TV Explainers
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‘Dune: Prophecy’ Delivers An Action-Packed Season 1 Finale That’s Far From An Ending
Everything that happens in Episode 6, “The High-Handed Enemy”, is in service to the kind of big-picture multi-season storytelling that HBO was doubtlessly looking for in a Duniverse project.
‘Virgin River’ Season 6 Ending Explained – Do Jack and Mel FINALLY Get Married?
The finale of Virgin River Season 6 opens with Mel and Jack still riding upon Sugar after the previous episode. Jack takes Mel to the...
‘La Palma’ Ending Explained – The Turtles Were Right
I know what you’re thinking – everyone dies, right? Well, no, as it happens. The ending of La Palma subverts expectations in that sense, with...
The Ending Of ‘Black Doves’ Is Surprisingly Hopeful
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...
‘Gangnam B-Side’ Ends With A Bit Of Ambiguity — But At Least It Ends
It took a couple too many bloated episodes to get here, but the ending of Gangnam B-Side is… okay, I guess, very much like the...
‘Murder in a Small Town’ Sticks The Landing With A Predictable But Welcome Ending
Aggressively predictable though the ending might be, I think Murder in a Small Town stuck the landing. I’ve been complaining all season long that this...
‘The Franchise’ Ends With Hope – Though It’s Hard to Tell Who For
I’ve been convinced for weeks that the ending of The Franchise would be the catastrophic failure of Tecto: Eye of the Storm, since really, how...
‘Arcane’ Season 2 Ends With A Sweeping, Complex, Emotional Act 3
Well, blimey. It was virtually inevitable that Act 3 of Arcane Season 2 was going to stir some emotions, but as usual with this show,...
The Legendary Swedish Crime Behind Netflix’s ‘The Helicopter Heist’
A grain of truth is a powerful thing, and there’s a big one behind Netflix’s Swedish limited series The Helicopter Heist. The 2009 robbery of...
‘A Virtuous Business’ Makes A Crucial Mistake In Its Finale
Time skips can be useful narrative conceits, and in some cases, they can really reinvigorate a flagging show (hello, The Walking Dead.) But there’s one...
The Ending Of ‘The Penguin’ Makes Oz One Of The Best Batman Villains Ever
The great achievement of The Penguin is that it has somehow managed to turn a perennial B-league second-stringer into – and I mean this –...
Kie Vows For Revenge In Cinematic ‘Outer Banks’ Season 4 Ending
The ending of Outer Banks Season 4 provides a chilling storyline for the fifth season. A heartbroken, dissociated and angry Kie looks squarely in the...
The Ending Of ‘The Cage’ Sets Up Season 2 With A Dark Twist
I’ve got to be honest, I was expecting a more run-of-the-mill ending to The Cage than what’s offered up in Episode 5, a finale that takes a...
The Ending Of ‘Disclaimer’ Is Horrifying, Powerful, and Brilliant
I’m not one for hyperbole, as most regular readers will know, so I hope it counts for something when I say that the ending of Disclaimer is...
The Ending Of ‘Citadel: Honey Bunny’ Has The Show’s Best Action
Citadel: Honey Bunny is a spin-off from Citadel, but its Season 1 ending suggests more to come from this specific story before it connects any...
‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Season 2 Has A Weird Ending
Everyone is big sad in “Au Revoir Les Enfants”, the Season 2 finale of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. And that leads to a weirder,...
‘Don’t Come Home’ – Viewers Have Countless Theories on Min and Varee’s Time Loop Mystery
Netflix’s Thai series Don’t Come Home has sparked many theories and confusion online because of the Min and Varee Time Paradox loop revealed at the...
The Ending Of ‘Grotesquerie’ Is A Terrible Conclusion To A Show With Real Promise
Oh, boy – people are going to hate this. And rightly so, frankly. It always seemed likely that Grotesquerie would have a somewhat ambiguous ending,...