Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Marvel’s What If…?’ Season 3 Gets Off To A Cracking Start In Episode 1
What if… the MCU had a baby with Godzilla and the Power Rangers? I have no idea how that would work genetically speaking, but the offspring would probably look a lot like the Season 3 premiere of Marvel’s What If…?
‘Landman’ Disappointingly Grinds To A Halt In Season 1, Episode 7
“All Roads Lead to a Hole” sidelines the overarching storylines for a bit to focus completely on the Cooper clan as they adapt to life on the patch.
‘Earth Abides’ Finally Introduces Some Danger In A Dark Double-Bill, But Also Gets A Lot Stupider
In many ways, this double-bill is a two-part lesson in why you shouldn’t see the best in people, which is the mistake that all of the survivors in this show have been getting away with constantly.
The Mystery Deepens In ‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 8
Episode 8 proves that very capably by shaking up the mystery even further, with new twists and questions complicating what was already a deeply intriguing narrative.
Romance and Mystery Are Afoot In ‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 7
Romance makes an interesting pairing with anything. You can graft a bit of kissing and canoodling onto any other genre and it morphs instantly. Some...
‘The Agency’ Spreads Itself A Little Too Thin In Season 1, Episode 5
The Agency is a strange show, it has to be said. It was wildly off-putting initially, really improved when it cohered a bit, and here...
‘Creature Commandos’ Gets Back On Track In Very Good Season 1, Episode 4
Now this is more like it. I was worried about Creature Commandos, I must admit, especially after it got so bogged down in simplistic political...
Mechanical Rises Up In ‘Silo’ Season 2, Episode 6
Mayor Holland’s grip on Silo 18 continues to slip in Episode 6 of Season 2, which is imaginatively titled “Barricades” and finds Mechanical rising up...
The Ending Of ‘Before’ Is Mindnumbingly Stupid, As Expected
Surprising absolutely nobody, the ending of Before is nonsense. We were expecting this, obviously, but Episode 10 is oddly impressive in its self-satisfaction. It’d be one thing...
‘Skeleton Crew’ Runs Into A Little Filler in Episode 4, But The Characters Remain Compelling
Episode 4 seems a little early for a show like Skeleton Crew to be resorting to filler, but “Can’t Say I Remember No At Attin” does feel a bit like that.
‘Shrinking’ Season 2 Remains A Beautiful Nightmare In Episode 11
"The Drugs Don't Work" is the third five-star episode in a row for Shrinking Season 2, which is the first time that has ever happened in the history of this website.
Ian Comes to the Forefront In ‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2, Episode 7
We've spent the entirety of Bad Sisters Season 2 wondering what Ian was really up to, and Episode 7, "How to Pick a Prick", gives us all the juicy details.
‘Poppa’s House’ Has A Valuable Message In Episode 8, But Only One Joke
Poppa’s House mires a good message in questionable presentation in Episode 8, but there’s still some value in its ideas.
‘Get Millie Black’ Gives Janet A Voice In Episode 4, But She Has Surprising Things To Say
Get Millie Black gives Janet a voice in Episode 4, but in a smart touch, she isn’t quite the victim we thought.
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Manages To Find A Dignified Ending After A Terrible Farewell Tour
Episode 14, “Life Is a Promise”, is about as good of an ending as we could have hoped for given the circumstances.
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Finally Gets Going In Season 1, Episode 5, But It Might Be Too Little Too Late
It’s fair to say that Dune: Prophecy hasn’t exactly resonated with viewers the way HBO probably wanted.
‘Earth Abides’ Is Too Risk Averse In Episode 3 And It’s Getting Dull
Episode 3, “World Without End”, moves the timeline further along and introduces a few new characters, but things still seem to be going too right too often for any real edge to take root in the setting.
‘Landman’ Pulls No Punches In Season 1, Episode 6, And Rightly So
Landman needed an edge, and Episode 6, “Beware the Second Beating”, provides it capably. It was obvious that Cooper’s savage beating wasn’t going to go unanswered, but I was a little surprised by the speed, ferocity, and completeness of Tommy’s retribution.
‘When the Phone Rings’ Continues To Improve Across the Board In Episode 6
I’ve mentioned before that there’s an old-school quality to When the Phone Rings that it’s difficult to put a finger on. Episode 6 has it...
‘1992’ Review – Netflix Thriller Relies On Imagery But Forgets To Be Interesting
The best part of 1992 is undoubtedly the villain, which coincidentally is the part it focuses on the least. But it counts for something. There...