‘Primeval’: Series 5 Episode 5 review
Things get intense for the ARC team this week, as events at Prospero come to a head and anomalies begin to open up all over the place.
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Things get intense for the ARC team this week, as events at Prospero come to a head and anomalies begin to open up all over the place.
Female-led British cop thrillers are uncommon enough, and ones as good as this are as rare as a smile from either of its lead characters.
Much like a two-hour long episode of Family Guy, Seth MacFarlane’s new offering Ted is a blend of the hilarious, the offensive and the downright lazy.
For everyone who automatically answers any question about the meaning of life with a number, this is great, silly fun.
As Bedlam’s second series draws to a close, it’s all about tying up loose ends and gluing together important plot points from the first series and from earlier episodes in this year’s run.
If you thought things couldn’t get worse for DCI Tony Gates, then you’re right. As Line of Duty hits its halfway point they don’t get worse, they get catastrophic. For the first two episodes Gates sat on his iron throne, fending off the barbs and jabs of the circling Anti-Corruption Unit with a smile or … >
Sugar has a good ear for an anecdote; even a story about him buying a $26 million jet is oddly charming.
It becomes apparent that a number of changes have taken place since last week’s opening episode – both in a dramatic context and in the nature of the thriller itself.
For the most part this is sharp, well-delivered comedy with a pair of actors at the top of their game delivering honest, affecting performances.
Perhaps the greatest success of BBC One’s Wallander as a series is that, despite its lugubrious lead, it’s not actually a depressing drama to watch.