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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
NOW TV review: Boardwalk Empire Season 5, Episode 6 (Devil You Know)
October 19, 2014 | Neil BrazierBoardwalk Empire’s fifth and final season inevitably meant that things had to end; after all, it was tagged with the phrase “All Empires Must Fall”. In Devil You Know, two empires do. The end of the series has become more … Read More
iTunes TV review: Homeland Season 4, Episode 1
October 19, 2014 | David FarnorAttacks on civilian locations. Concerned CIA agents. Moody jazz. It’s clear within minutes of Season 4 starting that Homeland has gone back to basics. But things have changed.
Carrie (Claire Danes) is now station chief in Kabul, while Quinn … Read More
VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8 Episode 9 (Flatline)
October 18, 2014 | Simon KinnearThe ultimate irony of Flatline – a story about two-dimensional villains – is that it comes at a time when Doctor Who is the most three-dimensional it has been in years. The geek-heavy mythos and tonal flippancy of the Smith … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Knick Episode 1 (Method and Madness) – spoiler-free
October 16, 2014 | Philip W BaylesJust as Netflix brought in David Fincher to kick-start House of Cards, now Cinemax brings another acclaimed director – Steven Soderbergh – to oversee their new original series, The Knick. And, just as Fincher and Frank Underwood were a match … Read More
UK TV review: The Strain Season 1, Episode 5 (Runaways)
October 15, 2014 | David Farnor“Like a… vampire?” asks Eph at start of The Strain this week. And there you have it. It has taken five episodes for someone to mention the word “vampire” in a situation that is clearly reminiscent of all of history’s … Read More
UK TV review: The Leftovers Episode 5 (Gladys)
October 14, 2014 | David Farnor“I lift up mine eyes to the hills. From where does my help come? It comes from the Lord.”
A spoiler warning for Episode 5 of The Leftovers: it starts with a stoning. The gruesome, barbaric murder of Guilty Remnant … Read More
UK VOD review: Boardwalk Empire Final Season, Episode 5 (King of Norway)
October 14, 2014 | Neil BrazierOver the past four episodes we’ve been wondering just how Boardwalk Empire was going to wrap up all its loose threads, as the show edges closer and closer to its denouement. Episode 5 gives us our answer – it’s going … Read More
UK TV review: The Walking Dead Season 5, Episode 1 (No Sanctuary)
October 13, 2014 | Neil BrazierThe Walking Dead Season 5 will fill you with real tension right from the start. Never before has the show seen such genuine moments of fear that you will be struggling to gather breath thanks to the heart in your … Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: The Walking Dead Season 4
October 12, 2014 | David FarnorWe look back at Season 4 of The Walking Dead – and how you can catch up with AMC’s zombie series.
“No one mentioned how boring the end of the world was going to be.”
That’s Lilly, daughter to a … Read More
VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 8 (Mummy on the Orient Express)
October 12, 2014 | Simon KinnearDuring the 2012 mini-season, the Doctor Who production team started to commission tie-in posters to reinforce the modern preference for high-concept, movie-style pitches. Despite the wow factor of the designs, the episodes were disappointingly reductive – when faced with a … Read More