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‘Star City’ Season 1, Episode 3 Recap – The Mole Is Identified

A few moments ago, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s something oddly sexless about Soviet Russia, isn’t there? This very much isn’t the point of Star City, which is an alt-history spin-off about the...

‘Cape Fear’ Season 1, Episode 2 Recap – Is This The Best Version of the Story Yet?

A few hours ago, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s difficult to build sympathy for a man who kills people with gym equipment, but then again, I’m not sure that Cape Fear is trying...

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 3 Has Begun Filming, But Fanbase Divided Over Fast Production

A few hours ago, by Daniel Hart

Apple TV+ is not playing around when it comes to Your Friends & Neighbors, with Season 3 already filming. At Ready Steady Cut, we were...

‘Cape Fear’ Season 1, Episode 1 Recap – Javier Bardem Makes the Best Villains

A few hours ago, by Jonathon Wilson

There are many first impressions made by Apple TV’s take on Cape Fear, the third adaptation of John D MacDonald’s 1957 psychological thriller The Executioners. It’s...

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Ending Explained – A Low-Key, Oddly Disappointing Finale

A few hours ago, by Jonathon Wilson

When bad things happen in Your Friends & Neighbors, they tend to happen all at once, often without much warning. But the ending of Season 2...

‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – Paula’s Past Life

June 3 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s an old saying that suggests if you meet an arsehole in the morning, you met an arsehole; if you meet an arsehole in the...

‘Widow’s Bay’ Season 1, Episode 8 Recap – And They Think It’s All Over

June 3 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

In what continues to be a stellar example of deft writing and direction, not to mention satisfying mystery-box-style storytelling, Widow’s Bay reinvents Halloween in the same way that...

‘Criminal Record’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – And It All Falls Down

June 3 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

For the most part, there’s a single source of tension in the penultimate episode of Criminal Record Season 2. There’s nothing new about it, since it’s the...

‘Star City’ Season 1 Premiere Recap – We’re in Russia, And We’re Paranoid

May 29 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

With For All Mankind due to end, and having already jumped the shark a little bit in the minds of long-time fans, Apple TV was...

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2, Episode 9 Recap – Coop Takes Control Of His Life

May 29 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

In a broad sense, Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2 has been about Coop losing control. Ever since Ashe found out about Coop’s extracurricular activities, he has...

‘Widow’s Bay’ Episode 7 Recap – This Is The New High-Water Mark

May 27 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

Even though it follows directly from the end of Tom passing out from his mushroom trip, it’s very obvious why Apple TV decided to air...

‘Criminal Record’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – The Morning After the Night Before

May 27 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

If we’ve had the big night out, then “When the Music Stops” is very much the hangover that follows it. Criminal Record has proved in Season 2...

‘Widow’s Bay’ Episode 6 Recap – Betty Gilpin Steals the Show

May 27 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

If I’m being totally honest, I can’t say that Episode 5 of Widow’s Bay, which is almost entirely a flashback to 1702 and a nascent version...

‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Episode 3 Recap – Should Have Gone to Idaho

May 27 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

I don’t know how much pleasure would constitute the maximum amount in a show like this, but I’m willing to go out on a limb...

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2, Episode 8 Recap – It’s Time to Move On

May 22 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

If I didn't know better, I'd say that Your Friends & Neighbors is taking on an oddly contemplative tone in the latter stages of Season 2.

‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Episode 2 Recap – From A Different Point Of View

May 20 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

If I’m being completely honest, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed has been so Paula-focused thus far that I never stopped to consider Trevor’s perspective. Luckily, Episode 2, “YABA”,...

‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Episode 1 Recap – Seeing Is Believing

May 20 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

The first switcheroo of Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed comes early, and it’s a good indication of the kind of show we’re getting into. These days, Apple TV has...

‘Widow’s Bay’ Episode 5 Recap – The Only Way Out Is Through

May 20 2026, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s a shame more people aren’t talking about Widow’s Bay, since it’s shaping up to be one of Apple TV’s finest original offerings. At the very...