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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
UK VOD TV Review: The Leftovers Season 1, Episode 3
October 5, 2014 | David Farnor“It was a test. Not for what came before but what came after. It was a test for what comes now.”
The Leftovers has been ambling along for the last two weeks, waiting, like its audience, for a solution to … Read More
Sons of Anarchy Final Season UK review: Episode 4
October 5, 2014 | Chris BryantSons of Anarchy is a story of loyalty, strategy and family; cross-country drug wars and racist prison gangs. But sometimes, dropped into all the death and chaos, a sneering, murderous deviant falls deeply in love with a molested transgender prostitute. … Read More
VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 7 (Kill the Moon)
October 4, 2014 | Simon KinnearRemember Armin Tamzarian? To many Simpsons fans, the name represents the horrible moment that a series defied its own (admittedly elastic) continuity and declared that Principal Seymour Skinner, a major character since the start of the show, was an imposter, … Read More
Netflix UK review: Sons of Anarchy Season 7, Episode 3
October 2, 2014 | Chris BryantWhat makes Sons of Anarchy one of the truly great television shows of this era is a cast of likeable, believable, flawed characters. It has very strong, very brave writing; an admirable sense of tone and music; and a poetry … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Strain Episode 3
October 1, 2014 | David Farnor“Soon, no more pretending,” Thomas Eichorst (Richard Sammel) tells himself in the mirror at the start of The Strain Episode 3, just as he sticks a fake nose on his smiling face.
It’s an unexpectedly freaky opening to an hour … Read More
Sky TV recap: Boardwalk Empire Final Season, Episode 3
September 30, 2014 | Neil BrazierAfter the fun of Episode 2, Episode 3 by comparison appears to be just treading water – but underneath, its legs are kicking violently.
Finally back in Atlantic City, the Onyx now nothing but a sleazy strip club, Nucky (Steve … Read More
iPlayer Picks: BBC TV review: Our Girl (Episode 1)
September 28, 2014 | David FarnorTurn on your TV today and what are you most likely to see? Crime thrillers. High-concept sci-fi mysteries. Period dramas.
If you turn on BBC One at 9pm on a Sunday, though, you’ll see something different.
Our Girl stars Lacey … Read More
VOD TV review: Doctor Who Season 8, Episode 6 (The Caretaker)
September 28, 2014 | Simon Kinnear“Crocodopolis,” The Doctor suggests to Clara as their next destination. “They worship a giant crocodile there, so that’s a useful coincidence.” Here’s another – The Doctor has hung around this particular London neighbourhood four times now on-screen, and each time … Read More
Amazon TV review: Transparent (Episodes 1 to 4)
September 25, 2014 | David FarnorIt’s hard to use the words “best TV show of the year” when there have already been so many best TV shows of the year. But Transparent, which premieres tomorrow on Amazon Prime Instant Video, deserves to be up there. … Read More
UK TV review: Sons of Anarchy Final Season, Episode 2
September 25, 2014 | Chris BryantEntering the second episode of Sons’ “Final Ride”, the audience is given a little progression on all fronts. Like a child testing the safety of a stormy sea before being swept away completely.
Toil and Till begins quietly, returning … Read More