Articles by Jonathon Wilson
My Daemon Season 1 Ending Explained – How is Pandaemonium defeated?
The ending of My Daemon Season 1 has a surprisingly optimistic streak given all the giant monsters and nuclear weapons involved. I mean, really, when...
My Daemon Season 1 Review – Impressively weird Netflix animation is Pokemon for maniacs
Not to be reductive, but the best way to describe My Daemon, a really rather good Thai animated series streaming on Netflix, is as Pokémon...
Black Cake Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – Why does Byron go viral?
I hated Episode 5 of Black Cake, so I’m pleased to report that Episode 6, “Ma”, is much improved. Yes, it’s still a little preachy, but...
Fargo Season 5 Review – A welcome return to form
The simplest thing one can say about Fargo Season 5, which debuts on FX three years after the maligned fourth season inexplicably explored inter-mob race...
Strong Girl Nam-soon Season 1 Episodes 13 & 14 Recap – Shi-oh goes on a killing spree
The latest two episodes of Strong Girl Nam-soon Season 1 are all about setting the stage for the big finale, which was probably pretty obvious...
Beacon 23 Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – Aster crosses another line
Beacon 23 is, to use the technical term, a weird show. Like the book on which it’s based, this MGM+ adaptation is kind of all over...
The Railway Men Season 1 Ending Explained – Does Iftekaar survive?
The Bhopal Gas Tragedy is known as the worst industrial disaster in history. A leak at the Union Carbide India Limited factory in Bhopal, Madhya...
The Railway Men Season 1 Review – A stirring tale of real-life heroism and governmental failure
It’s a bit reductive to say, but The Railway Men is very much India’s answer to HBO’s Chernobyl. Basis in avoidable real-life disaster? Check. Focus...
Holy Family Season 2 Ending Explained – The sacrifices we make for family
You could always trust Holy Family Season 2 to have a needlessly convoluted ending since the Spanish Netflix original has always been a needlessly convoluted...
Holy Family Season 2 Review – A clear case of diminishing returns
I was kinder to the first season of Holy Family than most other critics were. I figured it was so tailor-made for a weekend binge...
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Ending Explained – Grim, intrusive, confounding nonsense
For reasons of taste and decency, it was always agreed ahead of time that Netflix would not be showing Diana’s fatal crash in Episode 4...
The Crown Season 6 Episode 3 Recap – Say yes to me…
The Diana Show continues apace in “Dis-Moi Oui”. Does anyone remember when The Crown was about the royal family? If you squint that’s still true,...
The Crown Season 6 Episode 2 Recap – Who hired Mario Brenna?
“All one wants,” says the Queen in Episode 2 of The Crown Season 6, “is for that girl to find peace.” It’s the best joke...
The Crown Season 6 Episode 1 Recap – The Beginning of the End
The premiere of The Crown Season 6 begins as it means to go on – by teasing Princess Diana’s death in the Pont de l’Alma...
The Crown Season 6 Part 1 Review – A crass shadow of its former self
As with many of its recent big originals, such as Stranger Things and The Witcher, Netflix, in its infinite wisdom, has deigned to release Season...
Black Cake Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – What does Byron discover on his mother’s phone?
It’s very rare for any show to drastically waver in quality between two episodes, but while I thought the fourth episode of Black Cake was...
Feedback Season 1 Ending Explained – What happened to Piotr?
The ending of Feedback Season 1 is a quietly brilliant thing. After four episodes of build-up surrounding what happened to Piotr, the son of a disgraced former...
Feedback Season 1 Review – Gripping Polish thriller explores alcoholism and memory
The morning after the night before. We’ve all been there, trying to put the pieces together after a heavy night on the booze. What did...
‘Criminal Code’ Season 1 Ending Explained – Does Benicio Catch Soulless?
It takes a while – let’s be frank, too long – to get there, but the ending of Criminal Code Season 1 is worth waiting...
‘Criminal Code’ Season 1 Review – Brazilian Netflix Procedural Gets Too Bogged Down in the Details
Law enforcement is an incredibly complex thing. It can’t be easy to take down a criminal syndicate, investigate robberies in at least two countries, and...