GAME OF THRONES, 8.2 – ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’
byIt’s a common writing device, on the eve of action-packed instalments, to renew an audience’s love and understanding of the characters involved. “A Knight…
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STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.14 – ‘Such Sweet Sorrow: Part 2’
byThe USS Discovery battles against Control in a fight not only for their lives but for the future, with a little help from some unexpected friends…
HANNA – Season One
byThe journey of an extraordinary young girl raised in the forest, as she evades the relentless pursuit of an off-book CIA agent and tries to unearth the truth behind who she is…
GAME OF THRONES, 8.1 – ‘Winterfell’
byThe long wait is over. Game of Thrones is back for a six-part farewell season after 20 long months off-air. And, as is customary…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.13 – ‘Such Sweet Sorrow: Part 1’
byAfter last week’s flat time-filler, season 2’s penultimate episode, “Such Sweet Sorrow”, also delays gratification - even taking us into the end credits on an agonising…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.12 – ‘Through the Valley of Shadows’
bySeason 2 of Star Trek: Discovery has been an improvement on the first, which I still liked, but as we approach the finale there…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.11 – ‘Perpetual Infinity’
byLast week’s “The Red Angel” ended with a cool surprise: that the eponymous time-travelling enigma is Michael’s (Sonequa Martin-Green) not-actually-dead mother—identified here as Dr…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.10 – ‘The Red Angel’
byComing after such an emotional peak, “The Red Angel” suffered in comparison to Airiam’s poignant death scene, despite having a longer arc to make…
AFTER LIFE – Series One
byAfter Tony’s wife dies unexpectedly, his nice-guy persona is altered into an impulsive, devil-may-care attitude that takes his old world by storm.
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.9 – ‘Project Daedalus’
byOne difference between Star Trek: Discovery and its predecessors is its focus on a small core of characters, with much of the Bridge crew…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.8 – ‘If Memory Serves’
byIt didn’t occur to me that Star Trek: Discovery was taking place after the events of “The Cage”, the Original Series’ unaired pilot with…
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, 2.7 – ‘Light and Shadows’
byNow entering the final half of Star Trek: Discovery’s second season, “Light and Shadow” didn’t have a particularly strong story, but it was a…