It’s the very last episode of The Musketeers, and I’m still a bit sad about that. Bad news: Treville is still dead. Worse news: Grimaud, who remains a very bad man, has wasted no time in blowing the heck out of the Musketeers’ garrison. Good news: the baddies think D’Artagnan is dead, which will no … >
The Secret Agent ends, not with a bang (that was last week), nor with a whimper. It just sort of rolls to a halt. Not that it isn’t interesting to watch it roll, but there’s no grand conclusion, no big finale. In keeping with its theme of the circle – perpetuated in clock faces, Petri … >
Sad times in the world of The Musketeers, as Louis dies like a minute into the episode. I’ll miss his precious little sunshine face. Treville tells Athos to take the new little king into hiding until all of the ensuing nonsense blows over, which is wise, except for the bit where Anne didn’t know and … >
BBC One’s supernatural drama came to an end with a clever finale that finally provided some answers to the haunting of Nathan Appleby. Choosing to begin in the present, rather than the Somerset village of Shepzoy in 1894, we followed the story of Nathan’s ghost Lara (Chloe Pirrie, star of The Game & War and … >
As we are now more than halfway through this first season of ITV’s Brief Encounters, it’s natural that the drama takes centre stage and there is a lot more to sink our teeth into this week as a result. “I’ve got to go. I’ve got a factory of women wanting me to reignite their marriages.” Steph’s life … >
In the penultimate episode of the BBC’s spooky period drama, the village was besieged by the ghosts of a bloody Civil War atrocity. Yes, wouldn’t you know it, on top of all the other dark incidents in its past, it seems Shepzoy was the site of a bloody massacre too; Roundhead troops stormed the village … >
I liked Episode 1 of The Secret Agent, but reading some comments and reviews on other websites (don’t you do that – you stay here where it’s safe), it seems few shared that opinion. ‘Dull’ got bandied about a lot, which is a shame because The Secret Agent isn’t dull. It’s not fast-paced and flashy, … >
Great news: maybe the French won’t be at war with the Spanish for much longer in the world of The Musketeers? I’ll be honest: I’m fuzzy on the historical details. Milady’s returned to possibly do some murders for Treville, and that’s bunches more interesting to me. So after some Spanish prisoners of war are marched … >
In the wake of Brian’s hit and run accident, the Brief Encounters ladies’ lives are artfully woven even further together, with the women facing a lot of tough choices as a result. “I offer you a place to stay and you repay me by telling everyone my business.” With Spakes Butchers having financial troubles, Pauline is … >
Taking us from the village into the nearby forest, this week’s episode plays on our expectations and provides a thoroughly a rotten harvest time for the residents of Shepzoy. After his attempt at a witch ducking last time, in a misguided attempt to prove the wheat harvest had been cursed, Jack Langtree (Joel Gilman) was … >