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Merlin 5.06 “The Dark Tower” TV REVIEW [lots of spoilers right from the start!] 5.06 “The Dark Tower” Writer: Julian Jones Director: Ashley Way THE ONE WHERE Morgana kidnaps and psychologically tortures Guinevere and then – gasp – kills Elyan when the knights come to save her. VERDICT Of all …

Wizards Vs Aliens 1.03-4 “Grazlax Attacks Parts 1 and 2” TV REVIEW Episodes 1.03-4 Writer: Phil Ford Director: Daniel O’Hara THE ONE WHERE The Nekross send an alien monster called a Grazlax to kill Tom, who then finds himself trapped in Benny’s house with the creature as it starts to …

Haven 3.06 “Real Estate” TV REVIEW Episode 3.06 Writer: Brian Millikin Director: Jason Priestley THE ONE WHERE A haunted house decides to wreak revenge on Audrey, believing her to be Lucy (who had pretty much condemned the house previously). VERDICT Well… er… um… Not really got much to say about …

Misfits 4.02 TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Misfits 4.02 Writer: Howard Overman Director: Nirpal Bhogal THE ONE WHERE We discover why Finn has a girl tied up in his bedroom, Rudy teaches a blind, racist sculptor a lesson (sort of) and Jess has boy trouble. VERDICT So Finn isn’t …

666 Park Avenue 1.02 “Murmurations” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.02 Writer: David Wilcox Director: Robert Duncan McNeill THE ONE WHERE wW find that the Drake has thousands of starlings living in its walls, and that history has a way of repeating itself. VERDICT Another decent – if …

Arrow 1.02 “Honor Thy Father” TV REVIEW Episode 1.02 Writers: Marc Guggenheim, Greg Berlanti & Andrew Kreisberg Director: David Barrett THE ONE WHERE: Oliver targets tycoon Martin Somers, whose role in a drug deal with the Chinese Triads leads to the murder of a dockside worker. There’s increased pressure on …

Fringe 5.01 “Transilience Thought Unifier Model-11” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 5.01 Writer: JH Wyman Directors: Jeannot Szwarc, Miguel Sapochnik THE ONE WHERE We return to the Observer-run 2036 established in season four episode “ Letters Of Transit ”. With Peter, Walter and Astrid rescued from the amber …

Continuum 1.01 “A Stitch In Time” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.01 Writer: Simon Barry Director: Jon Cassar THE ONE WHERE A cop from 2077 is thrown back in time to 2012 with a bunch of terrorists. She teams up with a modern-day Vancouver detective to hunt them …

Touch 1.13 “The Road Not Taken” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.13 Writer: Melinda Hsu Taylor Director: Nelson McCormick THE ONE WHERE Martin and Jake wind up investigating an attempt on a journalist’s life when their car breaks down in Martin’s old home town. VERDICT You’d be forgiven …

Teen Wolf 2.08 “Raving” REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 2.08 Writer: Jeff Davis Director: Russell Mulcahy THE ONE WHERE The Kanima goes after his next target, Allison tells Chris the truth about Jackson and the cast head to a secret rave where things get a little out of hand. …