This half-season,The Walking Dead has been favouring small groups of characters filling large expanses of time with comparatively thin storylines. Until now, their least populated effort was the first one with just Rick, Carl and Michonne, but they're going for broke this week, with a two-hander … [Read more...]
Whither expert moustache trimming in the zombie apocalypse? The Walking Dead S4E11 – Dork Review
I thought the slow, multi-strand pacing of the last two The Walking Dead episodes were a gimmick for the first two episodes before drawing everyone together, but no, it appears that’s the approach going forward. Well, fair enough. So, this week’s cast are Rick, Carl and Michonne on one hand, and … [Read more...]
“Hey, let’s re-enact Groundhog Dog in the woods with zombies! It’ll be fun!” The Walking Dead S4E10 – Dork Review
The Walking Dead has cast aside the shackles of prison and sent its poor, lonely characters out into the forest. With only their wits and an impressive array of knives, will they ever find their way back to each other? And where will their next long-term shelter be? More to the point, last week’s … [Read more...]
Alone in the wilderness with zombies and no friends – The Walking Dead is back!!! S4E9 – Dork Review
The Walking Dead lumbers back over the horizon! In the last stomach-constricting episode, the Governor finally did what we all expected from him at the end of season three: kamikaze-rushed the prison and ruined it for everyone. And now, adrift in the middle of season four, our surviving heroes … [Read more...]
Sherlock Vs Murdoch – the metaphorical battle for our souls. S3E3 – Dork Review
After two weeks of fairly low-crime character-focused lightheartedness, here we are at the Sherlock series finale. They basically cliffhangered the first episode out to set up this week’s big villain, Charles Augustus Magnussen (Lars Mikkelsen), and now here’s his big moment to shine. Got to get … [Read more...]
Three ‘T’s and then some more – The Tomorrow People – S1E1 – Dork Review
If you've been of the opinion that the television industry has run out of original ideas and has just started remaking everything, then The Tomorrow People might not be up your particular street. Yes, it's exactly what you think it is: a remake of the legendary British children's sci-fi series from … [Read more...]
Can anyone survive Sherlock’s record-length best man speech? S3E2 – Dork Review
It’s the first regular Sherlock episode after we got that pesky cliffhanger out of the way, and I know I was expecting some crimesolving business-as-usual. Instead, we had the wedding of John Watson, framed by flashbacks of varying importance as a murder slowly unfolds. But how does it relate to … [Read more...]
Doctor Who: Time of the Doctor (and death of Matt Smith) – Dork Review
No sooner had Doctor Who writer Steven Moffat finished the anniversary special, he had to write yet another high-pressure episode: write out Matt Smith! Bring in Peter Capaldi as the new Doctor! Wrap up all outstanding plot threads from the Eleventh Doctor's tenure! Be a festive Christmas special … [Read more...]
The Agents of SHIELD mid-season finale… it’s a magical place… S1E10 – Dork Review
In previous episodes of Agents of SHIELD, they’ve attempted to squash in as many references as possible to Marvel’s cinematic Avengers franchise as possible. This week, they turn their stuff-mentioning expertise on themselves, attempting to shout-out as much from their own past episodes as possible. … [Read more...]
Governor vs prison seconds out final round GO! The Walking Dead S4E8 – Dork Review
After weeks of build-up in The Walking Dead, the prison inhabitants led by Rick Grimes and the Governor’s faction of heavily armed survivors are coming together in a battle that promises to be epic. Surely people will die? Can anything be the same after this week? And doesn’t all this feel kinda … [Read more...]
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