• TV Review – American Horror Story: Freak Show, Episode 5

    Warning: Spoilers follow! Again we reunite for our weekly fix of Freak Show, where we discover more about the plot for our favourite freaks’ destruction. This week’s chapter, “Pink Cupcakes”, opens with some spectacular closeups of a Gala night that marks the death and display of our freaks at the American Morbidity Museum....
  • TV Review – Homeland, Season 4, Episode 4

    Warning: Spoilers follow! Quinn’s arrival into Pakistan leads to two steps forward but one step back for the group, Carrie is thrown several curveballs and Saul uses his contacts in Pakistani intelligence to further probe the death of Sandy in an attempt to find foul play. After the fireworks...
  • TV Review – Glue, Series 1

    It’s been described as an unmissable blend of Skins and Broadchurch, yet E4’s recent 8-part murder mystery Glue has certainly created its own identity, through an exciting mix of young tragedy, fearless romance and disturbing revelations triumphed by a talented cast, indie soundtrack and exquisite scenes of the Berkshire...
  • TV Review – The Flash, Season 1, Episode 2

    Crime fighting, comedy, cringe and a bit of The Matrix; in this second episode of CW’s The Flash, the fastest man alive (in an episode titled identically so) battles a metahuman who can duplicate himself and is exacting revenge on his former employer. The basis of this week’s instalment to...
  • TV Review – American Horror Story: Freak Show, Episode 4

    This is exactly what we were waiting for. Following on from last week’s Part 1 of this “Edward Mordrake” two-parter, Part 2 is everything its predecessor was not: exciting, fulfilling and full of death; indeed a great comfort after the previous disappointing chapter. Warning: Spoilers follow! With each of...
  • TV Review – The Strain, Season 1, Episode 7

    This week’s episode is a good one, with more flashbacks into Abraham Setrakian’s past with Eichorst, and even a twist that leaves us desperate for answers… Warning: Spoilers follow! We haven’t seen much of the airplane survivors recently, but this week’s “For Services Rendered” starts with the last one to...
  • TV Review – Homeland, Season 4, Episode 3

    Warning: Spoilers follow! Carrie’s off “happy hunting”, Fara tries to recruit Aayan, and on the home front, Quinn is in an alcoholic tailspin. This episode, “Shalwar Kameez”, opens with a new sequence of arty credits (sans Brody, of course), with the Middle Eastern imagery indicating the season’s overseas focus. We...