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‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ Season 1, Episode 4 Recap – Paula’s Past Life
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ Ending Explained – A Thoroughly Emotional And Satisfying Finale
In case it wasn’t already obvious that Margo’s Got Money Troubles was one of the better shows of the year, the ending confirms it. “Lock and...
‘Criminal Record’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – A Masterclass In Suspense
It’s all going a bit wrong, isn’t it? Personally, professionally, politically, whatever you like, Criminal Record Season 2 is turning into a real house of cards. This...
‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – Coop Is In Even Further Over His Head
After an artistically triumphant deviation, Your Friends & Neighbors returns to Season 2’s overarching plot in Episode 7, and it’s perhaps just as well that it...
‘Widow’s Bay’ Episode 4 Recap – I’ve Been to Worse Parties
If the horror in the previous episode of Widow’s Bay was a monstrous face-sitting Sea Hag, then the horror in Episode 4 is being socially...
‘Widow’s Bay’ Episode 3 Recap – Let Tourist Season Begin
It’s probably a testament to the quality of Widow’s Bay that it’s able to make a horror concept as familiar as the creepy old hag...