Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Here’s everything that happened in A Round of Applause Season 1
A Round of Applause is an incredibly unique Turkish comedy-drama on Netflix, steeped in metaphors about parenting, relationships, and growing up. Season 1 is essentially...
A Round of Applause Season 1 Ending Explained – What does it all mean?
Many things can and will be said about the ending of A Round of Applause. It certainly isn’t a happy one. It also isn’t strictly...
A Round of Applause Season 1 Review – You’ve Never Seen Anything Like This Before
I can say with a reasonable degree of confidence that nobody who watches A Round of Applause will have ever seen anything quite like it...
The Mire Season 3 Ending Explained – The Necklace, The Letter, and Everything Else
One cannot simply explain the ending of The Mire. The whole point of Season 3, subtitled “Millennium”, is to tie all three seasons – each...
The Mire Season 3 Review – Millennium is a complicated closer
The Mire Season 3, subtitled “Millennium”, is the grand finale of the popular Polish Netflix series. The final six episodes, though, are deeply related to...
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 4 Recap – Getting the Gang Back Together
In the three-episode Season 3 premiere of Star Wars: The Bad Batch, Omega and Crosshair escaped from Mount Tantiss. I’m pleased to report that Episode...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 10 Recap – Jeong-woo confronts Kyung-min
Doctor Slump continues to move at a relatively surprising clip for a K-Drama. Season 1 did away with the legal subplot much earlier than expected,...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 9 Recap – Another Blind Date
As we settle into the back half of Doctor Slump, we’re taking the first few steps on a path of healing after Episode 8 took...
Through My Window 3: Looking At You Ending Explained – Do Raquel and Ares finally end up together?
You could have predicted the ending of Through My Window 3: Looking At You about five minutes into the first movie. Do Raquel and Ares...
Through My Window 3: Looking At You Review – A predictable end to a silly love story
Through My Window 3: Looking At You – which, I think we can all agree, doesn’t even sound like a real title – is one...
Here’s everything that happened in Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1
Many things will be said about Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Avatar: The Last Airbender, but nobody could claim it’s easy for newcomers to parse. With...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 Ending Explained – Does Aang save Agna Qel’a?
The ending of Avatar: The Last Airbender is only the beginning of Aang’s journey. Episode 8 of Season 1 certainly feels like a climax, with...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 Episode 7 Recap – Equal Rights, Equal Lefts
Episode 7 of Avatar: The Last Airbender starts with Zuko’s death. But not really! While the crux of the action takes place in the Northern...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – Behind the Mask
Episode 6 of Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 is titled “Masks”, and for good reason. In it, Aang tries to figure out how to...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – Face Your Fears
There’s a distinct horror tone to Episode 5 of Avatar: The Last Airbender that sets it apart from previous episodes in Season 1. It’s full...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – Old Friends, High Places
Now that it’s slowing down to a manageable pace, Avatar: The Last Airbender is getting better. It’s also getting weirder, but that’s another matter. Either...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – Omashu’s Merry Men
Episode 3 is my favorite installment of Avatar: The Last Airbender thus far. Set entirely in the titular Earth Kingdom city of Omashu, it excels...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 Episode 2 Recap – Kyoshi Warriors
Episode 2 of Avatar: The Last Airbender is, thankfully, a little more settled. It still moves at a rapid clip, sometimes to its detriment, but...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 Episode 1 Recap – Introducing Aang
The Season 1 premiere of Netflix’s live-action reimagining of Avatar: The Last Airbender plays out like it has somewhere else to be, delivering heaps of...
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 1 Review – A Thrilling, Flawed Adventure
For a live-action remake that had a lot of work to do, a ginormous fanbase to please, and countless ways in which it could go...