Drama

‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – This Show Isn’t Going to Commit to Its Most Daring Idea

May 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s a kernel of a good idea in Season 2 of The Walking Dead: Dead City, but the chances of the show committing to it are so slim as to be virtually non-existent.

‘Heavenly Ever After’ Ending Explained – A Slightly Random Conclusion Caps Off A Mixed-Bag Season

May 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s probably fitting that a show as mixed as Heavenly Ever After has an ending to suit, with Episodes 11 and 12 providing some answers...

‘The Last Of Us’ Season 2 Ending Explained – A Messy But Mostly Effective Finale

May 26 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The Last of Us already peaked in Season 2. It was in the penultimate episode where some minor storytelling changes improbably improved the original version.

‘MobLand’ Episode 9 Recap – There’s A Rat In the Kitchen (And Armed Police)

May 25 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The games are very much afoot in MobLand, and it’s beginning to seem like Harry holds many more cards than he has let on.

‘Murderbot’ Episode 3 Recap – The Tight Runtime Continues To Feel Too Limiting

May 23 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve identified a key issue in Murderbot. To be fair, I mentioned it in my recap of the two-part premiere, and nothing has changed; it’s just twice as noticeable because Episode 3 is obviously half as long.

‘Sirens’ Review – Crackling Class Satire Gives Way To A Truly Moving Family Drama

May 23 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

In Greek mythology, sirens were creatures who lured sailors to their deaths with beautiful singing and a fetching feminine top half, hiding some sort of...

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Episode 8 Recap – Actions Have Consequences

May 23 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

"How Did We Become These People?" is, like the previous episode of Your Friends & Neighbors, something of a slow chapter.

‘The Studio’ Ending Explained – Matt Finally Gets His Win, But Not Without Effort

May 21 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Based on everything we’ve seen from The Studio thus far, it was hard to imagine that even its ending would give Matt a break. And all throughout...

‘Tastefully Yours’ Episode 4 Recap – Another Fun Team-Building Exercise

May 20 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Tastefully Yours is still in that early team-building stage, as evidenced by Episode 4, which uses the tried and tested technique of a bit of competition to solidify the core dynamics.

‘Tastefully Yours’ Episode 3 Recap – The Ingredients Are Beginning to Come Together

May 19 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

As much as I’ll always relish the opportunity for food puns, I should start taking Tastefully Yours a bit more seriously since, as of Episode 3, it’s really starting to cohere.

‘Heavenly Ever After’ Episodes 9 & 10 Recap – The Best Double-Bill Yet Finally Finds Some Depth

May 19 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

There’s probably a case to be made that nine episodes into a 12-episode season is too late for a show to get good. But this is also likely underselling Heavenly Ever After, which has always been “good”, so to speak, and has mostly just failed to progress beyond that.

‘The Last of Us’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap – For Once The Changes Improve the Original Story

May 19 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’m one of those insufferable fans of The Last of Us Part II who thinks it’s a work of towering genius, and I’ve done nothing throughout these recaps but moan about all the ways in which Season 2 of the HBO adaptation has made changes to it.

‘The Walking Dead: Dead City’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – Still Stupid, But Now Pretty Weird Too

May 18 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Good news, those few remaining viewers who consume The Walking Dead: Dead City out of choice instead of professional obligation -- Episode 3 isn't quite as stupid as the previous installment was.

‘MobLand’ Episode 8 Recap – Well, This Is All Getting Rather Complicated, Isn’t It?

May 18 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Well, MobLand is getting rather complicated now, isn’t it? I thought that last week’s international introductions were enough to be going on with, but Episode 8 has other ideas.

‘Murderbot’ Premiere Recap – An Enjoyably Deadpan Lead Performance Carries the First Two Episodes

May 16 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Murderbot is a comedy, first and foremost, and one of its key jokes is how little murder is in it, given the title.

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Episode 7 Recap – The Slowest Episode Yet Gives Way to the Most Significant Developments

May 16 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

On the one hand, Episode 7 of Your Friends & Neighbors contains by far the most significant developments yet, with the long arm of the law finally catching Coop by the scruff of his neck.

‘Bet’ Ending Explained – Yumeko and Kira Go All In Against Each Other

May 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Blackjack! Murder! Revenge! All the elements you’d expect from Bet’s ending are present and correct in Episode 10, “Winner Takes All”, as well as the...

‘Bet’ Review – It Doesn’t All Work, But Some Big Swings Make For An Engaging Adaptation

May 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s Bet (2025) is a live-action adaptation of an anime, itself transplanted from a manga, and at this point, I should probably mention that I...

Breaking Down Every Episode Of ‘Love, Death + Robots’ Season 4

May 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s often stellar sci-fi/fantasy anthology series Love, Death + Robots returns for Season 4 with another clutch of episodes, each highlighting a different style of...

‘Love, Death + Robots’ Season 4 Review – The First Collection With More Misses Than Hits

May 15 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Anthologies are always a mixed bag by definition, but Tim Miller and David Fincher’s Love, Death + Robots has remained remarkably consistent throughout its first three seasons...