#tv-review

#tv-review

A one-off Christmas special must have the following traditional ingredients to be entitled to the name. First and most vitally, it must have a grumpy character to soften over the hour. (And it must be an hour 75 minutes, tops. Anything longer and we're out of letting-the-children-stay-up-and-watch-as-a-treat territory and that disqualifies it as a contender. Yes it's a hangover from the days when television was broadcast at fixed points, instead of thrown into the digital ragbag to be pulled out at any time, but what is tradition if not such harkings-back? Come on).

'Faithless' (Virgin Media One) 4/5 In the end, it's not really the hope that kills you, it's the hype. That squeaking sound heard all over Ireland last week was the air escaping from the hype balloon after episode one of The Walsh Sisters aired on RTÉ One.

The Morning Show Season 4: We can look forward to what might well turn out to be the most consistent season of the star-studded Apple TV+ soap opera, the cast of which features Jennifer Aniston, Reese Witherspoon, Billy Crudup, Greta Lee, Karen Pittman and many more. And yes, it is a soap opera, just a very intelligent one, in which each of the main characters' storylines work.

Murder at the Arconia has become as seasonal as changing leaves and Pumpkin Spice Lattes, an annual comfort food as kids go back to school and the temperatures drop. The undeniably talented writers' room on this Hulu hit understands the assignment, rarely straying much at all from a proven formula of high-powered guest stars and twisting mysteries. Since the successful launch of this clever blend of old-fashioned humor and podcast culture in 2021,

The ending of this episode undermines the emotional weight of past choices, suggesting an undeserved reunion that feels frustratingly superficial in the face of Molly's death.