Drama
‘When the Phone Rings’ Continues To Improve Across the Board In Episode 6
I’ve mentioned before that there’s an old-school quality to When the Phone Rings that it’s difficult to put a finger on. Episode 6 has it...
‘1992’ Review – Netflix Thriller Relies On Imagery But Forgets To Be Interesting
The best part of 1992 is undoubtedly the villain, which coincidentally is the part it focuses on the least. But it counts for something. There...
‘When the Phone Rings’ Continues to Develop More Mysteries In Episode 5
When the Phone Rings Episode 5 arrives after an additional week’s wait thanks to real-life South Korean political calamity, and while the episode obviously couldn’t...
‘The Agency’ Finally Feels Like It’s Going Somewhere in Episode 4
I’ve been thinking about The Agency a lot, partly to try and figure out why I think it’s so dull, and what’s meaningfully different about...
‘Silo’ Season 2, Episode 5 Gets Everything Right, Despite Slowing Down
By the high standards already set by Silo Season 2, “Descent” is comparatively slow-paced. But don’t mistake Episode 5 for filler, since it’s anything but....
‘Before’ Episode 9 Recap – A Reveal About Lynn’s Death Can’t Save Another Rotten Outing
Before is, in a word, stupid. This won’t come as news to anyone at this point, but it’s especially ironic since it thinks it’s so...
‘La Palma’ Ending Explained – The Turtles Were Right
I know what you’re thinking – everyone dies, right? Well, no, as it happens. The ending of La Palma subverts expectations in that sense, with...
‘La Palma’ Review: Norwegian Netflix Series Goes Off With A Bit Of A Whimper
What if your idyllic vacation retreat was trying to kill you? This is, essentially, the premise of Netflix’s Norwegian limited series La Palma, though admittedly...
The Garveys Are Falling Apart In ‘Bad Sisters’ Season 2, Episode 6
Ian helps the sisters cover their tracks, bringing him closer to Eva but further into Houlihan's spotlight.
‘Shrinking’ Season 2, Episode 10 Is A Sucker Punch Of Raw Emotion
Watching an episode of Shrinking is hard work, sometimes. Here I was thinking that Episode 10 of Season 2, “Changing Patterns”, was an exclusively positive installment. It...
‘Get Millie Black’ Reveals The True Villain In Episode 3
It might be a bit of a cliché that the white guy has turned out to be the villain in Get Millie Black, but this...
Carol Becomes The Focus In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 11
Carol has been a reliable but underutilized presence in Brilliant Minds thus far, so it’s nice that Episode 11, “The Other Woman”, puts her firmly at the...
‘Yellowstone’ Season 5 Blows Its Penultimate Episode On Sappy, Out-Of-Character Nonsense
It’s easy to forget how good Yellowstone was at its peak because Season 5 is euthanizing it in record time. I suppose that’s grimly ironic...
‘Dune: Prophecy’ Gets A Bit Too Dense For Its Own Good In Season 1, Episode 4
Dune: Prophecy is a lot better when Desmond Hart is around, isn’t it? I suggested that in my recap of the previous episode, which brushed...
‘Earth Abides’ Introduces A Little Hope In Episode 2
The premiere of Earth Abides was, in a word, bleak. And that set my expectations for Episode 2, “The Space Between”, which to be fair...
‘Landman’ Finally Gets Going And Introduces Real Conflict In Episode 5
“Where Is Home” is one of those episodes you sometimes get in a Taylor Sheridan show where everything just goes to Hell. And Landman needed to go...
‘The Agency’ Continues To Be A Drag In Episode 3
I’m still not convinced by The Agency. In Episode 3, “Hawk From A Handsaw”, it gets so gratingly serious and so obvious and reiterative about...
‘Silo’ Season 2 Ratchets Up The Drama With A Shocking Death In Episode 4
In most shows, Rebecca Ferguson doing an extended high-pressure underwater sequence like it’s Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation all over again would be the standout...
‘Before’ Is Even More Pointless Than Ever In Episode 8
Before hasn’t exactly been riveting throughout, but Episode 8 is a collection of its very worst qualities. Running under 25 minutes, delivering no new information,...
The Ending Of ‘Black Doves’ Season 1 Is Surprisingly Hopeful
Ending an espionage thriller conclusively is almost impossible, so you have to respect the effort Black Doves goes to in order to tie Season 1...