Ascension of the Cybermen: Seven Humans Left and a Man Called Brendan
The Cyber-Wars are over and humanity has lost, in a bleak, well-mounted penultimate episode carrying a subplot that makes no sense until it ruins everything.
The Cyber-Wars are over and humanity has lost, in a bleak, well-mounted penultimate episode carrying a subplot that makes no sense until it ruins everything.
A ghost story at Lake Geneva in 1816 turns into the arrival of a half-converted Cyberman, in the best-directed and best-monstered hour of the era.
Two immortals harvest human nightmares in an episode with a superb monster idea, a strong horror opening, and an ending that mishandles what it raised.
A bacteria that feeds on microplastics spreads across three continents, in an episode so keen to deliver its point that it forgets to build a threat.
A Judoon squad lands in Gloucester hunting a fugitive, and the Doctor finds a version of herself she has no memory of ever being. The season’s best hour.
The fam meet Nikola Tesla at Niagara Falls and find a scavenger queen wearing stolen technology, in a warm historical with a thin monster at the centre.
I had high hopes for this season after the initial 2 episodes to launch off our newest iteration. Skyfall was fun and enjoyable and made me think that a lot…
Spyfall Part Two strands the Doctor across three centuries, gives Sacha Dhawan the season’s best performance, and lets its own spy thriller evaporate.
The first episode of Series 12 needed to do a lot of things to eliminate what was, for the majority of edges of fandom, the sour aftertaste of Series 11.…
My military SciFi picks of 2019: a BattleTech year, from Decision at Thunder Rift and the Gray Death Legion to the Jade Falcons in Way of the Clans.
As you’ve probably noticed, I’m a bit of a junkie when it comes to Battletech, Mechwarrior and the whole genre. Some of the books in the series are really excellent…
My Spider-Man Far From Home review: Tom Holland grieving Tony Stark, Zendaya’s brilliant MJ, and Mysterio’s con on a European class trip.
Endgame provides a glorious end to the Avengers saga and Marvel’s phase 3 initiative. With some amazing battles and a reasonably tight story it is a winner.
Continuing on directly from Decision at Thunder Rift, Mercenary’s Star sees the fledgling legion struggling to find a new client. With limited funds remaining Grayson Death Carlyle has limited options…
As mentioned in previous posts, Scribd has an excellent selection of Battletech novels. However they are somewhat out of sequence as I’ve discussed earlier and this book which I think…
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I’m eagerly anticipating seeing Larson in Avengers: Endgame, but this film really felt like enduring a preview before the flick; forgettably enjoyable, a means to pass the time before the…
Doctor Who is a long running British science-fiction series. In fact, it’s been nearly ongoing since 1963. The show follows the adventures of an alien from the planet Gallifrey known…
A Dalek mutant buried under Sheffield builds itself a casing out of scrap, in a New Year special that finally remembers how to make a monster frightening.
Series 11 ends with Tim Shaw as a false god and Graham deciding whether to avenge Grace, in a finale with no scale, no stakes and no season to resolve.
A cabin in Norway hides a mirror world that offers back the dead, in the strangest and most divisive episode of Series 11, and the one Graham needed.