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‘Pro Bono’ Episode 1 & 2 Recap – A Familiar-Feeling Procedural With Charm

December 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Pro Bono feels like a pretty safe bet for fans of Jung Kyung-ho and the kind of weekend streaming K-Dramas that feel more like a reassuring hug than anything genuinely provocative.

‘Spartacus: House of Ashur’ Premiere Recap – Back Like It Never Left

December 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Spartacus: House of Ashur is a story about second chances. For one thing, it’s a return to Starz’s beloved, ridiculous historical epic, one of the shows on which the platform built its reputation for blood by the bucket-load and boobs by the barrel.

‘Robin Hood’ Episode 7 Recap – Romance Is In the Air (For Some Reason)

December 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

When you think of Robin Hood, you think of arrows and bags of gold and tights. I do, anyway.

‘Landman’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – Give Sam Elliott All the Awards

December 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Taylor Sheridan has always had an odd fascination with having his plots turn on totally random events. Sometimes it's an errant bear -- between Yellowstone and Mayor of Kingstown, events have been bear-related surprisingly often -- and sometimes it's a meth lab or a traffic pileup or whatever.

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 4, Episode 7 Recap – A Plan Is Coming Together

December 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The old chess metaphor is pretty played out, but it's by far the most appropriate one to describe what's happening in Mayor of Kingstown Season 4.

‘Sheriff Country’ Episode 7 Recap – Things Aren’t Done Between Mickey and Travis

December 6 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Sheriff Country has some mixed subplots in terms of quality, there’s no doubt about that, but it’s similarly inarguable that the main thrust of it is really very good.

‘Boston Blue’ Episode 7 Recap – Some Lingering Issues Reappear

December 6 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve spent most of my coverage of Boston Blue complaining about conflict – or the lack of it, as has often been the case here.

Real Estate Expert, Derek Carlson, Warns: “Don’t Believe What You See on Real Estate Reality TV Shows”

December 5 2025, by Daniel Hart

Viewers love real estate reality TV both because it’s typically packed with drama and surprises, and because it portrays situations they can imagine themselves in...

‘Pluribus’ Episode 6 Recap – Big Answers and Unexpected Cameos

December 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

A couple of things occurred to me while watching Episode 6 of Pluribus. One is that this show would be terrible if anyone other than Vince Gilligan were behind it.

‘The Last Frontier’ Ending Explained – An Impressively Bizarre Finale

December 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I watch TV professionally, and rarely have I ever seen an episode of television as pointless as the finale of The Last Frontier. Early on, it...

The Ending Of ‘The Abandons’ Is Everything Wrong With Contemporary Television

December 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

In many ways, The Abandons represents a lot of contemporary TV’s worst impulses, and this is more true of its ending than anything else. Or...

Kurt Sutter Abandoned ‘The Abandons’, And It’s Easy to See Why

December 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s no secret that Kurt Sutter (Southpaw) parted ways with his Netflix Western The Abandons close to the end of production, citing “creative differences” that...

‘Loot’ Season 3, Episode 9 Recap – The Slide Into Sheer Mediocrity Continues

December 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Season 3 of Loot continues to be an exercise in making a once-great show as cripplingly uninteresting as possible.

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 2 Ending Explained – An Ambiguous Proposal!

December 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Murder in a Small Town doesn’t suit the cliffhanger ending, does it?

‘Palm Royale’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – There’s A New Player In Town

December 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

How do you prove you didn’t kill someone who has disappeared? How do you prove that someone who has disappeared is a murderer?

‘Down Cemetery Road’ Episode 7 Recap – A Day At the Beach

December 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The last episode of Down Cemetery Road felt like a penultimate episode, so it stands to reason that Episode 7, “Lights Go Out”, should feel like...

‘DMV’ Episode 8 Recap – An Obligatory Christmas-ish Special

December 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Just in case you were wondering whether DMV itself is aware of how annoying Colette is, Episode 8 has you covered.

‘Watson’ Season 2, Episode 8 Recap – Another One That Works

December 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m not the biggest fan of Watson, as anyone who has been reading these Season 2 recaps can probably tell, but I’m happy to admit...