Nathan Sartain

Just like the opener to season 2, Episode 2 favoured a more strategic, less intense approach. Instead, it carefully built the relationship between Jang Uk (Lee...

While Alchemy of Souls season 2 doesn’t begin with a tremendous deal of intensity, it thrives in laying the exciting groundwork for future installments. Jang...

We recap the Netflix K-Drama series Behind Every Star season 1, episode 10, which contains spoilers. It wasn’t a major improvement on yesterday’s episode, but Behind...

We recap the Netflix K-Drama series Behind Every Star season 1, episode 9, which contains spoilers. Unfortunately, this was another somewhat underwhelming installment of Behind...

We recap the Netflix K-Drama series Under the Queen’s Umbrella season 1, episode 16 (finale), which contains spoilers and explains the ending. Perhaps surprisingly, the...

We recap the Netflix K-Drama series Under the Queen’s Umbrella season 1, episode 15 contains spoilers. In the penultimate instalment, Under the Queen’s Umbrella ramped up the...

Fortunately, episode eight was a big improvement for Behind Every Star. Adding in some fun elements of drama, the focus on the bumpy road for Method post-takeover...

Unfortunately, Behind Every Star didn’t hit the right notes in this installment. Lacking the kind of engaging narrative we’ve come to expect involving the celebrity guests, things...

A gripping historical drama, Under the Queen’s Umbrella showcases the cynical, occasionally downright brutal side of a palace in constant conflict with itself. With far...

Feeling very much like the main course of the last episode’s appetiser, Under the Queen’s Umbrella Episode 14 began to tie things together as we...

Judging by Episode 13, Under the Queen’s Umbrella is going to try and pull off a highly ambitious ending. With dynamics still changing, characters being reintroduced,...

Fortunately, episode six of Behind Every Star decided to shine a spotlight on its cast, looking into the human side of the people pulling the strings in...

Episode five of Behind Every Star certainly wasn’t bad by any means, but it did fail to capture some of the same charms of earlier episodes. The...

In Episode 12, Under the Queen’s Umbrella applied the brakes a little, slowing down the kingdom’s tactical battle in favor of establishing where our characters are now...

It came as a slight surprise that the next Crown Prince was decided in Episode 11 of Under the Queen’s Umbrella, but perhaps it is indicative...

In Episode 4, Behind Every Star continued to utilise its fun and contained stories amongst its wider plot, but did so in a far more effective...

Behind Every Star methodically moves its plot along in Episode 3. The dynamics of the characters didn’t change much, but having Hee-sun (Hwang Se-on) join...

Under the Queen’s Umbrella Episode 10 began to show the finish line for the taekhyeon contest. With just three competitors left, the tactical battle between...

In Episode 9, Under the Queen’s Umbrella did a commendable job of developing some of the wider ensemble. Consort Tae began to be seen as more...

We can all imagine the hectic lives of those who operate behind the scenes of the entertainment industry. Whether working in PR or as a...