Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Jeong-woo finally pops the question in Doctor Slump Episode 15
Doctor Slump is almost at an end, and after Episode 15, Ha-neul and Jeong-woo are getting married. Probably, anyway. The proposal is a bit ludicrous,...
Here’s everything that happened in Chicken Nugget Season 1
I can guarantee you haven’t seen a show like Chicken Nugget before, and I can say with similar confidence that you will not be able...
Chicken Nugget Season 1 Ending Explained – A Surprisingly Emotional Climax
Nobody could have predicted the ending of Chicken Nugget. Unless they read the webtoon, I suppose, but I haven’t, so it was new to me....
Chicken Nugget Season 1 Review – Deranged nonsense obscures some genuinely interesting ideas
I do not recall ever hating a show as much as I hated the first few episodes of Chicken Nugget, only to then discover it’s...
The Girls on the Bus Premiere Recap – Sex, Scandals, and Social Media
The Girls on the Bus debuted on Max with a two-part premiere, getting Season 1 off to a breathless start as we head out on...
Bandidos Season 1 Ending Explained – Does Miguel find the treasure?
The ending of Bandidos has everything you’d expect from the genre – a sinister villain, a traitor, fabled treasures, and a last-minute death that might...
Bandidos Season 1 Review – Netflix heist caper isn’t worth its weight in gold
The heist genre is, ironically, easy money. All it takes is a worthwhile team of personalities and you’re almost guaranteed a streaming hit, and that...
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 7 Recap – Crash Landing and Team Building
After Episode 6 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 pulled a fast one with its title, Episode 7, “Extraction”, is more straightforward. It...
Star Wars: The Bad Batch Season 3 Episode 6 Recap – Is Tech a Shadow Trooper?
“Infiltration” is a sneaky title for Episode 6 of Star Wars: The Bad Batch’s final season. It being the first of a two-parter – Episode...
Here’s everything that happened in Boat Story Season 1
Coming courtesy of Jack and Harry Williams, Boat Story – streaming on the BBC in the U.K. and Freevee everywhere else – is a twisty-turny...
Boat Story Season 1 Ending Explained – What is the Tailor’s connection to Les Enfants?
If I can say one thing about the ending of Boat Story, it’s that I bet nobody sees it coming. Season 1 of the BBC...
Boat Story Season 1 Review – Eccentric Crime Thriller Gets More Entertaining As It Goes
The funniest thing about Boat Story, an eccentric BBC mystery courtesy of Jack and Harry Williams, is the idea of international viewers on Freevee, where...
Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Episode 6 Recap – Sienna Miller and the Fruit
Larry David’s crusade against restaurants continues in Episode 6 of Curb Your Enthusiasm’s final season, titled “The Gettysburg Address” for reasons that will become clear....
Queen of Tears Season 1 Episode 2 Recap – Things Take A Dark (And Slow) Turn
It should probably be a point of some concern that even as early as Episode 2, Queen of Tears feels a little bogged down and...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 14 Recap – Trip to Busan
Doctor Slump is rapidly approaching the end of Season 1, and so it seems like a good time to ponder whether the characters will get...
The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – Escape Plan
Episode 3 of The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live still has some problems, particularly with logic and characterization, but “Bye” is a better outing than the...
Queen of Tears Season 1 Episode 1 Recap – A solid premiere with an ending that opens the story up
Even in K-Drama land, love isn’t always perfect. Relationships are hard. Marriage is harder. It isn’t all domestic bliss and happy endings, and the Netflix...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 13 Recap – What happens to Kyung-min?
We’re approaching the end of Doctor Slump, and even though the stakes have risen quite dramatically following a big cliffhanger at the end of Episode...
The Signal Season 1 Ending Explained – What lands on Earth, and why does it matter?
The ending of The Signal swaps plot for theme, making the supposedly imminent arrival of extraterrestrials a reminder of humanity’s needless division. It’s a nice...
The Signal Season 1 Review – Intriguing German space drama asks the right questions, but struggles with the answers
The Signal is a German miniseries that, like a lot of movies and TV shows with cosmic aspirations, imagines the vastness of space as a...