Martin Carr reviews the season 3 finale of Daredevil… This season has scaled heights that few if any Marvel Netflix joints have managed thus far. Each episode has surpassed the last adding action beats, theological discussions and tangible threat to solid performances throughout. Pints of claret, repeated pummelling and a true sense of empathy has […]
Kidding Season 1 Episode 9 Review – ‘Lt. Pickles’
Martin Carr reviews the ninth episode of Kidding… Not many shows include a line like ‘my pussy needs attention’ while fewer still have people getting their throats cut by inept ice dancers as a finale. Neither does glove puppet sex or the need for puppets in bedrooms come up much under normal circumstances, but needlessly […]
Supergirl Season 4 Episode 5 Review – ‘Parasite Lost’
Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Supergirl season 4… There is nothing connecting this episode to the John Milton classic Paradise Lost. Hate groups, alien alienation and a spiralling increase in internet abuse towards immigrant interlopers seems the closest you get. Between the faith healers, fringe groups and lack of humanity shown by humans […]
Kidding Season 1 Finale Review – ‘Some Day’
Martin Carr reviews the season 1 finale of Kidding… As finales go this is a curveball, but then nothing about Kidding has ever been straightforward. Borne out of tragedy, defined by dysfunction and shot through with abstract notions of sexual deviancy it remains staggeringly original. From episode one the ground work for an emotionally stunted […]
Supergirl Season 4 Episode 6 Review – ‘Call to Action’
Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Supergirl season 4… Once again the segregationist attitude which pervades Supergirl leads to conflicting tonally shifts which deviates away from important topics appeasing audience expectations. Underlying themes are becoming less and less subtle as these programme makers explore, examine and dissect native sentiment versus immigrant influence. Not so […]
Supergirl Season 4 Episode 7 Review – ‘Rather The Fallen Angel’
Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Supergirl season 4… Beyond the Ellis Island references, vigilante tactics and ethical undercurrents around human experimentation Supergirl discusses something else this week. ‘Rather The Fallen Angel’ proposes that human duality and your ability to balance both sides of this equation are more ambiguous than others may think. Our […]
Supergirl Season 4 Episode 8 Review – ‘Bunker Hill’
Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of Supergirl season 4… This episode belongs to Manchester Black. Sub-plots revolving round sleep deprivation and the incarceration of Agent Liberty might work effectively, but ‘Bunker Hill’ is all about that grey area inhabited by our own home grown vigilante. Between that and the hat tip to Joe and […]
Supergirl Season 4 Episode 9 Review – ‘Elseworlds Part 3’
Martin Carr reviews part 3 of The CW’s crossover event Elseworlds… Taken in isolation rather than part of the larger whole part three of this trilogy is both refreshing, exciting, action packed and inventive. Watching Grant Gustin, Stephen Amell and Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman is an adrenaline shot for Supergirl which complements her extended ensemble massively. […]
The Orville Season 2 Episode 1 Review – ‘Ja’loja’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of The Orville season 2… Few writers can imbue the puerile with pathos, make micturition both emotive yet amusing and create forty minutes of engaging drama using bodily functions as their inspiration. Few that is apart from Seth MacFarlane who uses nothing more substantial to give us an opening […]
Gotham Season 5 Episode 1 Review – ‘Year Zero’
Martin Carr reviews the first episode of Gotham season 5… Post-apocalyptic Gotham is not as was hoped full of odious surprises, cryptic villains and heavy fire power. Instead territories are carved up and ruled by influence, muscle, economics or sheer numbers. Cut off from civilisation and mustering forces in a constant battle for food, medicine, […]
