HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.1-2 – ‘Valley of the Heart’s Delight’ & ‘One Way Or Another’
[usr 4.0] When it began, I grew tired and frustrated with Halt and Catch Fire after three episodes, as this AMC drama felt like...
MR. ROBOT, 2.7 – ‘eps2.5_h4ndshake.sme’
[usr 4.0] Some fans correctly guessed the true nature of ‘Mr. Robot’ (Christian Slater) last season, partly because the show shares DNA with Fight...
STRANGER THINGS – Season One
[usr 3.5] Netflix’s eight-part supernatural drama has more homages than original thoughts. A melange of inspirations from 1980s sci-fi, horror, and fantasy, Stranger Things...
MR. ROBOT, 2.6 – ‘eps2.4_m4ster-s1ave.aes’
[usr 4.0] Not many shows have the elasticity of concept, or balls, to open an episode with the main character living inside a stereotypical...
MR. ROBOT, 2.5 – ‘eps2.3_logic-b0mb.hc’
[usr 4.5] After four weeks of brooding, opaque hints, and the fear Sam Esmail had lost control of the material a little, everything finally...
CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND – Season One
[usr 3.0] Rachel Bloom has a star-making role in Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, playing Rebecca Bunch, the eponymous ex of questionable sanity. A Yale and Harvard...
PREACHER, 1.10 – ‘Call and Response’
[usr 3.5] I haven’t been blown away by Preacher, and I don’t know many people who are even watching. And of those that are,...
BOJACK HORSEMAN – Season Three
[usr 5.0] It’s easy to scoff at the suggestion one of the best shows on Netflix is an animated comedy about an anthropomorphic horse....
MR. ROBOT, 2.4 – ‘eps2.2_init1.asec’
[usr 3.5] Ironically, Sarah can’t write about this week’s Mr. Robot because of technical difficulties, so I’m taking over to give my thoughts on...
SUPERGIRL – Season One
[usr 3.5] In a year which has seen Zack Snyder again misunderstand the appeal of Superman, it’s heartening to watch the first season of...
PREACHER, 1.9 – ‘Finish the Song’
[usr 4.0] The penultimate hour of Preacher took a significant step forward, in terms of finally bringing ‘The Cowboy’ (Graham McTavish) into the main...
MR. ROBOT, 2.3 – ‘eps2.1_k3rnel-pan1c.ksd’
[usr 4.0] Of all the many things I love about Mr. Robot (its sharp dialogue, excellent performances, the way it deliberately messes with your...