On the D/L – Gotham

Season 1 Episode 4 – “Arkham” Gotham moves forward with the Arkham plot that has been mentioned before now. In this show’s universe Arkham asylum was closed many years ago and is currently lying dormant along with lots of real estate around it. “Arkham City” as depicted on a map is something that the various…

On the D/L – Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D

Season 2 Episode 1 – “Shadows” Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D returns for a second season with some new characters and a new direction. The first season was considered problematic for a great many people because of the ill developed characters, uninteresting plots and often cringeworthy humour. As I said in my write-up of the first…

On the D/L – Gotham

Season 1 Episode 1 – “Pilot” I was skeptical of the viability of this show from the minute it was announced; to my mind the underlying concept of James Gordon’s rise to power in Gotham city seems somewhat short term with only limited potential. The idea of showing Gotham City from the perspective of James…

On the D/L – Doctor Who

Season 8 Episode 4 – “Listen” It’s going to be hard to summarise this episode of Doctor Who because I’m not really convinced that it was actually about anything. The best I can muster is that the Doctor is madly raving about a theory that nobody is ever truly alone because of beings that have…