A thousand years before a certain hobbit stumbled across a certain piece of jewellery, Middle Earth was already a land on the brink of turmoil. Although we begin in relative peace, the Commander of the Northern Armies, aka Galadriel (yes, that one!), is hunting for Sauron, lieutenant of the fallen enemy, Morgoth. Her search takes … Continue reading Rings of Power (season 1)
The first series of Only Murders was an unexpected joy, fast becoming a can't-wait-to-binge highlight of my week. Three residents of an impressive, upper-class, old New York apartment building meet during the evacuation following the murder of one of their neighbours. Bonding over a shared love of true crime podcasts, they decide to start their … Continue reading Only Murders in the Building (season 2)
I have more than reached the point of "Urgh, not another Marvel TV show", if I'm being honest. And frankly, Hulk is probably my least-favourite character, smart version or otherwise. But, seeing this was only a half-hour show, I figured I'd give it an episode. And... it's fun. Ooh - there's what's been missing through … Continue reading She Hulk (season 1)
Imagine if you could arrive at work each morning, get into the elevator, and blink - it's home time and you're stepping back out of the elevator ready to go back to life. Aside from the missing hours, as far as you're concerned, work takes up only 2 commutes a day and nothing else of … Continue reading Severance (season 1)
I've loved the Sandman stories since I first stumbled across them in the local library. I'm not the hugest graphic novels fan, but these are easily my favourite and more than that the whole concept just kind of blows me away. The Endless: a family of, more or less, anthropomorphic personifications of the Big Ideas such as … Continue reading The Sandman (season 1)
(Usual spoiler: talking about how season 3 starts is kind of a spoiler for how season 2 ends) Meet the Hargreaves: seven 'siblings' who were brought together as babies by an eccentric millionaire who decided their highly unusual births - none of their mothers having been pregnant the day before - signalled something special. And … Continue reading The Umbrella Academy (season 3)
In keeping with the 'niceness' theme from my last post, I'm really glad I tried this little animated series. You might remember Baymax from the movie, Big Hero 6 (2014): a big inflatable robot created to be a health care provider, with the greatest line of calling a cat "Hairy baby!" 🙂 His inventor's brother turns … Continue reading Baymax! (season 1)
Welcome to the television event of the year. Split into two 'volumes', the penultimate season of Stranger Things has been the watercooler tv of late. We're back in Hawkins, with an ever-expanded cast of characters. The youngers are looking so gawky and teenage-y which suits well, given they're starting high school. All is not well: the group … Continue reading Stranger Things (season 4)
As the Disney/Star Wars behemoth rumbles on, this time we're heading back to the midpoint between Episodes 3 and 4: after Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) dispatches the Dark Side-turned Anakin Skywalker, and before a young Luke Skywalker goes looking for a certain Ben Kenobi. We find Obi-Wan/Ben working in a factory on Tatooine, keeping an … Continue reading Obi-Wan Kenobi (season 1)
My rewatch of the excellent Stranger Things continues as I run towards the new episodes. Season 1 both tied up the initial story and left an obvious way to continue. And so, welcome back to Hawkins, Indiana, just in time for Halloween, 1984. It didn't occur to me at the time, but each season revolves … Continue reading Stranger Things (season 2)
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