Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Baby Bandito Season 1 Review – An entertaining but familiar Chilean heist thriller
The endlessly popular heist thriller and true-crime genres collide in Baby Bandito, a Chilean Netflix original inspired by the 2014 robbery of a Santiago airport....
Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Ending Explained – A happy but depth-averse conclusion
On paper, the ending of Like Flowers in Sand is a solid one. Episode 12 wraps up all the loose ends and builds to a...
True Detective Season 4 Episode 3 Recap – What has been awakened on the ice?
At its best, True Detective has always been coy about its relationship with the supernatural. Even when very human evil is revealed to be at...
Captivating the King Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – A highly dramatic outing changes everything
Episode 4 turns the drama of Captivating the King up by quite a considerable notch. It begins with major a event – the king is...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 2 Recap – The grass isn’t always greener
Doctor Slump is still holding off on its romantic elements for now, which we can all agree is probably for the best. Episode 2 finds...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 1 Recap – Lives are ruined and fates intertwine in an intriguing premiere
Medical Korean dramas are endlessly popular, and Doctor Slump is the latest of them to be streaming on Netflix. Episode 1 of Season 1 is...
Captivating the King Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – Politics takes the forefront
This might just be me, but Captivating the King seems like a much better political and sibling rivalry drama than a romance. Perhaps that’s just...
Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 11 Recap – Mi-ran becomes bait
In a somewhat ironic twist of fate, after weeks of slow-paced build-up, Episode 11, the penultimate installment of Like Flowers in Sand Season 1, finally...
Masters of the Universe: Revolution Season 1 Ending Explained – A last-minute cameo sets up a new villain
The ending of Masters of the Universe: Revolution is as much about suggesting a bold new direction for He-Man storytelling as it is about bringing...
Masters of the Universe: Revolution Season 1 Review – A nostalgic but slight adventure
When you work on the internet, it’s hard to be surprised by anything, but one must admit that the amount of confusion and controversy surrounding...
True Detective Season 4 Episode 2 Recap – Was Travis Rust Cohle’s father? Is the spiral from Season 1?
Episode 2 of True Detective Season 4 – titled simply “Part 2”, this being a show with no time whatsoever for cutesy episode titles –...
Captivating the King Season 1 Episodes 1 & 2 Recap – An intriguing start
Confusing everyone, Netflix elected to release the first two episodes of the new period drama Captivating the King at once – and on a Sunday,...
Welcome to Samdal-ri Season 1 Ending Explained – Do Yong-pil and Sam-dal end up together?
I’ll be the first to admit that Welcome to Samdal-ri hasn’t exactly wowed me throughout its Season 1 run, but the ending is a sweet,...
My Demon Season 1 Ending Explained – Do Gu-won and Do-hee end up together?
The ending of My Demon has a touch of inevitability about it, but at this point, after a very consistent Season 1, I’d say it...
My Demon Season 1 Episode 15 Recap – Is Gu-won really gone?
If Episode 14 of My Demon Season 1 was the dreaded and inevitable break-up episode, Episode 15 is the “ruminating over the breakup” episode. It’s...
The Bequeathed Season 1 Ending Explained – Who inherits the burial grounds?
I didn’t necessarily expect The Bequeathed Season 1 to have a happy ending, but the six-part series manages to have something close to one. Since the penultimate...
Here’s everything that happened in The Bequeathed Season 1
The Bequeathed is a six-part horror-thriller from Yeon Sang-ho of Train to Busan and Hellbound fame. Our full recap of Season 1 covers all six...
The Bequeathed Season 1 Review – Richly atmosphere, but not quite horrifying enough
Netflix is kicking off its K-Drama slate in 2024 with an attention-grabbing horror-thriller from Yeon Sang-ho, late of such light-hearted fare as Train to Busan...
Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 10 Recap – Some needed direction
Finally – something! There’s probably a limit to how good Like Flowers in Sand can realistically get at this point, but Episode 10 does something...
Like Flowers in Sand Season 1 Episode 9 Recap – Loose Lips Sink Ships
At the risk of repeating oneself, the extent to which Like Flowers in Sand is content to sit in the middle of the road is...