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‘The Recruit’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – All in and All Aboard as We Sail Towards the Finale

January 31 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

“W.S.T.W.T.P” very much has the feel of a penultimate episode, which is a nebulous thing but has a distinct flavor.

‘The Recruit’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – Owen and Jang Kyun Try to Negotiate with the Yakuza

January 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I have no idea if Owen Hendricks is a good lawyer because in two seasons of The Recruit, he hasn’t practiced any law. I don’t even think he has slept for more than five minutes, but he’s so utterly indispensable to the CIA that it’s amazing how often they keep trying to kill and/or discredit him.

‘The Recruit’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – The Scale and Severity of the Threat Are Revealed

January 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 3 of The Recruit Season 2, “H.H.I.I.T.K.A.L.”, finally makes the scale and the severity of the threat against the CIA clear. Now that it’s...

‘The Recruit’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – The Plot Gets Much Wider and More Complex

January 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

After laying the appropriate groundwork in the premiere, The Recruit Season 2 ping-pongs all over the place in Episode 2, “Y.A.R.A.C.O.T.D.O.P.”, roping just about every...

‘The Recruit’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Owen’s New Mission Takes Him to South Korea

January 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The Recruit Season 2 picks up minutes after the first season finale, which is perhaps just as well since the Noah Centineo-led thriller hasn’t lost...

‘The Recruit’ Season 2 Review – A More Adrenalized Follow-Up with the Same Frantic Charm

January 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Have you ever set off running too quickly and realized that you’re falling? The Recruit is like that. It lives in the space between realizing...

‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Episodes 1 & 2 Recap – It’s the Same, but Different

January 29 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s fair to say that every human on Earth knows that Peter Parker became Spider-Man after being bitten by a spider, so it’s a mercy...

‘Mythic Quest’ Season 4, Episode 1 & 2 Recap – ‘Boundaries’ & ‘1000%’: Relationships and AI

January 29 2025, by Daniel Hart

In the premiere episodes of Mythic Quest Season 4, 'Boundaries' and '1000%', the team grapples with complex relationships and the ethical dilemmas of integrating AI into their hit game, Playpen.

‘High Potential’ Episode 11 Recap – Is This Show Getting a Little Too Clever for Its Own Good?

January 29 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 11, “The Sauna at the End of the Stairs”, could go either way. It isn’t like the previous episode, which just seemed to pivot to a different genre entirely, but it has a similar try-hard quality that I found off-putting.

‘Prime Target’ Episode 3 Recap – Just as Unlikeable, But Now Also Boring

January 29 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 3, “The Sequence”, rids itself of the advantage of Taylah’s charisma and energy by saddling her with Ed, as the two of them are forced on the run together.

‘Paradise’ Episode 3 Recap – Hulu’s Thriller Continues to Deliver Game-Changing Twists

January 28 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

“The Architect of Social Well-Being” widens the scope a little more to reveal more about Tarabi, provide some illuminating background on Collins’s relationship with his father, and once again deliver a game-changing last-minute twist.

‘Paradise’ Episode 2 Recap – More Characters and Mysteries Are Revealed in An Illuminating Chapter

January 28 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Paradise already upended the entire show at the end of its premiere, so it’s no surprise that Episode 2, “Sinatra”, doesn’t have quite the same wow factor.

‘Paradise’ Episode 1 Recap – A Last-Minute Twist Utterly Reinvents an Already Compelling Show

January 28 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Dan Fogelman has a thing for flipping a premiere on its head, and the last-minute twist of Paradise is an absolute doozy.

‘Watson’ Episode 1 Recap – Turns Out Watson Isn’t Very Interesting Without Sherlock

January 28 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

CBS is hoping the Sherlock well hasn’t run dry after Elementary, but crucially that show had Holmes in it. The premiere of Watson opens with his apparent demise after a tumble down a waterfall in pursuit of James Moriarty (who else?).

‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 9 Recap – Junior Is One of the Worst Characters in Anything, Ever

January 28 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Returning in Episode 9 after a hiatus of several weeks, Poppa’s House abides by the principle that a dog makes everything better.

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 8 Recap – Eve and Ryong Finally Do the Dirty Deed

January 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Well, Ryong’s extraterrestrial isolation didn’t last long, did it? There I was thinking that When the Stars Gossip might improve a little after taking a fairly major swerve.

‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – An Intriguing Last-Minute Development Is Too Little Too Late

January 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The most interesting thing that happens in Episode 4 of Mayfair Witches Season 2 happens at the very end, and then “Double Helix” ends before doing anything with it.

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 7 Recap – A Drastic Climax Might Be Just What This K-Drama Needs

January 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s the script, isn’t it? I think that’s what’s irking me about When the Stars Gossip. We’re on Episode 7 now and the K-Drama still hasn’t really improved in any meaningful sense.