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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 3 (Episode 8, 9 and 10)
March 5, 2015 | Chris Bryant
Warning: If you have not seen House of Cards Season 3 Episodes 1 to 7, this will contain spoilers.
“A hurricane has been forming, not for weeks, but for decades. Its name is not Faith: it’s Francis.”
Chapters 34, 35 … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 7
March 4, 2015 | Jo Bromilow
So, we’re a week into Hannah’s latest new direction (or, for the pessimists, a week closer to the ticking time bomb that is Hannah’s latest crisis of identity) and things are going swimmingly. She’s decided to take up the mantra … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 5, Episode 12 (Remember)
March 3, 2015 | Neil Brazier
We’ve had a lot of blatant symbolism thrown at us these past few weeks on The Walking Dead and that trend continues as the survivors enter the Alexandria settlement.
It’s a curious place that seems far too good to be … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Episode 5 (Alpine Shepherd Boy)
March 3, 2015 | Ivan Radford
Better Call Saul tackles Chuck’s condition head on in Episode 5 – and ends up with the show’s weakest outing to date.
Things start off well for Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk), as he finds himself with a wave of new business … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 3 (Episode 5, 6 and 7)
March 3, 2015 | Chris Bryant
“That isn’t how politics works.” “That’s how revolution works.”
In Chapters 31, 32 and 33, cracks begin to appear; some more worrying than others. Frank is forced to fight on both fronts, taking reckless action to ensure the success of … Read More
UK TV review: Wolf Hall Episode 6
March 1, 2015 | Ivan Radford
Oh, Anne. We knew you didn’t have the head for the job. The inevitability of history has hung over Wolf Hall from the beginning, giving everything a doomed sense of dramatic irony. Claire Foy has sunk her teeth into it, … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 2
February 28, 2015 | Ivan Radford
What do you do after having your uncle slaughtered at the hand of violent Norse warriors? Princess Kwenthrith’s orgasmic scream of… whatever it was gives way to an equally disturbing bloodlust in Episode 2 of Vikings Season 3, as she … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: House of Cards Season 3 (Episode 3 and 4)
February 28, 2015 | Chris Bryant
With the first two episodes setting the scene, Frank begins to get down to actual business of politics. Negotiating with the Russian President, he is faced with swallowing a whole lot of pride in order to avoid a world war. … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Flash Episode 12
February 27, 2015 | Amon Warmann
Between a hunt for a villain, the return of Hartley Rathaway, father-son time with Barry and Henry, and some, um, superhero karaoke, Crazy For You was a very busy episode for The Flash. And while this week’s instalment could have … Read More
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 12 (Uprising)
February 27, 2015 | Matthew Turner
As was widely expected, this week’s episode sees Oliver’s return to Starling City, neatly wrapping up the Brick storyline in three episodes and providing some clear direction on where the rest of the season is headed. What perhaps wasn’t so … Read More
