TV Recaps

When does the present start being the past? That seems like a question with an obvious answer, but it isn’t remotely obvious for Julian Kaye....

Continuing its momentum, Under the Queen’s Umbrella had a strong third episode. Dealing sensitively with the Prince Gyeseong (played by Yoo Seon-ho) storyline was a major positive, while...

It’s just like the Romans to launch even a surprise attack against unarmed opponents from a safe distance. As we discovered at the very end...

In Barbarians Season 2, Episode 3, Ari named Marbod the king of the united Germanic tribes. It’s not quite official yet — there needs to be...

After his entirely unsubtle escape from the Roman camp in Barbarians Season 2, Episode 2, Ari is being pursued by a cadre of soldiers, which...

Barbarians, a German Netflix series dramatizing the famed Battle of the Teutoburg Forest fought between the barbarian tribes and the Roman Empire, was a pretty...

After Marbod’s betrayal in Barbarians Season 2, Episode 1, Ari has been captured by Flavus and dragged back to the Roman camp, much to the jubilation...

It has been a couple of years since the first season of Barbarians, so for once, Netflix’s recap of the previous season is actually quite...

The Peripheral Episode 1 introduced us to a not-too-distant America, a futuristic London, and innovative technology that made VR gaming feel like the real thing....

From Scratch is based on the New York Times best-selling memoir by Tembi Locke. The Zoe Saldana vehicle has flaws, but this romantic dramedy hits...

Acapulco Season 2, Episode 1, picked up where Season 1 left off. Maximo (Eugenio Derbez) is struggling because he snapped at Don Pablo (Damián Alcázar), the...

Shantaram Episode 4, “Bad Medicine,” follows Lin’s (played by Charlie Hunnam) eventful mission to get adequate medicine for the kind, slum folk. While Lin seeks...

Season 1 of Acapulco was a fun ride, but it left much to be desired. However, I was excited to hear they had announced that there was...

The dangers of futuristic technologies have been woven into stories for centuries now, warning of mankind’s unquenchable desire to tinker with unknown powers, be that...

We had one heck of an emotional first four episodes of High School. Simone had had enough of her sister’s lies, leading to her dropping...

There has been a lot of backstabbing and scheming in the last couple of episodes, so it’s refreshing for this one to open with some...

In Gangs of London Season 2, Episode 5, Sean Wallace made himself a king, essentially. And in Episode 6, he gets to enjoy it for about...

After the absolute chaos of Gangs of London Season 2, Episode 4, London is still smoldering in Episode 5, and the characters are still reeling....