BANSHEE – Season Four
Expectation weighs heavily on TV shows once they reach their final season, and tying up the threads of any serialised drama is no easy...
PREACHER, 1.2 – ‘See’
At this early stage of AMC’s adaptation of Preacher, it’s all about trying to get a handle on what the show’s about. Even as...
OUTLANDER, 2.9 – ‘Je Suis Prest’
The past is never very forgiving in Outlander. “Je Suis Prest”, translated as ‘I am ready’ from the Clan Fraser’s motto, is an ironic...
GAME OF THRONES, 6.7 – ‘The Broken Man’
This week on Game of Thrones, another old favourite made his belated return, the Stark siblings tried to build their army, Jaime arrived in the Riverlands to...
11.22.63 (Hulu, 2016)
Science fiction is my favourite genre, and time travel stories fire my imagination the most. This is partly because theoretical science supports the idea...
THE AMERICANS, 4.12 – ‘A Roy Rogers in Franconia’
“A Roy Rogers in Franconia” begins right where last week’s episode left off, with Paige (Holly Taylor) having seen her mom take care of...
GAME OF THRONES, 6.6 – ‘Blood of My Blood’
This week on Game of Thrones, midseason arrived with “Blood of My Blood”, which saw the return of an old “favourite”, we put a...
THE AMERICANS, 4.11 – ‘Dinner for Seven’
The scene that gives this week’s episode its name happens about halfway through, when Stan (Noah Emmerich) drops in on the Jennings family as...
OUTLANDER, 2.8 – ‘The Fox’s Lair’
After the traumatic events of “Faith”, this week’s instalment of Outlander not only returns Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) to Scotland but...
PREACHER, 1.1 – ‘Pilot’
There’s a proliferation of comic book superheroes today, all enjoying a popularity renaissance in big-budget films and serialised television, but the medium has more...
GAME OF THRONES, 6.5 – ‘The Door’
After the high of last week, similar quality awaited viewers of “The Door”, as this sixth season of Game of Thrones establishes itself as...
OUTLANDER, 2.7 – ‘Faith’
One of Outlander’s strengths is showing the emotional impact of life-changing events on its characters. And by show, I mean show rather than tell....