TV Recaps

Do you want to know what happened in the latest episode of a TV show? Have you binged an original series and need to understand the finale of a season? Here is our archive of TV Recaps breaking down episodes from many series, including your favorite show.

The Ending Of ‘Tell Me Lies’ Season 2 Is Masterfully, Sickeningly Brilliant

October 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of Tell Me Lies Season 2 finds the show operating at the absolute peak of its powers. Episode 8, “Don’t Struggle Like That, I Will...

‘Shrinking’ Hasn’t Lost A Step In Its Season 2 Premiere

October 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Shrinking is a fantastic comedy that is sometimes so funny its depth sneaks up on you. This was true in Season 1 and it’s immediately true...

‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4, Episode 8 Explained: The Westies Give The Real Story Behind Milton Dudenoff

October 15 2024, by Daniel Hart

Only Murders in the Building brings back story time in Season 4, Episode 8. Characters bringing their perspectives is a regular feature in this series....

Dr. Wolf Pops Pills In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 4

October 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The network TV landscape loves “unconventional” doctors, but there’s only so far you can push the idea before you strain credulity to breaking point, and...

‘English Teacher’ Sticks The Landing In A Superb Finale

October 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It was only right that English Teacher, a truly excellent sitcom, had a really good ending, and Episode 8, “Birthday”, caps off Season 1 in fine...

The Point of ‘The Franchise’ Becomes Clear In Episode 2

October 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I wish I knew more about Tecto, the hero of the inevitably doomed superhero flick at the heart of The Franchise. There’s no way this...

Cristin Milioti Is Awards-Worthy In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 4

October 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Oz Cobb has emerged as such a compelling character that you’d think The Penguin wouldn’t work without him, but Episode 4, “Cent’Anni”, barely features him and doesn’t...

‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 2 Implies A Dramatic Pivot Is Coming

October 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s early days yet, but I suppose it’s worthwhile asking where A Virtuous Business might be going. There aren’t exactly an abundance of empowering female-driven...

‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Hits A High Note In Season 2, Episode 3

October 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve been pretty mixed on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2, but let me be the first to tell you that I liked Episode...

‘The Franchise’ Has A Needlessly Good Premiere

October 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a joke at the end of The Franchise’s premiere that sums the whole thing up. In it, Himesh Patel’s Daniel, the first AD of...

‘Tulsa King’ Season 2 Picks Up With Episode 5

October 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m not sure that Tulsa King Season 2 has quite lived up to the expectations I had for it, but Episode 5, “Tilting at Windmills”,...

‘Joan’ Goes International in Episode 2

October 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A new business endeavour becomes confusingly personal in Episode 2 of Joan, which admittedly lacks the snappy pace of the premiere. It remains, though, a...

‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 1 Establishes A Solid Premise

October 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The comedic hook of A Virtuous Business is fairly straightforward – the clash of conservative Korea and sexual openness. Lots of K-Dramas are sexy, of...

Rhiannon’s Likeliest Victims After ‘Sweetpea’ Episode 1

October 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The premiere of Sweetpea, “Sorry for Your Loss”, has a pretty simple mandate – justify why Rhiannon Lewis would stab a man to death for...

Ignorance Is Bliss In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 3

October 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Penguin is excellent in a way that doesn’t make much sense, and Episode 3, “Bliss”, exemplifies this in several interesting ways. It’s a Batman...

‘Teacup’ Episode 2 Raises The Stakes and Complicates the Mystery

October 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Freed from the clunky expositional approach of its premiere, Teacup feels like it’s coming together in Episode 2, “My Little Lighthouse”. The predicament feels more...

Exposition Bogs Down The Premiere Of ‘Teacup’

October 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A name seems to carry more weight in the horror genre than anywhere else. You see Jordan Peele or James Wan or Ryan Murphy –...

‘Disclaimer’ Proves A Point With A Much Superior Second Episode

October 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Disclaimer has a point to prove in Episode 2, and in so doing it makes me look a little foolish for assuming in the premiere...