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Freedom Comes At A Cost In the Ending of ‘Lady in the Lake’

August 23 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

What is the price of freedom? It’s a hefty toll for most, and a fortune for some. The ending of Lady in the Lake finds both Maddie...

‘Baby Fever’ Season 2’s Ending Confirms That Nana Is Just A Terrible Person

August 22 2024, by Daniel Hart

As I stated in my review of Baby Fever Season 2, Nana is not a redeemable character by any stretch of the imagination, and the...

The Ending of ‘The Accident’ Reveals The Truth And Dispenses Justice

August 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Unintentionally hilarious premise aside, The Accident is actually quite a grim show, and its ending only reiterates that fact. Some justice is done, sure, and...

4 Key Moments From The Ending of ‘Emily in Paris’ Season 4, Part 1

August 15 2024, by Daniel Hart

Season 4 of Emily in Paris at the halfway mark is everything we expected. Episode 5, “Trompe l’oeil,” sees trouble for Camille, an untimely revelation...

Breaking Down the Ending of ‘The Tyrant’ And Its Connection To ‘The Witch’

August 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Tyrant is aggressively complex for a show with a relatively simple story, and the ending of its brief four-episode first season contains almost all...

The Ending of ‘Shahmaran’ Season 2 Is About Balance and Sacrifice

August 9 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of Shahmaran Season 2 embodies an endless cycle of human greed and ignorance, which is always a fitting theme. After Season 1’s climax...

Hulu Docuseries ‘At Witt’s End’ Unpacks A Tragic Cold Case

August 8 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Despite its unusually cinematic presentation – courtesy of Ridley Scott and his production company – ABC News’s At Witt’s End – The Hunt For a...

How ‘The Umbrella Academy’ Season 4 Ends, One Final Time

August 8 2024, by Daniel Hart

The ending of The Umbrella Academy Season 4 made sense. There has been apocalypse after apocalypse. Eventually, it would be best to stop them once...

‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2’s Ending Is A Big Tease

August 5 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

One of the main talking points around the first season of House of the Dragon was that it was just setting up for all the...

‘Miss Night and Day’ Has The Happy Ending Everyone Wanted

August 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A happy ending was always an inevitability for Miss Night and Day, but it was still important for the show to stick the landing. Episode...

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3 Ends With A Masterclass Of Tension

August 4 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

And… breathe. Blimey, that was something, wasn’t it? It seemed unlikely that Episode 10 – the aptly titled “Comeuppance” – would be able to tie...

The Ending Of ‘A Good Girl’s Guide To Murder’ Is Chaotic But Conclusive

August 1 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder takes ages to get going, but it saves almost all of its main reveals for the finale. Episode 6...

‘Kleo’ Plays In The Murky Waters Between Fact and Fiction

July 30 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The problem with shows about spies, secret police, quarreling world governments, and times of momentous political flux, is that it’s hard to know who to...

Joel Makes A Fitting Final Victim In ‘Elite’ Season 8 – Here’s Why

July 30 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Every season of Elite revolves around a murder, and Season 8 is no different. The victim in the final outing is Joel, whose death forms the mystery...

‘Tokyo Swindlers’ Is Based On A Novel, But Is It Based On A True Story?

July 29 2024, by Daniel Hart

The intriguing premise of Tokyo Swindlers immediately leans to the idea that it may be a true story. It’s not a true story, but it...

The Ending of ‘Elite’ Season 8 Is A Merciful Send-Off For The Series

July 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

And, finally, it’s over. Episode 8, “End of Term”, isn’t just the end of Elite Season 8, but the ending of the entire series. And...

The Ending Of ‘Kleo’ Season 2 Angles For Another Outing With Several Late Revelations

July 26 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Kleo Season 2 has less of an ending than the first season did. That initial outing, despite leaving a few threads dangling, worked as a...

‘Tokyo Swindlers’ Ending Has Takumi Finding Out A Dark Truth

July 25 2024, by Daniel Hart

There are a lot of close calls in Episode 7 of Tokyo Swindlers. The finale has everything you’d want to end a crime thriller —...