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Orphan Black: “Endless Forms Most Beautiful”
I contemplated opening this Orphan Black review with a primal scream over the death of Helena. As sad as I am to see her go, I suppose her death was a necessary one. I
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Orphan Black: “Unconscious Selection”
As much fun as parts of this Orphan Black episode were, I was uneasy with the end product. For one, Kira is now a magical superhuman baby, because something something stem cells and science.
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Orphan Black: “Parts Developed in an Unusual Manner” and “Entangled Bank”
If there’s one thing I’ve realized after the latest episodes of Orphan Black, it’s how much I absolutely adore Helena. Apparently there’s a line one can walk between comic relief and deranged antagonist, and
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Defiance: “Brothers in Arms”
The mysterious gold artifact was back this week in Defiance, and it brought with it scheming ex-mayor Nicky, the whiniest McCawley, and skinny John Lennon aka Birch. What it didn’t bring was answers, but
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The Who Review: The Name of the Doctor
In this week’s ambitious series finale, hanging plot threads from as far back as series four were tied up in a nice little bow as favourite characters united to prevent the unravelling of everything
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Once Upon A Time: Season Two
While for many, the arrival of May means the beginnings of the summer season, for die-hard TV fans, it means the series’ or season’s end of some of their favourite TV shows. And, as
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Defiance: “The Serpent’s Egg”
I’ll give props to the Defiance writers this week—they answered a question that was in danger of dragging on. The mystery surrounding Irisa’s parents came to a creepy climax when Irisa confronted the man
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The Who Review: “Nightmare in Silver”
Neil Gaiman writes good stories. The goal of “Nightmare in Silver” was, according to the showrunners, to make the Cybermen scary again (because let’s face it, after “Doomsday” they really never recovered). And I’d
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Supernatural: “Clip Show”
So if you’ve ever wondered what happens to all the surviving victims-of-the-week after their episode ends, this is the episode that puts your questions to rest: They still die horribly, only years after the
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Defiance: “A Well Respected Man”
Another by-the-book episode this week, when Kenya is abducted by a team of drug dealers who harvest adrenal glands from those who won’t be missed, and Nolan and Amanda must rescue her. Once again,
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