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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Amazon Prime TV review: Ripper Street Season 3, Episode 6 (The Incontrovertible Truth)
December 14, 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.
“Everything you would see rid from these world, I … Read More
VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 7
December 13, 2014 | Matthew TurnerThis week’s Arrow is once again a filler episode, which means that, aside from the mystery of Sara’s murder, we’re still no closer to getting an idea of the main direction for this season. That said, Slade Wilson didn’t show … Read More
UK VOD TV review: The Knick Episode 9 (The Golden Lotus)
December 11, 2014 | Philip W BaylesLast week, we jumped from an oppressively hot summer to a bitter winter, and it’s proving to be one full of discontent for the cast of The Knick. We see just about every character at their lowest point over the … Read More
VOD TV review: The Flash Episode 7
December 11, 2014 | Amon WarmannAs assured as The Flash has been in its opening batch of episodes, it’s very easy to draw similarities with other superhero TV fare. For good or ill, the show that always keeps cropping up in these conversations is Smallville … Read More
UK TV review: The Strain Season 1 finale (Episode 13 – The Master)
December 10, 2014 | David Farnor“The world is not what it was one week ago. What will it be one week from now?”
That’s Abraham Setrakian (David Bradley) getting his voiceover on once more for the finale of The Strain. It feels like a long … Read More
UK TV review: American Horror Story Freak Show (Episode 8)
December 9, 2014 | Alice SlaterA search party for the beloved Ma Petite (Jyoti Amge) is in full swing following the opening credits of Episode 8. Ma hasn’t dominated any of Season 4’s major plot arcs, and yet her presumed death fractures the camp in … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Gotham Episode 9 (Harvey Dent)
December 8, 2014 | Amon WarmannLast week’s hour of Gotham saw some positive repercussions from Gordon’s stand against the mob two weeks prior; Detectives Allen and Montoya joined Team Gordon, and even Captain Essen and Harvey Bullock found the good within themselves. In Harvey Dent, … Read More
UK TV review: Constantine Episode 7 (Blessed Are the Damned)
December 7, 2014 | David Farnor“Who are we to question the gifts we are given from the Lord?”
Constantine has impressed several times already in Season 1, mostly thanks to Matt Ryan’s fantastic portrayal of John. The show’s best moments, though, have been when it … Read More
UK VOD TV review: Sons of Anarchy Finale Ride, Episode 12 (Red Rose)
December 7, 2014 | Chris BryantSons of Anarchy’s penultimate episode explores the idea that Jax Teller’s vengeance has consumed him to the point where there is little human left. Sutter’s superb characters have reached a milestone in their existence whereby their previous actions, having decided … Read More
VOD TV recap: Arrow Season 3, Episode 6
December 5, 2014 | Matthew TurnerRather than tease the mystery for a couple of episodes, Guilty gets straight on with the business of deciding whether or not Roy actually killed Sara, as was hinted at by his cliff-hanging dream sequence last week.
After he … Read More















