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‘Poppa’s House’ Descends Into Repetitive Rubbish In Episode 6

December 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Poppa’s House has an uncanny ability to make 20 minutes feel like an hour, and nowhere is that more true than in Episode 6, “Family...

‘Get Millie Black’ Offers A Smart Change Of Perspective In Episode 2

December 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s official – Get Millie Black is really good. It was obvious after the premiere but Episode 2, which valuably switches perspective to better hone...

Pain Is A Lesson In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 10

December 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 10 of Brilliant Minds is about pain, in ways both obvious and not. “The First Responder” as a title is misleading. Sure, one of...

‘Yellowstone’ Season 5, Episode 12 Finally Lets Kayce Off the Leash

December 2 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

“Counting Coup” is partly a dumb episode of Yellowstone and partly a great one. Based on how the back half of Season 5 has proceeded...

‘Dune: Prophecy’ Finally Shows Some Weakness In Season 1, Episode 3

December 2 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It had to happen eventually, and it finally does here in Season 1, Episode 3 – Dune: Prophecy shows some weakness in its storytelling. The...

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Sticks The Landing With A Predictable But Welcome Ending

November 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Aggressively predictable though the ending might be, I think Murder in a Small Town stuck the landing. I’ve been complaining all season long that this...

‘Get Millie Black’ Is Immediately Captivating in Episode 1

November 26 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Get Millie Black had me in the first two minutes of Episode 1. It’s not just the narration, which is compelling. It’s the show’s entire...

Parenting In ‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 5 – And A Hint Of Romance

November 26 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Poppa’s House finally acknowledges the potential of a romantic relationship between Poppa and Ivy, which is the good news – that’s clearly where the show...

‘Brilliant Minds’ Offers A Change Of Perspective In Episode 9 — And A Too-Familiar Rhythm

November 26 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m not going to say Brilliant Minds is running out of ideas, because Episode 9, “The Colorblind Painter”, still has a few. But the idea of a...

‘Yellowstone’ Finally Feels Like It’s Going Somewhere In Season 5, Episode 11

November 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

For largely unavoidable reasons, the back half of Yellowstone Season 5 has been complete rubbish. It brings me some pleasure to report that Episode 11,...

‘The Franchise’ Ends With Hope – Though It’s Hard to Tell Who For

November 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve been convinced for weeks that the ending of The Franchise would be the catastrophic failure of Tecto: Eye of the Storm, since really, how...

‘Dune: Prophecy’ Season 1, Episode 2 Is At Its Best In Conversation

November 25 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Let’s be clear – Episode 2 of Dune: Prophecy Season 1, “Two Wolves,” is very good. And it’s good in a number of interesting and...

A Serial Killer Comes to Gibsons In ‘Murder in a Small Town’ Episode 7

November 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Just in time for the finale, a serial killer has come to Gibsons to shake things up and inevitably bring all the core characters together....

Everyone’s Getting Laid In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 8, Including the Elderly

November 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Once you get over the obvious hilarity of the premise – it’s about a sweet old lady who wants to have sex all the time,...

‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Continues To Suffer From Circumstance In Episode 10

November 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

“The Apocalypse of Change” is exactly the kind of episode you get when you have to kill off a show’s main character over a contract...

‘Dune: Prophecy’ Pulls No Punches In Season 1, Episode 1, Even If It Takes Its Time

November 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Here’s a relevant question: Is Dune: Prophecy the next Game of Thrones? Can it be? Should it be? Season, Episode 1, “The Hidden Hand”, has...

‘The Franchise’ Episode 7 Provides A Last-Minute Change Of Scenery

November 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You can tell The Franchise is approaching the end since it’s running out of things to make fun of. We’ve already had the big and...

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Makes A Major Mistake In Episode 6

November 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I know I’m always getting on Murder in a Small Town’s case for fundamentally misunderstanding its own appeal and occasionally having episodes that feel like...