Game of Thrones: Blackwater – War has Arrived

Blimey, what an episode. After eight weeks of build-up and suspense towards a ‘clash of kings’, war finally erupts between the denizens of King’s Landing and the incoming force of Stannis Baratheon’s patchwork army, culminating in a bloody and brutal confrontation for both sides and an unbelievable experience for those of us watching from the … Continue reading →

A Week in TV (21st May – 27th May 2012)

The Summer hiatus has officially begun and boy does it sting. The 2011-2012 TV season has been fairly decent, with surprise new shows that have captivated audiences, such as Once Upon a Time and Revenge, whilst others showed promise but ultimately fell far short of what a good show typically involves, cough Ringer cough. On … Continue reading →

House Checks Out for the Final Time.

On Monday evening, eight years of complex medical cases, relationships, deaths, friendships and characters said one final goodbye and departed our screens for good. House finally came to a definitive end after eight seasons of TV, some higher up on the quality scale and some so far down that they were barely visible. Ending a … Continue reading →

Game of Thrones: The Prince of Winterfell – The Calm before the Storm

Three episodes remain in HBO’s fantasy epic and this is surely the proverbial calm before the Battle-of-Blackwater-Bay storm that’s coming up next week. Things were a little slower paced for sure but don’t worry too much, things were still of the quality you’d expect from this show. Camp Stark A theme central to this week’s … Continue reading →

A Week in TV: 14th May – 20th May 2012 – PART TWO.

How can there be two of these posts over two days I hear you say? Don’t worry, you haven’t suddenly taken a trip in the Tardis. As mentioned in yesterday’s post, this week’s (or last week’s) TV was full of season finales, making it extremely busy. So busy that splitting last week’s post into two … Continue reading →