The Review at the End of the Universe
“Evil Eye” In episode three of Stan Lee’s Lucky Man, the threads of an overarching narrative are beginning to come together. D.S. Ben Grady, seen last week collapsing in the arms of love interest D.S. Suri Chohan, dies as a result of injuries suffered in the pilot episode’s boat chase. Despite her protestation, Chohan is…
“Win Some Lose Some” Stan Lee’s Lucky Man episode two picks up directly after last week’s events. Clayton and D.S. Ben Grady (Ben Aldridge) are overboard in the Thames, and Clayton must use his newfound luck to extricate them both from the clutches of a menacing henchman of indistinct Eastern European origin. Clayton and D.S….
“More Yang than Ying” Stan Lee’s Lucky Man introduces us to protagonist D.I. Harry Clayton (James Nesbitt). Clayton is a hard-nosed London cop who likes to blow off steam through excessive drinking and gambling. He’s separated from his barrister wife, and has to arrange to see his daughter at the weekend. So far, so cliché. …
“The Good Man” The theme is Family – blood or bond – a group of disparate people coming together in Los Angeles to overcome adversity, willing to do whatever it takes to protect one another. You’d be forgiven for thinking we were talking about The Fast and the Furious, and in truth, Dominic Toretto would…
“Cobalt” Episode five of Fear the Walking Dead further entrenches the military (and those whose orders they follow) as the enemy. Thought you were watching a show about people running from zombies? Wrong. The overriding message here is “Don’t trust the government”. Last week established an uneasy truce between the army and the civilians they…
“Not Fade Away” Episode 4 of Fear the Walking Dead begins the second half of this short debut season, bringing with it the introduction of a mysterious dystopian tone and themes. Life in the neighbourhood has changed drastically since the end of the last episode – a safe zone, fenced off from the decay of the…
“The Dog” Fear the Walking Dead episode three is a tale of two halves. The central characters are separated on a night of civil unrest in Los Angeles – Travis and his family sheltering from the downtown riot in the Salazar family barbershop, while Madison and her kids attempt to avoid the unusual activity of…
“So Close, Yet So Far” Fear the Walking Dead episode 2 picks up immediately after the events of last week’s pilot. The seeds planted a week ago are beginning to come to fruition, as L.A. starts to react to the events that will eventually bring about the inevitable zombie apocalypse. Schools are empty because of…
Pilot Fear the Walking Dead’s pilot episode introduces us to the genesis of a very famous zombie epidemic. We’re talking of course about the parent show, The Walking Dead: comic-book adaptation, turned global TV sensation. Enter “The Walking Dead” into amazon.com’s search bar and you can find everything from t-shirts, video games and action figures…
“Omega Station” The eighth and final episode of True Detective season two has come and gone, and it’s difficult not to compare it to the first season’s finale. There, Rust and Marty finally got their guy, and in somewhat of a twist ending, Rust survived the shootout, leaving hospital arm in arm with Marty, a…
