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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
First look UK TV review: The Affair Season 1 (spoiler-free)
May 17, 2015 | David Farnor“Do you remember what happened?” “Like it was yesterday.”
Months after The Affair scooped the Golden Globes for Best Drama Series and Best Actress, The Affair has finally been released in the UK. What took TV land so long? You’ll … Read More
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 23 (Finale)
May 16, 2015 | Matthew TurnerThe finales of Seasons 1 and 2 of Arrow were among the best episodes the show has done, so expectation was naturally extremely high for the final episode of Season 3. While My Name Is Oliver Queen was an entertaining … Read More
YouTube review: Kermode and Mayo’s Film Thing
May 15, 2015 | David FarnorWhen is a radio show not a radio show? Mark Kermode and Simon Mayo’s weekly film review programme on BBC Radio 5 Live has consistently asked that question, like two bickering uncles wondering who ate the last Twix (the answer, … Read More
UK TV review: Wayward Pines Episode 1 (Where Paradise Is Home)
May 14, 2015 | David FarnorTwin Peaks fans rejoiced earlier this year, when word spread of a potential new series – and cried out in dismay when talks with David Lynch broke down. The TV world, though, has never been short of attempts to recapture … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7, Episode 13 (The Milk & Honey Route)
May 14, 2015 | Chris BryantAlready seen Episode 13? Read on at the end for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.
Opening on a dream sequence/flash forward in which Don is questioned by the police in a very familiar way, The Milk & Honey Route represents the … Read More
TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 2, Episode 2 (Verbis Diablo)
May 12, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 2 of Season 2? Read on at the bottom for some additional spoiler-filled analysis.
“She held her own against Satan himself,” said Ethan Chandler of Vanessa Ives in the first episode of Penny Dreadful Season 2. “But … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Game of Thrones Season 5, Episode 5
May 12, 2015 | David FarnorAlready seen Episode 5? Read on at the bottom for some spoiler-filled analysis.
Welcome back to Westeros, where the word of the week is: calcification.
The process by which soft tissue hardens has lingered in the background of the … Read More
UK TV review: The Enfield Haunting (Episode 2 and 3)
May 10, 2015 | David FarnorA moving finale to a scary mini-series.Read More
Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 14 (The Search)
May 10, 2015 | David FarnorNot seen Episodes 1 to 13? This will contain spoilers. Already seen Episode 14? Read on at the bottom for some additional, spoiler-filled analysis.
After Jamie was held at gunpoint, last week gave us another cliffhanger involving Jamie in peril: … Read More
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 22 (This Is Your Sword)
May 9, 2015 | Matthew TurnerConsidering how well the show has handled some of its earlier episodes (including the blinding mid-season finale), this week’s instalment is frustrating on a number of different levels. That’s not to say it doesn’t deliver handsomely in terms of character … Read More