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It’s always a pleasure to watch a Slow Horses finale. The show’s masterful all the time, of course, and Season 6 has been no different, but it’s...

In the finale of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners II, all roads converge as expected. Season 2’s decision to expand its focus and explore multiple interlocking perspectives and...

For the second time in Season 2, Dark Matter has delivered an episode that rivals the show’s all-time best, and one of the more brilliant...

The Trap is, at its core, a murder mystery. It might posture as a psychological chamber piece, but its knotty plot and nested flashbacks are the...

Despite being billed as a limited series – an increasingly pointless label – Below treats its ending as an excuse to tee up another visit...

At a glance, Mike Flanagan’s Carrie is a serviceable update of Stephen King’s classic novel, telling the tale in a way more amenable to contemporary...

The word of the day is “change”. It’s everywhere in the Season 4 finale of Ted Lasso, which is fitting since it was everywhere in...

“I think she was happy here.” That’s what Deb tearfully says when the police lead her around Henry and Jenna’s farm, which is festooned with...

Despite an overwhelming amount of ridiculous pushback, I’m quite happy to declare Lanterns the show of the summer, especially after Episode 8, “Dirt and Stars”....

The quiet inevitability of My Sad Dead characterises an ending that eschews the usual twists, turns, and big dramatic payoffs in favour of something sadder...

There’s playing up to a popular rumour, and then there’s creating an entire mainstream comedy show around it. For most, the idea that Matthew McConaughey...

It’s safe to say that Hal Jordan, at least in the world of HBO’s Lanterns, isn’t especially well-liked. In Rushville, Nebraska, at least, he’s virulently...

By Lioness standards, the Season 3 finale was surprisingly bloodless. There were no major character deaths or departures, unless you count Neal and the kids leaving Joe,...

A feature-length finale feels just about right for Season 3 of Lioness. After everything it has put Joe — and by extension the audience — through,...

As well as proving that Prime Video’s Reacher spin-off can operate independently of its parent show, the ending of Neagley is also about proving it...

As predicted, the ending of Reacher Season 4 doesn’t offer any surprises. There aren’t any major twists in the tale. All of the remaining exposition and reveals...

Given how bad and pointless Season 3 of The Walking Dead: Dead City has been, it was impossible for it to have a decent ending....

Throughout Crew Girl Season 1, you’d easily believe that Josh Regis is just a douchebag who puts himself above the rowing team and flirts with...