Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Everyone’s In A Rush to Die in Shogun Episode 7
“Where’s the beauty in this?” asks a man watching his nephew’s brains seep onto a rock, and he certainly has a point. With “A Stick...
Larry David Gives Bruce Springsteen Covid In Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Episode 9
If you were wondering about Larry David’s take on having sex with women who ultimately end up transitioning into men, “Ken/Kendra” has an answer for...
Larry David Thinks Steve Buscemi Has A Colostomy Bag in Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Episode 8
You judge Curb Your Enthusiasm on a weird curve that doesn’t apply to any other show, a sliding scale of how Curb an episode is....
Queen of Tears Episode 8 Is A Great Installment
The usual quibbles notwithstanding – the length! – Episode 8 of Queen of Tears was good. Like, really good. The emotions were high, the characters...
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Finally Revealed What The Echelon Briefing Is — And It Makes No Sense
Most of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live has revolved around the mysterious Echelon Briefing and what plans the Civic Republic Military has to rebuild society...
Hae-in and Hyun-woo Are Torn Apart In Queen of Tears Episode 7
Blimey, this is much too long, isn’t it? Queen of Tears is a good show, but it runs the risk of becoming a tedious one...
The Believers Ending Explained – Religion Remains A Racket
The Believers gets darker and more complex as it goes along, so it’s really no surprise that its ending isn’t entirely complete. What begins as...
The Believers on Netflix Is A Great Idea For A Show — But Not A Great Show
There’s an old viewpoint that the Roman Empire never ended, it simply became a church. And while an obvious oversimplification, the point it’s making is...
Testament: The Story of Moses Tells An Old Tale in the Safest Way Possible — And Will Still Annoy People
Halfway between a supernatural drama and a dry religious seminar, Testament: The Story of Moses squats rather awkwardly in the Netflix thumbnails. Its three episodes...
Asajj Ventress Makes A Mediocre Return in The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 9
Ever since the trailer for The Bad Batch Season 3, fans have been eagerly anticipating the return of Asajj Ventress, who has had an unusual...
Physical: 100 Season 2 Results – Who Won Season 2? All Quest Results (Episodes 1-9)
Physical: 100 Season 2 takes one hundred of Korea’s most impressive physical specimens and pits them head-to-head in a variety of grueling challenges. That’s a lot...
Queen of Tears Episode 6 Is Elevated By Many Twists and Turns
Now seems as good a time as any to mention that every episode of Queen of Tears is feature-length, which is quite clearly ludicrous. But...
‘The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live’ Kills Off A Longstanding Character In Episode 5
A longstanding supporting character in The Walking Dead dies in Episode 5 of The Ones Who Live, which is better news than you’d think. I’m...
Queen of Tears Episode 5 Recap – Hyun-woo and Hae-in Reconcile, But Is It Too Late?
What are we supposed to feel about Hyun-woo? I get that this is the hook of Queen of Tears, and it’s interesting to have a...
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 8 Reveals More Connections to The Mandalorian
While The Bad Batch started as a spin-off to the beloved animated series The Clone Wars, it has since evolved into an essential component of Star Wars canon, with...
Larry goes down in Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Episode 7… In More Ways Than One
Episode 7, “The Dream Scheme”, is one of those episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm where everything revolves around a central idea rather than the fun...
In Episode 4, Queen of Tears Reveals A Big Reason Why Hae-in and Hyeon-woo’s Marriage Failed
Like Episode 3 before it, Episode 4 is a real step up for Queen of Tears in how it digs into the fundamentals of Hyeon-woo...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Ending Explained – Do Ha-neul and Jeong-woo get their happily ever after?
The thing about healing is that it’s an ongoing process, which is why the ending of Doctor Slump isn’t really an ending. Episode 16 would...
The Walking Dead tries something different in The Ones Who Live Episode 4 — and it doesn’t work at all
Episode 4 of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live turns into Marriage Story for a while. After inexplicably surviving falling from a helicopter in the middle of...
Old Feelings Resurface in Queen of Tears Episode 3
Episode 3 of Queen of Tears doesn’t bring us any closer to fully understanding Hyeon-woo and Hae-in. Are they falling back in love? Or is...