In the second episode of Furious (now available on Disney+), a petite woman in her early twenties (Lola Petticrew) wearing a striking wig seduces a much older man (Rob Delaney) before using a needle to administer a powerful sedative that renders him unable to move....
TV in 2025 has been a mixed bag. Mostly that's because a lot of our favourite shows or shows we'd been anticipating didn't live up to our expectations. Notably, the second season of The Last Of Us, I'm still not sure what happened there. The third season of The White...
Vince Gilligan, showrunner and mastermind behind the new Apple TV series Pluribus, has spent a long time in Albuquerque. He set his masterpiece Breaking Bad in the New Mexico city and used its barren yet beautiful landscape to accentuate every nail-biting moment of...
Dawn and Tyler join Matt to review the week's notable TV. First, BBC One's gangster drama, This City City is Ours starring Sean Bean. Next, Netflix's lavish comedy murder mystery from Shondaland, The Residence. Then, Apple lampoons Hollywood in Seth Rogen's comedic...
It seems almost impossible that Severance creator Dan Erikson could live up to last season’s dramatic cliffhanger finale, and the standard set by the ground-breaking, outstanding episodes that have made up the bulk of this second season. Yet somehow, they have, and as...
Even if I hadn't rewatched the first season of Severance in preparation for this second, it is truly astonishing how memorable and effective Season 1's finale was. The innies infiltrating the lives of their outies was properly exhilarating. Ever since, it doesn't feel...
For two weeks now, Severance has shifted its focus away from the central MDR group and onto the backstories of characters we've only known in the prism of the severance procedure. Harmony Cobel, (Patricia Arquette), the fearsome presence that loomed over the MDR group...
I rewatched the first season to prepare for the second, and it was striking how much of it had been imprinted into my memory, given the nearly three years that had passed. There were only a handful of threads I'd forgotten about. Strangely, those are the ones I've...
Following on from last week, the tempo of Severance is beginning to heighten once more as the unity between the MDR groups fractures and splinters. Dylan (Zach Cherry) notifies his colleagues of the map to the export hall that Irving left behind for them, yet nobody...
This week on Severance, we take a step back. The second season so far has dealt with tense situations and slowly built up, all leading to last week's explosive episode, in which we saw the death of Irving B (John Turtorro). This episode focuses more on expanding on...
Yes, Do It SETH! Who is Irving B? Irving B is a stickler for the rules, who loves to make lame jokes and harbours a deep affection for his friend. He is a deeply religious man, grieving the recent loss of a loved one. He is battling with the ongoing disillusionment of...
Last week’s episode of Severance saw us explore the outie’s perspective of what happened post OTC activation, and this week we get an episode that mostly deals with the hunt for Gemma. The first half is centred around the Innies as they search the severed...
“Did it involve a pineapple?” Mrs Selvig or Cobel (Patricia Arquette) - or Cobelvig, as Ricken dubs her - asks Mark (Adam Scott), when he confronts her about her role in his life. Cobel is unruffled and unimpressed, simply acknowledging that it appears Mark has...
Dawn and Sarah join Matt to review four new shows and break down their thoughts on the latest episodes of The Traitors. First, after a 3-year absence, Severance is finally back on Apple TV+ Easily one of the most anticipated shows of the year, the trio get lost in the...
Why are you a child? Because of when I was born When Mark S (Adam Scott) wakes up in the elevator on the 'severed floor' he's immediately disoriented and full of the shock of seeing his life on the outside of Lumon. Discovering for example, that his boss,...
Almost 3 years ago, the first season of Apple TV’s Severance, a sci-fi thriller about a procedure that separates your work memories from your personal ones was released to critical and fan acclaim. Now, with the second season on the horizon, we thought it appropriate...
Matt reunites with Custard TV Podcast royalty Gary as well as Maid for TV's Elaine Gregson to review four shows available this week. First up, Rebecca Hall is a teacher plagued by a 'hum' that only she can hear in the BBC's new thriller The Listeners. Then, Maxine...
Set 10,000 years before the Lisan Al Gaiab and the events of the blockbuster adaptation of Frank Herbert’s revolutionary series of science fiction novels, Dune: Prophecy expands the world of Dune in a risky, adult format. The show revolves around the...
After a hiatus spanning almost a year and a half, Apple TV's dystopian television series Silo has finally returned to our screens. Adapted from book to screen by creator and head showrunner Graham Yost, the gripping sci-fi drama centres on the residents of a vast...
This week the news broke that Kaos, the Greek god-themed fantasy starring Jeff Goldblum - which debuted just 5 weeks ago - has been cancelled by Netflix. It joins a pile which is growing faster than my floordrobe, of fantasy shows which have been cancelled after 1...
When sci-fi thriller Severance premiered on Apple TV+ back in February 2022, it was an instant, global success. With rich world-building, intriguing mystery, and mind-blowing twists from start to finish, critics and fans urged anyone who hadn't seen the show to press...
The acclaimed sci-fi epic has been greenlit for more episodes and the streamer committed to finishing the series, while showrunners David Benioff and Dan Weiss have renewed their overall deal. Based on the acclaimed, international bestselling book trilogy, The...
Created by Peter Harness and directed by Emmy Award winner Michelle MacLaren, new conspiracy-based space adventure will make its global debut on Wednesday 21st February on Apple TV+ Apple TV+ has unveiled the trailer for “Constellation,” an upcoming eight-part...
*The following review contains spoilers for Mazey Day, Demon 79 and Loch Henry.* Black Mirror has returned for a sixth season and five brand new stories after having been on break for four years. The new episodes on offer are some of the freshest we’ve gotten from the...