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: ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 3 Is Deadlier and More Chaotic Than Ever

June 2 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Taylor Sheridan continues to be the creative crown jewel in Paramount+’s streaming strategy, and for proof look no further than Mayor of Kingstown. Season 3...

Recap: Billy the Kid Is Back With Multiple Bangs In Season 2 Episode 5

June 2 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

After a very long wait since Episode 4, MGM+’s most underrated original, Billy the Kid, is finally back for Episode 5 of Season 2, “A...

‘Trying’ Season 4, Episode 3 Is A Filler Episode Making Us Feel Sorry For Scott

May 29 2024, by Daniel Hart

“Murder at Slaughterbridge Manor” is a grim title, but do not worry. Trying Season 4 hasn’t suddenly turned the series dark. No, Episode 3 is...

The Ending of ‘The Sympathizer’ Casts The Entire Show In A New Light

May 27 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Throughout The Sympathizer, we’ve always known that The Captain would end up back in Vietnam, being interrogated by the people he has spent the entire...

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory Season 1 Ending Has Major Twist With More Questions Than Answers

May 24 2024, by Daniel Hart

It’s only fitting that Season 1 of Jurassic World: Chaos Theory has a chaotic ending with the idea that there will be a few more...

Garouden Season 1’s Ending Shows That Juzo Fujimaki’s Fighting Story Is Not Finished Yet

May 23 2024, by Daniel Hart

Episode 8 of Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf Season 1 pitches a salivating finale. It’s an unexpected super-fight between Juzo Fujimaki and Tsutomu...

Trying Season 4 Premiere Sees Princess Desperate To See Her Birth Mom

May 22 2024, by Daniel Hart

In case you didn’t know, as the series does not exactly tell you from Episode 1, Trying Season 4 is set six years later, with...

Recap: Dark Matter Episode 4 Squanders Its Potential

May 22 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 4 of Dark Matter is emblematic of everything I really don’t like about this show. There’s so much potential here, and “The Corridor” shows...

Recap: The Captain Has Had Enough In ‘The Sympathizer’ Episode 6

May 20 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

If Episode 6 of The Sympathizer has a point, it’s that being a spy is a lot of work. The logistics are a nightmare. Once...

Recap: There’s A Wedding In ‘The Atypical Family’ Episode 6

May 19 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

There are several levels on which The Atypical Family doesn’t work. It’s an oddly structured and paced show that sometimes seems to be making things...

Recap: Past And Present Intertwine In ‘The Atypical Family’ Episode 5

May 18 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Families are trouble at the best of time, but the Boks are a nightmare. The Atypical Family is weirdly titled, really, since superpowers notwithstanding, they’re...

Bridgerton Season 3, Episode 4 Explained – Penelope Has a Serious Suitor (or Two)

May 16 2024, by Daniel Hart

Well, it’s not surprising that the halfway point of Bridgerton Season 3 ended on a banger. This is quite normal for this series. The same...

Bridgerton Season 3, Episode 3 Explained – Colin Is Confused About His Feelings

May 16 2024, by Daniel Hart

What I love about Bridgerton is how quickly things can escalate. In a world where the characters suppress their feelings, once something burns inside them,...

Bridgerton Season 3, Episode 2 Explained – A Surprise First Kiss

May 16 2024, by Daniel Hart

Gentle reader, the premise is set: and similarly to Season 1, with the duke and duchess playing a strange game, Penelope Featherington and Colin Bridgerton...

Bridgerton Season 3, Episode 1 Explained – Penelope Decides She Wants a Husband…With Colin’s Help

May 16 2024, by Daniel Hart

Dear gentle reader, it’s Penelope Featherington’s time. After Eloise Bridgerton finds out that Pen is indeed Lady Whistledown, who would have expected the secret journalist...

Outer Range Season 2 Barely Ends At All

May 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

For such a deliberately complex series, the ending of Outer Range Season 2 is simple enough. In fact, Episode 7 could be described – uncharitably,...

‘Dark Matter’ Episode 3 Slows To A Crawl

May 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Dark Matter was better when it was bonkers. I think that’s fair to say after Episode 3, “The Box”, which settles down to a glacial pace...

Dark Matter’s Premiere Is Too Familiar For Its Own Good

May 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

These days, the word “multiverse” is pretty inexorably tied to Marvel, since we’re all simpletons. But Dark Matter on Apple TV+ hopes to fix that...