Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Recap: ‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 2 Might Have Introduced the Killer
The pilot episode of Grotesquerie was fittingly grotesque, and Episode 2, “True Crime Catholics”, doesn’t exactly become a comedy. In fact, it might be even...
Recap: ‘Grotesquerie’ Has An Impressively Grim Pilot
You can’t have a spooky season without a Ryan Murphy show, and Grotesquerie fits the bill. Episode 1 introduces a couple of complicated protagonists, an...
Monsters, Mommy Issues, and Memory Trouble in the ‘Gyeongseong Creature’ Season 2 Finale
I’m getting sick of having to say this, but the ending of Gyeongseong Creature Season 2 isn’t much of an ending. Episode 7 of the...
Review: ‘Gyeongseong Creature’ Season 2 Is A Disappointing Step Down
I think we can all admit now that Gyeongseong Creature was a weird show. It aired needlessly in two parts separated by two weeks and...
Recap: ‘The Old Man’ Season 2, Episode 4 Claims A Couple Of Bodies
The Old Man feels different in Season 2; at this point, that’s undeniable. But in Episode 4 is starts to feel a bit more like its...
The Ending Of ‘A True Gentleman’ Is A Bit Of A Cop-Out
A True Gentleman is not a happy movie, so it shouldn’t have a happy ending. Because of this, I can’t help but feel like its...
Review: ‘A True Gentleman’ Takes A Bleak View On Romance and Relationships
I worry that some people might go into A True Gentleman incorrectly assuming it’s a rom-com, which would be a mistake since it isn’t funny...
Recap: ‘Agatha All Along’ Episode 3 Claims Its First Casualty
The Witches’ Road is the kind of nebulous idea that can essentially be whatever the writers want it to be at any given time. And...
Recap: ‘Brilliant Minds’ Season 1, Episode 1 Shows Plenty Of Potential
Season 1, Episode 1 of NBC’s Brilliant Minds is a mixed bag, but I’ll say this for it – it has a superb opening sequence....
Recap: ‘High Potential’ Season 1, Episode 2 Provides Some Welcome Emotion
The premiere of High Potential had everything a show like this needs, but if it was missing anything, one might suggest it was a streak...
Recap: ‘High Potential’ Season 1, Episode 1 Is A Near-Perfect Pilot (For This Kind Of Thing)
ABC’s High Potential has a cracking elevator pitch – what if Good Will Hunting, but the janitor ends up being a police officer instead of...
Recap: ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 1, Episode 1 Starts With The Wrong Case
It might just be me, but I think it was a mistake for the premiere of Fox’s Murder in a Small Town to be 90...
Review: ‘Mr. McMahon’ Is So Good That Vince Hates It
Two days before the release of Netflix’s six-part docuseries Mr. McMahon, Vince McMahon himself took to social media to slam it. After five minutes of...
Recap: ‘Tell Me Lies’ Season 2, Episode 5 Made Me Feel Physically Sick
I love the title of Tell Me Lies Season 2, Episode 5 — “Evil, Ornery, Scandalous, and Evil”. It’s perfect. It applies to every character and every...
Recap: ‘Slow Horses’ Season 4, Episode 4 Pins the Blame On MI5
Episode 4 of Slow Horses Season 4, “Returns”, begins with a pretty significant revelation. Frank Harkness — Hugo Weaving’s finally getting a bit of direct...
Recap: Rosa Goes Undercover In ‘Bad Monkey’ Episode 8
Bad Monkey is back in form in Episode 8, “The Russian Mob Is Very Active in Key West”. And this is good news since we’re...
What Is That Twist At the End of ‘Penelope’ Implying?
Penelope is a show in which almost nothing happens, so while watching it I didn’t anticipate the need to “explain” anything, not regarding the ending or,...
Review: ‘Penelope’ Is Frictionless, Twee YA Twaddle
I can see what Penelope is trying to do – or, more aptly, what it’s trying to be. The Netflix drama from Mel Eslyn and...
Recap: ‘English Teacher’ Episode 5 Plays On A Classic Workplace Sitcom Premise
Episode 5 of English Teacher uses a classic workplace sitcom setup: Getting everyone out of the workplace. In this case, it’s a field trip that...
Recap: Pierpoint Is On The Ropes In ‘Industry’ Season 3, Episode 7
Things are not going well for anyone in Episode 7 of Industry Season 3. The “Useful Idiot” of the title is Eric, though the label...