Drama

‘American Primeval’ Recap – A Complete Breakdown Of Everything That Happened (and Why)

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Netflix’s brutal Western American Primeval spins a complex web around the Mountain Meadows Massacre, a real event that occurred in the Utah Territory in 1857....

‘On Call’ Recap and Ending Explained – Breaking Down All Of Harmon and Diaz’s Call-Outs

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Dick Wolf’s Prime Video procedural On Call condenses a classic format into an ideal streaming binge, delivering eight trim episodes of policework knitted together by...

‘American Primeval’ Ending Explained – Breaking Down the Finale’s Tragedies and Atrocities

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Pretty much everyone dies in American Primeval, which is to be expected. Nobody thought a happy ending was coming to any of these characters, even...

‘American Primeval’ Review – Netflix’s Western Is Awful, Which Is Entirely The Point

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

American Primeval is awful, but largely in a way that’s terrifically entertaining. It’s about a lot of horrible people doing a great many heinous things,...

‘On Call’ Review – Dick Wolf’s Prime Procedural Is Lean, Mean Entertainment

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Dick Wolf’s contributions to the network TV procedural are undeniable, but streaming is a first for the veteran producer, and On Call represents not just...

‘Hound’s Hill’ Ending Explained – A Thorough Finale Is Worth the Wait

January 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It takes a fair amount of time and a lot of concentration to get to the climax of Hound’s Hill, so most viewers will enter...

‘Hound’s Hill’ Review – Netflix’s Dark Small-Town Mystery Is Worth Persevering With

January 8 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Hound’s Hill is the kind of bleak small-town mystery that dumps you in the middle of a world and lets you acclimate on your own...

‘High Potential’ Season 1, 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’ Season 1 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’ Season 1, 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 Season 1, 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).