TV Explainers
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‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2 Ending Explained – Rowan Unlocks Her Full Potential in A Messy Finale
Let’s be frank here – the ending of Mayfair Witches Season 2 is a mess. It’s full of action, deaths, twists, and moral ambiguities, and...
How the Ending of Netflix’s ‘Toxic Town’ Compares to the Real Corby Case
The latest in an increasingly long list of power-to-the-people British dramas platforming inspiring true stories and underrepresented parts of the U.K., Toxic Town joins Mr....
‘When the Stars Gossip’ Ending Explained – Catastrophically Bad, As Expected
Look, it was virtually a given that When the Stars Gossip was going to have a lackluster ending given how increasingly bad it has become...
The Ending Of ‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Is Clearly Just the Beginning
There’s a lot going on in Episodes 9 & 10 of Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, which is to be expected. “Hero or Menace” and “If...
‘Cobra Kai’ Season 6 Part 3 Ending Explained – As Perfect An Ending As We Could Have Hoped For
Ending a show is no easy feat, and ending a beloved, long-running show is harder still. It brings me enormous pleasure to report, then, that Cobra...
‘High Potential’ Ending Explained – It Doesn’t Take Morgan’s IQ to Detect A Second Season On the Way
The fact that High Potential has already been renewed for Season 2 informs the ending of Episode 13, “Let’s Play”, which is quite comfortable leaving...
‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 4 Ending Explained – Embracing New Beginnings Amidst Change
It feels a little ironic. The central meaning of the ending of Sweet Magnolias Season 4 is “New Beginnings.” With every character experiencing a new...
‘The Recruit’ Season 2 Ending Explained – Double Crosses Galore in An Exciting Finale
If you thought the first season of The Recruit built to a chaotic conclusion, you haven’t seen anything yet. The Season 2 finale is absolutely...
‘Shafted’ Ending Explained – French Comedy Doesn’t Take the Easy Way Out
The ending of Shafted resonates because it doesn’t take the easy way out. It isn’t especially happy, either, though Episode 6, “Heartbreak”, at least ends...
‘The Agency’ Ending Explained – Martian’s Mission Takes An Unexpected Turn to Set Up Season 2
Given how much I didn’t like The Agency when it started, it’s kind of remarkable how good the first season’s ending is. Episode 10, “Overtaken...
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2 Ending Explained – They Think It’s All Over
Given the immense popularity of The Night Agent, it was virtually inevitable that its ending wouldn’t really be an ending. Just like how the first...
The Ending Of ‘Silo’ Season 2 Is as Good an Episode of Television as You’ll Ever See
I’m not going to tell you that Season 2 of Silo has been perfect, but I’m happy to say unequivocally, without any hyperbole whatsoever, that...
XO, Kitty Season 2 Ending Explained: What Does It Mean for Kitty and Min Ho?
XO, Kitty Season 2 was a whirlwind of emotions and drama! Funnily enough, Kitty explicitly tells us at the start of the season that she...
‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 2 Ending Explained – An Emotional Payoff Maybe Takes the Easy Way Out
Season 2 of Castlevania: Nocturne provides a surprisingly tender ending that in many ways avoids a lot of the more potentially pesky narrative decisions. Everyone...
‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’ Ending Explained – Sticking the Landing
“The Real Good Guys” is as perfect an ending as Skeleton Crew could have hoped for. It’s action-packed, beautiful looking, thematically resonant, and feels at...
‘Landman’ Ending Explained – A Feature-Length Finale Leaves Things On An Uncertain Note
Nobody was expecting a happy ending to Landman, and Episode 10, “The Crumbs of Hope”, is the furthest thing from one. But I was pretty...
‘Subteran’ Ending Explained – An Uncertain Finale Avoids The Easiest Outcome
Subteran avoids the easy, happy ending, which holistically is one of the bolder things about it. Netflix’s first Romanian original series is mostly content to...
‘Creature Commandos’ Ending Explained – Finale Proves the New DCU Is Only Just Beginning
James Gunn isn’t pulling any punches in the finale of Creature Commandos. Episode 7, “A Very Funny Monster”, has everything you’d expect from the first...