Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Episode 9 (Pimento)

“If you’re going to be a criminal, do your homework.” That’s Mike in Episode 9 of Better Call Saul, proving once again that a spin-off series following just him would be almost certainly amazing.

The penultimate episode of this show’s … Read More

Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 6 (Born Again)

“What did he look like?” asks Ragnar in Episode 6 of Vikings, when he hears that Athelstan had an encounter with God. The Christian God, that is. Not a Viking one.

Michael Hirst’s series has always been at its best … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 5, Episode 16 (Conquer)

At the end of The Walking Dead’s fifth season, the series shows no signs of fatigue having signed off with another excellent final episode. Repeatedly breaking viewership records, the world continues to want to feast on the show as much … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 12

Now that’s more like it.

If there’s one word that could be used to sum up Episode 11 of Gotham, it would be “dull”. Thankfully, the same doesn’t hold true for What the Little Bird Told Him, a much improved … Read More

UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 16 (The Offer)

Happily, the good people responsible for UK transmission dates decided not to follow suit on the mini-hiatus Arrow Season 3 took in the US, so we’re now only a week behind, instead of three weeks behind. That, in turn, has … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Flash Episode 15 (Out of Time)

Out of Time is only the 15th episode of The Flash, but in many ways it felt like a season finale. From the spectacular action to the huge revelations, the hour was packed with jaw-dropping moment after jaw-dropping moment in … Read More

Inside No. 9 Season 1: TV’s best horror show in years

Why Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton’s series is the BBC’s best horror show in years.Read More

Sky VOD TV review: Fortitude Episode 9

There’s nothing like watching someone die slowly in front of you to make you feel uncomfortable. Fortitude Episode 9 begins with a gun shot, then leaves you wondering about its consequences.

It’s a cruel piece of writing, but Fortitude is … Read More

Amazon Prime UK TV review: Outlander Episode 1

A man and a woman break into an abandoned castle. They run down into the basement. She perches on the table. He leans in to kiss her. She stops him – and pushes his head down towards her legs.

It’s … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Episode 8 (Rico)

With only a couple of episodes to go, Better Call Saul has cracked the biggest case of all: sympathy for Jimmy McGill. That was a problem for the first six chapters in Vince Gilligan’s Breaking Bad spin-off. Bob Odenkirk was … Read More