MANIAC (Netflix, 2018)
byManiac isn’t a hard show to understand. It also doesn’t have the most original of sci-fi ideas, being about two people who take drugs…
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VANITY FAIR (ITV, 2018)
byAfter losing her teaching job, orphan Becky Sharp convinces kindly school-friend Amelia to take her in, then promptly sets about ensnaring Amelia’s wealthy but oafish brother…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.10 – ‘Winner’
bySinging siblings. We opened on a touching flashback that gave us another welcome chance to see Chuck (Michael McKean), during the time when Jimmy…
BOJACK HORSEMAN – Season Five
byThe fifth season of BoJack Horseman finds the titular washed-up actor on the road to recovery, of sorts. He’s working again, on a moody…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.9 – ‘Wiedersehen’
byTaking and making plans. Having enjoyed herself with the con to keep Huell from doing time, the opening of “Wiedersehen” involved another scam. Kim (Rhea…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.8 – ‘Coushatta’
byA good defence is a good offence. The opening scenes of “Coushatta” confused me, making me forget where things had left off in “Something Stupid”….
IRON FIST – Season Two
byThe first season of Iron Fist was plagued with issues: it had too many villains, too little character development, terrible action scenes, a lack…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.7 – ‘Something Stupid’
bySplitting up. Famed for its excellent cold opens, Better Call Saul offered up the best one in a long time with the split-screen sequence…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.6 – ‘Piñata’
byFor your consideration. We’ve been getting more flashbacks than usual this season, although I’m not sure all of them are particularly revelatory. “Piñata” opened…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.5 – ‘Quite a Ride’
byShredded future. We’re accustomed to the season-opening glimpses of Jimmy McGill’s (Bob Odenkirk) future, working under an alias at a Cinnabon, but “Quite a…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.4 – ‘Talk’
byMy concerns about the imbalance of Better Call Saul was compounded by “Talk”, because Jimmy’s (Bob Odenkirk) storyline is by far the least interesting…
BETTER CALL SAUL, 4.3 – ‘Something Beautiful’
byThere’s widening a disparity at the heart of Better Call Saul, as the storylines focusing on its star, Jimmy McGill (Bob Odenkirk), are often…