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Primeval: New World 1.08 “Truth” REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.08 Writer: Gillian Horvath Director: Amanda Tapping THE ONE WHERE After Evan gets slimed by a Pachycerphalorsaurus, he hallucinates seeing the Albertosaurus that killed his wife and becomes a danger to the team. VERDICT This was the first episode …

Episode 1.13 Writers: Lana Chow and Beth Schwartz Director: Guy Bee THE ONE WHERE: The notorious Cyrus Vanch returns to Starling City to reclaim his criminal crown. Oliver and Lance form a desperate alliance to save Laurel from Vanch’s clutches – and Oliver is forced to confront his own, seemingly …

Haven 3.13 “Thanks For The Memories” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 3.13 Writers: Jim Dunn, Sam Ernst Director: Shawn Pillar THE ONE WHERE Audrey enters the barn, but is it ready to whisk her away just yet? VERDICT Now, that’s how to do a season finale. We shouldn’t …

Primeval: New World 1.04 “Angry Birds” REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.04 Writer: Gillian Horvath Director: Andy Mikita THE ONE WHERE The team tracks a flock of terror birds to a deserted rail yard that’s being used for a cannabis grow operation; everyone gets high. VERDICT Don’t judge stoners… …

Primeval: New World 1.03 “Fear Of Flying” REVIEW Episode 1.03 Writers: Jon Cooksey Director: Mike Rohl THE ONE WHERE Two pilots drive into a Jurassic anomaly and land on a nest of hungry beetles; Evan and Dylan get swarmed; Mac has a new girlfriend… kinda. VERDICT Everyone knows that dinosaurs …

Once upon a time, it was obvious when SFX should cover a TV show – it either had spaceships or ghosts in it. Okay, that’s a vast oversimplification. It was never that simple. But telefantasy shows used to be telefantasy shows. Even if the TV companies tried to convince you …

666 Park Avenue 1.06 “Diabolic” TV REVIEW Episode 1.06 Writer: David Wilcox Director: Allison Liddi-Brown THE ONE WHERE We discover who is behind the attacks on Gavin and his empire, and Jane tells the truth about what happened to her. VERDICT An incredibly frustrating episode that manages to introduce a …

Haven 3.09 “Sarah” TV REVIEW Episode 3.09 Writers: Nora Zuckerman, Lilla Zuckman Director: Stephen Reynolds THE ONE WHERE Duke and Nathan are sent back in time to 1955 where they meet Nathan’s granddad and Audrey’s predecessor, Sarah. Then they have to work out if it’s best to keep them apart …

Alphas 2.08 “Falling” TV REVIEW Episode 2.08 Writers: Nick Fiore, John Hererra Director: Nick Copus THE ONE WHERE A new street drug turns regular folks into invincible Alphas; Rosen deals with the informant. VERDICT Judging from the opening sequence, it’s clear that someone (I’m looking at you, Nick Copus) has …

Haven 3.07 “Magic Hour Part 1” TV REVIEW Episode 3.07 Writer: Shernold Edwards Director: Paul Fox THE ONE WHERE Audrey and Duke travel to Colorado and discover that James Cogan was the son of one of Audrey’s past lives (Sarah, to be precise). Meanwhile, back in Haven, a case involving …