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

UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 10

And so it’s over for another year. The awkward sex scenes, the cringe-worthy public behaviour, the almost oppressive nudity (reaching new heights in this week’s finale) and the alien yet profoundly touching tender moments that cut through the surreal pretentiousness. … Read More

UK VOD TV review: The Walking Dead Season 5, Episode 15 (Try)

If ever The Walking Dead decided to ditch the zombies and focus on the living, Episode 15 is proof that they could do so admirably. Highly intense and brilliantly acted, Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) appears to be letting out his … Read More

Amazon UK TV review: Vikings Season 3, Episode 5

Five episodes in and it’s hard to shake the sense that Season 3 of Vikings doesn’t really know where it’s going. Is it to England again to continue the uneasy truce with King Ecbert? Is it to France to pillage … Read More

Netflix UK head-to-head: Which is better, Grimm or Once Upon A Time?

Now that Once Upon a Time has arrived on Netflix – with new episodes from Season 4 arriving every Wednesday – those who like their Netflix binge nights with a side of fairytale magic have seen Christmas come at once. … Read More