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‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2 Episode 3 Recap – Rowan Bites Off More Than She Can Chew

A few hours ago, by Jonathon Wilson

Nobody likes a dinner party, and when you really boil it down, that’s all Episode 3 of Mayfair Witches Season 2 really is. There’s an...

‘High Potential’ Episode 9 Recap – The Lines Are Beginning to Blur

January 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

High Potential Episode 9 also weaves the Roman subplot right through it instead of confining it to the margins, which means Morgan takes a break from investigating Marvin’s death to accompany Selena to a meeting with Gio, the elusive criminal concierge that Roman was somehow connected to.

‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – This Is Getting Dull Already

January 12 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

“Ten of Swords” lacks most of the gothic atmosphere that the premiere was able to create, and instead settles into an odd rhythm of concurrent storylines, some real and some more esoteric, none of which are especially interesting.

‘High Potential’ Episode 8 Recap – The Work-Life Balance Is Off In The Midseason Premiere

January 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

“Obsessed” is a fitting title for the midseason premiere of High Potential. Morgan is obsessed, for instance, with solving crimes, spouting off random facts about everything.

‘Brilliant Minds’ Ending Explained – Everyone Faces Their Fears In An Excellent Finale

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Brilliant Minds hasn’t always explicitly been about fear, but the theme has certainly lurked in the background. All of it comes to the fore in the...

‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 12 Recap – A Tense Disaster Sneakily Obscures The Best Twist Yet

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Brilliant Minds kept its audience on tenterhooks for weeks after collapsing a building on one of its key cast members and heading off for a midseason hiatus.

‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2 Feels Immediately Wasteful In Episode 1

January 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Despite being popular enough to secure Season 2, little adjustment seems to have been made between seasons to iron out some of the issues.

‘The Agency’ Spreads Itself A Little Too Thin In Episode 5

December 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Agency is a strange show, it has to be said. It was wildly off-putting initially, really improved when it cohered a bit, and here...

‘Poppa’s House’ Has A Valuable Message In Episode 8, But Only One Joke

December 17 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Poppa’s House mires a good message in questionable presentation in Episode 8, but there’s still some value in its ideas.

‘Get Millie Black’ Gives Janet A Voice In Episode 4, But She Has Surprising Things To Say

December 17 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Get Millie Black gives Janet a voice in Episode 4, but in a smart touch, she isn’t quite the victim we thought.

‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Manages To Find A Dignified Ending After A Terrible Farewell Tour

December 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 14, “Life Is a Promise”, is about as good of an ending as we could have hoped for given the circumstances.

‘Dune: Prophecy’ Finally Gets Going In Season 1, Episode 5, But It Might Be Too Little Too Late

December 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s fair to say that Dune: Prophecy hasn’t exactly resonated with viewers the way HBO probably wanted.

‘The Agency’ Finally Feels Like It’s Going Somewhere in Episode 4

December 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve been thinking about The Agency a lot, partly to try and figure out why I think it’s so dull, and what’s meaningfully different about...

‘Get Millie Black’ Reveals The True Villain In Episode 3

December 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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

December 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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...

Carol Becomes The Focus In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 11

December 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Carol has been a reliable but underutilized presence in Brilliant Minds thus far, so it’s nice that Episode 11, “The Other Woman”, puts her firmly at the...

‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Blows Its Penultimate Episode On Sappy, Out-Of-Character Nonsense

December 9 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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

December 9 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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...