Posts By Jo Bromilow
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 10 (Thank You)
September 8, 2014 | Jo Bromilow(Warning: This review contains spoilers)
So that’s it. No more nights out in Fangtasia, no more occult sacrifices to stumble in on and no need to sleep with a stake by your bed. You’re down to your last bottle of … Read More
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 9 (Love Is to Die)
September 2, 2014 | Jo BromilowWhile True Blood fans in the US are already bidding a sad farewell to their favourite vamps, we’ve still got precious minutes left with our well-chiseled cast. And far from going out with a bang, it looks like our cast … Read More
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 8 (Almost Home)
August 25, 2014 | Jo BromilowIt’s getting harder to know what to make of this final season, what conclusion to eventually draw, as the various threads get tied up. What started out as a decent scale conflict between our protagonists and the Hep V vampires … Read More
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 7 (May Be The Last Time)
August 18, 2014 | Jo BromilowThis final season of True Blood may have a much shorter episode run, but is fast becoming more complex as we head towards the show’s conclusion.
As opposed to previous seasons, which take in events that reach far outside … Read More
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 6 (Karma)
August 11, 2014 | Jo BromilowThe race against time goes rattling on in Episode 6 of True Blood Season 7, as a new twist in the tale of our Bon Temps heroes reveals that, among many other things, Jesus has a funny sense of humour.
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 5 (Lost Cause)
August 4, 2014 | Jo BromilowIt’s been a busy few episodes for our Bon Temps friends and it seems like they’ve earned a bit of respite from the blood, sweat and tears. So it falls to Lafayette and friends to help Sookie throw off her … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2 finale (Episode 13, Mizumono)
July 31, 2014 | Jo BromilowAs the net closes tighter around Hannibal and his network of trappers, once again the circle widens to re-admit Kade Purnell (Cynthia Nixon), who, having got wind of Will and Jack’s sting, is coming to stop these two vigilantes in … Read More
Case Notes: A recap of Scandal Season 1 and 2
July 30, 2014 | Jo BromilowThe glossiest, most dramatic Washington-based show is back on our screens. That’s right – after months without her, Olivia Pope – Washington’s premiere fixer – returns for more Scandal with her team of “gladiators in suits”, defending the un-defendable in … Read More
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 4 (Death Is Not the End)
July 28, 2014 | Jo BromilowAt the rate things are going, this entire season of True Blood could be fitted into a week. Given that a good year has elapsed since the end of Seasons 6, the locals must be desperate for some drama. And … Read More
Why The Honourable Woman should be your next box set
July 27, 2014 | Jo BromilowIt seems fair to call The Honourable Woman the BBC’s answer to Homeland, because there are several crucial elements that are very similar. Identikit opening credit montage? Check. A complex female lead? Check – Maggie Gyllenhaal plays the decorated Baroness … Read More