TV
Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 19 (The Only Light in the Darkness)
May 9, 2014 | David Farnor“I’m not a good man.” “Yes you are.”
That’s Skye talking to Eric at S.H.I.E.L.D.’s secret-secret base, which Coulson dragged the team to last week. Hidden away under the Canadian snow, things are heating up between the two would-be lovers … Read More
VOD review: Game of Thrones Season 4 Episode 5 (The First of His Name)
May 7, 2014 | Selina PearsonWarning: This review contains spoilers.
The first thing eagle-eyed viewers will notice about The First of His Name is the absence of Peter Dinklage from the opening credits. But Episode 5 does well, despite not featuring the audience’s favourite character.
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2, Episode 1 (Kaiseki)
May 7, 2014 | Jo BromilowEver subtle, ever explosive, the acclaimed TV series Hannibal returns this week to Sky Living HD (and NOW) for a second season.
Given the untold violence bubbling over in the final scenes of Season 1, with the imprisoned empath … Read More
Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 18: How has The Winter Soldier affected Marvel’s TV show?
May 6, 2014 | Neil BrazierSince the events of Captain America: The Winter Soldier and the fallout from Episode 17, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D feels like a whole new show. While it has certainly been better since the mid-season break, it’s reinvented itself again now – … Read More
Why Britain believes in Rev
May 3, 2014 | David FarnorLast month, UK Prime Minister David Cameron said that he believed “we should be more confident about our status as a Christian country”. The comments, written in The Church Times ahead of Easter Sunday, prompted 50 notable public figures to … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7 Episode 3 (Field Trip)
May 3, 2014 | Chris BryantEpisode 3 opens in Mad Men’s most relaxed position: Don smoking in a cinema. He sees the cars pull away and the couples that adorn the screen, as they hold hands and fall in love – a contrast to what … Read More
VOD TV review: Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. Episode 17 (Turn, Turn, Turn)
May 1, 2014 | Neil BrazierTo coincide with the release of Captain America: The Winter Soldier, the agents have to deal with the ramifications of what is happening inside their own agency – and you can be sure there’ll be treachery afoot!
After seeing the … Read More
TV review: Game of Thrones Season 4, Episode 4 (Oathkeeper) – spoilers
April 30, 2014 | Selina PearsonWarning: This review contains spoilers.
If you speak to anyone who watched Episode 4 of Game of Thrones Season 4, they will mention one of two things. Which of these is mentioned first will depend on whether they have read … Read More
Netflix UK TV review: Fargo Episode 1 (spoiler-free)
April 27, 2014 | David Farnor“Some roads you shouldn’t go down. Maps used to say ‘There be dragons’…”
It’s safe to say that when the words “Fargo” and “TV show” were uttered, everyone did their best Marge Gunderson impression and collectively exhaled: “Oh, nah”. A … Read More
UK TV review: Mad Men Season 7 Episode 2 (A Day’s Work)
April 27, 2014 | Chris BryantIt’s Valentine’s Day 1969 and, as far as our advertising executive’s lives go, the game has changed. Struggling against their old ideals and their own success, the heavy-drinking colleagues navigate the inter-office politics with the same misunderstandings and grudges they … Read More