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“When are we?” Trace decay, the theory that gives this week’s Westworld its title, is the theory that human memory slowly fades over time, with the details of any given memory slowly decaying away and leaving only the vague broad strokes. Meanwhile, Hosts have it a little different, perfectly recalling every detail of a situation … >
“And in that sleep, what dreams may come…” Westworld has spent a good chunk of its first six episodes methodically putting the building blocks in place for what’s now ensured (thanks to this week’s season two renewal) to be an expansive mythological journey. It’s been a fascinating ride, but light on genuine pay-off, and often … >
How much pressure can something survive before it cracks? It’s a question that The Walking Dead has been fascinated by this season. The arrival of Negan has allowed the show to indulge in the empty cruelty that’s becoming more and more TWD’s stock in trade, and that above question seems to be the only real … >
After the highs and lows of the opening two episodes that showed us two extremes of what The Walking Dead can be, it settled into a much more familiar pattern this week. ‘The Cell’ is, for want of a better term, fine. It’s competent in the way The Walking Dead at its base level is … >
Saul Goodman was an instant hit from his introduction of the second season of Breaking Bad, and it’s hard not to see why. In a drama that only became darker and darker as it went along, Saul was one of the few sources of comic relief, adding some memorable levity that proved essential to Breaking Bad’s … >
Season 7 began last week with a dark, extremely violent episode that wallowed in its own nihilism and total hopelessness throughout. This week, it’s entirely the opposite. Interestingly, ‘The Well’ was filmed third and swapped in the running order with next week’s episode that focuses on Daryl’s torture in the Sanctuary, partially because of how … >
After a six-month gap filled with incessant teasing, evasive marketing and mounting expectations, The Walking Dead returned this week to finally batter up and reveal who Negan’s victim was at the end of Season 6. ‘The Day Will Come When You Won’t Be’ didn’t exactly start from a great foundation, coming off the back off … >
‘To Be Continued…’ That’s the caption that the fourth season of Ripper Street leaves us with. In a lesser show, such a brazen indicator that the story is still incomplete would feel frustrating, robbing the season of any satisfying finality. Thankfully, this season finale does more than enough to justify that ending caption. In fact, … >
It’s been one step forward, one step back for Fear the Walking Dead in Season 2. The second outing for the ‘companion show’ has been sporadically compelling, coming up with some fascinating ideas every now and then, but capitulating all too often to its tendency to opt for tired tropes, delivered at a sluggish pace. … >
Everybody hates Chris. Even in a cast where only half of the characters are truly interesting, Chris is Fear the Walking Dead’s problem character. He was a boring non-entity who faded into the background of Season 1, and the show’s solution to that has been to introduce a psychological breakdown arc that made Chris into … >