, "The Ones We Leave Behind", which has the unenviable task of setting up a new status quo after the Season 2 finale.
‘Chief of War’ Episode 5 Recap – A Complicated Homecoming
There isn't a great deal that happens in Episode 5 of Chief of War, but there's a tremendous amount implied, which is sometimes more important.
‘Fall for Me’ Ending Explained – A “Romantic” Happily Ever After For Everyone Except the Audience
Fall for Me is a tale of two sisters, both idiots, who find themselves ensnared in a sexy scheme to defraud them of an expansive...
‘Fall for Me’ Review – Netflix’s Tame Erotic Thriller Is Like Watching Paint Dry
The experience of watching Fall for Me is a lot like watching paint dry, with the semi-important caveat of someone getting their nipples out every...
‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2, Episodes 8 & 9 Recap – A Team-Building Exercise
There's no vehicular combat in Episodes 8 & 9 of Twisted Metal Season 2, which, for an adaptation of a video game franchise built entirely around vehicular combat, seems a tad concerning.
‘Rivers of Fate’ Ending Explained – As Happy A Climax As A Show Like This Gets
It’s hard for a show like Rivers of Fate, which largely traffics in outright misery, to have anything even resembling a happy ending. But these...
‘Rivers of Fate’ Review – An Unflinchingly Awful, Draining Crime Drama
Rivers of Fate seems sprung to life as a dare, almost as if directors Fernando and Quico Meirelles were trying to win a bet about...
‘Alien: Earth’ Episode 3 Recap – When Is A Machine Not A Machine?
“Metamorphosis” is defined as a transformational change, often from an immature form to an adult one, so despite conjuring images of butterflies bursting from chrysalises, as far as Alien: Earth is concerned, it applies less to the Xenomorphs and more to the Lost Boys.
‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ Episode 2 Recap – A Wildly Effective, Disorienting Hour
One suspects that Episode 2 is the showpiece hour of The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox.
‘The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox’ Episode 1 Recap – Hulu’s Next Hit Is Off To A Dizzying Start
There's a surprisingly light touch to the earliest portions of The Twisted Tale of Amanda Knox, Hulu's adaptation of Knox’s 2013 memoir, Waiting to Be Heard.
‘Platonic’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – An Eye For An Eye Leaves The Father-In-Law Blind
I think Season 2 is making me hate Platonic a little bit. It's a weird thing to say because it remains a well-made show with a handful of very funny lines, and Rose Byrne is especially great in Episode 4, "Fore!", but I'm so, so sick of Will.
‘Devo’ Review – A Breezy Celebration Of Counter-Cultural Weirdness
I wasn’t remotely familiar with the new wave band Devo before sitting down to watch Chris Smith’s Netflix documentary about the Akron, Ohio collective’s ‘80s...
‘America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys’ Review – ‘The Last Dance’ 2.0
As far as subject-approved, rather curtained docuseries go, America’s Team: The Gambler and His Cowboys is closer to something like WWE: Unreal than anything else....
‘Beyond the Bar’ Episode 6 Recap – The Question Of Consent Proves Tricky
Consent is never a simple subject, and it’s the rare show that can do it justice without dipping into uncomfortable territory.
‘The Institute’ Episode 7 Recap – We Finally Know The Truth (Or Do We?)
“Out of the frying pan and into the fire” comes to mind when watching Episode 7 of The Institute.
‘Beyond the Bar’ Episode 5 Recap – Hyo-min Stands On Her Own Two Feet
Absence makes the heart grow fonder, or so the saying goes, but the principle applies to K-Drama protagonists in a lot of ways. Beyond the Bar Episode 5 is built on it.
‘The Winning Try’ Episode 8 Recap – Several Serious Turns Keep Things Interesting
I'll level with you, readers -- I wasn't expecting half of what happens in The Winning Try Episode 7.