Absolutely. And although his image is one of middle-class Englishness, he's originally Ulster Protestant working class. He's no Hugh Grant.

Agreed on RII, and on the idiocy of some of the adaptation decisions in HV. A friend of mine who's a huge HIV fan hated what they'd done to that too (I don't know those plays at all well, so can't comment). I may have been somewhat unfair on Hiddleston, but I do remember feeling my interest suddenly be re-engaged when…

So old Arthur Webley's been clipping hedgerows that don't belong to him, then?

I like how these reviews highlight the directorial choices. I know TV is supposedly a writers' medium, but too many reviews concentrate on story to the exclusion of all else. I hope this tendency starts to influence the live-action reviews too. In the meantime, I'm loving these - especially as a JLU newbie.

Whishaw and Beale are both fantastic, but Hiddleston, except occasionally as Prince Hal, is really disappointing. While he gets Hal as a frustrated prince who loves/resents his father (and has a fantastic scene showcasing his talent for impersonations), he doesn't manage to build any feeling of rapport with his band…

Interesting to hear you mention Elementary. One of the things that I've found irritating about the recent back-slapping over the Golden Age of TV Criticism is how that criticism has tended to focus almost entirely on character arcs (with an occasional reference to very obvious cinematography, like in Breaking Bad) and…

Many thanks for you comments on these reviews. They've been very enlightening. If I may bother you with a question: what did you think of Sonia's reaction to Gus's self-deprecating joke? When he tries to build a bridge between them by pointing out he wasn't so good at reading cues since he'd bought chocolate for…

Yeah. I normally love Haneke's movies (Code Unknown, White Ribbon, Hidden - haven't seen Amour yet), but this one was shit. Very well made shit, granted, but the argument/premise was just idiotic.

To be fair, she might be a single mom because Chuck's dead.

Jaye's smile was definitely wonderful, but the real bit of Dhavernas genius in that sequence was the slight widening of her eyes just before Eric kissed her. It was just a little lift of her eyebrows, but it was perfect.

Ditto. Thanks, Les!

Human Target was a lot better before Miller got involved, though. And while I like Janet Montgomery, she was horribly miscast. That role needed, well, Yvonne Strahovski.

I'm late to this because I'm just back from holiday, but I just wanted to add my appreciation. As a newbie, I was originally just using the reviews as an excuse to start watching a show that had been on my radar for a while, but they've been universally stellar. Many, many thanks.

It was also accidental: they hadn't shot enough footage and so had to slow what they had down to fit the running time. The postproduction guys made that what it was.

As a kid I used to be allowed to watch this with my parents. Sharon Gless was one of my earliest crushes.

Very much enjoyed this trilogy, despite the implausibility of them getting that team together. The one factor that took me out of is somewhat was precisely Stark. The writers seem to be using his instability as an excuse to have him do whatever the plot requires.

I've only seen her in Secrets & Lies, but Marianne Jean-Baptiste would make a wonderful Doctor.

Yes. Yes, it is. :-(

If I had one wish for NuWho, other than a Doctor who wasn't a white male, it would be for a return of the historicals. There's really no reason whatsoever for every single story to involve aliens.

Newbie viewer here: this was a really, really dark episode, and it's my favorite yet. Even with the darkness, they managed to incorporate great character beats and some farcical humor. Wonderful stuff.