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‘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...

‘The Old Man’ Season 2, Episode 7 Confirms A Theory About Parwana

October 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a lot of dialogue in The Old Man Season 2, Episode 7. In fact, “XIV” is comprised almost entirely of three conversations – Dan...

‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 7 Changes Everything

October 17 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m still not sure where I stand on Grotesquerie Episode 7, so here’s what I do know. A lot of people are going to hate...

‘High Potential’ Season 1, Episode 4 Remains Afraid to Meaningfully Challenge Morgan

October 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m mixed on Season 1, Episode 4 of High Potential, “Survival Mode”. On the one hand, I think it’s a much more interesting case than...

‘High Potential’ Season 1, Episode 3 Shows Some Worrying Signs

October 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A classic locked-room mystery is at the heart of High Potential Season 1, Episode 3, and it’s a good fit. I continue to – like...

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Gets Back On Track In Season 1, Episode 4

October 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

This is a bit more like it, I’d say. Murder in a Small Town has had an interesting run thus far, but Season 1, Episode...

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 1, Episode 3 Is Pretty Weird

October 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I feel a little out of the loop with Murder in a Small Town. I like the show, more or less, but I’ve been critical...

Dr. Wolf Pops Pills In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Season 1, Episode 4

October 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The network TV landscape loves “unconventional” doctors, but there’s only so far you can push the idea before you strain credulity to breaking point, and...

‘English Teacher’ Sticks The Landing In A Superb Finale

October 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It was only right that English Teacher, a truly excellent sitcom, had a really good ending, and Episode 8, “Birthday”, caps off Season 1 in fine...

The Point of ‘The Franchise’ Becomes Clear In Episode 2

October 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I wish I knew more about Tecto, the hero of the inevitably doomed superhero flick at the heart of The Franchise. There’s no way this...

Cristin Milioti Is Awards-Worthy In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 4

October 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Oz Cobb has emerged as such a compelling character that you’d think The Penguin wouldn’t work without him, but Episode 4, “Cent’Anni”, barely features him and doesn’t...

‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Hits A High Note In Season 2, Episode 3

October 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve been pretty mixed on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2, but let me be the first to tell you that I liked Episode...

‘The Franchise’ Has A Needlessly Good Premiere

October 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a joke at the end of The Franchise’s premiere that sums the whole thing up. In it, Himesh Patel’s Daniel, the first AD of...

‘Joan’ Goes International in Episode 2

October 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A new business endeavour becomes confusingly personal in Episode 2 of Joan, which admittedly lacks the snappy pace of the premiere. It remains, though, a...

Rhiannon’s Likeliest Victims After ‘Sweetpea’ Episode 1

October 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The premiere of Sweetpea, “Sorry for Your Loss”, has a pretty simple mandate – justify why Rhiannon Lewis would stab a man to death for...

Ignorance Is Bliss In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 3

October 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Penguin is excellent in a way that doesn’t make much sense, and Episode 3, “Bliss”, exemplifies this in several interesting ways. It’s a Batman...

‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Continues To Evoke the Glory Days In Episode 6

October 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

When you go on the run, you only take the essentials, and that’s the feeling that hangs over The Old Man as we enter the...