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‘All’s Fair’ Episode 3 Recap – Some Interesting Story Choices Liven Things Up

November 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I never thought I'd hear the term "revenge vagina", but here we are. There are certain things you can rely on Ryan Murphy for, and it's probably stuff like this.

‘All’s Fair’ Episode 2 Recap – Thank Goodness For Glenn Close and Naomi Watts

November 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I have a personal theory that most things would be improved by the presence of Sarah Paulson, and this seems as true of All's Fair as it is of anything else.

‘All’s Fair’ Episode 1 Recap – Ryan Murphy’s Legal Procedural Feels Like Parody

November 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Only rarely have I ever seen a show lay out the basic shape of its premise as quickly as All's Fair does.

‘Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things’ Review – The Most Likable Comedian in the World

November 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Leanne Morgan is so southern that it can sometimes feel like a joke in itself, like someone doing a very exaggerated impression that, if it...

‘I Love LA’ Episode 1 Recap – Rachel Sennott’s HBO Comedy Has Charisma

November 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It is highly probable that I am so far removed from the target demographic of an HBO comedy about single twenty-something Californian girls – and guys! – trying to make it in L.A., that any opinion I may or may not have on the subject is utterly worthless.

‘The Chair Company’ Episode 4 Recap – Not Every Show Needs Flashbacks

November 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

After what was pretty unmistakably a Halloween special in disguise, imagine my delight when the cold open of The Chair Company Episode 4 suggested we were doing a Christmas special this week instead.

‘Robin Hood’ Episode 1 & 2 Recap – Men in Tights Get the Prestige Treatment on MGM+

November 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The biggest question swirling around MGM+’s prestige retelling of the Robin Hood story is whether or not we really need another Robin Hood story.

‘Talamasca: The Secret Order’ Episode 3 Recap – Into the Lion’s Den

November 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve got to be honest, I kind of see Guy’s point in Talamasca: The Secret Order.

‘Typhoon Family’ Episode 8 Recap – Another Welcome Change of Scenery

November 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I feel like I have been a little hard on Typhoon Family. It’s only because I care!

‘Tulsa King’ Season 3, Episode 7 Recap – Everybody’s Heard of ‘The Art of War’

November 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It took a while, but Season 3 of Tulsa King is really starting to knit together, a bit like an open wound or a broken bone.

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 4, Episode 2 Recap – Lennie James Steals the Show

November 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Mayor of Kingstown has always had a simmering sense of danger to it. How can it not? It’s about a prison town perpetually at war with itself, and a man trying to “keep the peace” by shooting or headbutting anyone who annoys him.

‘Typhoon Family’ Episode 7 Recap – Is Charisma Really Enough?

November 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I find myself thinking again about contradictions. Typhoon Family has its fair share.

‘Joy to the World’ (2025) Review – Early Christmas Movie Brings Bad Luck

November 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

A Christmas movie releasing on the first day of November is really pushing it. It’s the film equivalent of those people who put their trees...

‘Sheriff Country’ Episode 3 Recap – More Evidence Against Skye!

November 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s only Episode 3, and things really aren’t looking good for Mickey or Skye in Sheriff Country.

‘Boston Blue’ Episode 3 Recap – Romance Is In the Air (And Predictably Dull)

November 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I respect Boston Blue for not turning Episode 3 into some kind of wacky Halloween special, but after moaning last week that it seems too willing to contrive happy endings for everyone, it’s kind of a double-edged sword.

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 2 Recap – Horror With Extra Pickles

October 31 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

You can tell a lot about a show from its title sequence. It: Welcome to Derry boasts a fun one in Episode 2, “The Thing in the Dark”, which fittingly released on Halloween on Max and will occupy its usual timeslot on HBO.

‘Bad Influencer’ Ending Explained – Crime Never Pays

October 31 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Bad Influencer managed to get itself into a position where the stakes for the finale are very clear. BK and Pinky need to make 130 fake...

‘Bad Influencer’ Episode 6 Recap – All the Way to the Top

October 31 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

"Keep your eyes open, and your legs closed". That doesn't sound like terrible advice, does it? It's what Bra Alex says to BK at the start of "Twin Flame", which picks up from right where the previous outing left off.