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Reviews of TV series available on Netflix UK, Amazon Prime and other video on-demand services.
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 2 (You Found Me)
July 14, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
This contains minor spoilers.
As becomes common with popular sci-fi shows, paying lip service to the rabid fans is often par for the course. The opening sequence for Episode 2 of True Blood’s final season is one of the finest … Read More
Utopia Season 1: Shockingly original TV
July 13, 2014 | David Farnor
This is a spoiler-free review of Utopia Season 1. Already seen it? Read on at the bottom for additional spoilery notes – or read our review of Season 2 here.
“It’s a graphic novel. It’s about a scientist who makes … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2 Episode 10 (Naka-Choko)
July 11, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
As we get closer to the climax of what has been a truly breathtaking season, the bodies are piling up and the murders are getting more inventive – this week’s presentation is a show highlight, a work of deranged beauty … Read More
Amazon Prime Instant Video TV review: Extant Episode 1 (spoiler-free)
July 9, 2014 | David Farnor
“Just give me some time to figure it out.” That’s Molly’s reaction to her doctor in Episode 1 of Extant. It’s understandable: she’s just returned home after 13 months isolated in space. And discovered she’s with child.
It’s an … Read More
VOD TV recap: 24 Live Another Day Episode 10
July 9, 2014 | David Farnor
Warning: This contains spoilers.
Never trust a man in a cravat. That’s what 24: Live Another Day seemed to tell us in Episode 9, when it revealed that Adrian Cross was the bad guy all along.
Yes, Adrian Cross, everyone’s … Read More
VOD TV review: Penny Dreadful Episode 8 (Grand Guignol)
July 8, 2014 | Alex Clements
“Do you really want to be normal?”
This is not the end, merely a continuation. Season 2 of Penny Dreadful has already been confirmed by Showtime and will contain 10 episodes. One wonders if the original pitch for Season 1 … Read More
VOD TV review: True Blood Season 7 Episode 1 (Jesus Gonna Be Here)
July 7, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
Rising from the grave one final time, True Blood explodes back onto our screens in a mess of blood and gore, as the cliffhanger climax of Season 6’s finale comes crashing down on us in an incendiary opener.
At … Read More
Amazon Prime TV review: Boss Season 2
July 3, 2014 | Andrew Jones
Tom Kane, the mayor of Chicago, is not a good man. He is not an honest man. He is not a healthy man.
When Starz’s Boss debuted its first season in 2011, the reaction was minimal; a small cable … Read More
UK TV review: Hannibal Season 2 Episode 9 (Shiizakana)
July 3, 2014 | Jo Bromilow
Last week’s episode was a carnival of the animals, but in Episode 9, with a stripped back cast of characters, we are granted a personal audience in front of a smaller court from the animal kingdom. This week, Hannibal is … Read More
