Category: Reviews
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Review: Agatha All Along – Episodes 1 & 2
Unlocking Agatha All Along Spoiler Warning for Episodes: Seek Thou The Road, Circle Sewn with Fate / Unlock Thy Hidden Gate Agatha Harkness was undoubtedly one of the best elements of WandaVision (2021) which in itself remains one of the best of the DisneyPlus Marvel shows. Agatha’s reveal as the…
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Review: Deadpool & Wolverine
Let me take you to a film with old familiar friends Spoiler Warning I laughed A LOT. And before I say anything else, if you haven’t already seen the movie, I highly recommend you do before getting spoiled on anything because it is a film which deserves for its cameos…
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Review: Choice & The Acolyte
In the end, a show more interesting in concept than in the execution Spoiler Warning The Acolyte ends its run with a finale that highlights the flaws and the virtues of the show, after a second flashback episode which finally revealed what happened on Brendok. I’m going to review each…
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Review: Teach/Corrupt
Can my entire review just be the Picard’s facepalm meme? Spoiler Warning To review or not to review that is the question. Episode 6 of The Acolyte completely loses the plot with the only compelling aspect being the great performance of Manny Jacinto giving it his all (if not showing…
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Review: Day and Night
The Return of the Twin Trope is not enough to hide the lack of cohesive story-telling Spoiler Warning It’s always a sadness when a show which starts out strong declines in the middle rather than continuing to be great. When I watched Day, I figured it was so short and…
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Review: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & The Empire of Death
A frustrating finale as the first series with the Fifteenth Doctor comes to an end Spoiler Warning After last week’s The Legend of Ruby Sunday I decided to wait on the second part before writing a review of the finale overall given its two-part format. I think that was the…
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Review: Destiny
A flashback episode which takes the story nowhere Spoiler Warning On one hand, this is a well-constructed episode – neatly written, well-acted, and certainly delivers on the world-building. On the other hand, as a flashback episode, this really adds nothing much to the series as it simply retells the event…
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Review: Rogue
Bridgerton meets Doctor Who in a story packed with inconsistency Spoiler Warning A gift to shippers the world over, this episode of Doctor Who serves up a slice of regency romance for the Doctor in an enjoyable romp, even if I’m still missing that emotional punch whenever Ruby is in…
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Review: Lost/Found & Revenge/Justice
A strong and mysterious beginning to what is shaping up to be an intriguing story Spoiler Warning Having heard an early pre-release review that extolled the strength of the beginning episodes, I decided to take a look myself at The Acolyte, despite not being particularly enthusiastic about the Disney Star…
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Review: Dot & Bubble
A classic Doctor Who lesson which breaks the bubble Spoiler Warning Finally, this season delivers a story which is not silly, not whacky, and delivers its emotional blows without pulling its punches. If you can’t tell, I really enjoyed Dot and Bubble. Conceptually, the idea of a TV episode providing…
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