There was something undeniably joyous in hearing Jodie Whittaker, newly regenerated from the wiry frame and broad Scottish accent of Peter Capaldi (Doctor the Twelfth), suddenly exclaim ‘Oh, brilliant!’ in her own thick, West Yorkshire dialect. Aside from giving me pleasant flashbacks to hearing Christopher Eccleston bounding around the TARDIS in years gone by, finally […]
True Detective
Cut and paste: The women of True Detective
The first season of True Detective was arguably the finest moment of television in 2014. Its nods to surrealism, Lynch and Twin Peaks easily made it a unique addition to the tired ‘detective’ show. Moreover, its A-list acting talent further solidified the role of television as a medium potentially equal to feature films. However, despite […]