Drama

‘High Potential’ Episode 3 Shows Some Worrying Signs

October 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A classic locked-room mystery is at the heart of High Potential Episode 3, and it’s a good fit. I continue to – like most, it...

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Gets Back On Track In Episode 4

October 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

This is a bit more like it, I’d say. Murder in a Small Town has had an interesting run thus far, but Episode 4, “Prized...

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Episode 3 Is Pretty Weird

October 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I feel a little out of the loop with Murder in a Small Town. I like the show, more or less, but I’ve been critical...

The Ending Of ‘Tell Me Lies’ Season 2 Is Masterfully, Sickeningly Brilliant

October 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of Tell Me Lies Season 2 finds the show operating at the absolute peak of its powers. Episode 8, “Don’t Struggle Like That, I Will...

‘Shrinking’ Hasn’t Lost A Step In Its Season 2 Premiere

October 16 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Shrinking is a fantastic comedy that is sometimes so funny its depth sneaks up on you. This was true in Season 1 and it’s immediately true...

Dr. Wolf Pops Pills In ‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 4

October 15 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The network TV landscape loves “unconventional” doctors, but there’s only so far you can push the idea before you strain credulity to breaking point, and...

Cristin Milioti Is Awards-Worthy In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 4

October 14 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Oz Cobb has emerged as such a compelling character that you’d think The Penguin wouldn’t work without him, but Episode 4, “Cent’Anni”, barely features him and doesn’t...

‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 2 Implies A Dramatic Pivot Is Coming

October 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s early days yet, but I suppose it’s worthwhile asking where A Virtuous Business might be going. There aren’t exactly an abundance of empowering female-driven...

‘The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon’ Hits A High Note In Season 2, Episode 3

October 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve been pretty mixed on The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 2, but let me be the first to tell you that I liked Episode...

‘Tulsa King’ Season 2 Picks Up With Episode 5

October 13 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m not sure that Tulsa King Season 2 has quite lived up to the expectations I had for it, but Episode 5, “Tilting at Windmills”,...

‘Joan’ Goes International in Episode 2

October 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

A new business endeavour becomes confusingly personal in Episode 2 of Joan, which admittedly lacks the snappy pace of the premiere. It remains, though, a...

‘A Virtuous Business’ Episode 1 Establishes A Solid Premise

October 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The comedic hook of A Virtuous Business is fairly straightforward – the clash of conservative Korea and sexual openness. Lots of K-Dramas are sexy, of...

Rhiannon’s Likeliest Victims After ‘Sweetpea’ Episode 1

October 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The premiere of Sweetpea, “Sorry for Your Loss”, has a pretty simple mandate – justify why Rhiannon Lewis would stab a man to death for...

Ignorance Is Bliss In ‘The Penguin’ Episode 3

October 12 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

The Penguin is excellent in a way that doesn’t make much sense, and Episode 3, “Bliss”, exemplifies this in several interesting ways. It’s a Batman...

‘Disclaimer’ Proves A Point With A Much Superior Second Episode

October 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Disclaimer has a point to prove in Episode 2, and in so doing it makes me look a little foolish for assuming in the premiere...

The ‘Disclaimer’ Premiere Is All Vibes – And Viewers May Tire Of It

October 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

You shouldn’t judge a book by its cover, but I do think I’ve sussed Alfonso Cuaron’s Disclaimer out. As of Episode 1, it’s a handsomely...

‘The Old Man’ Season 2 Continues To Evoke the Glory Days In Episode 6

October 11 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

When you go on the run, you only take the essentials, and that’s the feeling that hangs over The Old Man as we enter the...

‘Agatha All Along’ Drops Its Bombshell Teen Reveal in Episode 5

October 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

I have been relatively positive about Agatha All Along since the beginning, but Episode 5, “Darkest Hour / Wake Thy Power”, feels like the moment...

‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 6 Reveals the Nurse Redd Connection

October 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

Since the premiere of Grotesquerie, I’ve complained pretty reliably about the inclusion of the inclusion of the Nurse Redd storyline, which has always felt like...

‘Grotesquerie’ Episode 5’s One-Shot Sequence Is A Delight

October 10 2024, by Jonathon Wilson

From bad to worse; out of the frying pan into the fire. Pick whichever idiom you like, but that’s the vibe of Grotesquerie Episode 5....