After the focused story of the previous episode, Catch-22‘s fourth episode is a return to a more sporadic story. After the deaths of McWatt and Kid Sampson, Yossarian (Christopher Abbott) decides he is going to do his reminding 11 missions as fast as he can. After completing those missions in six days Yossarian has to wait […]
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Catch-22 – Episode 3 Review
Catch-22 continues with a much more focused episode with its third entry. It is the strongest episode in the season so far. The 256th US Army Air Squadron has been given the mission to bomb Bologna. The city is heavily defended by the Germans and Yossarian (Christopher Abbott) believes it will be a suicide mission – […]
Catch-22 – Episode 2 Review
Following the first episode of Catch-22 picks up a lot having introduced the characters and the setup for the season. At the end of the previous episode Colonel Cathcart (Kyle Chandler) has raised the mission count from 25 to 30, much to John Yossarian’s (Christopher Abbott) dismay. The war progresses in the Allies favour, leading to the […]
Catch-22 – Episode 1 Review
Catch-22 is a celebrated satirical novel by Joseph Heller and has been adapted into a six-part miniseries for Hulu. In the UK the show is being broadcast on Channel 4. The series follows an American bomber squadron based in Italy during the Second World War. The first episode follows John Yossarian (Christopher Abbott), a bombardier who’s […]