UNDERCOVER – Series One
The premise of one half of a married couple harbouring dark secrets is a cornerstone of the thriller genre. It’s fuelled so many successful...
GAME OF THRONES, 6.4 – ‘Book of the Stranger’
This week on Game of Thrones, there were two heartfelt reunions, two clever manipulations, a secret plan was put into motion, and everything ended...
OUTLANDER, 2.5-6 – ‘Untimely Resurrection’ & ‘Best Laid Schemes…’
After a week’s break, Frank Collins returns with a double-bill of Outlander season 2 reviews, covering the fifth and sixth episodes “Untimely Resurrection” and...
THE AMERICANS, 4.9 – ‘The Day After’
The early sequence in this week’s episode of The Americans, that cuts to various characters watching the made-for-TV movie The Day After, with rapt...
GAME OF THRONES, 6.3 – ‘Oathbreaker’
This week on Game of Thrones, Bran ventured into the past, Jon looked to the future, Arya’s training reached its end, Ramsay received a...
UNBREAKABLE KIMMY SCHMIDT – Season Two
I was an instant fan of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt when it debuted last year. Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Netflix comedy was brimming with...
THE AMERICANS, 4.8 – ‘The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears’
“The Magic of David Copperfield V: The Statue of Liberty Disappears”, this week’s episode of The Americans, ends with its own sleight of hand, but...
LINE OF DUTY – Series Three
What exactly is BBC2’s police drama Line of Duty? A forensically detailed examination of corruption, stuffed full of pitch-perfect jargon-heavy dialogue, with a complex...
AMERICAN CRIME STORY: THE PEOPLE v. O.J SIMPSON
This FX television drama—based on real events, duh—is created by screenwriting duo Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski. They usually write films, most notably The People...
OUTLANDER, 2.4 – ‘La Dame Blanche’
Dinner parties. They don’t always go according to plan, and some of your guests never quite hit it off. Was it such a good...
GAME OF THRONES, 6.2 – ‘Home’
This week on Game of Thrones, the older generation came under threat from the younger generation, various people made plans to return home, there were no less...
THE AMERICANS, 4.7 – ‘Travel Agents’
There’s a moment halfway through “Travel Agents” where Martha (Allison Wright), finally, simply asks “Clark” (Matthew Rhys) what his real name is. When he...