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‘Silo’ Season 2, Episode 5 Gets Everything Right, Despite Slowing Down
By the high standards already set by Silo Season 2, “Descent” is comparatively slow-paced. But don’t mistake Episode 5 for filler, since it’s anything but....
‘Before’ Episode 9 Recap – A Reveal About Lynn’s Death Can’t Save Another Rotten Outing
Before is, in a word, stupid. This won’t come as news to anyone at this point, but it’s especially ironic since it thinks it’s so...
‘La Palma’ Ending Explained – The Turtles Were Right
I know what you’re thinking – everyone dies, right? Well, no, as it happens. The ending of La Palma subverts expectations in that sense, with...
‘La Palma’ Review: Norwegian Netflix Series Goes Off With A Bit Of A Whimper
What if your idyllic vacation retreat was trying to kill you? This is, essentially, the premise of Netflix’s Norwegian limited series La Palma, though admittedly...
‘Skeleton Crew’ Continues To Be A Fascinating ‘Star Wars’ Adventure In Episode 3
I have no idea where or how Skeleton Crew fits into the wider Star Wars mythos, and I think that’s probably a good thing. I...
The Garveys Are Falling Apart In ‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2, Episode 6
Ian helps the sisters cover their tracks, bringing him closer to Eva but further into Houlihan's spotlight.
‘Shrinking’ Season 2, Episode 10 Is A Sucker Punch Of Raw Emotion
Watching an episode of Shrinking is hard work, sometimes. Here I was thinking that Episode 10 of Season 2, “Changing Patterns”, was an exclusively positive installment. It...
‘Get Millie Black’ Reveals The True Villain In Episode 3
It might be a bit of a cliché that the white guy has turned out to be the villain in Get Millie Black, but this...
‘Poppa’s House’ Episode 7 Blessedly Focuses More On Poppa and Ivy
It took seven weeks, but Poppa’s House finally has a premise I can relate to — Poppa has a bad back. His sciatica has flared up and...
‘Secret Level’ Recap – Our Take On Every Episode Of Amazon’s Anthology
Amazon’s anthological series Secret Level is pretty unprecedented as far as such things go – a collection of animated video-game-inspired short films released in two...
Carol Becomes The Focus In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Season 1, Episode 11
Carol has been a reliable but underutilized presence in Brilliant Minds thus far, so it’s nice that Season 1, Episode 11, “The Other Woman”, puts her firmly...
The Best and Most Talked-About Moments from ‘Lioness’ Season 2 (Ranked)
One thing that amazes me about Lioness Season 2 is how it silenced the critics following Season 1. The second season has many talking points...
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Blows Its Penultimate Episode On Sappy, Out-Of-Character Nonsense
It’s easy to forget how good Yellowstone was at its peak because Season 5 is euthanizing it in record time. I suppose that’s grimly ironic...
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Gets A Bit Too Dense For Its Own Good In Season 1, Episode 4
Dune: Prophecy is a lot better when Desmond Hart is around, isn’t it? I suggested that in my recap of the previous episode, which brushed...
It’s Almost A Complete Mission Failure In The ‘Lioness’ Season 2 Finale
At one point in the Lioness Season 2 finale, the American military broke down Iran’s military capabilities for at least five minutes to the QRF...
‘Earth Abides’ Introduces A Little Hope In Episode 2
The premiere of Earth Abides was, in a word, bleak. And that set my expectations for Episode 2, “The Space Between”, which to be fair...
‘Landman’ Finally Gets Going And Introduces Real Conflict In Season 1, Episode 5
“Where Is Home” is one of those episodes you sometimes get in a Taylor Sheridan show where everything just goes to Hell. And Landman needed to go...
‘That Christmas’ Review – Heartwarming Themes, but Misses the Magic
My heart was so excited and tender for the animated Netflix movie That Christmas, and it took all five minutes for it to flop and...