Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Recap: Things Get Dramatic In ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episode 14
You can tell Miss Night and Day is heading towards its conclusion with an outing like Episode 14, which feels significant in both the dual-identity...
Recap: Mike Makes More Promises Than He Can Keep In ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 9
Whatever Mike is up to in the penultimate episode of Mayor of Kingstown Season 3, it’s going to blow up in someone’s face – and...
Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episode 13 Drags Its Feet A Little
Episodes 11 & 12 of Miss Night and Day really upended the core mystery plot and made some good progress in the relationship dynamics, so...
Recap: Elizabeth I Makes An Appearance In ‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2, Episode 3
“Death of a Prince” finally introduces Minnie Driver’s Queen Elizabeth I, which is a big-ish deal since The Serpent Queen Season 2 has in large...
The Ending of ‘Elite’ Season 8 Is A Merciful Send-Off For The Series
And, finally, it’s over. Episode 8, “End of Term”, isn’t just the end of Elite Season 8, but the ending of the entire series. And...
Review: ‘Elite’ Season 8 Mercy Kills A Once-Great Franchise
Elite is proof that you can have far too much of a good thing. For a couple of seasons, the Spanish Netflix series was proof...
The Ending Of ‘Kleo’ Season 2 Angles For Another Outing With Several Late Revelations
Kleo Season 2 has less of an ending than the first season did. That initial outing, despite leaving a few threads dangling, worked as a...
Review: ‘Kleo’ Season 2 Is A More Personal Follow-Up
Kleo snuck onto Netflix on the back of successes like Salt and Atomic Blonde; female-driven espionage thrillers with a quirky sensibility and a stylized aesthetic....
The Ending Of ‘Presumed Innocent’ Gives Carolyn Polhemus A New Killer
The ending of Presumed Innocent has two important matters to cover — the outcome of Rusty’s trial, and the reveal of who really killed Carolyn Polhemus. Episode...
Recap: Big Twists Subvert Expectations In ‘Miss Night And Day’ Episodes 11 & 12
Miss Night and Day Episodes 11 & 12 were just what the show needed after a couple of slower-paced installments that seemed to be running...
Recap: Pacing Issues Continue In ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episode 10
Ordinarily in K-Dramas that air two episodes a week, the second half of a double-bill is the exciting one, usually paying off the drama built...
Recap: Mike Makes Moves In ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 8
It’s not easy being Mike McLusky at the best of times, but Season 3 of Mayor of Kingstown is really putting him through the wringer....
Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4 Gets Off To A Dramatic Start
It has been more than two years since we last saw Snowpiercer, and the show has been through a lot since then, including an untimely...
Recap: ‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2, Episode 6 Is Light On Spectacle But Rich In Character
Episode 6 of House of the Dragon Season 2, “Smallfolk”, lacks spectacle but is stuffed with significant little character moments, which to be fair is...
Recap: ‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2, Episode 2 Builds Up Steam
Season 2 of The Serpent Queen got off to a wild start by burning down a Protestant church that may or may not have contained...
The Ending Of ‘Sweet Home’ Season 3 Is Too Little Too Late For A Flagging Series
The ending of Sweet Home Season 3 is a climactic battle between monsters, humans, and neohumans, but unfortunately, the battle for the show’s quality has...
Review: ‘Sweet Home’ Season 3 Bows Out With Another Messy, Mediocre Effort
The decline of Sweet Home should be studied. It’s easy to forget just how good Season 1 was before a painfully long delay killed interest and...
The Ending of ‘Master of the House’ Is Predictable, Grim, And Shallow
It should come as no surprise that the ending of Master of the House is predictable, grim, and formulaic. You’ll be similarly unsurprised to learn...
Review: ‘Master of the House’ Only Has Shock Value To Show For Itself
For as good as Succession is, the epidemic of imitators it has caused can’t be overstated. The subgenre of “despicable rich people doing despicable rich...
Recap: ‘Lady in the Lake’ Coheres A Little Better In Episode 2
Episode 2 of Lady in the Lake is as busy as the first, and while it creates the illusion of answering more questions than it...