TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Netflix UK TV review: Sons of Anarchy Season 6
January 7, 2015 | Chris BryantOne of the most notable things about Sons of Anarchy’s sixth season is how busy it is. Sutter, Barclay and co. have packed in an abundance of ideas, beauty and death into 13 episodes.
Opening on a chilling school-shooting … Read More
VOD TV review: Broadchurch Season 2, Episode 1 (spoiler-free)
January 6, 2015 | David FarnorWarning: If you haven’t seen Season 1, this will contain spoilers. There are also mild spoilers for Season 2.
And we’re back. Back in Britain’s most miserable town. And just in case you thought creator Chris Chibnall was going to … Read More
Why you should catch up with Broadchurch
January 4, 2015 | David FarnorWe take a spoiler-free look back at Broadchurch Season 1 – and where to watch it online.
(Click here for a spoiler-filled recap.)
“I can’t be outside. I don’t want to be.”
That’s DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) to DI … Read More
UK VOD TV review: American Horror Story Freak Show (Episode 10)
December 31, 2014 | Alice SlaterWe don’t know whether to have a little cry or shout at the telly like we’re at a sportsball match: there are only four episodes of Freak Show left.
Naturally, American Horror Story aficionados will have recognised Pepper (Natalie … Read More
Amazon TV review: Ripper Street Season 3, Episode 8 (finale)
December 26, 2014 | David FarnorWarning: If you haven’t seen any of Season 3, this will contain spoilers.
“I’m your father. I made you.”
And so, here we are: the end of the road for Ripper Street Season 3 – and, judging by Episode 8’s … Read More
VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 9 (The Climb – mid-season finale)
December 24, 2014 | Matthew TurnerWell, that was one HELL of a mid-season finale. Top that, any other show on television right now. That’s right, you can’t.
After all the complaints about Arrow’s third season lacking momentum and having no clear sense of direction (dragging … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Flash Episode 9, The Man in the Yellow Suit (mid-season finale)
December 24, 2014 | Amon WarmannWarning: This contains spoilers.
When The Flash debuted back in October, we noted how impressed we were with its confidence in tone and identity. Now that we’re at the mid-point of the first season, it’s perhaps even more notable to … Read More
First look Amazon Prime TV review: Mozart in the Jungle
December 23, 2014 | David FarnorGael Garcia Bernal plays a sexy conductor in Amazon’s new original TV series, Mozart in the Jungle. If that sentence doesn’t make the show stand out from the crowd, the subject matter certainly will: the backstage life of the New … Read More
UK TV review: Adventure Time (Season 1 and Season 2)
December 20, 2014 | Nathanael SmithTo get a good sense of precisely why Adventure Time, a Cartoon Network show ostensibly aimed at kids, has gathered such a cult audience around the world, you only need to look at the way it ends its episodes.
Amazon TV review: Ripper Street Season 3, Episode 7
December 19, 2014 | David FarnorNew episodes of Ripper Street Season 3 are added exclusively to Amazon Prime Instant Video every Friday.
Warning: If you haven’t seen any of Season 3, this will contain spoilers.
“Who would be a woman? Who would be a … Read More















