This is one of those episodes of Game of Thrones where, to be honest, it’s hard to identify a main plot. Is it the crowning of the new King, considering it’s in the title? Or Sansa’s arrival at the Eyrie, which probably gets the most scenes? Or the most eventful sequence, where the Night’s Watch … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones “Fewer W*nkers Than Usual” Special! S4E4 – Dork Review
Often in Game of Thrones, the show delights in reminding us that most people are dicks. There isn’t much of the chivalry, heroism and self-sacrifice evident in other adventure stories – instead, our “heroes” are those acting least selfishly. Ned Stark in season one was arguably the closest we had to … [Read more...]
Sad Lannisters even worse than regular Lannisters… Game of Thrones S4E3 – Dork Review
Last week on Game of Thrones, they killed off the King. As you’d expect in a medieval fantasy show, this move rather dominates the following episode. Whodunnit? The obvious suspects are already making moves to distance themselves, and we get a pretty wide cross-section of the universe as most (but … [Read more...]
Royal Wedding Hard With A Vengeance: Game of Thrones S4E2 – Dork Review
After the last two weddings in recent Game of Thrones times, surely any couple wanting to tie the knot in Westeros would take the bloody hint and elope? Between the miserable union of Tyrion/Sansa and the bloody massacre at the Red Wedding, you'd need to be a massive arrogant twonk to think it would … [Read more...]
Reintroduction To Politico-Fantasy 101 in Game of Thrones S4E1 – Dork Review
After three years of successfully changing the feel of each new run, the start of Game of Thrones year four felt... a lot like the third season, actually. But I loved that, so it's hard to really complain. More bright-yet-bitchy King's Landing action, Daenerys still in the desertand the inexorable … [Read more...]
The Bloody Crawl Into TERMINUS – The Walking Dead season 4 FINALE – Dork Review
A day later than usual (sorry!), I have seen The Walking Dead’s season 4 finale. It’s been somewhat overshadowed in the TV geek chatosphere since then by the How I Met Your Mother conclusion (which didn’t really work), but nonetheless, I’ve reviewed every episode of this show to date and I’m not … [Read more...]
Three tribes go to TERMINUS… The Walking Dead S4E15 – Dork Review
Don’t worry, The Walking Dead doesn’t kill off any more kids this week. Perhaps feeling guilty over the heights of grim they scaled last week, it’s another comparatively upbeat, adventuresome effort. Rick and Michonne even smile. Not to mention: it’s the penultimate one before the finale, so the … [Read more...]
Think The Walking Dead isn’t miserable enough? Relief has arrived! S4E14 – Dork Review
In recent weeks, The Walking Dead has changed its formula in two interesting ways. First up, we’ve had a string of slow, character driven episodes, and although they might be a bit much sequentially, most of them have been individually okay. Secondly, we’ve seen signs of hope and humanity among the … [Read more...]
The Holiday Is Over – Agents of SHIELD S1E11 – Dork Review
After a three month UK hiatus, Agent Coulson (Clark Gregg) and his friends are back... and the holiday is most definitely over. Last time around, we left Coulson's life in the balance and at the mercy of flower girl Raina (Ruth Negga). Will we finally find out the truth about Coulson's … [Read more...]
Drinking alone in the woods – A Walking Dead special! S4E13 – Dork Review
Well, The Walking Dead is sure earning the Walking part of its title this time out, isn’t it? Another episode, another small subset of the cast meandering through the forest towards the mysterious TERMINUS and taking the opportunity to do characterisation. This week’s dialogue monkeys: Daryl … [Read more...]
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