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‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Season 2 Has A Weird Ending

November 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Everyone is big sad in “Au Revoir Les Enfants”, the Season 2 finale of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. And that leads to a weirder,...

The Ending Of ‘Grotesquerie’ Is A Terrible Conclusion To A Show With Real Promise

October 31 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Oh, boy – people are going to hate this. And rightly so, frankly. It always seemed likely that Grotesquerie would have a somewhat ambiguous ending,...

‘High Potential’ Is At It Again In Season 1, Episode 6

October 30 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Readers, I’ve been banging this drum for a while, but honestly – when is High Potential going to commit to Morgan being wrong? Season 1,...

‘Poppa’s House’ Still Isn’t That Funny In Episode 2, But There’s Hidden Depth

October 29 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Here’s the bad news – a lot of Poppa’s House still isn’t very funny. But here’s the good news – Episode 2, “Sleepover”, develops some...

Wolf and the Gang Go Back to School In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Season 1, Episode 6

October 29 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Brilliant Minds keeps surprising me. Season 1, Episode 6, “The Girl Who Cried Pregnant”, doesn’t just offer up an interesting core case with some surprising...

‘The Franchise’ Takes A Mean-Spirited Turn In Episode 4

October 28 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The superhero movie is, for better or worse, inextricable from the cameo. Recognizable actors showing up in costume either in the middle of a movie...

‘The Penguin’ Episode 6 Is Everything That’s Great About This Show

October 28 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Not a great deal happens in Episode 6 of The Penguin, but it’s nonetheless the hour that best exemplifies everything great about the show. Colin...

‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Season 2 Continues A Run Of Fine Form In Episode 5

October 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I honestly think that Season 2 of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon might be the biggest surprise of 2024 for me. Just what is going...

‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Ends On A Rather Unsatisfying Note

October 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I can’t help but feel a little bit disappointed by the ending of The Old Man Season 2. It’s very popular, so I can’t say I was...

‘Grotesquerie’ Episodes 8 & 9 Blur The Lines Between Reality and Dreams

October 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There were lots of big – nay, huge – questions coming out of the Big Twist™, chief among them how Grotesquerie was going to proceed...

‘High Potential’ Finds A Nice Rhythm In Season 1, Episode 5

October 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a case to be made that Season 1, Episode 5 of High Potential, aptly titled “Croaked”, gets a bit too complex for its own...

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Challenges The Status Quo In Season 1, Episode 5

October 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Season 1, Episode 5 of Murder in a Small Town, “A Touch of Panic”, feels like it’s in the wrong place. I criticized the show’s...

Times Are Changing In ‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 1

October 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Damon Wayans is sitcom royalty, so Poppa’s House feels like it’s about more than just an aging DJ trying to deal with a changing world....

‘Brilliant Minds’ Outdoes Itself Again In Season 1, Episode 5

October 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m wondering where the ceiling of Brilliant Minds is. With each instalment I find a new high-water mark, and Season 1, Episode 5, “The Haunted...

‘The Franchise’ Goes Feminist In Episode 3

October 21 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Nobody said The Franchise is a documentary, but Episode 3, “Scene 54: The Lilac Ghost”, has an ear to the ground of the biggest problem...

‘The Penguin’ Episode 5 Is A Reminder That This Show Is About Villains

October 21 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

If you’d forgotten that The Penguin was a show about villains, Episode 5, “Homecoming”, will dispel any illusions. And I’ll grant you that it’s an...

‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Season 2 Delivers Another Banger In Episode 4

October 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

What is going on here? I wasn’t remotely sold on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2 in its first couple of episodes, but Episode...

Rhiannon Gets A Taste For Killing In ‘Sweetpea’ Episode 2

October 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

After the premiere of Sweetpea, I made a pretty long list of Rhiannon’s potential victims. For now, that list may still be accurate, and there are...