The Walking Dead is still ticking away at a decent standard creatively, but it’s undoubtedly let the pace slacken in the last few episodes. Even last week’s slightly snappier episode still felt a little too much like filler – a solid hour of television, but not an instalment that felt essential to the season arc. … >
Everything comes together this week in the best episode of the Jekyll and Hyde so far. In my last couple of reviews, I noted how I hoped the series would move forward with its overarching story rather than just keep the various subplots boiling over. Thankfully, my prayers have been answered this week as the … >
‘I don’t know if you’ll ever hear this Clara, I don’t even know if you’re still alive out there. But you were good! And you made a mighty fine Doctor…’ That’s not from ‘Face the Raven’, but you, loyal Who fan, knew that. Just as you know it’s from ‘Flatline’ – coincidentally the last time … >
Season 2 hasn’t pressed quite as hard on the scar of body horror like Season 1 did – no keloids, no chomped stomach linings, no one eating bits of themselves – but this week ‘Esther’ reminds you of the gory glory days of The Returned with a pass back down the underpass. 10 years before … >
With so many loose strands needing to be tied up, this week’s final episode of River really needed to deliver. Luckily, BBC One’s six-part drama gave us a satisfying story and delivered more than a few shocks along the way. “You are caught in what is called a paradox, my friend. The closer you get … >
The final part of ITV’s Unforgotten allowed viewers to explore two very different themes: redemption and the nature of justice. The story so far had four very different characters drawn into the web of police investigation as DCI Stuart (Nicola Walker) and DS Khan (Sanjeev Bhaskar) homed in on the true events of 1976 and … >
The second episode of BBC Two’s London Spy gets off to a sharp if initially confusing start as we are reunited with Ben Whishaw’s Danny and promptly plunged into a tense journey through the London Underground, where every passer-by seems to be watching just a little too closely. It’s a quick and effective way of … >
Season 6 has been a very different season of The Walking Dead in many ways, but it’s becoming apparent that it’s kept a very similar structure to Season 5. Just like last year, had an opening trio of fast-paced, action-packed episodes, followed by another couple that slowed down considerably to varying degrees of effectiveness. It’s … >
‘You must not watch this.’ Which, depending on how you feel about ‘Sleep No More’, will either be a warning you’re glad you ignored, or one you wish you’d heeded. Who can say? That’s the thing about Doctor Who: every fan rightly loves it, but every fan loves it for different reasons. Maybe you want … >
Have you noticed how animals are always bad omens in The Returned? Last season there was the butterfly which appeared as Mr Costa killed himself; then Mme Payet being feasted on my her cats like she was an ‘All You Can Nom’ Whiskas buffet; then bits of a stag wedged in a bin in a … >