Articles by Jonathon Wilson
The Captain Makes A Movie In The Sympathizer Episode 4
I imagine when The Captain left Vietnam, he didn’t imagine he’d find himself on a movie set. And yet that’s where he ends up in...
The Sympathizer Episode 3 Makes A Mess Of Murder
It’s no secret that Robert Downey Jr. has been a key selling point of The Sympathizer, and for those who tuned in specifically for his...
‘Bodkin’ Season 2 Needs A New Mystery, But Not New Characters
You can’t solve a mystery twice, which is the primary obstacle standing in the way of Bodkin Season 2. The first season’s ending seemed to tie up...
Episode 4 of ‘The Atypical Family’ Is One Of The Best In The Series
If nobody knew quite what to make of The Atypical Family throughout its first three episodes, I imagine Episode 4 is where undecided viewers will...
Nikki Glaser Roasts Herself In HBO Special ‘Someday You’ll Die’
Things are going pretty well for Nikki Glaser. She was once again the clear stand-out in The Roast of Tom Brady on Netflix, which shouldn’t...
The Atypical Family Episode 3 Still Felt Like Something Was Missing
Nobody I’ve spoken to about The Atypical Family knows whether or not they like it. I doubt Episode 3 will help them decide either way....
The Ending Of ‘Bodkin’ Brings Things Full Circle
The ending of Bodkin ties multiple plot threads together in a mystery spanning back two and a half decades, so there’s a lot to unpack...
‘Bodkin’ Review: A Darkly Comic Take On Our True-Crime Obsession
These days having a true-crime podcast is the best career move you can make. If it’s popular, there’s a streaming series in your future. And...
The Atypical Family Gets Off To A Mixed Start in Episode 1 & 2
Everyone has superpowers these days, don’t they? It’s pretty played out as a hook to hang a TV show on, but The Atypical Family takes...
A Man In Full’s Ending Goes Way Off the Rails
It was inevitable that the ending of A Man in Full would see the bad guys winning — and ultimately losing. Episode 6, “Judgment Day”, its...
‘A Man in Full’ Review – Netflix’s Answer to Succession Is Another Morally Bankrupt Delight
Succession made moral bankruptcy cool, and it was only a matter of time before streaming platforms threw their hat in the bleakly comic corporate drama...
Recap: What Happened in ‘Typewriter’ Season 1?
Typewriter is a unique ghost story following three young friends who venture out to Goa to track down ghosts in an old villa. However, when a...
‘Quicksand’ Full Recap: The Drama and Key Plot Points Explained
Quicksand is a crime/drama thriller that has all the right ingredients to keep audiences engaged. The limited series follows a tragedy at school in a...
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Ends With A Satisfying Sendoff to Clone Force 99
It has been obvious throughout Season 3 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch that the ending would revolve around Mount Tantiss. After weeks spent escaping the...
The Ending Of ‘Fiasco’ Is Fittingly Ridiculous
It’s fitting that the ending of Fiasco is, as the title implies, a fiasco. Episode 7 features a meta flourish in the reveal of the...
‘Fiasco’ Review – Netflix’s French Farce Is A Reminder Of the Lost Art Of the Mockumentary
The mockumentary is a fine thing when done right. This Is Spinal Tap and The Office aren’t just classics of the genre but bona fide...
Who Was The Killer In ‘Them: The Scare’? Let’s Answer Some Key Questions
Them: The Scare is Season 2 of Prime Video’s anthological horror hit Them, and it has left viewers with more questions than they started with. While originally...
In Episode 16, Queen of Tears Gets The Happy Ending It Deserves
Yes, of course, Queen of Tears has a happy ending. What were you expecting? It isn’t about the destination anyway, but instead the journey, and...
Hae-in Regains Her Memories in Queen of Tears Episode 15
There are a lot of expectations on a penultimate episode, especially one for a series that is among the most popular K-Dramas of all time....
The Ending of ‘Goodbye Earth’ Is Happier Than You Think
The cleverness of Goodbye Earth is exposed by its ending, which refuses to cop out in the way a great many stories would. The premise...