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‘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...
‘Spider-Noir’ Gives You Two Options, But Only One Of Them Is Right
The obvious selling point of Spider-Noir is, unavoidably, Nicolas Cage. In his first proper TV role, he plays Ben Reilly, aka “The Spider”, a private...
‘Marshals’ Ending Explained – The Finale Reveals the Real Bad Guy and Leaves Everyone For Dead
There are many advantages to a show being renewed way ahead of its Season 1 run ending, and you can see most of them on...
‘Euphoria’ Season 3, Episode 7 Recap – I Think This Show Might Be Good Again
I’m not sure how it happened. I’ve been making fun of Euphoria Season 3 since the beginning, and it really did look to be running...
‘The Audacity’ Ending Explained – In Silicon Valley, the Bad Guys Always Win
This is a weird statement, I’ll grant you that, but here it is anyway: The Audacity doesn’t feel like the kind of show that would...
‘My Royal Nemesis’ Episode 6 Recap – The Inevitable First Kiss
My Royal Nemesis hits an important and inevitable milestone in Episode 6, which is to say that Se-gye and Dan-sim finally kiss. We’re not quite...
‘Sheriff Country’ Ending Explained – Twist After Twist After Twist
Throughout its entire Season 1 run, Sheriff Country has set a pretty high bar for a network procedural, and I’m pleased to report that its...
‘Boston Blue’ Ending Explained – Breaking Down the Big Last-Minute Twist
Given Boston Blue’s penchant for sappy emotionality, pretty much everyone was expecting a happy ending to Season 1. But given CBS’s need to justify a...
‘My Royal Nemesis’ Episode 5 Recap – Things Are Getting A Little Silly
There’s a very fine line between slapstick-y comedy and outright goofy claptrap, and it was inevitable that at some point, My Royal Nemesis was going...
‘The Boroughs’ Ending Explained – Answering Every Burning Question About Mother, Trees, And Season 2
With a bit of relief, I’m happy to tell you that the ending of The Boroughs sticks the landing. Sure, it can’t quite resist teasing...
‘The Boroughs’ Episode 7 Recap – The Great Escape
The Boroughs has had a pretty high level of baseline quality all throughout, but it really kicks into gear in Episode 7. And just in...
‘The Boroughs’ Episode 6 Recap – The Grey Rebellion Rises
We have the vast majority of the answers that The Boroughs is going to give us. Most of them have been revealed gradually, with a...
‘The Boroughs’ Episode 5 Recap – The Key To Eternal Life Is… Slime?
What’s the one thing that all the money in the world can’t buy? Time, of course, which is precisely what the residents of The Boroughs...
‘Dutton Ranch’ Episode 3 Recap – Ranching Ain’t Easy (And Other Obvious Lessons)
Call me cynical, but I've been watching Taylor Sheridan shows for long enough that as soon as I saw Beth and Rip having a nice, romantic morning together, I just knew something was going to be wrong.
‘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.