Drama
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2 Episode 5 Recap – We All Need a Breather After That One
By the standards of most episodes of The Night Agent, “A Family Matter” is pretty tame for most of its runtime. But don’t be fooled....
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – It’s Party Time
Episode 4 is easily the best installment of The Night Agent Season 2 thus far. As we approach the midpoint and have a clearer sense...
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – Things Are Beginning to Take Shape
Episode 3 of The Night Agent Season 2 feels like a table-setting installment, an hour dedicated to putting all the right pieces in position and...
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – Now We’re Getting Somewhere
While some of the complexity, mystery, and even urgency of The Night Agent’s first season was a little absent in its Season 2 premiere, Episode...
‘The Night Agent’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Right Back Where We Started
Things have changed in The Night Agent Season 2, but they’re still fundamentally the same. That’s the implication of Episode 1, anyway. By the end...
‘The Hunting Party’ Episode 1 Recap – How to Waste a Compelling Premise for No Reason
NBC’s The Hunting Party has one of the more compelling concepts in recent memory. It’s about a top-secret subterranean prison built below a nuclear missile silo housing the deadliest serial killers humanity has ever produced, many of whom are supposed to be dead.
‘High Potential’ Episode 10 Recap – Things Are Getting Pretty Silly Now
High Potential has always had a comedic streak, but Episode 10, “Chutes and Murders”, takes it too far. I’m not sure why.
‘Prime Target’ Episode 2 Recap – A New Perspective Expands the Show’s Scope
Apple TV+ tends to debut the first two episodes of their new shows at once, which is good news for Prime Target, since Episode 2, “Syracuse”, is where it gets going.
‘Prime Target’ Episode 1 Recap – Introducing the Most Unlikeable Protagonist Ever
If Good Will Hunting had a child with Enemy of the State, it might look a bit like Apple TV+’s Prime Target. But maybe that’s overselling things.
‘Prime Target’ Review – Apple TV+’s Mathematical Thriller Is By-the-Numbers
Apple TV+’s Prime Target is a show about maths, and a bit of history, and a lot of international espionage and conspiracism, but on a...
‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2 Episode 3 Recap – Rowan Bites Off More Than She Can Chew
Nobody likes a dinner party, and when you really boil it down, that’s all Episode 3 of Mayfair Witches Season 2 really is.
‘The Pitt’ Episode 3 Recap – Max Medical Drama Continues to Paint a Profound Portrait of Mortality
The word of the day is “death”. This is largely true of any episode of any medical drama, but it’s particularly true of Episode 3 of The Pitt, which opens and closes with death.
‘Severance’ Season 2 Premiere Recap – Cracking Open the Mystery Box Once Again
The most obvious disconnect between the audience and the characters in Severance’s Season 2 premiere is that for them it has only been few a seconds since we left, and for us it has been almost three years.
‘The Agency’ Episode 9 Recap – Martian Heads Back into the Field in Tense Penultimate Chapter
Episode 9 of The Agency, fittingly titled “The Rubicon”, only has one real job – to set up the season finale.
The Ending Of ‘Silo’ Season 2 Is as Good an Episode of Television as You’ll Ever See
I’m not going to tell you that Season 2 of Silo has been perfect, but I’m happy to say unequivocally, without any hyperbole whatsoever, that...
‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 2 Ending Explained – An Emotional Payoff Maybe Takes the Easy Way Out
Season 2 of Castlevania: Nocturne provides a surprisingly tender ending that in many ways avoids a lot of the more potentially pesky narrative decisions. Everyone...
‘Castlevania: Nocturne’ Season 2 Review – A Solid, Surprisingly Emotional Follow-Up
We’re at a point now where anything that debuts on Netflix with Castlevania in the title is a guaranteed good time, which if you’d told...
‘XO Kitty’ Season 2 Review – A Lighthearted Teen Drama Keeping Us Hooked!
If you’ve seen Season 1, I’m sure you know the base story of Jenny Hans’ Netflix Series, XO Kitty. If you haven’t, however, here’s a...
‘High Potential’ Episode 9 Recap – The Lines Are Beginning to Blur
High Potential Episode 9 also weaves the Roman subplot right through it instead of confining it to the margins, which means Morgan takes a break from investigating Marvin’s death to accompany Selena to a meeting with Gio, the elusive criminal concierge that Roman was somehow connected to.
‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 4 Recap – Things Are Starting to Lose Their Way
A question that occurred to me midway through When the Stars Gossip Episode 4 – what, exactly are we supposed to be latching onto here? It’s a worthwhile question.