POLDARK – Series Two
[usr 3.5] How you feel about series 2 of Poldark almost certainly comes down to how you feel about that scene. You know the...
HUMANS – series two, episode four
[usr 3.5] We’re already half way through Humans series 2, and one of the issues with the first series is rearing its head again....
WESTWORLD, 1.8 – ‘Trace Decay’
[usr 3.5] As there are only three episodes left this season, “Trace Decay” came loaded with information that helped clarify a few things, but...
BLACK MIRROR, 3.6 – ‘Hated in the Nation’
[usr 5.0] Humans themselves are frequently the architects of their own downfall in Black Mirror. It’s a simple message for the show, but one...
HUMANS – series two, episode three
[usr 3.0] This third episode of Humans slowed down the pace slow somewhat, for an hour that provided plenty of nice moments, but lacked...
WESTWORLD, 1.7 – ‘Trompe L’Oeil’
[usr 4.5] The downside of being inordinately interested in TV is that you’re more susceptible to having surprises ruined; either because you invest enough...
MAID MARIAN AND HER MERRY MEN (BBC, 1989-1994)
The true story of Sherwood Forest is finally revealed: Robin was a cowardly tailor from Kensington, and Marian was the brains behind the Merry Men.
BLACK MIRROR, 3.5 – ‘Men Against Fire’
[usr 4.0] The fifth episode of Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror takes us on a journey through a dystopian version of Call of Duty, by...
BLACK MIRROR, 3.4 – ‘San Junipero’
[usr 5.0] How you feel about “San Junipero” will ultimately come down to what you think about the ending. Do Yorkie (Mackenzie Davis) and...
HUMANS – series two, episode two
[usr 3.5] Humans series 2 continued in confident fashion with episode 2, developing all of its plots in compelling ways and highlighting how the...
WESTWORLD, 1.6 — ’The Adversary’
[usr 4.0] Entering the second half of this first season, and “The Adversary” was an instalment that moved things forward in surprising ways. In...
BLACK MIRROR, 3.3 – ‘Shut Up and Dance’
[usr 5.0] There’s no trace of futuristic devices, iris implants, or dystopian societies in Shut Up And Dance; without a doubt the darkest, bleakest...