TABOO – Series One
[usr 4.0] Taboo is the kind of show that divides people. For every person who loves it passionately (revelling in the mud, muck, and...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.10 – ‘Fallout’
[usr 4.0] A flashback sequence sums up where we’ve come from, and where we might be heading in “Fallout”, the season 2 finale of...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.9 – ‘Detonation’
[usr 3.5] The final two episodes of The Man in the High Castle’s second season gather up all the ongoing subplots, as Japan and...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.8 – ‘Loose Lips’
[usr 3.5] As we head to the season finale, “Loose Lips” re-arranges the furniture on The Man in the High Castle, and although it’s...
LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS – Season One
[usr 4.0] A Series of Unfortunate Events occupies an interesting position as a story that’s simultaneously charming and dark. There are very few other...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.6 & 2.7 – ‘Kintsugi’ & ‘Land O’Smiles’
[usr 3.0] “Kintsugi” With episode 6 we enter the post-Frank Spotnitz version of The Man in the High Castle, where the showrunner baton has...
THE OA – Season One
[usr 2.0] I love a good mystery, but the concern with ongoing TV mysteries, as opposed to movies or books, is they’re often designed...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.4 & 2.5 – ‘Escalation’ & ‘Duck and Cover’
[usr 3.5] “Escalation” Episode 4 is another packed instalment that leaps from subplot to subplot but, considering the title, it lacks something of the energy that...
GIRLS – Season Five
[usr 3.5] HBO’s Girls started as an Emmy darling. It was bold and it had something to say, but now it appears to be...
SHERLOCK, 4.3 – ‘The Final Problem’
[usr 3.5] If this is the end of Sherlock then, I have to say, so be it. In this fourth series, it has eschewed...
SHERLOCK, 4.2 – ‘The Lying Detective’
[usr 4.5] Sherlock’s almost manic necessity for tricky narrative transition calms down a bit this week, fortunately. There are less wipes, dissolves, and multiple...
THE MAN IN THE HIGH CASTLE, 2.3 – ‘Travelers’
[usr 4.0] The third episode, “Travelers”, shows the main characters undergoing a transformation as each heads off in a separate direction. While this is...