‘Downton Abbey’: Series 3 Episode 2 review
There are times when Downton Abbey resembles nothing so much as an episode of French and Saunders.
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There are times when Downton Abbey resembles nothing so much as an episode of French and Saunders.
To those who stuck through the series it has been worth it for the many positives that have made Sinbad nothing less than very enjoyable.
Yes, you will need hankies ready. Goodbyes are no more easy for Time Lords than they are for us.
It’s a wannabe epic, but (and this is definitely a latter-day Torchwood trait) neither the passing of time nor the global scale are convincing.
In its final episode, Parade’s End provides its hero and its audience with suffering and triumph.
It’s a bold attempt at viewing the roles of the characters from a different angle, but it’s one that comes too late in the lives of Amy and Rory.
Mathew Horne is a lot of fun in all of his scenes and it is a shame the writers did not capitalise on his casting by writing more scenes for him.
It’s appropriate that A Town Called Mercy is a mixture of the good, the bad and the ugly. Unfortunately, the latter two outweigh the former.
Who’d have thought watching Benedict Cumberbatch shouting about horses and fire extinguishers would be so compelling?
This isn’t going to be anyone’s favourite episode of Doctor Who by a long-shot, but it is a fine stand-alone instalment that’s raised above mediocrity by its filmic feel.