TV Explainers
Are you looking for an explanation of a particular plot point for a TV Show? Are you confused about a season’s ending? Do you need a breakdown of a character or person? This page will help you and keep you up to date on the latest TV Explainers.
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‘Daredevil: Born Again’ Ending Explained – Adrenaline, I’m Sure
If you squint a little bit, it’s kind of beautiful. Daredevil: Born Again is only vaguely what one would consider a comic book show, the...
Let’s Answer All the Burning Questions About Netflix’s ‘The Glass Dome’
Netflix’s Scandi noir The Glass Dome is pretty good, taking the quintessential genre framework and delivering a very solid version of it that doesn’t try...
Breaking Down ‘The Glass Dome’ And Its Bleak Ending
Netflix’s Scandi noir The Glass Dome pulls double duty as both a taut whodunnit and a psychological drama, exploring the longstanding effects of intergenerational trauma...
‘Surface’ Season 2 Ending Explained – Limping To A Deeply Unsatisfying Conclusion
Surface has had a very strange trajectory in Season 2, hasn’t it? It started out feeling very inert, then it gradually whipped up some steam...
‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 Ending Explained – Another Frustratingly Misguided Finale
The point of an ending is, ostensibly, to provide answers and dramatic payoff, which is a concept that for some reason Yellowjackets has never quite...
‘How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)’ Season 4 Ending Explained – Another Fine Send-Off
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast) already had a pretty decent ending in Season 3, which puts the Season 4 finale in a difficult position,...
‘The Hunting Party’ Ending Explained – Now That’s How You Do A Finale
Now that’s how you do a finale. The Hunting Party caps off a run of great form with a brilliant ending that weaves its case of the...
‘1923’ Season 2 Ending Explained – A Rushed Bumper-Length Finale Still Sticks the Landing
I can’t have been the only person who thought that the finale of 1923 Season 2 couldn’t possibly be a proper ending. Surely not!
‘The White Lotus’ Season 3 Ending Explained – Enlightenment Is Out Of Reach
The White Lotus doesn’t do happy endings, which is by design. Each season begins with the promise of death and ends by delivering it.
‘The Potato Lab’ Ending Explained – The Happy Conclusion We All Wanted
Everyone knew that The Potato Lab would have a happy ending. Really, it deserved one, and Episode 12 provides it with relish. It wasn’t always...
‘Devil May Cry’ Ending Explained – Netflix’s Adaptation Ends (As Usual) By Setting Up Season 2
As with any Netflix series, particularly one of its surprisingly good video game adaptations, the ending of Devil May Cry has two distinct purposes. Yes,...
‘PULSE’ Season 1 Ending Explained – New Chief Resident, HR Complaint Resolved, and a Potential Romance Rekindled
I don’t suspect we’re on the precipice of a masterpiece with Netflix’s PULSE. Period. Throughout Season 1 of PULSE, we see a conflict between the...
‘Reacher’ Season 3 Ending Explained – All-Action Finale Ties Up Every Loose End
And here I was wondering if Reacher could tie off every loose end in Season 3 in just a single episode. I needn’t have worried. Episode 8,...
Harlan Coben’s ‘Caught’ Ending Explained – Unpacking Every Twist and Turn
Waiting for the ending of a Harlan Coben series is like staying after the credits in a Marvel movie, and Caught is no different. It...
‘Mythic Quest’ Season 4 Ending Explained – Ian Finally Does The Right Thing
As strongly implied in the last episode, MQ is undergoing corporate changes that are creating significant stress for David. This situation shows no signs of...
‘Severance’ Season 2 Ending Explained – A Brilliant, Harrowing Finale That Changes Everything (Again)
Season 2 of Severance has had its ups and downs; there’s no doubt about that. We’ve had bottle episodes that offered little and compensatory follow-ups...
‘Beauty in Black’ Part 2 Ending Explained – The Chances of Season 2 Are Distressingly High
Tyler Perry continues to torment streaming audiences worldwide with execrable garbage like Divorce in the Black and A Fall from Grace, but Beauty in Black...
‘Just One Look’ Ending Explained – Let’s Break Down the Biggest Twists and Surprises in Netflix’s Harlan Coben Thriller
As with all Harlan Coben thrillers, Just One Look is built on a nested series of twists and turns that gradually reveal the truth of...