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Outlander – The False Bride

Brianna and Roger Almost Get Together, Claire Almost Gets Lost and Things Get Weird in the Woods. CONTAINS SPOILERS At the start of this week’s episode we’ve moved forward in time and back across the ocean to 1970s Scotland, where Roger (Richard Rankin) has sold off the house (presumably it’s not the manse then?) and […]

Outlaw King

Bloody Battle Scenes and Gutsy Heroes Come Together in a Visual Feast. Medieval Scottish History gets the Hollywood Treatment Yet Again. Outlaw King neatly sums up the adage that one man’s terrorist is another man’s freedom fighter. The eponymous king is Robert the Bruce, a thorn in the side to the English but a hero […]

Outlander – Do No Harm

An Uncomfortable Watch, An Impossible Decision & the Pros and Cons of Looking a Gift Horse in the Mouth. Contains Spoilers. Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) arrive at River Run and finally get to meet Jamie’s Aunt Jocasta (Maria Doyle Kennedy). River Run turns out to be an impressively wealthy estate but it […]

Outlander – America The Beautiful

The moral of this week’s episode would seem to be: no good deed goes unpunished, though saying that, unusually for Outlander, the opening episode of Season 4 is rather a slow burner that’s if you discount the first 10 minutes or so and the last 5, neither of which proves fortunate for either of Jamie’s […]

Another Guilty Pleasure – Mar de Plástico

Fancy a melodramatic Spanish police drama with a brooding, action hero of a hunk as protagonist, set against the background of a corrupt and racist small town in Southern Spain, with a few unbelievable plot twists thrown in for good measure? Then Mar de Plástico (Plastic Sea) could be for you. Contains SPOILERS. Admittedly, the […]

MY Theatre Review – The Lieutenant of Inishmore

I’ve been a fan of Martin McDonagh’s writing ever since I saw In Bruges; a fan of Aidan Turner since Dead Romantics, Being Human and last but not least, Poldark. So, what could be better than a theatre trip to check out The Lieutenant of Inishmore, a play written by McDonagh and starring Turner? Two […]

My New Guilty TV Pleasure – The Ministry of Time

Fed up flicking through Netflix deciding what the hell to watch? Or simply suffering from #Droughtlander? That easily recognisable condition when you’re missing #Outlander and its hunky, time-travelling hero, Jamie Fraser? Then check out The Ministry of Time (El Ministerio del Tiempo) for a fun, highly addictive time-travelling romp Spanish style with several time-travelling hunks […]

MY Outlander Review – The Bakra

Bloodbaths, Old Acquaintances and Smouldering Looks Contains SPOILERS. This episode proves what a small world it was in the 18th century with Claire (Caitriona Balfe) and Jamie (Sam Heughan) bumping into not one but four old faces from home despite being on the other side of the world. The one old face they actually want […]

MY Outlander Review – Unchartered

Claire in Survival Mode, Comedy Gold from an Eccentric Priest and the Eye-Opening Side-Effects of Eating Turtle Soup. Contains SPOILERS. This week’s episode showcases what a capable, tough cookie Claire (Caitriona Balfe) is while giving us an insight into Claire’s feelings for Jamie (Sam Heughan). By far the less demonstrative half of the couple, this […]

MY Outlander Review – The Doldrums

Drama on the high seas, love on a more even keel, a set of new star-crossed lovers and a new comedy duo. Contains SPOLIERS. The purpose of this week’s episode seems to be to set the story up for the rest of the series as our intrepid heroes move across the Atlantic: the change in […]

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