Drama

‘Unmasked’ Episode 7 & 8 Recap – Good Character Work Still Can’t Quite Make Things Cohere

February 6 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Unmasked continues to be a confounding show in Episodes 7 & 8, and it remains difficult to know what to make of it

‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Episodes 3, 4, & 5 Recap – Hey, This Is Pretty Damn Good

February 6 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It was obvious from the double-bill premiere that Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man was a pretty good show, but Episodes 3, 4, & 5 really make it clear.

‘Sweet Magnolias’ Season 4 Review – A Rollercoaster of Faith, Love, and Drama

February 6 2025, by Naomi Mairs

I admit that I was apprehensive before watching Season 4 of Sweet Magnolias. I loved seasons 1 and 2 but wasn’t amazed by Season 3....

‘High Potential’ Episode 12 Recap – Meaningful Character Development Improves a Mundane Mystery

February 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 12, “Partners”, proves that the show is much more interesting when it’s using that as a starting point for meaningful character development.

‘Prime Target’ Episode 4 Recap – This Show About Clever People Thinks You’re Stupid

February 5 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

With a remarkable lack of self-awareness, Apple TV+’s impressively boring thriller Prime Target bases Episode 4, “Kaplar”, around a twist so laughably obvious that when it was eventually deployed as a last-minute cliffhanger, I laughed out loud.

‘Paradise’ Episode 4 Recap – Hulu’s Twisty Thriller Continues to Surprise

February 4 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

“It’s the not knowing.” This is a line repeated a few times in Episode 4 of Paradise. In context, it’s about the difficulties of trying...

‘Bogota: City of the Lost’ Review – What if ‘Scarface’ Was Korean and Rubbish?

February 3 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

If you wanted a Korean take on Narcos you could always stream Narco-Saints on Netflix, which isn’t very good but would probably do the job...

‘Mayfair Witches’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – A Decent Concept Improves Things a Little

February 2 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I’ve been a vocal critic of Mayfair Witches Season 2 and, to be fair, I still think it’s a bit rubbish. But Episode 5, “The Thrall”, was okay!

‘When the Stars Gossip’ Episode 9 Recap – A Daring Rescue Brings the Show’s Drama Back Down to Earth

February 1 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

As of Episode 9, When the Stars Gossip has pretty much lost me. It’s a shame, really, since there have been so many glimmers of potential that the fact the K-Drama doesn’t seem to be cohering into anything feels like a waste.

‘Lucca’s World’ Review – A True Story of Parenting a Child with Cerebral Palsy

January 31 2025, by Daniel Hart

Lucca’s World is based on a true story derived from the autobiographical book, “The Two Hemispheres of Lucca,” by Bárbara Anderson. It tells the story...

‘Unmasked’ Episodes 5 & 6 Recap – A Late Twist Livens Things Up a Bit

January 31 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I haven’t exactly been coy about not knowing quite what to make of Unmasked, and I was more undecided than ever throughout most of Episodes 5 and 6 until a late twist at the end of the latter gave the Disney+ K-Drama a jolt of energy.

‘Severance’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – Mysteries Are Deepening On Several Fronts

January 31 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Severance has always been about a very stark dichotomy; innie versus outie, work versus home, truth versus well-sculpted simulation.

‘The Recruit’ Season 2 Ending Explained – Double Crosses Galore in An Exciting Finale

January 31 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

If you thought the first season of The Recruit built to a chaotic conclusion, you haven’t seen anything yet. The Season 2 finale is absolutely...

‘The Recruit’ Season 2, Episode 5 Recap – All in and All Aboard as We Sail Towards the Finale

January 31 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

“W.S.T.W.T.P” very much has the feel of a penultimate episode, which is a nebulous thing but has a distinct flavor.

‘The Recruit’ Season 2, Episode 4 Recap – Owen and Jang Kyun Try to Negotiate with the Yakuza

January 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

I have no idea if Owen Hendricks is a good lawyer because in two seasons of The Recruit, he hasn’t practiced any law. I don’t even think he has slept for more than five minutes, but he’s so utterly indispensable to the CIA that it’s amazing how often they keep trying to kill and/or discredit him.

‘The Recruit’ Season 2, Episode 3 Recap – The Scale and Severity of the Threat Are Revealed

January 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Episode 3 of The Recruit Season 2, “H.H.I.I.T.K.A.L.”, finally makes the scale and the severity of the threat against the CIA clear. Now that it’s...

‘The Recruit’ Season 2, Episode 2 Recap – The Plot Gets Much Wider and More Complex

January 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

After laying the appropriate groundwork in the premiere, The Recruit Season 2 ping-pongs all over the place in Episode 2, “Y.A.R.A.C.O.T.D.O.P.”, roping just about every...

‘The Recruit’ Season 2, Episode 1 Recap – Owen’s New Mission Takes Him to South Korea

January 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The Recruit Season 2 picks up minutes after the first season finale, which is perhaps just as well since the Noah Centineo-led thriller hasn’t lost...

‘The Recruit’ Season 2 Review – A More Adrenalized Follow-Up with the Same Frantic Charm

January 30 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Have you ever set off running too quickly and realized that you’re falling? The Recruit is like that. It lives in the space between realizing...

‘Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man’ Episodes 1 & 2 Recap – It’s the Same, but Different

January 29 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

It’s fair to say that every human on Earth knows that Peter Parker became Spider-Man after being bitten by a spider, so it’s a mercy...