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It’s Almost A Complete Mission Failure In The ‘Lioness’ Season 2 Finale

December 8 2024, by Daniel Hart

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

December 8 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

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 Episode 5

December 8 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

“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...

‘The Agency’ Continues To Be A Drag In Episode 3

December 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m still not convinced by The Agency. In Episode 3, “Hawk From A Handsaw”, it gets so gratingly serious and so obvious and reiterative about...

‘Silo’ Season 2 Ratchets Up The Drama With A Shocking Death In Episode 4

December 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

In most shows, Rebecca Ferguson doing an extended high-pressure underwater sequence like it’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation all over again would be the standout...

‘Before’ Is Even More Pointless Than Ever In Episode 8

December 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Before hasn’t exactly been riveting throughout, but Episode 8 is a collection of its very worst qualities. Running under 25 minutes, delivering no new information,...

‘Creature Commandos’ Makes The Necessary Introductions In Its Two-Part Premiere

December 6 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Welcome, says the two-part premiere of Creature Commandos, to the new DC Universe. Well, new-ish, I suppose. Episodes 1 and 2 of Max’s adult animated...

The Ending Of ‘Black Doves’ Season 1 Is Surprisingly Hopeful

December 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Ending an espionage thriller conclusively is almost impossible, so you have to respect the effort Black Doves goes to in order to tie Season 1...

‘Black Doves’ Is A Fun Holiday Treat With Surprising Depth

December 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Black Doves, Netflix’s British action-thriller series from Giri/Haji’s Joe Barton, is technically a Christmas show. The holiday has nothing to do with the plot, which...

Breaking Down All Four Episodes of ‘Tomorrow and I’ On Netflix

December 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Thailand’s Black Mirror equivalent Tomorrow and I blesses Netflix with four – albeit almost feature-length – episodes of speculative science-fiction. They’re all separate stories in...

‘Shrinking’ Season 2, Episode 9 Is Beautiful, Poignant, and Brilliant

December 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Whenever I do my obligatory promotion of these recaps, I usually mention in a casual way that Shrinking is one of the best shows on TV. I...

Eva Makes A Terrible Mistake In ‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2 Episode 5

December 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

“Boom” is about Eva in the same way that “Person of Interest” was about Becka. This is to say that Eva’s problems are foregrounded a...

‘Poppa’s House’ Descends Into Repetitive Rubbish In Episode 6

December 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Poppa’s House has an uncanny ability to make 20 minutes feel like an hour, and nowhere is that more true than in Episode 6, “Family...

‘Get Millie Black’ Offers A Smart Change Of Perspective In Episode 2

December 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s official – Get Millie Black is really good. It was obvious after the premiere but Episode 2, which valuably switches perspective to better hone...

The Premiere Of ‘Skeleton Crew’ Is ‘Star Wars’ In Its Purest Form

December 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The debut of any Star Wars project is fraught with peril these days since The Discourse™ is inevitable and certain to be embarrassing. I can’t...

Pain Is A Lesson In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 10

December 3 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 10 of Brilliant Minds is about pain, in ways both obvious and not. “The First Responder” as a title is misleading. Sure, one of...

‘Yellowstone’ Season 5, Episode 12 Finally Lets Kayce Off the Leash

December 2 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

“Counting Coup” is partly a dumb episode of Yellowstone and partly a great one. Based on how the back half of Season 5 has proceeded...

‘Lioness’ Season 2, Episode 7 Recap – Joe and Neal’s Marriage Reaches Boiling Point

December 2 2024, by Daniel Hart

I’ve wondered why Lioness Season 2 has been better than the first season for a while now. It’s honestly kept me up at night. But...