Tag Archives: The CW
Arrow review – 2×04: ‘Crucible’
The Originals review – 1×05: ‘Sinners and Saints’

The underlying theme of The Originals is brought to the forefront once more as all paths lead back to family in tonight’s episode: those who have a family, those who want a family, and the lengths to which some will go Continue reading
The Vampire Diaries review – 5×04: ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’

Who knew? Amnesia Stefan (Paul Wesley) turns out to be more entertaining than I would have ever imagined. With a walk down memory lane and another emotional funeral, ‘For Whom The Bell Tolls’ feels like an episode from the early Continue reading
Arrow review – 2×03: ‘Broken Dolls’

This week on Arrow: we turn the spotlight on the Lance family as Laurel (Katie Cassidy) mistakes being bitchy for grieving and former Detective Lance, now Beat Cop Lance (Paul Blackthorne) gets far too psychoanalytic in his pursuit of the bad Continue reading
The Originals review – 1×04: ‘Girl In New Orleans’

With more witches trying to kill the hybrid baby, an all powerful witch with a crush, and the hunt for Elijah (Daniel Gillies) coming to an end, 1×04 proves to be a solid episode. However, it’s the final scene that Continue reading
The Vampire Diaries review – 5×03: ‘Original Sin’

Who knew that it would only take five seasons for the writers to explain the whole doppleganger situation? If that had been the only positive from this episode, I would’ve considered that a win. Lucky for us viewers there Is Continue reading
Arrow review – 2×02: ‘Identity’

The second episode of The CW’s Arrow suggests that the fall-out from the destruction of the Glades will continue to drive the narrative for some time as ‘Identity’ explores how crime festers in the areas most devastated by tragedy. Let’s bitch Continue reading
The Originals review – 1×03: ‘Tangled Up In Blue’
Arrow review – 2×01: ‘City Of Heroes’

One show was a huge surprise last year – the rare kind of self-assured show that jumps out of the box relatively fully-formed, with a distinctive tone and well-defined (albeit work-in-progress) characters. That show was Arrow and it’s finally back for S2. Is Continue reading