PREACHER, 1.1 – ‘Pilot’
There’s a proliferation of comic book superheroes today, all enjoying a popularity renaissance in big-budget films and serialised television, but the medium has more...
GAME OF THRONES, 6.5 – ‘The Door’
After the high of last week, similar quality awaited viewers of “The Door”, as this sixth season of Game of Thrones establishes itself as...
OUTLANDER, 2.7 – ‘Faith’
One of Outlander’s strengths is showing the emotional impact of life-changing events on its characters. And by show, I mean show rather than tell....
THE AMERICANS, 4.10 – ‘Munchkins’
While Henry (Kendrick Sellati) is mostly absent from “Munchkins”, he gives the episode one of its most memorable elements while he’s totally offscreen, bouncing...
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...