After three years of successfully changing the feel of each new run, the start of Game of Thrones year four felt... a lot like the third season, actually. But I loved that, so it's hard to really complain. More bright-yet-bitchy King's Landing action, Daenerys still in the desertand the inexorable … [Read more...]
Game of Thrones: Season 4 – “What was happening again?” – Dork Reminder
As you may have noticed, we're fast approaching the return of Game of Thrones to TV. Westeros spurts back onto HBO on Sunday night, then dribbles down onto the UK's Sky Atlantic the following evening. Last year, as I chronicled in a memorable and insightful series of reviews, the machinations … [Read more...]
The Bloody Crawl Into TERMINUS – The Walking Dead season 4 FINALE – Dork Review
A day later than usual (sorry!), I have seen The Walking Dead’s season 4 finale. It’s been somewhat overshadowed in the TV geek chatosphere since then by the How I Met Your Mother conclusion (which didn’t really work), but nonetheless, I’ve reviewed every episode of this show to date and I’m not … [Read more...]
Three tribes go to TERMINUS… The Walking Dead S4E15 – Dork Review
Don’t worry, The Walking Dead doesn’t kill off any more kids this week. Perhaps feeling guilty over the heights of grim they scaled last week, it’s another comparatively upbeat, adventuresome effort. Rick and Michonne even smile. Not to mention: it’s the penultimate one before the finale, so the … [Read more...]
Think The Walking Dead isn’t miserable enough? Relief has arrived! S4E14 – Dork Review
In recent weeks, The Walking Dead has changed its formula in two interesting ways. First up, we’ve had a string of slow, character driven episodes, and although they might be a bit much sequentially, most of them have been individually okay. Secondly, we’ve seen signs of hope and humanity among the … [Read more...]
Drinking alone in the woods – A Walking Dead special! S4E13 – Dork Review
Well, The Walking Dead is sure earning the Walking part of its title this time out, isn’t it? Another episode, another small subset of the cast meandering through the forest towards the mysterious TERMINUS and taking the opportunity to do characterisation. This week’s dialogue monkeys: Daryl … [Read more...]
Daryl & Beth, sitting in a tree, K-I-L-L-I-N-G… Walking Dead S4E12 – Dork Review
This half-season,The Walking Dead has been favouring small groups of characters filling large expanses of time with comparatively thin storylines. Until now, their least populated effort was the first one with just Rick, Carl and Michonne, but they're going for broke this week, with a two-hander … [Read more...]
Whither expert moustache trimming in the zombie apocalypse? The Walking Dead S4E11 – Dork Review
I thought the slow, multi-strand pacing of the last two The Walking Dead episodes were a gimmick for the first two episodes before drawing everyone together, but no, it appears that’s the approach going forward. Well, fair enough. So, this week’s cast are Rick, Carl and Michonne on one hand, and … [Read more...]
“Hey, let’s re-enact Groundhog Dog in the woods with zombies! It’ll be fun!” The Walking Dead S4E10 – Dork Review
The Walking Dead has cast aside the shackles of prison and sent its poor, lonely characters out into the forest. With only their wits and an impressive array of knives, will they ever find their way back to each other? And where will their next long-term shelter be? More to the point, last week’s … [Read more...]
Alone in the wilderness with zombies and no friends – The Walking Dead is back!!! S4E9 – Dork Review
The Walking Dead lumbers back over the horizon! In the last stomach-constricting episode, the Governor finally did what we all expected from him at the end of season three: kamikaze-rushed the prison and ruined it for everyone. And now, adrift in the middle of season four, our surviving heroes … [Read more...]
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