Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2, Episode 8 Recap – Now Things Are Getting Serious
There it is – that end of season feeling. It took a while, but Episode 8 is where The Night Agent Season 2 really kicks into gear, delivering significant character turns and major twists to build the stakes ahead of the final two episodes.
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – A Dense Chapter Provides a Key Turning Point in Multiple Areas
There’s quite a bit going on in Episode 7 of The Night Agent Season 2. “Tilt” is, I think, the densest chapter so far, the one most full of key developments and crucial turning points in virtually every ongoing subplot.
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – The Moral Weight of Spycraft
What makes a good agent? Given that’s the title of Episode 6 of The Night Agent Season 2, it’s a worthwhile question to ask, since it also forms the thematic basis of another hour that takes things pretty slowly and then explodes into action towards the end.
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2 Episode 5 Recap – We All Need a Breather After That One
By the standards of most episodes of The Night Agent, “A Family Matter” is pretty tame for most of its runtime. But don’t be fooled....
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – It’s Party Time
Episode 4 is easily the best installment of The Night Agent Season 2 thus far. As we approach the midpoint and have a clearer sense...
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – Things Are Beginning to Take Shape
Episode 3 of The Night Agent Season 2 feels like a table-setting installment, an hour dedicated to putting all the right pieces in position and...
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – Now We’re Getting Somewhere
While some of the complexity, mystery, and even urgency of The Night Agent’s first season was a little absent in its Season 2 premiere, Episode...
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Right Back Where We Started
Things have changed in The Night Agent Season 2, but they’re still fundamentally the same. That’s the implication of Episode 1, anyway. By the end...
‘The Hunting Party’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – How to Waste a Compelling Premise for No Reason
NBC’s The Hunting Party has one of the more compelling concepts in recent memory. It’s about a top-secret subterranean prison built below a nuclear missile silo housing the deadliest serial killers humanity has ever produced, many of whom are supposed to be dead.
‘High Potential’ Season 1, Episode 10 Recap – Things Are Getting Pretty Silly Now
High Potential has always had a comedic streak, but Episode 10, “Chutes and Murders”, takes it too far. I’m not sure why.
‘Prime Target’ Episode 2 Recap – A New Perspective Expands the Show’s Scope
Apple TV+ tends to debut the first two episodes of their new shows at once, which is good news for Prime Target, since Episode 2, “Syracuse”, is where it gets going.
‘Prime Target’ Episode 1 Recap – Introducing the Most Unlikeable Protagonist Ever
If Good Will Hunting had a child with Enemy of the State, it might look a bit like Apple TV+’s Prime Target. But maybe that’s overselling things.
‘Prime Target’ Review – Apple TV+’s Mathematical Thriller Is By-the-Numbers
Apple TV+’s Prime Target is a show about maths, and a bit of history, and a lot of international espionage and conspiracism, but on a...
‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 6 Recap – We’re Definitely Getting Somewhere
One of the problems with When the Stars Gossip – and it’s admittedly a "me" problem – is that I only care what’s going on in one narrow section of it.
‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2 Episode 3 Recap – Rowan Bites Off More Than She Can Chew
Nobody likes a dinner party, and when you really boil it down, that’s all Episode 3 of Mayfair Witches Season 2 really is.
‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 5 Recap – I Think We’re Going Somewhere… But We’re Not There Yet
When the Stars Gossip needs a turning point, I think. If Episode 5 proves anything, it’s that the status quo isn’t quite enough, despite the novelty of the setting.
‘The Pitt’ Episode 3 Recap – Max Medical Drama Continues to Paint a Profound Portrait of Mortality
The word of the day is “death”. This is largely true of any episode of any medical drama, but it’s particularly true of Episode 3 of The Pitt, which opens and closes with death.
‘Alarum’ Review – Sylvester Stallone’s Late-Career Phase Is In Full Swing
Alarum feels like the kind of bargain bin actioner you’d pick up by chance in the halcyon days of video rentals when a couple of...
‘Back in Action’ Review – Cameron Diaz’s Netflix Comeback Is Utterly Soulless
You have to wonder how much money Cameron Diaz was offered for Back in Action. It was evidently enough to coax her out of retirement,...
‘Severance’ Season 2 Premiere Recap – Cracking Open the Mystery Box Once Again
The most obvious disconnect between the audience and the characters in Severance’s Season 2 premiere is that for them it has only been few a seconds since we left, and for us it has been almost three years.