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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 5, Episode 14
March 17, 2015 | Neil Brazier“You wanted a future, you need us for that,” says Maggie (Lauren Cohan) to Deanna (Tovah Feldshuh) and never has that been more true.
Spend (Episode 14) looks at how the survivors fit into Alexandria and their new roles: … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Episode 7 (Bingo)
March 17, 2015 | David Farnor“The thing you have to know about me is I’ve got nothing to lose.”
That’s Jimmy talking to The Kettlemans in Episode 7 of Better Call Saul and it nails exactly why we like him: he’s a fighter, working his … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 9
March 17, 2015 | Jo BromilowNo matter what age we are, we still take reassurance from the idea that, no matter where we are, our parents are a reliable and stable constant from our babyhood to our adulthood. As confused twenty-somethings struggling to make sense … Read More
UK TV review: Poldark Season 1, Episode 1 and 2
March 16, 2015 | David FarnorPoldark and handsome. Apart from that pun, what does the BBC’s new costume drama have to offer?
Based on the novels by Winston Graham, the series follows Ross Poldark, who returns to Cornwall in the 1780s after several years in … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 11
March 16, 2015 | Amon WarmannNot seen Episodes 1 to 10 of Gotham? This will contain spoilers.
The first 10 episodes of Gotham were, to say the least, uneven: although many of the characters that came to form the show’s core grew slowly more defined … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: The Returned (US remake) – Episode 1 and 2
March 16, 2015 | David FarnorHow do you remake a TV show that’s special precisely because it’s so unique? The Returned, A&E’s version of the 2013 show Les Revenants, attempts to do just that.
The premise of the series is wonderfully eerie: a bunch of … Read More
Sky TV review: Wild Things
March 15, 2015 | David FarnorIs there any night of the week that can’t be improved by people dressing up in giant animal costumes and running into things? Trigger Happy TV did just that for Friday night on Channel 4, when dogs as tall as … Read More
Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 4
March 15, 2015 | David Farnor“I have taken some of his pains upon myself,” says Harbard halfway though Episode 4 of Vikings Season 3, as he helps Ragnar and Aslaug’s son, Ivar. It only adds to the weight behind that pressing question: who on earth … Read More
Sky VOD TV review: Fortitude Episode 7
March 14, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: If you have not seen the first six episodes of Fortitude, this will contain spoilers. The show is available to catch up with on NOW.
“I’m tired of being messed about.” That’s DCI Morton in Episode 7 of Fortitude … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Flash Episode 13 and 14
March 13, 2015 | Amon WarmannWith its first self-contained two-part story arc, The Flash continues to display the ambition and boldness that has served the show so well in its opening season.
The main focus of both The Nuclear Man and Fallout was Firestorm … Read More