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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Why you should be watching Upstart Crow
October 22, 2017 | David FarnorWhether you’re a fan of the Bard or not, there’s enough in this sitcom to Shakespeare in Like.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 4
October 22, 2017 | Ned NewberryVoltron’s fourth season contains some of the best character vignettes and development yet, but much like the equally short third season, it doesn’t lend a great deal to the over-arching narrative.
The action picks up in a way that’s … Read More
UK TV Recap: Arrow Season 6, Episode 1 (Fallout)
October 21, 2017 | Matthew TurnerArrow returns with a solid opener, even if it lacks the courage to follow through on Season 5’s epic cliffhanger.Read More
UK TV recap: Legends of Tomorrow, Season 3, Episode 1 (Aruba-Con)
October 20, 2017 | Matthew TurnerLegends of Tomorrow returns with a solid premiere episode that makes a couple of minor adjustments but is otherwise business as usual.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Riverdale Season 2, Episode 2 (Nighthawks)
October 20, 2017 | Martyn ConterioNighthawks is a very busy episode with a savage, shocking finale. Read More
UK TV review: Mr. Robot Season 3, Episode 1
October 19, 2017 | David Farnor“How many copies of ourselves exist?” That’s the sound of Mr. Robot returning with a vengeance for a third season of sinister cyber-crime, super stylish visuals and Serious Political Monologues. And judging by this confident opening episode, nothing’s changed.
Confidence, … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Star Trek: Discovery, Episode 5 (spoilers)
October 16, 2017 | Ian WintertonUncharacteristic F-bombs mar an otherwise solid episode.Read More
UK TV review: Halt and Catch Fire Season 4, Episode 8
October 16, 2017 | David FarnorHalt and Catch Fire is doing some of its best work in this tender study of pain, loss and reconciliation.Read More
UK TV review: Outlander Season 3, Episode 5
October 15, 2017 | David FarnorWarning: This contains spoilers for Episode 5 of Outlander Season 3. Not caught up? Read our reviews here.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that a time-travelling nurse and a Scottish warrior from the 1800s, who are separated by several … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Big Mouth
October 15, 2017 | Mike WilliamsBig Mouth, Netflix’s latest original animated series, is set around the adolescent lives of Andrew, Nick, Jessi, and Jay, as they embark on the nightmarish and testing phase of puberty. Maurice the Hormone Monster rears his aggressive, encouraging head throughout … Read More