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.

Recap: ‘Hotel Cocaine’ Gets Off To An Energetic Start In A Drug-Fuelled Premiere

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m not sure I’d describe Hotel Cocaine as prestige TV, even though it’s tempting to put every hour-long drama with real actors in that bracket...

Recap: Villains Get the Limelight In ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 3

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

In many ways, Episode 3 of Mayor of Kingstown Season 3 feels like a direct response to Episode 2, which narrowed its focus on Mike...

Recap: Drugs Are Deadlier Than Usual in ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3, Episode 2

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Mayor of Kingstown is a splashy show set in a corrupt prison town. It’s full of gang wars and shootouts and other fun things. And...

Recap: Peace Goes Up In Flames In ‘Billy the Kid’ Season 2 Episode 7

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

With Lincoln under military lockdown and a strict, permanent curfew imposed, Billy and the Regulators are confined to their HQ in the McSween house in...

Recap: Tensions Boil Over In ‘Billy the Kid’ Season 2 Episode 6

June 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The war for Lincoln County begins in earnest in Episode 6 of Billy the Kid Season 2, which is a flurry of gunfights and testy...

Unpacking Every Scary Story In ‘Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams’

June 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Across seven episodes, Joko Anwar’s Nightmares and Daydreams presents seemingly disconnected tales of horror and science-fiction, unified only, at first, by their Jakarta setting. But...

The Ending of ‘Doctor Climax’ Is A Battle Between Conservatism and Progress

June 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A shy dermatologist leading a sexual revolution struggles against flagrant conservative corruption in the ending of Doctor Climax, and the fact you’re watching a streaming...

‘The Boys’ Season 4, Episodes 1-3 Explained: Key Moments and Highlights

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

Plenty is riding on Season 4 of The Boys because it arrived when Prime Video announced the fifth would be last. The first three episodes...

The ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3 Ending is Happy and Triumphant For One Character

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

At the start of Episode 8 of Bridgerton Season 3, Lady Danbury ironically brings Queen Charlotte a theory while playing chess. She believes that Lady...

Bridgerton Season 3, Episode 7: What Truth Does Cressida Learn About Lady Whistledown?

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

Penelope’s nightmare comes true in Season 3, Episode 6: Colin Bridgerton finds out that she is indeed Lady Whistledown, a dark secret that viewers have...

Colin Learns A Horrible Truth In ‘Bridgerton’ Season 3, Episode 6

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

Cressida Cowper, a minor character before Bridgerton Season 3, is now part of a sensational conspiracy in Episode 6. Her revelation is that she is...

Bridgerton Season 3, Episode 5 Explained: A £5,000 Reward for the Identity of Lady Whistledown

June 13 2024, by Daniel Hart

Colin Bridgerton is not messing about, and if you have doubts about his intentions since Episode 4, then Episode 5, “Tick Tock”, relieves all fears....

Recap: ‘The Acolyte’ Episode 3 Is Going to Upset Some People

June 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I hate to have to say it, but Episode 3 of The Acolyte, “Destiny”, makes me sympathetic to those who think this is the worst...

‘Trying’ Season 4, Episode 5: Nikki Learns a Big Upsetting Secret on Mother’s Day

June 12 2024, by Daniel Hart

It’s Mother’s Day in Trying Season 4, Episode 5, and Nikki still suspects something is wrong with her adopted daughter Princess. But despite a big...

‘The Atypical Family’ Contrives A Happy Ending – But Not A Complete One

June 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Atypical Family contrived a happy ending in Episodes 11 and 12, which, thanks to the time travel gimmick, shouldn’t come as much of a...

The Ending of ‘Hierarchy’ Blatantly Sets Up Season 2

June 9 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Surprising absolutely nobody given the nature of the show, the ending of Hierarchy in Episode 7 is a cavalcade of reveals and setups for a...

Exploring Ghokan’s Fate in the Ending of ‘Kubra’ Season 2

June 8 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The problem with heralding someone as a messiah is that, inevitably, it’s going to be revealed that they’re no such thing, and the ending of...

Recap: The Ending of ‘Sweet Tooth’ Season 3 Is Perfect

June 7 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Not to be hyperbolic here, but the ending of Sweet Tooth Season 3 is perfect. Episode 8, “This is a Story”, contains everything you could ever want...