Hit enter to search or ESC to close
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
  • Blog
  • Writing
  • About
BlogFeaturedRecapTV

Rewatch: The Leftovers – Season 1 Episode 1, ‘Pilot’

The Leftovers first aired in 2014. Initial reviews were concerned about the show’s bleakness, and about the preponderance of mysteries, particularly in light of Damon…
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeApril 14, 2020
BlogFeaturedGame of ThronesRecapTV

Game of Thrones: Season 8 Episode 3 – The Long Night

And? So we can now lock in one of the final remaining known 'facts' the writers have been building up for over the last few…
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeApril 30, 2019
BlogGame of ThronesRecapTV

Game of Thrones: Season 8 Episode 2 – A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

On the surface, 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' was an infinitely more functional and purposeful episode of television than last week's 'Winterfell'. Or, indeed,…
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeApril 23, 2019
BlogGame of ThronesRecapTV

Game of Thrones: Season 8 Episode 1 – Winterfell

There was a question after Season 7 of Game of Thrones as to whether the show was losing its way in the storytelling, just as…
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeApril 15, 2019
BlogBooksFeaturedReviews

Review: A Superior Spectre – Angela Meyer

Taken separately, the two narrative threads of Angela Meyer's A Superior Spectre are straightforward. In one, Jeff is dying. Set in a recognisable near-future time, he…
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeAugust 6, 2018
BlogFeaturedRecapTV

The Americans: Season 6 Episode 9 – Jennings, Elizabeth

I wanted to write this sooner, but things got in the way. Regardless, this episode was a stunning and breathless launch into tomorrow's finale. But…
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 30, 2018
BlogFeaturedRecapTV

Westworld: Season 2 Episode 5 – Akane No Mai

There are some things that Westworld does really well. The design, the tone, the very meticulous world-building and plotting – these have all been exceptionally…
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 22, 2018
BlogFeaturedRecapTV

The Americans: Season 6 Episode 8 – The Summit

It's so typical of The Americans.  At this stage of any show, speculation is rife. We're so far along that there's only so many permutations of…
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 21, 2018
BlogFeaturedRecapTV

Westworld: Season 2 Episode 4: Riddle of the Sphinx

The opening shot of ‘Riddle of the Sphinx’ is worth savouring. One long, circular tracking shot that takes in an apartment, with details that linger…
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 14, 2018
BlogFeaturedRecapTV

The Americans: Season 6 Episode 7 – Harvest

Let's talk about Stan. Back in the pilot episode, Stan's attuned senses of suspicion led him to a night-time search of his new neighbours' garage.…
Craig Hildebrand-Burke
Craig Hildebrand-BurkeMay 13, 2018
Previous 1 2 3 4 … 14 Next

© 2023 Craig Hildebrand-Burke.

  • Blog
  • Writing
  • About