6 part followup to the surprisingly good COBRA – this once again pits Robert Carlyle and his inner circle against a national disaster; in this case what turns out to be a cyber-terrorism threat which wreaks havoc on the UK
Billions – Season 5 (7-12)
Second half of Season 5, which was halted due to COVID. It might be the lack of recency, but it really felt like this grouping of 6 episodes ratcheted the intrigue and double-crossing RIGHT up to fairly epic levels, with
Vigil
Ooh, I loves me a bit of bleak submarine-based drama – and the UK can be really good at doing bleak, although in a different way to Das Boot. This was a gripping 6-parter which had us counting down the
The White Lotus
High-production-value piece about a few groups of protagonists who go to an island resort for their own various reasons, and the subsequent interplay and revelations they have whilst there. It’s got a bit of everything but doesn’t seem too predictable
The Serpent
Did I mention “light, uplifting TV” before? There was a point where we were simultaneously watching this, The Handmaid’s Tale, The Underground Railroad, and Halston. You can forgive us for feeling a little emotionally wrecked! The Serpent was a 1970s
The Handmaid’s Tale – Season 4
Torture Porn epic The Handmaid’s Tale continues – with this season feeling a bit more focused and balancing more towards storyline rather than seeming like a university psychology experiment. There were still plenty of moments I felt like screaming, “FFS
On Becoming a God in Central Florida
This caught me TOTALLY off-guard. I was quite excited to see the series kick off with Alexander Skarsgard playing “Florida Man” in an Amway-but-OBVIOUSLY-IT’S-NOT-AMWAY cult/multilevel marketing cult… and then, well, let’s say Episode 1 doesn’t finish where you suspect it’s
Halston
I’m always intrigued when a biopic gets dragged up of someone who’s been alive during my lifetime who I’ve GENUINELY NEVER HEARD OF – not that my life’s particularly tuned towards the fashion world. No idea if Ewen MacGregor’s performance/likeness
The Nevers
In summary, “WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT?!”. Seemingly a Victorian Superhero piece, transforming into unintelligible scifi bollards at the last minute. A review I read prior to getting started described it as “a mess”, and that’s certainly how it ended
Breaking Bad – Seasons 4 & 5
I finished it! I’ve been watching this fucking show since about 2010. So, this was a gripping exercise in Stockholm Syndrome… Amazing series though – SUCH a change from where it all started, and yet a plausible plot arc. The