Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Arcane’ Season 2 Ends With A Sweeping, Complex, Emotional Act 3
Well, blimey. It was virtually inevitable that Act 3 of Arcane Season 2 was going to stir some emotions, but as usual with this show,...
The Legendary Swedish Crime Behind Netflix’s ‘The Helicopter Heist’
A grain of truth is a powerful thing, and there’s a big one behind Netflix’s Swedish limited series The Helicopter Heist. The 2009 robbery of...
‘The Helicopter Heist’ Delivers Serviceable True-Crime Thrills
If there are two things everybody loves these days, it’s true crime and heist thrillers. The Helicopter Heist knows this, which is why the Swedish...
‘When the Phone Rings’ Episode 1 Introduces An Unusual Premise
When the Phone Rings is weird even by K-Drama standards, and that’s obvious right from Episode 1. A loveless marriage of convenience, selective mutism, and...
‘Before’ Finally Provides Some Answers In Episode 6
Well, Before is heating up a little, isn’t it? Episode 6, “Fever Dream”, continues a recent trend of being quite coherent, actually providing some answers...
The Balance Of Power Is Tipping In ‘Silo’ Season 2, Episode 2
Season 2 of Silo continues to be about vibes, and the general underlying feeling of Episode 2, “Order”, is civil unrest, fomenting rebellion, and abuses...
‘Adoration’ Is A Familiar Feeling Mystery With A Bad Attitude
Ironically for a show titled Adoration, everyone in this seems to hate each other. There are more arguments in the first couple of episodes that...
‘Gangnam B-Side’ Goes A Little Off The Rails In Episodes 5 & 6
It’s safe to say that Gangnam B-Side goes a little off the rails in Episodes 5 and 6. While there’s still a lot to like...
A Serial Killer Comes to Gibsons In ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 1, Episode 7
Just in time for the finale, a serial killer has come to Gibsons to shake things up and inevitably bring all the core characters together....
It’s All Going Wrong In ‘Shrinking’ Season 2, Episode 7
There’s a lot to like about Episode 7 of Shrinking Season 2, though admittedly less so if you’re one of the characters. “Get in the Sea” —...
Grief Looms Large In ‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2, Episode 3
Season 2 of Bad Sisters got off to a slightly stunted start, so it’s a shame that Episode 3, “Missing”, doesn’t have much urgency either. But it...
Everyone’s Getting Laid In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Season 1, Episode 8, Including the Elderly
Once you get over the obvious hilarity of the premise – it’s about a sweet old lady who wants to have sex all the time,...
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Continues To Suffer From Circumstance In Episode 10
“The Apocalypse of Change” is exactly the kind of episode you get when you have to kill off a show’s main character over a contract...
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Pulls No Punches In Season 1, Episode 1, Even If It Takes Its Time
Here’s a relevant question: Is Dune: Prophecy the next Game of Thrones? Can it be? Should it be? Season, Episode 1, “The Hidden Hand”, has...
‘The Franchise’ Episode 7 Provides A Last-Minute Change Of Scenery
You can tell The Franchise is approaching the end since it’s running out of things to make fun of. We’ve already had the big and...
‘A Virtuous Business’ Makes A Crucial Mistake In Its Finale
Time skips can be useful narrative conceits, and in some cases, they can really reinvigorate a flagging show (hello, The Walking Dead.) But there’s one...
Taylor Sheridan Takes ‘Yellowstone’ To Texas in the ‘Landman’ Season 1, Episodes 1 and 2
Landman is the fourth – count ‘em – show that Taylor Sheridan has created for Paramount+, and it might be the most quintessentially Taylor Sheridan...
‘Tulsa King’ Season 2 Ends With A Quiet, Understated Finale
I’m not sure what I was expecting to happen in the finale of Tulsa King Season 2, but it probably wasn’t this. Saying that Episode...
A Heartfelt Reunion In ‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 11
I think the smartest thing that A Virtuous Business has done thus far is entangling Da-hyun’s seemingly unrelated personal subplot with the core group dynamics....
‘Arcane’ Season 2 Slows Things Down In Act 2 To Extraordinary Effect
It’s accurate to say that Act 2 of Arcane Season 2 slows things down a lot relative to the balls-to-the-wall frenzy of Act 1, but...