Drama

The Ending Of ‘Troll 2’ Tees Up Another Sequel That We Don’t Need

December 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Troll was extremely popular for Netflix, which means the entire franchise is now cursed. You can tell from the ending of Troll 2, which seems...

‘Troll 2’ Is Twice As Big And Half As Good As Its Surprise-Hit Predecessor

December 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Troll 2 is so-called because it’s the sequel to Roar Uthaug’s surprise kaiju comedy Troll, which became a mega-hit on Netflix when it was released...

‘It: Welcome to Derry’ Episode 6 Recap – Your Dad Looks Like Pennywise

December 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I was going to start this recap by saying that things aren’t looking too good in It: Welcome to Derry, but now that I think about it, that’s only a matter of perspective.

‘Typhoon Family’ Ending Explained – A Happy, Albeit Perfunctory Conclusion

November 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Typhoon Family was always going to struggle with its ending. It isn’t so much a case of it being “happy” or not. It isn’t even...

‘Robin Hood’ Episode 6 Recap – Hey, She Said The Thing Out Loud

November 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Robin Hood and his Not-So-Merry Men have definitely crossed a line. They’re not just bandits now, but fully-fledged outlaws.

‘Landman’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – More Demi Moore and Andy Garcia, Please

November 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Can you smell that? No, it’s not hydrogen sulphide – although, this being Landman, it kind of is hydrogen sulphide – but the skeleton of a plot, and a point, both of which seem to be manifesting in Season 2 in a way that they never quite managed to do first time around.

‘Mayor of Kingstown’ Season 4, Episode 6 Recap – Better the Devil You Know

November 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Mayor of Kingstown continues to treat Season 4 as an exercise in how bad things can get for almost everyone involved.

‘Typhoon Family’ Episode 15 Recap – It’s About Time This Show Ended

November 29 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

We’re finally on the penultimate episode of Typhoon Family, and about midway through, I realised I’ve checked out.

‘Sheriff Country’ Episode 6 Recap – Wes Makes A Welcome Focus

November 28 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

When it’s firing on all cylinders, Sheriff Country is a superb procedural, as evidenced by its previous outing.

‘Boston Blue’ Episode 6 Recap – Danny and Baez Breaking Up Would Be A Good Thing

November 28 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It definitely feels like Boston Blue is learning. Like the previous episode, which for the first time attempted to meaningfully challenge almost all of its characters, Episode 6, “Code of Ethics”, throws in a few new wrinkles, especially for Danny and Baez.

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Volume 1 Was Just About Worth the Wait

November 27 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Stranger Things is synonymous with Netflix. It has been the crown jewel in the streamer’s offerings since it debuted in 2016, and has surely turned...

Breaking Down the Ending Of ‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Volume 1

November 27 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Let me be the first to say that I’m no fan of Netflix releasing its big shows in volumes. Splitting up a season kills a...

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Episode 3 Recap – The Return Of Mad Max

November 27 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Stranger Things Season 5 hasn’t quite felt like Stranger Things of old yet, something remedied by Episode 3, “The Turnbow Trap”.

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Episode 2 Recap – Pulling No Punches

November 27 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

You could make a case, if you were so inclined, that the Season 5 premiere of Stranger Things felt every second of its runtime because it was trying a bit too hard to settle us back in.

‘Stranger Things’ Season 5, Episode 1 Recap – All Grown Up

November 27 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It takes an effort to remember this now since it was roughly a lifetime ago, but the abduction of Will Byers in Season 1 of Stranger Things remains the most important component of the narrative.

‘Murder in a Small Town’ Season 2, Episode 9 Recap – A Late High Point

November 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Unpopular opinion though it might be, I think Mayor Christie Holman has been my favourite character in Murder in a Small Town Season 2.

‘Palm Royale’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – Maxine Solves A Murder… Sort Of

November 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

In hindsight, Palm Royale delivered one of its best ever episodes last week, setting a high bar for Season 2, and it was very unlikely that Episode 3, “Maxine Solves a Murder”, was going to clear it.

‘The Last Frontier’ Episode 9 Recap – Now This Is More Like It

November 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Mileage may vary, but I think it has taken until Episode 9 for The Last Frontier to figure out the mode it operates best in.

‘Pluribus’ Episode 5 Recap – Rhea Seehorn Must Be Tired After Carrying “Got Milk”

November 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

We’ve got a lot to thank Rhea Seehorn for, for obvious reasons, but one of the biggest is carrying an entire episode of Pluribus on her own.

‘Down Cemetery Road’ Episode 6 Recap – All Roads (And Tracks) Converge

November 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

You might be surprised to learn that Episode 7 is not the penultimate episode of Down Cemetery Road, which is weird since it really feels like it is.