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Marvel’s Inhumans Season 1 Finale Review – ‘…And Finally: Black Bolt’

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Martin Carr reviews the season finale of Marvel’s Inhumans… From its inception through to initial release on IMAX screens Inhumans has felt shackled, cumbersome and hard work. Marred by simplistic structuring which won it no easy converts and soon lost anyone else, this expensive exercise in corporate storyboarding did Marvel no favours. Too many cooks […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 3 Review – ‘Poker, Faith and Eggs’

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Martin Carr reviews the third episode of Young Sheldon… Annie Potts inhabits the mythical Mee Maw of Sheldon’s childhood with style. Introduced as a fun loving, free spirited older woman this grandmother is not to be messed with. Babysitting in the loosest sense while Sheldon, George and Missy are let off the chain to run […]

Young Sheldon Season 1 Episode 2 Review – ‘Rockets, Communists and the Dewey Decimal System’

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Martin Carr reviews the second episode of Young Sheldon… At just over twenty minutes the makers of Young Sheldon are vastly underestimating the attention span of their audience. This window into the formative years of a Big Bang alumni is engaging, strangely nostalgic and anchored by an understated performance from Iain Armitage. Ably supported by […]

Supergirl Season 3 Episode 5 Review – ‘Damage’

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Martin Carr reviews the fifth episode of Supergirl season 3… Morgan Edge is a nasty piece of work. Portrayed as a cutthroat industrialist with business savvy and media moxy, this sharp suited villain is giving Supergirl some gumption. Channelling malevolence through a polished people friendly facade we see a face-off with shared history, supreme confidence […]

The Orville Season 1 Episode 8 Review – ‘Into the Fold’

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Martin Carr reviews the eighth episode of The Orville season 1… This narrative segue might be old-fashioned, stereotypical and not without a blatant appeal to audience’s heartstrings, but it works effectively to put Doctor Claire Finn and Isaac together. Laying down a foundation of high-ranking, hardworking single mother ‘Into the Fold’ broadens our understanding, gives her […]

Inhumans Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Havoc In The Hidden Land’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of Marvel’s Inhumans… As expected things move at a glacial pace and nothing of substance really happens. There is teleportation, regal stand offs and cloak and dagger missions which serve to get us from point A to point B but feel shiny yet flat. Any sense of progression is […]

Marvel’s Inhumans Season 1 Episode 6 Review – ‘The Gentleman’s Name Is Gorgon’

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Martin Carr reviews the sixth episode of Marvel’s Inhumans… Whoever keeps coming up with these taglines needs reprimanding. Gorgon is not even the central focus of this episode and in fact gets less screen time than he deserves. That the writers have seen fit to bless him with a slightly expanded backstory does nothing to […]

Supergirl Season 3 Episode 4 Review – ‘The Faithful’

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Martin Carr reviews the fourth episode of Supergirl season 3… This is the most rounded episode of the season so far. Low on saccharine, thoroughly thought-provoking and packed with pathos alongside a good balance of set pieces. Touching on the repercussions of Kara’s actions over the last two years, it taps into back history rewarding […]

The Orville Season 1 Episode 7 Review – ‘Majority Rule’

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Martin Carr reviews the seventh episode of The Orville… Written by Seth MacFarlane this episode has more in common with Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror than anything else. Referencing ‘Nosedive’ from season three The Orville passes comment on our smartphone driven way of life, without lessening the impact with levity. Taking a cue from the feature […]