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Pachinko Episode 5 Based on the New York Times bestseller of the same name, Pachinko is a masterful sweeping saga, chronicling the hopes and dreams of a Korean immigrant family across four generations. The proverbial glue holding all of this together is Sunja, who leaves her homeland in an indomitable quest to survive and thrive. If you’ve been following this one over the weeks, you may be curious to find out when the next episode is releasing....

The Seahawk After the disappointing debut of Another Life on Netflix this week,Pandora returns with more sci-fi shenanigans, this time revolving around performance enhancing drugs and a missing ship. We begin with an impassioned speech from a soldier, Lieutenant Collins, before cutting to the group amazed at the workings of a photo-booth. All seems well until Ralen arrives and the soldier loses it, hitting him repeatedly. Thankfully, a quick electric blast to the back stops him in his tracks....

Reign of Winter Episode 3 of Pantheon starts with Chanda stuck in an infinite loop of work. He doesn’t remember any of this of course, and he also receives a call from his mother too, which incentivizes him to work harder. He manages to write 80 pages in 12 seconds but in reality, it’s been 12 days for him. That shady businessman we saw before, is actually the head of India’s largest telecom empire, and his name is Ajit....

Track Listing Sophie Room Parallels Dreamers ECG Symbiotic Summon Our Love Echo Bad Side Secret Wedding They say third time’s a charm and that much is especially true when it comes to TGC’s latest LP. The Green Children return with the brilliantly dreamy and ethereal album in ‘Parallels’. With strong mixing and some solid hooks, this Norwegian/English duo of Milla Fay Sunde and Marlow Bevan combine once more to make one of this year’s stronger pop efforts....

Debt Outta Here Back for another week of hard-hitting facts and topical humour, Hasan Minhaj returns for a look at Student Debt. With over 40 million Americans suffering from crippling loan repayments and companies like Navient capitalizing on this exploitable industry, Student Loans dives into the heart of this incredibly shocking problem. While the UK suffers something similar to this in terms of payday loans and rising student debt, America’s issue dwarfs that of our own....

Physical Season 2 Episode 2 Physical is an interesting dark comedy, set in 1980’s San Diego and following Sheila Rubin as she goes on a journey of self discovery through aerobics. Part of this stems from her husband, who loses his job and decides to run for office. The show is as much a social commentary of what it was like to be a woman in the 80’s as it is a cutting dark comedy, and there are glimmers of series like GLOW in this too....

Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist Episode 1 Poong, The Joseon Psychiatrist is a combination of medical and period drama that looks like it’s going to be quite the delightful blend of genres. Set during the Joseon Period, the tale follows Yoo Se Poong. He’s a talented physician who practices at the royal palace. However, when he’s implicated in a conspiracy that threatens the royal family, he’s driven out of court. Eventually, he finds himself in a remote village community; a massive fall from grace for someone so prestigious....

Guilty Or Not Guilty? Quicksand’s finale is easily the best episode of the series. After 5 episodes of build up, Quicksand’s finale brings everything together for an exciting, conclusive chapter to this crime drama. Several witnesses come forward with varying portraits of Maja, throwing even more questions into the fold. The first witness, communicating via a video call, paints a picture of an out-of-control 18 year old who influenced Sebastian to his demise....

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A couple of his other co-workers are friendly, although they do haze Bear as “the new guy.” They don’t even teach Bear how to do the job, simply instructing him to copy them and learn from his own mistakes. At one point, Bear nearly falls off the roof of the house they’re working on. He may have learned from that mistake, but this instils a sense of inadequacy in him....

Director Johannes Roberts (47 Meters Down) promised a more faithful take on the games – especially the first two Resident Evil titles – and he has largely stuck to his word. This is much better than Paul W S Anderson’s take on the Resi universe, so any fears you may have heard about another director ignoring what made the games so great can largely be allayed. Many of the key characters from the franchise make an appearance, including Chris and Claire Redfield, Albert Wesker, Jill Valentine, Leon Kennedy, and young Sherry Berkin....

Just Tell Me if You Don’t Like It Episode 11 of Romantic Killer begins with Hijiri and Anzu on a date at an arcade. Hijiri insists they play a crane game nearby. Anzu discovers that the toy Rio (Riri’s boy form) is still in the machine. Hijiri remembers Rio’s rude remarks. Anzu drags Hijiri to a picture booth and tells Tsuchiya to follow them. A mysterious individual in a blue dress follows them with them knowing....

The Murderer We’re back with the fourth and final season of Room 104. Say what you will about this anthology, The Duplass Brothers have undoubtedly created something weird and wonderful that’s as unpredictable as it is watchable. While not all the episodes hit the right notes, on the whole this show has done well to keep a consistent flow of creativity oozing through every aspect of its production. Episode 1 of Room 104 Season 4 begins with a boy named Logan gathering his friends excitedly in our familiar motel room....

Running Again After last week’s dramatic episode, Run returns with another simple slice of comedy as our duo debate about whether to phone the police and tell them about Fiona’s death or not. With a more simple set-up this time and less of the elaborate twists and turns, Run returns to its more formulaic structure as we gear up ready for the finale next week. Episode 6 of Run begins with Billy and Ruby returning to the house and finding the lights on....

Episode Guide Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 Episode 5 Episode 6 –| Review Score – 3.5/5 Savage Beauty is the latest South African series to hit Netflix, right off the back of Blood & Water’s success. This time though instead of a case of mistaken identity and twin drama, the focus shifts to a beauty company called Bhengu Beauty and the drama that goes on with a hierarchical family wrapped up in that....

Servant Season 3 Episode 6 Servant is a twisted and suspenseful horror series, with bite-size 30 minutes episodes working to stretch out a much larger mystery. The story itself centers on a Philadelphian couple, Dorothy and Sean, who find a massive rift opening in their marriage following an unspeakable tragedy. Only, this opens the door for a mysterious woman called Leanne to enter their lives, and change everything. If you’ve been following this one over the weeks, you may be curious to find out when the next episode is releasing....

Servant Season 3 Episode 7 Servant is a twisted and suspenseful horror series, with bite-size 30 minutes episodes working to stretch out a much larger mystery. The story itself centers on a Philadelphian couple, Dorothy and Sean, who find a massive rift opening in their marriage following an unspeakable tragedy. Only, this opens the door for a mysterious woman called Leanne to enter their lives, and change everything. If you’ve been following this one over the weeks, you may be curious to find out when the next episode is releasing....

Shooting Stars Episode 11 Shooting Stars is the latest drama to drop into a very crowded weekend line-up of K-drama content. This romantic drama has come under scrutiny earlier on during its runtime for its depiction of Africa but for now it seems that controversy has subsided. The premise here whisks us into the entertainment world, where employees work around the clock to try and clean up the messes created by stars....

Two Worlds Collide Episode 3 of Skylines begins with a brief prologue showing a shady deal being discussed before cutting back to Skylines where we see Ardan beginning his drug operation. At the same time, Jinn arrives and is immediately eager to get on with his work, asking Nura, one of the prolific female artists, to ad-lib to a beat. Managing to infiltrate the gangs, Sara’s informant feeds back information while Sara deliberates over her police academy exam....

Another Spy, Another Deal, Another Death Episode 7 of Snowdrop picks up at Yeong-ro’s confession, which she whispers too low for Chang-su to hear over the radio. It doesn’t give her the upper hand she’d hoped for, and Soo-ho won’t release her or allow another student to take her place now. He makes it clear that she’s nothing more than a “human shield” and has her stand in front of one of the windows....