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Honesty Is The Best Policy In ‘Shrinking’ Season 2, Episode 5
Summer is in her “Honesty Era” in Episode 5 of Shrinking Season 2, which proves to be bad news for everyone, but Alice in particular. As if...
‘Before’ Hasn’t Given Its Key Secret Away In Episode 3, Has It?
Episode 3 of Before is titled “The Liar”, and you have to wonder who it’s referring to. The obvious choice would be Eli, but that...
‘Disclaimer’ Episode 6 Questions the Truth of the Matter
Episode 6 of Disclaimer not only proves me right – which is always fun – but completely and irrevocably inverts the premise of Alfonso Cuaron’s...
‘Shrinking’ Season 2 Takes A More Dramatic Turn In Episode 4
Shrinking has never just been a comedy, but it does feel like Season 2 is taking a more dramatic approach, especially in Episode 4, “Made You...
Unpacking The Confounding Two-Part Premiere Of ‘Before’
It’s unusual for me, but I’m perfectly happy to say I have no idea what’s going on in Before. The confounding drama from Sarah Thorp,...
‘Disclaimer’ Episode 5 Takes Some Exceptionally Dark Turns
I’ll happily admit that I can’t stand the character of Nicholas in Disclaimer. Honestly — who does he think he’s talking to? If I spoke to...
‘Shrinking’ Is Effortlessly Brilliant In Season 2, Episode 3
Shrinking consistently amazes me. Only rarely does a show come along that is so able to juggle multiple three-dimensional characters and thoughtful, interlocking plot strands; that...
‘Disclaimer’ Plunges Into Darker Territory in Episodes 3 & 4
Episodes 3 & 4 of Apple TV+’s Disclaimer – titled, simply, “III” and “IV” – have a hazy, dreamlike quality to them, which is very...
‘Shrinking’ Hasn’t Lost A Step In Its Season 2 Premiere
Shrinking is a fantastic comedy that is sometimes so funny its depth sneaks up on you. This was true in Season 1 and it’s immediately true...
‘Disclaimer’ Proves A Point With A Much Superior Second Episode
Disclaimer has a point to prove in Episode 2, and in so doing it makes me look a little foolish for assuming in the premiere...
The ‘Disclaimer’ Premiere Is All Vibes – And Viewers May Tire Of It
You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but I do think I’ve sussed Alfonso Cuaron’s Disclaimer out. As of Episode 1, it’s a handsomely...
‘Slow Horses’ Season 4 Has A Bleak Ending, But It’s Expertly Crafted
Slow Horses Season 4 doesn’t have a happy ending. It’s actually rather bleak. No justice is done. Painful sacrifices are made. There really seems to be...
‘Bad Monkey’ Ends Conclusively, But There’s Still Room For More Yancy
Bravo to Bad Monkey, because it’s the rare streaming show with a proper ending. Episode 10, “We’re in the Memory-Making Business”, brings all of the key...
Recap: ‘Slow Horses’ Season 4, Episode 5 Is Firing On All Cylinders
Slow Horses operates at such a consistently high level that it didn’t occur to me until midway through Episode 5 of Season 4, “Grave Danger”,...
Recap: ‘Where’s Wanda?’ Episode 2 Adds A Few New Suspects
Every episode of Where’s Wanda? is named after a family. The premiere focused on the Klatts, which is understandable since they’re at the very center of the...
Recap: There’s A Storm Coming In ‘Bad Monkey’ Episode 9
“The Calm Before the Storm” is a well-known expression, but it applies to Episode 9 of Bad Monkey more than usual since there is literally a storm...
Recap: ‘Where’s Wanda?’ Episode 1 Kicks Off A Funny, Intriguing Small-Town Mystery
There’s a delicate balance to Where’s Wanda?, Apple TV+’s small-town German mystery series about a missing 17-year-old girl. Episode 1, “The Klatts”, is hilarious but deeply...
Review: ‘Wolfs’ Is A Laidback Good Time And Doesn’t Need To Be Anything More
I know what you’re thinking. The correct plural of “wolf” is “wolves”. But that’s kind of the point of Wolfs, the Jon Watts movie streaming...