K-dramas, the weekly "wait, what happened at the end" problem, and the Lifestyle desk whenever a story involves a video game.
I've been at Startefacts since 2024. Before that I spent two years doing subtitle QA for corporate training videos, which is why I watch everything with subtitles on, even in English, and why I notice when Netflix's subtitles say something different from its dub. I started Crash Landing on You to understand what my sister was talking about at dinner, finished it in a week, and now I'm the one talking at dinner.
What I cover: K-dramas — the new ones, the ones ranked by IMDb because you asked, the Joseon ones with the hats; ending explainers for whatever Netflix and Disney+ dropped on Friday; where a show was actually filmed, and whether it's based on a novel (usually it's a webtoon); and on the Lifestyle side, video games when they leak, get delayed, or put a rapper in Fortnite.
Things I hold firm on: the Reply 1988 ending was correct, second-lead syndrome is a real condition, and sixteen episodes is the right length for almost everything. Things I don't: any ranking of mine older than the date on it.
How I work: I watch the whole series before I explain the ending — not the last episode and a wiki. IMDb scores get pulled the day I write and the date goes in the piece. For filming locations I find the actual place, not a fan blog's guess. For "based on a book" I name the book and the author. For game leaks I say which kind it is: a studio statement, a known insider, or a guy on a red carpet.
Where else to find me: X, and a MyDramaList account with 300-odd titles watched and a plan-to-watch list I'm not going to get to. Corrections welcome. Recommendations also welcome, but I've probably seen it.
Love Village: who is still together? One season 1 couple got as far as wedding photos
None of the season 1 couples has married. One got engaged, picked out a Harry Winston ring and released wedding photos, and is now just friends. The couple that's still together never got engaged at all.
How does East of Eden end? All seven episodes build to one Hebrew word from Genesis
Adam Trask, paralyzed by a stroke, says one word to his surviving son: "Timshel." The series spends seven episodes explaining why that word is the only thing Cal needs to hear.
Chicago Fire season 15 is here and fans still ask what happened to Casey: Jesse Spencer came back four times, then went silent
Casey left Firehouse 51 in 2021 to raise his late friend's sons in Oregon. He came back for two weddings, a visit and a proposal, and hasn't been seen since February 2024.
Cyberpunk Edgerunners: what happened to Lucy? Edgerunners 2 arrives October 20 — and Lucy isn't in the cast
Lucy survives the first series and makes it to the moon, alone. The sequel arriving on Netflix on October 20 follows an entirely new crew, and none of the announced characters is her.
The Terminal List or Dark Wolf: which to watch first? Jack Carr picks one order — it could cost you season 1's biggest twist
Carr is watching the story chronologically, prequel first. That works for someone who already knows how season 1 ends. For a first-time viewer, it changes how the ending of season 1 lands.
Slow Horses: who is Sid? River spent three years thinking she was dead — Diana Taverner knew the truth the whole time
Sidonie "Sid" Baker is the Slough House agent who was never supposed to be there. In season 6, she turns up alive in River Cartwright's dead grandfather's house, and the explanation leads straight back to Regent's Park.
How does Cathy die in East of Eden? Florence Pugh's last scene borrows from Alice in Wonderland
Cathy takes her own life in the final episode, alone in her room at the brothel, by drinking a bottle of morphine. The way the show stages it comes straight from a book she has been carrying since childhood.
What happened to Danny's other son on Boston Blue? With Sean in a coma, Jack's absence finally got an explanation
Boston Blue built its entire premise on one of Danny Reagan's sons and said almost nothing about the other. The answer, when it came, was sitting in the actor's real life the whole time.
