Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Watson’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – Even Sherlock Holmes Doesn’t Add Anything
I guess enough time has passed for an episode about a pandemic, even a tiny one that only flirts with the idea of becoming a wide-scale health event.
‘DMV’ Episode 3 Recap – What’s One More Bad Driver?
DMV can get away with a lot because it's genuinely funny more often than it isn't.
‘Nightmares of Nature’ Season 2 Review – “Lost in the Jungle” Is A Big Step Up
I already liked Nightmares of Nature. It was a great idea – balancing the education of nature documentaries with the entertainment of a classically styled...
‘Chad Powers’ Ending Explained – A Surprisingly Emotional, Subversive Finale
I’ve been a fan of Chad Powers since the beginning, but I’m quite happy to admit that the one thing it hasn’t been is unconventional. A hodgepodge...
‘Brilliant Minds’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – There’s A Lot Going On Here
Let's just get this out of the way -- there's far too much going on in "The Doctor's Graveyard".
‘The Chair Company’ Episode 3 Recap – Was This the Halloween Special?
There’s a thing about jump scares where they almost never work because savvy viewers have come to expect them.
‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 1 Recap – The Kids Will Not Be Okay
There are openings, and then there are openings. It: Welcome to Derry has an italicised version.
‘The Asset’ Ending Explained – An Even More Miserable Conclusion Than Expected
It was, I think, pretty inevitable that The Asset wasn’t going to have a happy ending. It’s just that kind of show. Like I’ve said already, undercover...
‘The Asset’ Episode 5 Recap – There’s No Way This Ends Well, Is There?
Folke's awful, isn't he? Here we were, thinking that Tea had done a pretty good job of sending Ashley back into Miran's clutches with a bit of tasteful reassurance, but that's not good enough for Folke, who is adamant that Ashley needs to stay with Miran at all costs.
‘The Asset’ Episode 4 Recap – The Morality Is Becoming Greyer Than Ever
You know how it goes -- one minute you're making new friends and doing deals, the next someone is getting shot to death right in front of you.
‘The Asset’ Episode 3 Recap – Okay, I Didn’t Expect That
The morning after the night before is never easy. If you're a recovering drug addict who just had a few bumps of Class A narcotics, and if your friendship with your new bestie is liable to get her killed by her dangerous mobster boyfriend, the morning after is a whole new nightmare.
‘The Asset’ Review – Netflix Sends An Addict Undercover In Sharp Danish Thriller
As someone who watches a lot of film and TV, I’ve always been fascinated by the idea of undercover work. What I’m primarily interested in...
‘The Asset’ Episode 2 Recap – Tea Is Already In Too Deep
There’s a longstanding joke about how easily men make friends, but The Asset holds that the same is true for women. As it turns out, if your...
‘The Asset’ Episode 1 Recap – A Lot Of This Seems Like A Bad Idea
Who’s the best person to go undercover in a drug-smuggling syndicate? According to Episode 1 of Netflix’s The Asset, it’s a traumatized woman with no experience...
‘Typhoon Family’ Episodes 5 & 6 Recap – Tae-poong Gambles His Eyes
There’s a peculiar predicament that Typhoon Family finds itself in, I think as a consequence of being backdropped by a very real financial crisis.
‘Talamasca: The Secret Order’ Episode 2 Recap – The Guy Is An Idiot
Talamasca: The Secret Order kind of relies on Guy Anatole being smart, which is a bit of a problem, since Episode 2 reveals him to be a total idiot.
‘Talamasca: The Secret Order’ Episode 1 Recap – Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Vampire
The smartest decision that Talamasca: The Secret Order makes is presenting itself as a straight-up spy thriller.
‘Billy the Kid’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap – Billy’s Great Escape (And Possible Death)
One of the more intriguing parts of the legend of Billy the Kid -- part of the reason, I suspect, why stories about his life have always been so popular -- is that his death has a conspiratorial quality to it.
‘Tulsa King’ Season 3, Episode 6 Recap – The Bullets Are Finally Flying
Now we’re talking. I did say that Tulsa King felt as if it was finding some first-season form, and that’s very much the takeaway from...
‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 4, Episode 1 Recap – Can’t Stop the Train
You know Mayor of Kingstown is good, since its Season 4 premiere is riveting despite being, for most of its runtime, about one character bursting into the office of another character and having a passive-aggressive argument.