TW: rape.
(Original post at The Boar)
It’s week three of the Jessica Jones series blog! Welcome back! Now, down to business- quite literally.
Tag: review
Jessica Jones: ‘AKA Crush Syndrome’
TW: rape.
(Original post at The Boar)
Welcome back to the Jessica Jones series blog! Well done for resisting the seductive pull of Netflix and sticking to one episode a week- you have the restraint to get a first class degree and will probably survive the zombie apocalypse.
Jessica Jones: ‘AKA Ladies Night’
(Original post at The Boar)
Welcome to the Jessica Jones series blog! Join me once a week to discuss one of the breakout shows of last year- if you can avoid binge watching the entire 13 hour season in one sitting. Damn you, Netflix.
Too much madness, not enough method: Hamlet at the Barbican
(Original post at The Boar)
One of the most widely anticipated productions of the year, the Barbican’s Hamlet has been inundated by frenzied coverage across the media, largely thanks to the hysteria surrounding its illustrious star, Benedict Cumberbatch. From the record-breaking ticket sales to its controversial decision (and subsequent U-turn) to place the play’s famous “to be or not to be” soliloquy during its opening scene, the plagued production has been contentious from its inception.
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House of Cards: Season Three
“Legacy is their only child.”
After a week of wading through Samsung product placementsand elaborate visual metaphors, I have emerged from my viewing of season three of House of Cards.
Broadchurch: Season Two, Episode Two
“I want my old life back.”
Broadchurch returns for a gripping second episode, as the Sandbrook mystery continues and Joe Miller’s court case grows tenser.
Broadchurch: Season Two, Episode One
“I can’t do this alone.”
Rarely do shows embed themselves in the national consciousness to quite the same level as Broadchurch managed in 2013. The murder of Danny Latimer (Oskar McNamara) was hailed the best whodunit of the year by critics and audiences alike, earning the show a second season and numerous awards, including the BAFTA for best drama series.
Understandably, the return of the surprise summer hit on Monday night was about as hyped as it was possible to be- the plot was so secret that even the main cast members have no idea how it ended. Even more surprising, then, is the fact that the show is thus far living up to expectations- for the most part.
Bethan Ackerley 