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Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episode 13 Drags Its Feet A Little
Episodes 11 & 12 of Miss Night and Day really upended the core mystery plot and made some good progress in the relationship dynamics, so...
Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Drags A Little In Episode 9
Thus far, Miss Night and Day has gotten by with a distinct rhythm. Each episode unveils just enough clues about the ongoing mysteries and just...
Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Maintains A Comfortable Rhythm In Episodes 7 & 8
In Episodes 7 & 8, Miss Night and Day continues to coast along in that typical trending K-Drama way. You know what I mean. Certain...
Recap: Romance Comes to the Forefront In ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episode 6
Miss Night and Day has been many things thus far, but perhaps a romance least of all. To be fair, it’s pretty difficult for love...
Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Hints At A Shadowy Antagonist In Episode 5
Things are getting interesting in Episode 5 of Miss Night and Day, with secret antagonists lurking in the margins and the most fundamental secret of...
The Ending of ‘The Whirlwind’ Makes A Mockery of Morality
The Whirlwind is a bit preachy throughout, but its ending expects you to swallow a lot. In it, former Prime Minister turned Acting President of...
Review: ‘The Whirlwind’ Commits The Worst Sin Any Show Can – It’s Boring
With ridiculous leadership squabbles currently underway in both the U.S. and the U.K., two of Netflix’s most sizeable and vocal markets, the time seems right...
Recap: The Plot Thickens In ‘Miss Night and Day’ Episodes 3 & 4
Episodes 3 and 4 of Miss Night and Day only prove what I said in my recap of the premiere. This isn’t the best show...
Review: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Is Another Guaranteed K-Drama Hit
Sometimes you just know a show is going to be a hit. This instinct rarely has anything to do with quality, either. Miss Night and...
Recap: ‘Miss Night and Day’ Impresses In Its First Two Episodes
With Episodes 1 and 2, Miss Night and Day establishes itself as the kind of K-Drama that people catch by chance and fall in love...
‘The Atypical Family’ Left Enough Unresolved That A Second Season Might Happen
Despite being slapped with Netflix’s now-common limited series designation, The Atypical Family might return for Season 2 if the performance merits it. There’s certainly enough meat on...
‘The Atypical Family’ Contrives A Happy Ending – But Not A Complete One
The Atypical Family contrived a happy ending in Episodes 11 and 12, which, thanks to the time travel gimmick, shouldn’t come as much of a...
Jae-i Will Need To Rebuild Her Life After Choosing Herself At the End of ‘Hierarchy’
Jae-i is one of the most important characters in Hierarchy, and her personal arc touches on many of the most crucial themes that the Netflix series...
Here’s How That Post-Credits Scene In ‘Hierarchy’ Sets Up Season 2
Hierarchy was billed as a limited series, which is common among Netflix binge-drop K-Dramas, especially these days. But don’t trust the label. Season 1 ends with...
Recap: ‘The Atypical Family’ Episodes 9 & 10 Are the Best Yet
The Atypical Family has been improving every week, and that trend continues with Episodes 9 & 10. The K-Drama is finding a real love story...
Recap: Human Relationships Take Center Stage In ‘The Atypical Family’ Episodes 7 & 8
Time travel is a theoretical superpower that people tend to covet. It’s attractive because it gets at a fundamental desire in human beings to be...
Recap: There’s A Wedding In ‘The Atypical Family’ Episode 6
There are several levels on which The Atypical Family doesn’t work. It’s an oddly structured and paced show that sometimes seems to be making things...
Recap: Past And Present Intertwine In ‘The Atypical Family’ Episode 5
Families are trouble at the best of time, but the Boks are a nightmare. The Atypical Family is weirdly titled, really, since superpowers notwithstanding, they’re...
The Ending of ‘The 8 Show’ Is As Miserable As The Rest Of It
The obvious question to ask about the ending of a series like The 8 Show, which is based around a bizarre reality TV competition that...
‘The 8 Show’ Review: When You Have ‘Squid Game’ At Home
Whenever I write about a K-Drama, I typically avoid played-out comparisons to Squid Game, which seems to be the only Korean show Western critics have...