Articles by Jonathon Wilson
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – Two’s Company
We’ve reached that stage in Doctor Slump where the leads are grappling with their feelings. Neither Jeong-woo nor Ha-neul quite know what to make of...
True Detective Season 4 Episode 5 Recap – How is Silver Sky connected to Tsalal Station?
True Detective has spent the last few weeks teasing the supernatural, but Episode 5, which was released a few days early for Max subscribers, is...
A Killer Paradox Season 1 Ending Explained – Does Lee Tang get away with it?
The ending of most serial killer shows is about exposing whodunit, but that’s not really how A Killer Paradox works. We already know who the...
A Killer Paradox Season 1 Review – A brutal vigilante thriller with a questionable gimmick
A Killer Paradox is a vigilante thriller, but that doesn’t do it much justice. Sure, Season 1 starts that way, but across eight episodes this...
Curb Your Enthusiasm Season 12 Episode 1 Recap – The Brooke/Brookie Conundrum
Curb Your Enthusiasm is back, folks, and Season 12 will be the last run of Larry David’s curmudgeonly day-to-day. Episode 1 of the final season,...
True Detective Season 4 Episode 4 Recap – Can Navarro see ghosts?
Christmas episodes of television are usually a cause for some celebration; a bit of light-hearted festivity, and maybe a gag or two. Predictably, this is...
Captivating the King Season 1 Episode 6 Recap – The Games Are Afoot
Episode 6 of Captivating the King continues to develop the theme of loneliness and mistrust, particularly around Lee In. As it turns out, power gets...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 4 Recap – Does Ha-neul get a new job?
This relationship is quite lovely, isn’t it? And I don’t say that lightly. All on-screen romances are designed to be lovely; they’re beautiful people working...
Doctor Slump Season 1 Episode 3 Recap – Karaoke Therapy
Doctor Slump debuted to immediate adoration, and it’s easy to see why. It paddles in the comfortingly warm waters of romantic comedy, with two immediately...
Captivating the King Season 1 Episode 5 Recap – The King’s Competition
After a wild Episode 4 that upended Season 1 of Captivating the King, Episode 5 introduces us to a new status quo. Lee In is...
Baby Bandito Season 1 Ending Explained – Do Kevin and Genesis end up together?
The ending of any heist story usually revolves around whether the robbers get away with the spoils. This isn’t the case in Baby Bandito, though,...
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...