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‘Wednesday’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Welcome Back to Nevermore Academy

August 6 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Students invariably spend the summer holidays getting into mischief, so on that level, at least, Wednesday Addams is pretty normal.

‘Platonic’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?

August 6 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 2 of Platonic Season 2 interestingly takes an almost opposite approach to its predecessor, which focused primarily on how Will's self-sabotage was threatening to upend his cozy life with Jenna through the medium of his relationship with Sylvia.

‘Platonic’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – The More Things Change, The More They Stay the Same

August 6 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

At first glance, a lot of things have changed in Platonic Season 2. Sylvia is now a semi-self-employed event planner, she and Charlie are still living in their dream home, and their marriage is more even-keeled than ever.

The Ending Of ‘The Buccaneers’ Season 2 Is A Bit Of A Mess

August 6 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

There are many words one might use to describe the ending of The Buccaneers Season 2, but the best one is “messy”. I know that’s part of...

Even As An English Guy, I Loved ‘SEC Football: Any Given Saturday’

August 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

You could write what I know about American Football — even calling it football makes me wince — on the back of a postcard, but...

‘Beyond the Bar’ Makes A Much Better Case For Itself In Episode 2

August 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Beyond the Bar makes a better case for itself in Episode 2, which is kind of fitting when you think about it.

‘The Institute’ Episode 5 Answers Many Key Questions

August 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Well, we finally know what the black smoke belching out of the Back Half chimneys is coming from.

‘Beyond the Bar’ Is Immediately Familiar In Episode 1

August 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The opening episode of Beyond the Bar is fittingly titled, since it really is an induction; yes, for protagonist Kang Hyo-min, who gets a job at the prestigious Yullim law firm, but also for the audience, who're being welcomed into another legal K-Drama with its own particular quirks and characteristics.

‘The Winning Try’ Episode 4 Is Another Crowd-Pleasing Outing

August 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The Winning Try doesn't have much rugby in it, which is surprising for a show ostensibly about the sport, so it says a lot about the underlying quality of this K-Drama that I'm starting to wonder whether it even needs it.

‘My Oxford Year’ Ending Explained – What Happened to Jamie?

August 1 2025, by Daniel Hart

The romance between Anna and Jamie at the end of My Oxford Year is bittersweet, but it does provide meaning, especially behind the foundations of...

I Found ‘My Oxford Year’ Underwhelming Despite Sofia Carson’s Familiar Role

August 1 2025, by Daniel Hart

Sofia Carson is becoming a household name on Netflix with the likes of Feel the Beat, Purple Hearts, Carry-On, and The Life List – the...

‘The Winning Try’ Episode 3 Delivers Huge Emotion Out Of Nowhere

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The Winning Try never ceases to amaze me. After the premiere suggested we had a great show on our hands, and the second episode proved that quality...

‘Eyes of Wakanda’ Breathes New Life Into One of the MCU’s Most Compelling Settings

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

For all its considerable flaws, the MCU is a bounty of creative riches. Something like Wakanda, a secretive Afrofuturist wonderland of preserved culture and advanced...

Breaking Down Every Episode Of ‘Eyes Of Wakanda’

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It takes an effort to remember this now, but everyone used to keep track of what phase the Marvel Cinematic Universe was in. It used...

‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Episode 5 Suggests Murder Doesn’t Run in the Family

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Like father, like son, or so the saying goes, but the point of Dexter: Resurrection is increasingly becoming to disprove that idea.

‘Chief of War’ Episode 2 Features Several Surprising (And Welcome) Turns

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Meet Ka'ahumanu. She's a character who is going to be pretty integral to Chief of War, but she's introduced in Episode 2 without a great deal of fanfare in a cold open that left me a bit confused.

‘Smoke’ Episode 7 Features One Of The Very Best Scenes of the Year

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I'm not given to hyperbole as a rule, so know this -- there's a long-ish sequence in Episode 7 of Smoke that I earnestly believe is one of the year's very best.

Jason Momoa Has Never Been Cooler Than In ‘Chief of War’ Episode 1

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Chief of War is a very serious and passionately rendered show about real history and indigenous representation and storytelling.