How to with John Wilson
How to with John Wilson Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 8.4 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 9.1 | |
| S2 | 8.5 | 8.5 | 8.7 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.5 | 8.5 | |
| S3 | 8.3 | 8.3 | 8.2 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 8.9 |
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"Mundane city footage becomes accidental philosophy"
John Wilson wanders New York filming strangers, awkward encounters, and mundane city life, framing each episode as a practical how-to guide, on small talk, scaffolding, memory foam, whatever. But his deadpan narration keeps sliding sideways into anxious, oddly moving meditations on loneliness, mortality, and connection. It's slow, shaggy, and observational, built from real found footage rather than staged scenes. The humor is dry and human rather than jokey, and the show rewards patience with genuine tenderness by the end of each episode.
the way ordinary strangers and stray footage build into surprisingly profound, tender observations about life.
you need tight structure or jokes, since it drifts through digressions and awkward silences.
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