THE X-FILES, 11.10 – ‘My Struggle IV’
byWhile nowhere near as shambolic as season 10’s finale, “My Struggle IV” was still a disappointing end to The X-Files — perhaps forever? Although without Gillian…
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THE X-FILES, 11.1 – ‘My Struggle III’
byWhen The X-Files returned to TV in 2016 (eight years after X-Files: I Want to Believe, fourteen years since it was cancelled on Fox),…
HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.8 – ‘You Are Not Safe’
byI wish Ryan (Manish Dayal) had been written with more nuance, as his suicide didn’t land a big enough punch as a result of…
HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.7 – ‘The Threshold’
byThe firmament really started to shift and shake in “The Threshold”, an episode where characters either literally or figuratively crossed a barrier and found…
HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.6 – ‘And She Was’
byPushing into the second half of the season, and significant changes are taking place. A lot of this new direction forms over a weekend,…
HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.5 – ‘Yerba Buena’
byHalfway through Halt and Catch Fire’s third season, and things are starting to come together slightly. The show’s split between the ‘Mutineers’ and ‘MacMillanites’,…
HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.4 – ‘Rules of Honorable Play’
byThis wasn’t as strong as the previous three Halt and Catch Fire episodes, but you can’t arc a season of TV without plot-building instalments like…
HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.3 – ‘Flipping the Switch’
byThe difference between Mutiny and MacMillan Utility is startling, and in “Flipping the Switch” talented young coder Ryan (Manish Dayal) has walks in both worlds. Mutiny’s…
HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.1-2 – ‘Valley of the Heart’s Delight’ & ‘One Way Or Another’
byWhen it began, I grew tired and frustrated with Halt and Catch Fire after three episodes, as this AMC drama felt like it just…