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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‘Bet’ Ending Explained – Yumeko and Kira Go All In Against Each Other
Blackjack! Murder! Revenge! All the elements you’d expect from Bet’s ending are present and correct in Episode 10, “Winner Takes All”, as well as the...
‘Happy Face’ Ending Explained – A Satisfying Finale Can’t Resist A Last-Minute Tease
A cliffhanger ending really doesn’t suit Happy Face, and I spent most of Episode 8, “The Star”, believing that it wasn’t going to get one....
‘The Eternaut’ Ending Explained – A Vague Climax Provides Few Meaningful Answers
I’m not sure what I was expecting from the ending of The Eternaut, but it probably wasn’t what we got. The Netflix series entered Episode 6...
‘Good American Family’ Ending Explained – There Are Many Kinds Of Justice
If you’re looking for justice, especially the typical TV version of the concept, you’re not going to get it from the finale of Good American Family....
‘Poppa’s House’ Ending Explained – A Predictable Cliffhanger Keeps Poppa and Ivy Apart
As someone who has been reiterating that Poppa and Ivy’s relationship is central to Poppa’s House for the last few months, I should theoretically like Episode 18,...
‘Weak Hero’ Class 2 Ending Explained – A (Mostly) Happy Climax Still Leaves Room For More
Is the fight over, or is it just beginning? This, I suppose, is the key question raised by the ending of Weak Hero Class 2,...
‘You’ Season 5 Ending and Themes Explained – “Maybe You’re The Problem”
Seven years later, we finally arrive at the conclusion of Joe Goldberg in You Season 5. Back in 2018, when Season 1 was first released,...
‘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’ Season 1 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,...