TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN – ‘Part 4’
After the surreal absurdities of “Part 3”, “Part 4” of Twin Peaks: The Return is much more accessible. It’s not without its bizarre set-pieces,...
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.7 — ‘The Most Powerful Man in the World (and His Identical Twin Brother)’
A follow-up to season 2’s “International Assassin”, The Leftovers’ penultimate hour was another imaginative and engrossing piece of television drama, albeit but one that...
TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN – ‘Part 3’
Having truly confounded his audience, many of whom were aching to see the quirky, cutesy, soap opera pastiche version of Twin Peaks they loved...
DOCTOR WHO, 10.7 – ‘The Pyramid at the End of the World’
Imagine, you’re a skilled researcher working in a top secret lab completing biochemical trials on crops, and you’ve been out on the lash the...
AMERICAN GODS, 1.4 – ‘Git Gone’
“Git Gone” is the best episode of American Gods so far. It’s more than that, though, it’s the show’s first truly great, cohesive, and...
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.7 – ‘Expenses’
This was a mid-season transitionary episode, where there were no huge moments, just plenty of finessing as the story takes stock, adjusts, then moves in...
TWIN PEAKS: THE RETURN – ‘Part 1 & 2’
There’s one indelible image that confirms director David Lynch hasn’t only returned, 26 years later, to that Pacific north-western town Twin Peaks, but has...
THE LEFTOVERS, 3.6 – ‘Certified’
We all have our least favourite characters on TV, and Laurie (Amy Brenneman) has always been mine on The Leftovers. A whole episode dedicated...
DOCTOR WHO, 10.6 – ‘Extremis’
Steven Moffat returns to Doctor Who writing duties this week with “Extremis”, the first chapter of a three-part story. We’re also back in a...
RIVERDALE – Season One
Adapted from Archie Comics, Riverdale was a great fit for television because of its numerous story arcs. The US teen drama follows several characters...
AMERICAN GODS, 1.3 – ‘Head Full of Snow’
American Gods is such an overwhelmingly gorgeous show that it feels hard to criticise it. Like the previous two episodes, “Head Full of Snow”...
BETTER CALL SAUL, 3.6 – ‘Off Brand’
A chastened Chuck (Michael McKean), defeated in court by his brother Jimmy (Bob Odenkirk), is consoled over a glass of vintage wine by his...