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RED ROSE - SEASON ONE

Red Rose has created anxiety that is almost overpowering. It’s a difficult show because you can’t settle into it, with the characters and the subject matter leaving me permanently on edge.

The most frightening function Red Rose performs is reminding us that we’re too far gone to stop an attack like this.

THE SNOW GIRL - SEASON ONE

The biggest transformation should be the kidnapped girl, but we don't even see how the transformation takes place, just that it did... 6 years later. So it's missing a lot of plot devices that could've made Snow Girl a whole lot more exciting as a crime series.

THE QUEEN'S GAMBIT - SEASON ONE

When you start dreaming about chess after watching a single episode, you'll know you're hooked.

WITNESS NUMBER 3 - SEASON ONE


After the main character goes to the police after witnessing somethign horrific and it becomes apparent that dark forces are at play, aiming to ensure her silence in a plot that has viewers 'hooked' across the four eps.

It leaves you wondering how far you would go to do the right thing.

DARK MONEY - SEASON ONE

It still speaks eloquently about the abuse of children by the powerful, how persistent the phenomenon is and how uneven the balance of power between abuser and abused is – and will probably always be, given that so much of it is about money. We care sufficiently about the family, and particularly Isaac (played with fine understatement by Fincham) and already dislike Starr so much that we want to see that justice done – but not at the cost of the destruction of their family life.

A NEARLY NORMAL FAMILY - SEASON ONE

Look, it’s not winning any awards. But truthfully it doesn’t need to, since this is exactly the kind of weekend binge it’s claiming to be and has no aspirations of being anything else.

HOLD TIGHT - SEASON ONE

I can’t highly recommend Hold Tight, but it does offer a moderately entertaining diversion because of its Harlan Coben adapted story.

THE GIRL IN THE MIRROR (ALMA) - SEASON ONE

Had this show chosen to stick firmly to the supernatural mystery angle and let it play out in creepy ways for the characters, this really could have been riveting and memorable.

THE CATCH - SEASON ONE

Poor acting, terrible script.

EVERYTHING NOW - SEASON ONE

Everything Now explores so many big emotions and fraught relationships with depth and specificity. Even when it traffics in teen drama tropes, its original voice shines through.