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.

Breaking Down Every Episode Of ‘Eyes Of Wakanda’

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It takes an effort to remember this now, but everyone used to keep track of what phase the Marvel Cinematic Universe was in. It used...

‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Episode 5 Suggests Murder Doesn’t Run in the Family

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Like father, like son, or so the saying goes, but the point of Dexter: Resurrection is increasingly becoming to disprove that idea.

‘Chief of War’ Episode 2 Features Several Surprising (And Welcome) Turns

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Meet Ka'ahumanu. She's a character who is going to be pretty integral to Chief of War, but she's introduced in Episode 2 without a great deal of fanfare in a cold open that left me a bit confused.

‘Smoke’ Episode 7 Features One Of The Very Best Scenes of the Year

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I'm not given to hyperbole as a rule, so know this -- there's a long-ish sequence in Episode 7 of Smoke that I earnestly believe is one of the year's very best.

Jason Momoa Has Never Been Cooler Than In ‘Chief of War’ Episode 1

August 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Chief of War is a very serious and passionately rendered show about real history and indigenous representation and storytelling.

‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2 Is Off to the Races With A Fun, Messy Three-Episode Premiere

July 31 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Start your engines, ladies and gentlemen. Twisted Metal is back for Season 2, and it’s bigger and better than ever. This might not be immediately apparent in...

‘Twisted Metal’ Season 2 Is Bigger, Better, And More Like the Games

July 31 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Two years after Season 1 turned out to be surprisingly good, and thirty years after the debut of the long-abandoned PlayStation series on which it’s...

‘The Buccaneers’ Season 2, Episode 7 Reinvents Itself As A Legal Thriller

July 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

You could -- and perhaps should -- quibble about where "All Rise" fits into The Buccaneers Season 2 more broadly, especially since it means the fallout from Dick's death last week ends up feeling a little shortchanged.

Here’s Everything You Need to Remember About ‘Twisted Metal’ Season 1

July 28 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Bucking the trend of video game adaptations being woeful, Peacock’s Twisted Metal was a good time. This is especially surprising considering it was based on...

‘The Institute’ Episode 4 Makes Several Elements More Interesting

July 27 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m resigned to the idea of The Institute being a slow burn. It’s a mystery box on two fronts, drip-feeding minor clues and reveals without being in any hurry to get where it’s going.

‘The Winning Try’ Episode 2 Could Be Mistaken For A Season Finale

July 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It's only Episode 2, and yet The Winning Try is already delivering finale-quality drama, with all the big emotional swings and payoffs you'd expect after a full season of development.

‘The Winning Try’ Gets Off To A Winning Start In Episode 1

July 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The Winning Try is one of those from-the-ashes sports dramas that ensnares you immediately.

Breaking Down Every Episode Of Netflix’s ‘Trigger’

July 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Trigger has a fascinating and provocative dystopian premise, which imagines Korea awash with free, easily accessible firearms. The only man fighting against the tide is Lee...

Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner In ‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Episode 4

July 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I suppose there's no invitation more compelling for a serial killer than one to a dinner party full of other serial killers.

‘Smoke’ Episode 6 Is A Phenomenal Hour Of Television

July 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Seriously, how is this happening? Smoke is a truly confounding show. It started out okay, trundled along inoffensively enough, and then took a sudden, severe turn for the worse.

Lord Seadown Springs A Trap In ‘The Buccaneers’ Season 2, Episode 6

July 23 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Blimey, James Seadown is awful, isn't he? This won't be news to long-time viewers of The Buccaneers, but now we're over halfway through Season 2, he has indisputably emerged as the real villain of the piece.

Breaking Down Every Steamy Twist In ‘The Hunting Wives’

July 21 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Murder! Affairs! Megachurches! The Hunting Wives has an awful lot going on, and a lot of it is deliberately ridiculous and sensational. Across eight episodes, it weaves...

‘The Institute’ Barely Gets Going In Episode 3, But Signs Are Promising

July 20 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I get that prison breaks are a pretty complex undertaking, but The Institute needs to speed things up.