Drama

‘High Potential’ Episode 8 Recap – The Work-Life Balance Is Off In The Midseason Premiere

January 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

“Obsessed” is a fitting title for the midseason premiere of High Potential. Morgan is obsessed, for instance, with solving crimes, spouting off random facts about everything.

‘The Breakthrough’ Ending Explained – A Long-Awaited Arrest Finally Brings Closure

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The Breakthrough has an ending that’s a little like releasing a long-held intake of breath. It isn’t the usual kind of crime drama tension, I’ll...

‘The Breakthrough’ Review – Netflix’s Patient Crime Drama Lingers Over Process

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It wouldn’t be right to call Netflix’s The Breakthrough a thriller, since it doesn’t contain any thrills. Then again, it isn’t supposed to. Lisa Siwe’s...

‘Brilliant Minds’ Ending Explained – Everyone Faces Their Fears In An Excellent Finale

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Brilliant Minds hasn’t always explicitly been about fear, but the theme has certainly lurked in the background. All of it comes to the fore in the...

‘Brilliant Minds’ Episode 12 Recap – A Tense Disaster Sneakily Obscures The Best Twist Yet

January 7 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Brilliant Minds kept its audience on tenterhooks for weeks after collapsing a building on one of its key cast members and heading off for a midseason hiatus.

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Remains Very Weird In Episode 2

January 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Stick with me here as this is a slightly weird thing to say on just Episode 2, but When the Stars Gossip is almost like the anti-K-Drama.

‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2 Feels Immediately Wasteful In Episode 1

January 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Despite being popular enough to secure Season 2, little adjustment seems to have been made between seasons to iron out some of the issues.

‘Landman’ Lays The Foundations For Its Finale In A Well-Written But Low-Key Episode 9

January 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Oh, look, another steady, contemplative episode of Landman. Is that what we need in Episode 9, one removed from the finale, when the previous outing ended with a cartel SUV being hit by a U.S. military drone?

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Is All Over the Place in Episode 1

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s fair to say that sci-fi isn’t exactly a go-to genre for K-Drama, and sci-fi-comedy even less so, which makes When the Stars Gossip an especially curious choice for a Netflix series.

‘When the Phone Rings’ Ending Explained – It’s Finally Happily Ever After For Hee-joo and Her Husband

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Allow me to spare you the suspense – When the Phone Rings has a happy ending. For a long time, it was easy to suspect...

‘Bandidos’ Season 2 Ending Explained – Perfunctory Climax Offers A Mediocre Haul

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The ending of any good heist/treasure-hunting show isn’t as much of a will-they-won’t-they as it seems. Nobody ever gets the loot, really. It’s either cursed...

‘Bandidos’ Season 2 Review – Returning To The Same Well Yields Very Little Treasure

January 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s really no surprise that Bandidos was popular, despite it not being very good. It had the format of a heist thriller and the aesthetics...

‘When the Phone Rings’ Delivers Several Late Twists In Episode 11

January 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

When the Phone Rings is clearly the kind of show that delights in keeping its audience guessing (and close to a health event).

Martian Can Barely Stay Ahead Of His Secrets In ‘The Agency’ Episode 7

January 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s about time that Martian’s secrets and lies caught up to him, and Episode 7 of The Agency feels like the point of no return for him.

Martha Gets the Spotlight In ‘Silo’ Season 2, Episode 8

January 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 8, “The Book of Quinn”, does manage to progress the overarching story with surprisingly even-handed consideration for everyone, especially the many residents of Silo 18.

‘The Rig’ Season 2 Ending Explained – A Fairly Conclusive Climax Doesn’t Mean The Story’s Over

January 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s only fitting, I suppose, that the ending of The Rig Season 2 highlights the most explicit battle yet between Mother Nature and greedy energy...

‘The Rig’ Season 2 Review – Bigger Isn’t Always Better, But It Holds True Here

January 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I can’t decide if The Rig sorely needed Season 2 or would have been better off without it. Sure, it ended on a cliffhanger, but...

‘Missing You’ Ending Explained – A Surprisingly Thorough Climax Pays Off Every Thread

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

To be clear, I was highly skeptical about the ending of Missing You. I just felt there was no logical way that so many interconnected...

‘Missing You’ Puts the Focus On Kat’s Friends and Family In Episode 4

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Missing You shows some of its strengths in Episode 4, which is appropriately titled “Don’t You Forget About Me” after the Simple Minds hit. It’s...

‘Missing You’ Gets A Little Complicated In Episode 3

January 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s ironic that Episode 3 of Missing You is titled “Never Too Much” – after the Luther Vandross song – since there’s a compelling argument...