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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
UK VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 15 (Nanda Parbat)
March 20, 2015 | Matthew TurnerNot content with giving us one killer of a mid-season finale with The Climb, this week’s episode served up a second hum-dinger with an equally great cliff-hanger (albeit one that didn’t involve an actual cliff this time) before heading off … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Bloodline Episode 1 (spoiler-free)
March 20, 2015 | David Farnor“Sometimes, you know something’s coming,” declares Kyle Chandler ominously at the start of Bloodline.
He plays John, the good-hearted son of the Rayburns, who likes taking care of people.
“John likes taking care of people so much he takes care … Read More
Sky VOD TV review: Fortitude Episode 8
March 19, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: If you have not seen the first seven episodes of Fortitude, this will contain spoilers. The show is available to catch up with on NOW.
“The worst thing is the killer is in your home, watching TV with you,” … Read More
Amazon TV binge review: Bosch, Episodes 5 to 10
March 19, 2015 | Neil BrazierAfter an interesting start to Amazon Studios’ detective drama, Bosch takes on a slower pace for the remainder of its first season, which sees Bosch (Titus Welliver) plagued by serial killer Raynard Waits (Jason Gedrick), who continues to perform the … Read More
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















