This week on Merlin, it’s time for a school trip, as the Knights take our hero on the road to rescue a village singlehandedly for some reason. This is a chance for underused characters to get some spotlight, so I’m sure they’ll make the most out of it, rather than spending the whole time brainwashed … [Read more...]
Merlin: The Secret Sharer – Dork Review
It’s been well documented, both in my reviews and elsewhere, that Merlin has been “darker” this year. Obviously, they’re never going to be a serious adult show like Game Of Thrones, although Morgana’s interactions with her relatives have been almost as incestuous, but still, they clearly want to … [Read more...]
Merlin: Servant Of Two Masters – Dork Review
This week in Merlin, an old standby makes a comeback: comical brainwashing! Much of series four has been too serious and grim for anyone to spend a whole episode pretending to be possessed by Sparrowgooch The Dancing Troll, but they’ve finally let it happen! Well, in a way. Sparrowgooch doesn’t … [Read more...]
Merlin: His Father’s Son – Dork Review
Every so often, I wonder if the writers of Merlin (or Spooks or Doctor Who) read these reviews, especially when they pull out an episode that totally addresses my recent complaints. Then I realise this would be impossible, due to the effects production involved in making these type of … [Read more...]
Spooks: Series 10, Episode 6 – Dork Review
The end! The finale! The last ever outing for the BBC’s Spooks, the spy show that dared to ask: Is there anything we can’t get away with, as long as we do it with conviction, shouting and a reasonable budget? For years, the sky was the limit for Spooks and their made-up intrigue, but now it’s … [Read more...]
Merlin: Aithusa – Dork Review
After three bleak episodes, I was wondering whether Merlin was hellbent on being miserable this year. Don’t get me wrong, none of those were bad, but nor were they happy, and the zippy bantering unity is part of this show’s appeal – that and Bradley James topless, obviously. So, this week, … [Read more...]
Sarah Jane Adventures: The Man Who Never Was – Dork Review
The last episodes of Sarah Jane Adventures series 5, and it’s hard not to feel a flush of sadness. Because this is the effective finale of the whole show, due to Elisabeth Sladen passing away. Of course, The Man Who Never Was wasn’t written with the intention of providing final closure, but can … [Read more...]
Spooks – Series 10, Episode 5 – Dork Review
This is it: the penultimate Spooks review. Next week, ten years of spy melodrama comes to a (hopefully) explosive climax, and all they need do first is get us all excited in advance of the big bang. So do they manage it? Are we ready for the culmination of literally everything ever to happen in … [Read more...]
Merlin: The Wicked Day – Dork Review
To be honest, I feel the BBC tricked me with this episode of Merlin. I was prepared for upbeat fun after last week’s dark sobbery, but that wasn’t what I got at all. In some ways, this was an even bigger downer. Which I will be spoiling, by the way, so don’t read on if you don’t want to … [Read more...]
Sarah Jane Adventures: The Curse Of Clyde Langer – Dork Review
Now that the new character has been introduced, The Sarah Jane Adventures can get down to the serious business of child-friendly adventure. From the same writer as last week’s Sky, Phil Ford, this week sees jovial lead character Clyde Langer faced with a very real threat. So, can he take it … [Read more...]
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