Now that we’re back from the camping trip, we can get back to Brisbane to a compelling case of the week and progression on the James story arc. The episode kicks off with a young man being run over by a sand tractor on a Gold Coast beach. After the opening credits, we’re brought back to the morgue where Harrow
Read moreThe job of a pilot is to establish a show’s premise and characters. I felt that this pilot mostly did its job. In my blog post on this year’s TV Week Previews issue, Amazing Grace was described as a “promising drama” and it stars Kate Jenkinson as Grace, a midwife working at St Brigid’s Birthing Centre, which is attached to a
Read moreI mentioned in my review of last week’s episode that I thought the season would end with June’s opening night and that it will be interesting to see where the final two episodes go from here. Well in this episode we see a complete change of pace from surprisingly fast to a complete slow down. Picking up from where we
Read moreIn this episode we have a literal change in scenery, team bonding and a spotlight shift. The episode kicks off with a man being chased through a rainforest and shot in the back. Again we are given no context, but we can safely assume he will be a part of the case of the week. We then cut to Harrow
Read moreThe night we’ve been waiting for has finally arrived – the opening night of June. However it, of course, doesn’t go to plan. The episode kicks off with Easton and Diana in their chef’s whites breaking into a neighbouring farm to steal milk from a cow. Easton’s logic for stealing the milk is apparently needing the freshest milk they can
Read moreThis episode focuses on Easton and Diana trying to set up their new restaurant at Jim’s, as well as family dynamics and secrets. The episode kicks off with Easton and Diana cleaning out the house and getting rid of Jim’s old stuff via skip bin, much to Jim’s chagrin, however he can’t protest too much as Easton is blackmailing him
Read moreNow that the pilot has established the premise and characters of the show, the show can get underway. The episode kicks off with Easton and Diana posing for promotional photos for the local paper, with Easton informing Diana he has found a space for their restaurant. When Easton tries to force the paper’s staff to make their advertorial about him,
Read moreThe job of a pilot is to establish a show’s premise and characters. This pilot did its job perfectly. The pilot kicks off in Shanghai, China, with celebrity chef, Easton West (Erik Thomson) in an elevator on his way to work. While in the elevator, a couple take a picture of him, while his back is turned, when he comes
Read moreAfter last week’s exploration of vampires, this week’s theme is family connections. The episode kicks off with a woman tied to a cinder block in a river, setting herself free and screaming, only to drown anyway. We are then brought back to Harrow and James, inside the former’s boat. Harrow asks James the questions he (and the viewers) have been
Read moreNow that the season has premiered, the fun can really begin. The episode and case of the week kicks off with a man in a coffin, dressed as a vampire, killed by someone with a stake. The victim is revealed to be Sebastian Wells, an online antique dealer, with bottles of blood in his cabinet, garlic in his mouth, and
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