Martin Carr reviews the eleventh episode of The Orville season 2… Poignancy and pathos extol a heavy price from the audience this week as captain and crew encounter a time capsule. ‘Lasting Impressions’ is not only a highly perceptive piece of writing on the impact of social media, but subtlety encompasses other addictions without preaching. […]
Gotham Season 5 Episode 10 Review – ‘I Am Bane’
Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of Gotham season 5… There is something anti-climatic about ‘I Am Bane’ that makes it feel like an extended set up for the imminent season finale. Re-unification is happening, water supply purity is back to normal, yet there still exists one large spanner in the works. Old adversaries return, […]
Supergirl Season 4 Episode 15 Review – ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’
Martin Carr reviews the fifteenth episode of Supergirl season 4… An ailing Lex Luthor should dominate this episode. A despicable Jon Cryer is introduced in flashback watching the world burn while Lena gets a grandstand view; think final moments of Fight Club without the split personality. Cryer plays it super sinister and has clearly done […]
American Gods Season 2 Episode 2 Review – ‘The Beguiling Man’
Martin Carr reviews the second episode of American Gods season 2… Technological train car crucifixions, dead eyed wives on missions of mercy and a dirty gospel backing track evoke mood this week before throwing in theology. Torture blackouts give us contemporary back story with hints of godly interference, whilst leprechauns bicker with coin carrying corpses. […]
American Gods Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘House on the Rock’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of American God season 2… Gestation for this new season has been glacial with departing show runners and cast members plus months in stasis while obstacles were overcome. For those who missed American Gods first time round shame on you, as invention comes no thicker or faster, no fresher […]
Supergirl Season 4 Episode 14 Review – ‘Stand and Deliver’
Martin Carr reviews the fourteenth episode of Supergirl season 4… Few programmes can lay claim to underpinning their plot lines with politics. Fewer still cast off the illusion of prime time scheduling and refuse to dilute down their message, pander to sponsorship and censor while delivering a body blow at an administration level. Supergirl has […]
Gotham Season 5 Episode 9 Review – ‘The Trial of Jim Gordon’
Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of Gotham season 5… There is nothing more melodramatic than a dream sequence. Often perpetrated in flashes of extreme light and dark to highlight the otherworldly nature of events, they can be illuminating or pedestrian. Some films have done a good job of employing this as a story telling […]
The Orville Season 2 Episode 10 Review – ‘Blood of Patriots’
Martin Carr reviews the tenth episode of The Orville season 2… Hidden beneath the surface of this back story building exercise and cloaked in thin character work sits a relevant topic for discussion. Extremist groups are sadly prevalent in this world and people rise up against governments, regimes and dictatorships on a daily basis. Their […]
Supergirl Season 4 Episode 13 Review – ‘What’s So Funny About Truth, Justice, and the American Way?’
Martin Carr reviews the thirteenth episode of Supergirl season 4… This week Supergirl has mountainous mojo, collective cojones and plentiful pounds of political edge aimed directly at an American administration. Story wise there is a global rampage which adds swagger, sass and social media savvy angles to an episode which will be remembered. Subtlety is […]
The Orville Season 2 Episode 9 Review – ‘Identity, Part 2’
Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of The Orville season 2… There is tangible loss in The Orville this week as life lessons are learned, Union space gets thrashed and unlikely allies team up for a one time deal. A series which is usually big on character also throws in some good old fashioned pitch […]