UK VOD TV review: Girls Season 4, Episode 9

No 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

Poldark 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

Not 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

How 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

Is 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

“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

Warning: 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

With 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

UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 14 (The Return)

As predicted, the fact that last week’s cliff-hanger left Flashback Oliver in Starling City meant that this week’s episode pulled off a clever reversal of the show’s usual structure, with the flashback episodes occurring in Starling City and the present … Read More

Netflix UK TV review: Better Call Saul Episode 6

It’s no secret why Better Call Saul is called Better Call Saul: because, out of all the Breaking Bad characters, Saul was the one with the most interesting potential back-story. Judging by the first four episodes, Better Call Chuck, for … Read More