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Misfits Series Five Episode Eight (opens in new tab) Episode 5.08 Writer: Howard Overman Director: Wayne Yip THE ONE WHERE Jess is thrown forward in time by the evil Luke, and finds that she has a baby. Also in the future the “Jumper Posse” has gone bad and most of …

Atlantis 1.02 “A Girl By Any Other Name” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.02 Writer: Howard Overman Director: Justin Molotnikov THE ONE WHERE Jason, Hercules and Pythagoras go to rescue a girl from the Maenads, but come back with a different girl – Medusa. VERDICT Atlantis builds solidly …

Atlantis 1.01 “The Earth Bull” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.01 Writer: Justin Molotnikov Director: Howard Overman THE ONE WHERE Jason, a contemporary guy in search of his long-lost father, is drawn through a mystical seabed “gateway” to the ancient Greek city of Atlantis, where he defeats the …

The Almighty Johnsons 3.03 “Bergerbar” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 3.03 Writer: Tim Blame Director: Geoffrey Cawthorn THE ONE WHERE Axl is having trouble getting over Gaia’s departure and his moods are causing Zeb considerable trouble getting a new flatmate. Axl is also failing college and wants nothing …

Under The Dome 1.03 “Manhunt” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 1.03 Writer: Adam Stein Director: Paul Edwards THE ONE WHERE Angie sends Junior to investigate a possible escape route and Julia follows him. Meanwhile, Deputy Gun Nut escapes and Big Jim and Barbie lead the posse searching for …

The Almighty Johnsons 3.02 “This Thing Inside” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 3.02 Writer: James griffin Director: Murray Keane THE ONE WHERE Gaia and Anders can’t fight the powers which are drawing them together. Axl and the rest of the brothers find out what Gaia and Anders have …

Once Upon A Time 2.20 “The Evil Queen” TV Review (opens in new tab) Episode 2.20 Writers: Christine Boylan and Jane Espenson Director: Gwyneth Horder-Payton THE ONE WHERE In the past: The Queen is annoyed that her citizens think she’s evil, so she asks Rumplestiltskin to change her appearance so …

Teen Wolf 3.12 “Lunar Ellipse” TV REVIEW (opens in new tab) Episode 3.12 Writer: Jeff Davis Director: Russell Mulcahy THE ONE WHERE It’s a race against time to save the parents from Jennifer’s sacrifice and the Alpha pack is downsized. VERDICT Jeff Davis and Russell Mulcahy are the driving force …

The Returned 1.07 “Adèle” TV review. THE ONE WHERE There’s no escape… VERDICT As is perhaps to be expected from a penultimate episode (they’re usually the calm before the storm), this is a slightly underwhelming instalment of The Returned . It doesn’t move things on very much, other than in …

Continuum 2.08 “Second Listen” (opens in new tab) Episode 2.08 Writer: Shelley Eriksen Director: David J Frazee THE ONE WHERE Agent Gardiner is killed while trying to track down the people who stole the corpses in the last episode. Gasp! Meanwhile Alec is threatened by Garza, who we discover was …