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Recap: ‘The Penguin’ Episode 1 Kick-Starts A Gripping Mob Drama

September 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Penguin is a sequel to The Batman, there’s no doubt about that, but it’s the furthest thing from a superhero show you could imagine....

Recap: Angela Makes A Choice In ‘The Old Man’ Season 2, Episode 3

September 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Emily/Angela/Parwana is a woman of many names and many fathers, all of whom rally around her in Episode 3 of The Old Man Season 2, titled with...

Recap: ‘English Teacher’ Episode 4 Tackles The School Shooting Debate

September 17 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

English Teacher Episode 4, “School Safety”, deals with two important issues — the responsible use of firearms in the well-armed State of Texas, and the fact...

Recap: ‘Industry’ Gets More Honest Than Ever in Season 3, Episode 6

September 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

In some hypothetical future where Marisa Abela wins an Emmy for her work on Industry, it’ll be for the show overall – but I think...

Recap: ‘The Old Man’ Swaps Mystery For Family Drama In Its Season 2 Premiere

September 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The brilliant first season of The Old Man was a slowly unfurling collection of secrets and mysteries, with occasional bursts of brutal violence. Not having...

Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4, Episode 9 Drops A Late Bombshell

September 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The previous episode of Snowpiercer Season 4 ended amid a frustrating cliffhanger, so it’s appreciated that Episode 9, “Dominant Traits”, wastes no time by picking up from...

Recap: Evan Makes A Fool Of Himself In ‘English Teacher’ Episode 3

September 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The brilliance of English Teacher — and I’m ready, I think, even after three episodes, to say the show is brilliant — is how it handles potentially...

Recap: ‘Industry’ Season 3, Episode 5 Is An Enlightening Trip

September 9 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Henry Muck might be insistent that he’s not a pervert in Episode 5 of Industry’s rather wonderful third season, but I, for one, beg to...

Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4, Episode 8 Builds Big Tension and Resonant Emotional Stakes

September 7 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s coming on the back of the season’s best episode, but “By Weeping Cross” still manages to impress, albeit in slightly different ways. Snowpiercer Season 4 has...

Recap: The ‘English Teacher’ Two-Part Premiere Gets A Passing Grade

September 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

English Teacher doesn’t make things easy for itself. In its two-part premiere – comprising Episode 1, “Pilot”, and Episode 2, “Powderpuff” – it establishes itself...

Recap: ‘Industry’ Season 3, Episode 4 Is A Disasterclass In Stress

September 2 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’d like to make it clear that I despise Rishi Ramdani and everything he stands for to a degree that causes me to physically bristle,...

Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Season 4 Ups The Stakes Considerably In Episode 7

August 31 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Snowpiercer has never had a shortage of villains. In Season 4 the Big Bad honors have vacillated between Milius and Wilford, but Episode 7, “A Moth...

‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2 Ending Explained – A Bloody and Brilliant Climax

August 31 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The reason the Red Wedding became such a cultural phenomenon is that nobody really saw it coming. Sure, anyone who had read the books –...

Recap: Harper’s Back To Her Old Tricks In ‘Industry’ Season 3, Episode 3

August 26 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Like Succession, there’s a particular sense of excitement about an Industry episode that takes the cast abroad. There’s something about being freed from Pierpoint’s London...

Recap: Catherine Lives Up To Her Name In ‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2, Episode 7

August 24 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s fair to say that Episode 7 of The Serpent Queen Season 2, “A House Divided”, is not a pleasant one for Catherine de’ Medici....

Recap: ‘Snowpiercer’ Gives Mr. Wilford A Spotlight In Season 4, Episode 6

August 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I wouldn’t say that “Bell the Cat” is entirely Mr. Wilford-centric, but it’s close enough. Episode 6 splits its focus more than any prior installment...

Recap: In Episode 2, ‘Industry’ Season 3 Is Already Getting Very Weird

August 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The genius of Industry has always been that it can build knuckle-whitening tension without the audience requiring any knowledge of the financial world it depicts....

Recap: ‘The Serpent Queen’ Season 2, Episode 6 Is The Best Yet

August 17 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I have little hesitation in declaring Episode 6 of The Serpent Queen Season 2, “Courting the Valois”, the best thus far. Most of the problems...