Continuing BBC Three’s trend for creating hard-hitting original drama is Murdered by My Boyfriend. Written by acclaimed writer Regina Moriarty (Silk, The Big House) and inspired by tragic, real life events, the one-off film tells the story of abuse victim Ashley (Georgina Campbell) and her volatile and violent boyfriend, Reece (Royce Pierreson). To its credit, … >
Well, as many speculated after last week’s episode – which didn’t end with the silent clock treatment – President Heller is still alive. This is both excellent news, and somewhat problematic. Last week’s episode dealt primarily with Heller making the decision to sacrifice himself, and the way that those around him dealt with that decision, … >
Underestimating Helena has always been a terrible idea, and in this episode the Proletheans learn why. Not only that, but Rachel makes a huge move that is certain to drive Sarah to new extremes in her war against the Dyad Institute. First up, though, is the ongoing rediscovery of why Alison and Donnie work so … >
One of the great things about Orphan Black is that we really have no idea just how many clones there are. The only limit, really, is how many clones Tatiana Maslany can convincingly play. And, judging from what we’ve already seen, she can convincingly play just about anybody. In this episode, we’re introduced to a … >
After last week’s explosive episode, Hour 8 of Live Another Day is a far more subdued piece of television, but it’s equally as effective. With Heller having opted to give himself up to Margot and stop the chaos – an option made all the more appealing by his imminent slow decline through Alzheimer’s – Jack … >
As it turns out, scattered Wildling bodies seen from atop the Wall look like squashed ants; or perhaps more appropriately, King Lear’s flies, killed for sport by cruel gods. It was with this wonderful visual that Jon Snow’s battle to save Castle Black came to an end, and the finale of Game of Thrones’ fourth … >
Now that’s how you do a surprising death. In this episode, Dr Leekie goes from being potentially Sarah’s greatest enemy, to threatened by Rachel after she learns the truth, and then to… murdered, accidentally, by Donnie. You don’t get much more unpredictable than that. Last week it seemed natural to theorise that Rachel’s reaction to … >
Most episodes of 24 feature their share of action – it is, after all, an action show – but every now and then you get one that steps things up a notch, and this is certainly one of them. After quickly establishing that her daughter is in custody, Margot coldly decides to turn on her … >
Amidst the sounds of swords clashing and giants growling, between the swells and blares of the insistent ominous soundtrack, there were some moments of particular quietness in this week’s Game of Thrones. In one, two Wildling giants methodically attached ropes to the four inches of cold-rolled steel protecting the passage through the Wall and began … >
‘The best way is to do it with scissors’. That’s what Alfred Hitchcock said, once upon a movie murder. Mind you, Hitch never had to kill a zombie. But for our 21st century warm bodies, decades of Pop-Horror has heuristically ingrained in us a variety of ways to do away with the undead. If the … >