Halt and Catch Fire S 02 E 03 S 03 E 01 So this has been a bit of a binge for me , because it ' s so good . I usually try and keep a number of shows on rotation for variety , but I just have to keep watching this . Outstanding . What a great idea , a great cast , a great script . The Young Pope S 01 E 0910 A journey like none other . I can ' t get my head around some of it it deserves rewatching , such a rich vein of symbolism . I found it both incredibly rewarding and yet slightly disappointing . The main character confounds expectations and just when you think he ' s incredibly clever , it ' s like he deflates , and the show takes the opposite course to what you expect . So much visual beauty , a tour de force from Jude Law , a wonderful and beautiful turn from Diane Keaton , and all the other cast magnificent . And strangely seemingly dropped from the last couple of episodes . I don ' t know , it ' s not structured conventionally . But well worth seeing . Westworld S 01 E 08 Ok , having seen this episode , I have delved onto rWestworld and discovered the flurry of theories around where this show is going . The predominant theory seems to me a long drawn bow and yet it would also make sense of the rather disjointed feel to this show . I can ' t put my finger on it , but things don ' t seem to hang together . I guess it ' s nice to think that this might be on purpose and not an unfortunate accident . Upper Middle Bogan S 03 E 07 Whilst I have a soft spot for this comedy , I think I ' m putting my finger on what annoys me about it . It ' s he father and the pair of fitness freaks . Both are just utter caricatures . They seem to do nothing but be ludicrously over the top , unfunny cliches , not to mention total idiots . The character of the father has always been one of my favourites in this series , but he has descended into just whinging and being hopeless . I mean , he always was , but it ' s stopped being funny . Australian writers , why is your comedy almost always so obvious ? Channel ZeroFinished this . Don ' t get me wrong , as a bit of modern horror on TV it wasn ' t half bad . I was really hooked at first . But I just don ' t think the material was strong enough to stretch for six episodes . It felt a bit aimless , and in the end I was just watching Louis Theroux wandering around a forest . The Exorcist S 01 E 08 The show delivers the goods when it involves the two priests and the family . It ' s the evil Catholics I find a bit camp and ridiculous . This episode had little of that , which is great , but I guess there ' ll be more next time , so I ' d better swallow my courage . Still , this show is deserving of more accolade , it is a smart and interesting story , well cast and filmed with a sort of nervous energy that is very rewarding as a viewer . The Crown S 01 E 03 I love this . But I just find the soundtrack really irritating . It keeps doing this whole Hans Zimmer thing , like we ' re in the middle of a superhero movie . It ' s so overblown . It screams THIS IS EVENT TELEVISION when it ' s a period drama . I would ' ve loved to have seen Martin Phipps compos for this . His work on things like The Honourable Woman and War and Peace is astounding and interesting , and I think he would ' ve brought something great to The Crown , which feels bland and predictable , despite the excellent story telling and performances . That ' s a pretty personal opinion , but for me it hits all the right notes in every aspect of production and then is let down by the music . Still the brief excerpt from Tristan und Isolde was a nice touch but the composer didn ' t write that ! !!