Pop Culture Maniacs Podcast #22: Friends

His Dark Materials – Betrayal Review (A Book Fan’s Perspective)

The first season of His Dark Materials has finally reached its conclusion and the finale is one of the best episodes the series has produced so far. Lyra (Dafne Keen) and her friend Roger (Lewin Lloyd) have arrived at Lord Asriel’s (James McAvoy) northern scientific facility. Lyra believes their quest is over and she and Roger can […]

Noughts + Crosses Episode 5 Review

The fifth episode of Noughts + Crosses sees the McGregors have a further downturn in fortunes and Callum going down a troubling path. Ryan McGregor has died in prison and his family finds out through the media. Callum (Jack Rowan) does not believe the official story that his father committed suicide and he starts to believe militancy […]

Ahsoka – Part Seven: Dreams and Madness Review

There are two ways to structure a penultimate episode of a serialized series.* The first has the series’s climactic moment happen, allowing the characters the chance to breathe a bit and deal with the fallout in the finale. Think the final three episodes of Breaking Bad, where the climax of the series happened in the […]