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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 1 Episode 7 (Possession)
July 1, 2014 | Alex ClementsClaustrophobia isn’t simply the fear of enclosed spaces; it’s a powerful reaction to being contained within them. Sufferers often report an inability to breathe, as if oxygen is running out. Penny Dreadful knows how to do claustrophobia. Almost the entirety … Read More
UK TV review: Why The Shield is a TV milestone
July 1, 2014 | Andrew JonesThe best anti-hero on the small screen since Walter White – but this came first.Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Monty Python: Almost The Truth (Lawyers Cut)
June 30, 2014 | James ButlinA detailed, yet accessible, history of Monty Python, you won’t find many better comedy documentaries around.Read More
Netflix TV review: Orange Is the New Black Season 2 (Episode 13)
June 30, 2014 | Chris BryantWarning: This contains spoilers.
“It’s turned into fucking Riker’s round here.” Wanda isn’t wrong about that. The Season 2 finale is packed with twists and turns, none of them very moral and most of them involving things occurring in prison … Read More
Netflix binge review: Orange Is the New Black Season 2 (Episode 11, 12)
June 28, 2014 | Chris BryantIntroducing intermittent moments of self-awareness and a crippling tension, Episode 11 of OITNB Season 2 represents the calm before the storm. Episode 12, meanwhile, is the storm. It achieves this through subtle, creeping tricks of the trade… like an actual, … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Season 1 Episode 6 (What Death Can Join Together)
June 27, 2014 | David Farnor“Do you know the word ‘vampire’? It is not familiar to you in some way?” Van Helsing (David Warner) asks Frankenstein (Harry Treadaway).
It’s only after six episodes that Penny Dreadful finally drops the “v” word, but it really … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2 Episode 8 (Su-zakana)
June 26, 2014 | Jo BromilowAs the events of last episode seemingly put a halt on the hunt for the Ripper, we are introduced to some strange new story lines in Episode 8.
Will’s methods to catch and expose his prey are adjusting; in … Read More
VOD TV recap: 24: Live Another Day Episode 8
June 25, 2014 | David FarnorThis contains spoilers.
“Yikes!” That should be the title of Live Another Day Episode 8, which sees President Heller exclaim the frankly under-used word as Jack performs impromptu surgery on him.
It’s not easy being President. If 24 has taught … Read More
Netflix UK review: Archer: Vice (Season 5)
June 25, 2014 | Philip W BaylesDrastically altering the formula of a popular television show that’s already had four great seasons feels like a fool’s errand. Not only is there the genuine argument that if it ain’t broke, you don’t fix it; there’s a very real … Read More
Netflix binge review: Orange Is the New Black Season 2 (Episode 9, 10)
June 23, 2014 | Chris BryantRelationships are important in Orange Is the New Black. Episode 9 of Season 2 tackles family – one of the show’s prominent themes – and Episode 10 deals with strangers, especially within the prison walls. 40oz of Furlough takes … Read More