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The episode lost me from the opening scene - when one of the town's people goes around friendly greeting everyone he comes across by name. Talk about peddling a small town cliche. Unfortunately, the circle jerk extends to the murderer's identity (relax, I'm not spoiling anything but when I read about the final reveal…

I wasn't too keen on the second series of Black Mirror - thought there was only one decent episode (ep 2) and that overstated its themes.

one of the great things about it is that it makes you sympathize with a conspiracy theory: the bad guys might actually be right.

Jack sounds like a clever guy. I hear he's very handsome too.

The Tardis did it.

It's almost as funny Churchill  and Douchechill.

Idris Elba is only as good as the role written for him. He was (of course) great as Stringer Bell, but his Luther was very ordinary. Not even Elba could salvage Luther's final series - his bulking frame did most of the heavy lifting for him.

Different shows, different standards, different reviewers, different reasons…

The assumption is that Peter Capaldi will be bringing some class or prestige to a glorified pantomime show.

I've just finished watching the second season of Prisoners of War (the show Homeland was originally based on).

I've just finished watching the second season of Prisoners of War (the show Homeland was originally based on).

Poor Chevy.

True dat. most of the episode was unwatchable for this reason.

The fact that the famed Mickey is a rat is a major development, and has raised the stakes considerably.

Well yeah, 'what happened' before harry and vogel was an unresolved trauma - and the show has been intimating from day one that killing things was his way of working through (resolving) parental issues.

Vogel "gives Dexter the tough love he needs"?

Vonnegut's review of Something Happened

I must have been watching a different episode to Alston, because this was like watching paint dry.

Tom Bennet's impersonation of Ricky Gervias was too close to the bone, and beyond annoying.