WESTWORLD, 2.4 – ‘The Riddle of the Sphinx’
While enjoyable, this season of Westworld’s lacked the compelling mystery and pleasurable sense of discovery the first year’s episodes delivered in spades. It’s only...
WESTWORLD, 2.3 – ‘Virtù e Fortuna’
If you’ve been wondering where that dead Bengal tiger came from, “Virtù e Fortuna” is quick to confirm it arrived from a neighbouring park,...
WESTWORLD, 2.2 – ‘Reunion’
The second season of Westworld continues with “Reunion”, an instalment that predictably finds many characters being reacquainted, while broadening the scope of the story...
WESTWORLD, 2.1 – ‘Journey into Night’
Television adaptations will often take a different approach to the movies or books they’re based on. Michael Crichton’s Westworld (1973) completed its story in...
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GAME OF THRONES, 7.7 – ‘The Dragon and the Wolf’
The finale was a good antidote to the breakneck pace of season 7, as 80-minutes allowed more space for the character interactions this year’s...
GAME OF THRONES, 7.6 – ‘Beyond the Wall’
The penultimate episode is usually where Game of Thrones would flex its ‘action movie’ muscles, by throwing a good portion of the budget at...
GAME OF THRONES, 7.5 – ‘Eastwatch’
The seventh season continues its furious pace, which is pleasurable for the sheer amount of notable events that are happening without much filler, but...
GAME OF THRONES, 7.4 – ‘The Spoils of War’
There have been epic battles on Game of Thrones before, but never one this early in the season, or involving no clearcut “enemies”. Matt...
GAME OF THRONES, 7.3 – ‘The Queen’s Justice’
The title refers more to Cersei’s actions than anyone else’s, but “The Queen’s Justice” otherwise makes clear the differences between the two strong Queens...
GAME OF THRONES, 7.2 – ‘Stormborn’
This second episode, “Stormborn”, was notable for how the past kept echoing around every decision being made. You can’t move for history and tradition...
GAME OF THRONES, 7.1 – ‘Dragonstone’
It’s the beginning of the end for HBO’s all-conquering fantasy Game of Thrones, which begins a bisected final season, with just 7 episodes this year...