Drama

‘The Pitt’ Premiere Recap – Max’s Real-Time Medical Drama Is As Good As It Gets

January 10 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The premiere of The Pitt covers 07:00-08:00 and 08:00-09:00 of a single continuous shift at the fictional Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Center.

‘The Agency’ Episode 8 Recap – Things Are Really Coming Together As We Approach the Finish Line

January 10 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

The turnaround that The Agency has made in the last few episodes is pretty remarkable given how bad it was when it started.

‘Silo’ Season 2, Episode 9 Recap – The Penultimate Installment Is The Best Yet

January 10 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

“The Safeguard” is probably the best episode of Silo Season 2 thus far. This is perhaps not the highest of praise given the sophomore run hasn’t been perfect and has started to sag in its most recent episodes.

‘Subteran’ Ending Explained – An Uncertain Finale Avoids The Easiest Outcome

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Subteran avoids the easy, happy ending, which holistically is one of the bolder things about it. Netflix’s first Romanian original series is mostly content to...

‘Subteran’ Review – The First Romanian Netflix Original Is Workmanlike Entertainment, and That’s Okay

January 9 2025, by Jonathon Wilson

Subteran is, to my knowledge, the first Romanian Netflix original series, and you know what? It’s a pretty good debut effort. It’s not perfect, obviously;...

‘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’ 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?