Drama
‘Tulsa King’ Season 3, Episode 6 Recap – The Bullets Are Finally Flying
Now we’re talking. I did say that Tulsa King felt as if it was finding some first-season form, and that’s very much the takeaway from...
‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 4, Episode 1 Recap – Can’t Stop the Train
You know Mayor of Kingstown is good, since its Season 4 premiere is riveting despite being, for most of its runtime, about one character bursting into the office of another character and having a passive-aggressive argument.
‘Sheriff Country’ Episode 2 Recap – Things Aren’t Looking Good For Skye
It’s hard not to compare Sheriff Country to Boston Blue. They’re pretty different shows on the face of it, sure, but are they really?
‘Boston Blue’ Episode 2 Recap – Danny Makes A Big Decision
My biggest question about Boston Blue is when things are going to start going wrong.
The Deliberately Inconclusive Ending Of ‘A House of Dynamite’ Is Its Best Feature
I wasn’t a huge fan of Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite, a too-glossy triptych boasting too many stars and a recursive storytelling gimmick that...
‘A House of Dynamite’ Review – Slick Political Thriller Becomes A Self-Defeating Spiral
Kathryn Bigelow’s A House of Dynamite is built on a great idea, rippling with urgency and tension. Out of nowhere, an ICBM is launched at...
‘The Last Frontier’ Episode 4 Recap – This Show Would Be Better Without Havlock
The Last Frontier isn't a procedural, but it feels like one in Episode 4, which isn't intended as a criticism.
‘Invasion’ Season 3 Ending Explained – Well, That Was Kinda Dumb, Right?
I think it’s over? You can never quite tell with Invasion, but “The End of the Line” definitely feels like an ending. And thank goodness for that, since...
‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – Tyler Posey Has Turned Up
Every week, I make a joke about how many murders can happen in a small town before they stop being noteworthy, so I feel fairly vindicated by “Strangers Among Us.”
‘Gen V’ Season 2 Ending Explained – Well, That Was Easier Than Expected
I’m not sure I’d consider the climax of Gen V Season 2 to be a “good” ending in the traditional sense of the term. Sure,...
‘High Potential’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – The Obligatory Halloween Special
Just in case you needed a reminder that we were firmly in Spooky Season, High Potential Season 2 delivers its obligatory Halloween episode.
‘The Morning Show’ Season 4, Episode 6 Recap – UBN’s Second Major Departure
We're just past the halfway point of The Morning Show Season 4, and we've already had two major departures from UBN.
‘Slow Horses’ Season 5, Episode 5 Recap – We’re All In This Together
"Circus" is a very good episode of Slow Horses, in all the ways we've come to expect. It's laugh-out-loud funny in places, effectively tense in others, and moves along at a real clip.
‘Brilliant Minds’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – A Heartbreaking Outing With No Easy Answers
It occurred to me during "Once Upon A Time In America" that Brilliant Minds has spent so much time building mystery in Season 2 that it has kind of skimped on the emotion a little.
‘Task’ Ending Explained – We May As Well Give Mark Ruffalo His Emmy Now
Task ended with Robbie’s death, in many ways. I don’t mean literally, obviously, because Episode 7 devotes another epilogue-style hour to tying up loose ends...
‘Typhoon Family’ Episode 4 Recap – Things Are Looking Up (Then Down Again)
Tae-poong has a lot of admirable qualities in Typhoon Family, but the guy’s pretty unlucky.
‘Billy the Kid’ Season 3, Episode 4 Recap – Billy Reaches the End Of the Road
It was only a matter of time. Even Billy the Kid can’t run forever, and if nothing else, Season 3 has been a consistent reminder of that.
‘Typhoon Family’ Episode 3 Recap – Predictability Delivered With Pace and Energy
Typhoon Family is the quintessential example of a show with very familiar constituent parts – a real-life period of turbulent history, a wayward son forced to grow up at pace, a burgeoning romance, and so on – that feels fresh and distinct through its basic underlying quality.
‘Tulsa King’ Season 3, Episode 5 Recap – Now We’re Getting Somewhere
Is it just me, or is Dwight’s double-agent routine in Tulsa King Season 3 feeling a little distracting?
‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Season 3 Ending Explained – Young Love’s Dream
So, Daryl and Carol’s tour of Spain is going to continue, since the ending of The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3 throws a pretty...