Articles by Jonathon Wilson
‘Disclaimer’ Episode 5 Takes Some Exceptionally Dark Turns
I’ll happily admit that I can’t stand the character of Nicholas in Disclaimer. Honestly — who does he think he’s talking to? If I spoke to...
‘Beauty in Black’ Proves Tyler Perry Must Be Stopped At All Costs
I know I give Tyler Perry a hard time, but he’s asking for it. Nobody else in entertainment delivers more execrable projects and seems so...
‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 7 Reveals Rio’s Real Identity
I’ll say this for Agatha All Along – it isn’t afraid to kill off its cast. Episode 7, “Death’s Hand In Mine”, features another heroic...
‘Grotesquerie’ Episodes 8 & 9 Blur The Lines Between Reality and Dreams
There were lots of big – nay, huge – questions coming out of the Big Twist™, chief among them how Grotesquerie was going to proceed...
‘High Potential’ Finds A Nice Rhythm In Season 1, Episode 5
There’s a case to be made that Season 1, Episode 5 of High Potential, aptly titled “Croaked”, gets a bit too complex for its own...
‘Murder in a Small Town’ Challenges The Status Quo In Season 1, Episode 5
Season 1, Episode 5 of Murder in a Small Town, “A Touch of Panic”, feels like it’s in the wrong place. I criticized the show’s...
‘Shrinking’ Is Effortlessly Brilliant In Season 2, Episode 3
Shrinking consistently amazes me. Only rarely does a show come along that is so able to juggle multiple three-dimensional characters and thoughtful, interlocking plot strands; that...
Times Are Changing In ‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 1
Damon Wayans is sitcom royalty, so Poppa’s House feels like it’s about more than just an aging DJ trying to deal with a changing world....
‘Brilliant Minds’ Outdoes Itself Again In Season 1, Episode 5
I’m wondering where the ceiling of Brilliant Minds is. With each instalment I find a new high-water mark, and Season 1, Episode 5, “The Haunted...
‘The Franchise’ Goes Feminist In Episode 3
Nobody said The Franchise is a documentary, but Episode 3, “Scene 54: The Lilac Ghost”, has an ear to the ground of the biggest problem...
‘The Penguin’ Episode 5 Is A Reminder That This Show Is About Villains
If you’d forgotten that The Penguin was a show about villains, Episode 5, “Homecoming”, will dispel any illusions. And I’ll grant you that it’s an...
‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 4 Feels Like A Turning Point
A Virtuous Business is what’s known as a low-stakes drama, but I’ve never quite liked that term. Stakes are relative, and there doesn’t need to...
‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Season 2 Delivers Another Banger In Episode 4
What is going on here? I wasn’t remotely sold on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 in its first couple of episodes, but Episode...
‘Tulsa King’ Hits Its Season 2 High Point In Episode 6
I’ve been waiting all season for “Navigator”. Tulsa King hasn’t exactly been firing on all cylinders in Season 2, but Episode 6 kicks things into...
‘A Virtuous Business’ Develops Good, Thoughtful Drama in Episode 3
There were some worries that A Virtuous Business would darken as it went, but I’m pleased to report that Episode 3 doesn’t really go in...
Rhiannon Gets A Taste For Killing In ‘Sweetpea’ Episode 2
After the premiere of Sweetpea, I made a pretty long list of Rhiannon’s potential victims. For now, that list may still be accurate, and there are...
‘Disclaimer’ Plunges Into Darker Territory in Episodes 3 & 4
Episodes 3 & 4 of Apple TV+’s Disclaimer – titled, simply, “III” and “IV” – have a hazy, dreamlike quality to them, which is very...
‘The Old Man’ Season 2, Episode 7 Confirms A Theory About Parwana
There’s a lot of dialogue in The Old Man Season 2, Episode 7. In fact, “XIV” is comprised almost entirely of three conversations – Dan...
‘The Shadow Strays’ Is Timo Tjahjanto On Fine Form
Sometimes I feel like Timo Tjahjanto was put on earth just for me. The Indonesian filmmaker only seems interested in making movies that appeal directly...
‘Teacup’ Gets A Little More Sci-Fi In Episodes 3 & 4
I don’t know how anyone is getting a decent night’s sleep in Teacup. At the end of Episode 2, a woman was turned inside-out. At...