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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD TV recap: 24: Live Another Day Episode 6
June 8, 2014 | David FarnorThis contains spoilers.
It is a truth universally acknowledged that every TV show or movie about the CIA must be in want of a mole. 24 has been the most faithful adherent to the mole law over the years, for … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2, Episode 5 (Mukosuke)
June 8, 2014 | Jo BromilowThis review contains spoilers.
And so to the grisly aftermath of last week’s basement showdown between Hannibal and Beverly, opening with a sinister piece of artwork that makes Damien Hirst look restrained. With this emotional sucker punch and the promise … Read More
iPlayer Picks: BBC iPlayer Comedy Shorts review
June 8, 2014 | David FarnorEvery week we pick out the best TV series and films on BBC iPlayer.
At the start of June, the BBC released a group of original comedy shorts that are exclusive to BBC iPlayer. The collection, cunningly titled iPlayer Original … Read More
Netflix review: Orange Is The New Black Season 2, Episode 2 (Looks Blue, Tastes Red)
June 7, 2014 | Chris BryantPhoto: Jessica Miglio for Netflix
After the darkness and suspense of Episode 1, Episode 2 (Looks Blue, Tastes Red) transports the audience back to The Litch, where the beloved inmates are tackling the subject of employment. The natural bickering and … Read More
First look review: Orange Is the New Black Season 2 (Episode 1)
June 5, 2014 | Laura HumphreysThis review contains mild spoilers for the end of Orange Is the New Black Season 1.
Season 2 of Orange Is the New Black definitely hits the ground running. Thirsty Bird opens on Piper in SHU, reminding us how she … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7 Episode 7
June 4, 2014 | Chris BryantGuidance is internal. Three. Two. One.
In the mid-season finale of Mad Men, three Americans are on their way to be the first men on the moon. People crowd around their television set for a worldwide event unlike any … Read More
VOD TV recap: Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 8 (The Mountain and the Viper)
June 4, 2014 | Selina PearsonThis recap contains spoilers.
Over its four seasons, Game of Thrones hasn’t exactly been squeamish about killing off characters. Until The Mountain and the Viper, The Red Wedding had so far been the grimmest event. Murder of women and unborn … Read More
VOD TV recap: 24: Live Another Day Episode 5
June 3, 2014 | David FarnorThis recap of Live Another Day Episode 5 contains spoilers
24 has always been a show about action and reaction. Jack Bauer, of course, is the man of action, chasing terrorists and torturing people to get what he wants and … Read More
Sky Atlantic TV review: Penny Dreadful Episode 3
June 3, 2014 | Alex ClementsDeath is not serene. This is the truth young Frankenstein learns, looking down at a dog, its body emaciated, its eyes crawling with fat, white maggots.
In Episode 3 of Penny Dreadful we get some of the most explicit … Read More
Community: Looking back at Season 1
June 1, 2014 | Andrew JonesWhen Dan Harmon (The Sarah Silverman Show) debuted his single camera sitcom in September 2009, it was sold as a slacker hang-out comedy. It starred The Soup’s Joel McHale as a sarcastic, cynical jerk studying with a group of roughly … Read More