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Frances is a writer, and Bobbi her self-proclaimed muse. The two can often be found at a bar performing poetry that Frances writes. In fact, that’s how they meet esteemed author Melissa Conway, whom Bobbi develops an instant crush on. Frances and Bobbi have dinner with Melissa and her husband Nick. Whereas Bobbi and Melissa instantly hit it off, Frances and Nick are quieter and come across as a little unsure as to what their place is at the table....

Episode Guide Call of the Void – | Review Score – 2/5 Silver or Lead – | Review Score – 2/5 Sin of Origin – | Review Score – 2/5 Juan Doe – | Review Score – 2/5 King Tide – | Review Score – 2.5/5 Plaza De Nada – | Review Score – 2/5 Coyote feels like it has been plucked out the wrong era, complete with archaic writing, illogical plot beats and some questionably moral characters that are hard to root for....

Episode Guide Into The Ring Cut Man Rabbit In a Snowstorm In The Blood World on Fire Condemned Stick Shadows in the Glass Speak of the Devil Nelson V. Murdock The Path of the Righteous The Ones We Leave Behind Daredevil Gritty, realistic and brutal, Daredevil is Marvel’s first street-level superhero and the overwhelming feeling of a fish out of water works perfectly with the character. Boasting impressive cinematography, fleshed out characters and an intriguing plot, Netflix manage to reinvent Daredevil with a new vision after the lacklustre film of the same name....

Adam and Eva 1880’s – Our World A man holds Charlotte’s watch close to him at the start of episode 3 of Dark Season 3, telling a young version of Tannhaus we know that “no one is ever truly dead”. In that very same carriage years later, our cut-lip man arrives and confirms he’s a traveler too. As he sits forward menacingly, he brandishes that same familiar murderous string held in his hand last time....

Between The Time 2020 – Our World Episode 7 of Dark Season 3 begins with Martha arriving at Jonas’ house just as intended and brings him to her world. Only, she pauses at the front door as the screen splits in half and Tannhaus discusses just how many other realities there may be out there. In this alternate version to the events we’ve seen play out, Bartosz arrives and informs Martha that Adam lied; if she goes inside that house then everything will play out just as before....

A Phoenix That Doesn’t Rise From The Ashes Next to Spiderman, the X-Men has always been one of my favourite superheroes. The interesting internal conflicts, the tumultuous relationship the mutants have with the humans and the epic sagas spanning multiple comic issues had me instantly hooked. Way back in 2000, Fox begun what would later go down as one of the most uneven rollercoaster rides in superhero saga history. While the Marvel universe flourished, the X-Men dipped and peaked, delivering a myriad of different films of varying quality....

Episode Guide Episode 1 – | Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 2 – | Review Score – 4/5 Episode 3 – | Review Score – 4/5 Episode 4 – | Review Score – 4/5 Episode 5 – | Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 6 – | Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 7 – | Review Score – 4/5 Episode 8 – | Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 9 – | Review Score – 3....

My Love and I Episode 6 of Devil In Ohio starts with Suzanne at the hospital, questioning why Dani didn’t get in touch. Well, given how Suzanne has been blowing her off all season long, that’s perhaps hardly surprising! Mae and Peter both show up too but they soon learn that Jules has gone missing. As we know, she’s off with that shady boy. This shady guy, Noah, drives with Jules up the road but suddenly slams of the brakes and urges Jules to step out the car....

Episode Guide Before I got my eye put out – | Review Score – 3/5 Fame is a fickle food – | Review Score – 3/5 The only Ghost I ever saw – | Review Score – 3/5 The Daisy follows soft the Sun Forbidden Fruit a flavor has Split the lark Forever – is composed of Nows I’m Nobody! Who are you? I like a Look of Agony You cannot put a Fire out Like ham and pineapple on pizza or marmite on toast, you’ll know pretty quickly whether Dickinson is a show for you....

East New York Season 1 Episode 6 East New York follows the recently promoted police captain of East New York, Regina Haywood, as she leads a diverse group of officers and detectives forward to protect the community. With family in the area, Regina is determined to deploy creative methods to protect those around her. Some of her fellow officers are understandably resistant to change, but our protagonist is steadfast and determined to make a real change....

Not Quite Human Between robot dogs and Piper’s AI origins, Emergence really kicked into high gear last week and that continues through for its fourth episode too, despite some glaring plot holes and some illogical character decisions. With more drama and a tantalizing, drip-fed amount of answers to the big questions, Emergence continues to pick up steam as we approach the halfway point of its first season. Whether this one will leave things open for a second or not remains to be seen but right now, ABC’s latest mystery drama is doing everything right to go that way....

Things grow more sinister when Sarah’s friend Mae turns up dead in an apartment where Sarah was meant to meet her lover. Enola reaches just as she dies and the police arrive not much later, including Lestrade and Superintendent Grail. Grail accuses Enola of murdering Mae but she runs away. She attends a ball where she tries to get information out of William Lyon, the factory owner Henry Lyon’s son and also Sarah’s lover....

Episode Guide Choosing Between Peen and Politics is Trash -| Review Score – 3/5 Black Excellence is Trash -| Review Score – 4/5 Canvassing is Trash -| Review Score – 1.5/5 Public Image is Trash -| Review Score – 2.5/5 Catching Feelings is Trash -| Review Score – 3/5 Family is Trash -| Review Score – 2/5 Rom Coms are Mostly Trash -| Review Score – 3/5 Being an Auntie is Trash -| Review Score – 2/5 United Fronts are Trash -| Review Score – 1....

If you’ve watched Meteor Garden 2018 (see mini-review here) early indications show F4 Thailand: Boys Over Flowers to have a similar modern vibe attached to the classic manga story of the Japanese Hana Yori Dango (translation: Boys Over Flowers) and anime (Crunchyroll) plus live action drama of the same name. Directed by Patha Thongpan for Thailand’s GMMTV, he’s noted an interest in honoring the classic storyline, adding a ‘now’ freshness and displaying a unique Thai aesthetic that meets the original....

Episode Guide Episode 1 – | Review Score – 3.5/5 Episode 2 – | Review Score – 3/5 Episode 3 – | Review Score – 3/5 Episode 4 – | Review Score – 3/5 Episode 5 – | Review Score – 2/5 Episode 6 – | Review Score – 3/5 Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. When it comes to Turkish thriller Fatma, that couldn’t be truer for our lead character, Fatma Yilmaz....

Yesterday’s Miracle Episode 5 of FBI: International season 2 begins with Kellet briefing Forrester on her findings on Zsólt’s dad. As it turns out, Peter is being blackmailed by the Balkan mafia who are using his auto shop to run illegal businesses. Forester visits the shop and tries to ask if there is anything he can do to help. Peter is not happy about the visit and rudely dismisses him. The team is called to investigate a case after an American couple is detained in Bucharest as their surrogate goes MIA....

Copper Pots and Daggers Episode 4 of FBI: International Season 2 begins with Forrester hanging out with Zsólt, his neighbor’s son who watches his dog when he is away. Zsólt confides in Forrester that his parents have been fighting a lot. Forrester is suspicious of the dad so he asks Kellet to run a full background check on him. Meanwhile, Smitty is finally moving in with Kellet, I guess she passed the personality test....

The Renovation Wife Episode 7 of Fishbowl Wives picks up where we left off, with Takuya forcing himself onto Sakura. Thankfully Haruto shows up and pulls him off her. Haruto refuses to hit the estranged husband though, and instead, takes Sakura and heads off. Just before he leaves though, he lets Takuya know that he’s already called the police. Alone, Haruto opens up and admits to Sakura that she saved Ran and since then, he’s been thinking about her a lot....

Closing Statement After last week’s riot, For Life returns for a tense and action packed episode as we witness the aftermath of what happened. This causes ripples right the way across the spectrum too and all of this culminates in a climactic third act that leaves things wide open for next week’s finale. Episode 12 of For Life begins with Safiya facing the music following the prison riot. With four homicides and police swarming across the facility, she’s forced to hand over the CCTV footage and keep tight-lipped, saying nothing to the families affected outside the prison walls....

354 Episode 6 of For Life Season 2 begins a reminder – in case anyone forgot – that there’s a pandemic outside. Straight after we see this implemented into the story as Wallace tells Marie she’s heading off to war. Just before she goes, Marie allows Wallace to stay in her room for the time being. It’s a small glimmer of hope for their relationship while Wallace heads out to speak to Jamal....