STACK #149 Mar 2017

DVD&BD REVIEWS

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Control is an illusion. MR. ROBOT: SEASON 2

Bite club. FROM DUSK TILL DAWN: SEASON 3

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Some series are a breezy watch, while others require complete attention. When darkly comedic hacker drama Mr. Robot arrived it almost defined that latter camp, and things don’t let up for a moment in this second season. Having discovered the secret of Elliot and Mr. Robot, and with fsociety’s ‘Phase One’ having brought down the online side of E(vil) Corp, it’s time for the intrigue to deepen – and the fallout of that Five/Nine hack to hit. While Elliott struggles with Mr. Robot, there’s more focus on events surrounding Darlene and Angela – along

After a bumpy start, Robert Rodriguez's Mesoamerican vampire series takes flight in the third and most satisfying season . The destruction of the Titty Twister at the end of season two unleashes new horrors, while the Gecko brothers (D.J. Catrona and Zane Holtz) become protectors to the remaining culebra Lords, who are being hunted by a powerful new enemy hellbent on their destruction. There's less of Santanico Pandemonium (Eiza Gonzalez) this time around, and no Danny Trejo. But Catrona and Holtz remain an

with the ‘Phase Two’ manoeuvrings of the Dark Army... One of Mr. Robot ’s biggest aces is how it has you constantly questioning what’s real and what’s not. This dynamic is still very much at play in season two, so be prepared to pay close attention. AF

entertaining double act and this season is crawling with monsters, which is a good thing; the show is always at its best when capturing the gory mayhem of its grindhouse inspiration. No word as yet as to whether the series has been renewed for a fourth season. SH

MARVEL'S AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D: SEASON 3

AGENT CARTER: SEASON 2

THE LIBRARIANS: SEASON 3

DOCTOR WHO: THE RETURN OF DOCTOR MYSTERIO

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Twelve months without a new Doctor Who episode was tough. Fortunately, the 2016 Christmas Special will tide Whovians over until Season 10 airs in April. Writer Steven Moffat jumps on the superhero bandwagon for the latest festive episode, which sees Peter Capaldi's Doctor teaming up with a Lois Lane type (Charity Wakefield) and a masked crime fighter (Justin Chatwin) to save New York from brain-swapping aliens. Little Britain star Matt Lucas also returns for his second consecutive Who Christmas romp and appears to have become a temporary companion, at least until the arrival of Pearl Mackie this year. Keep him in the TARDIS, we say. SH

We have always suspected that taking fish oil tablets may result in superpowers, and now we have our proof. When we left our agents, a load of terrigen crystals had fallen into the ocean, resulting in tainted vitamins that cause some seemingly ordinary people to develop Inhuman powers. Daisy’s (Quake/Skye/how many names does one girl need?) duty is to find the ‘lucky’ few with gifts and recruit them before they are killed by an apoplectic Inhuman. S.H.I.E.L.D.’s initial baby deer-footing finally found its stride last season, and the series has become even more compelling with this insanely super-powered installment. SD

Stepping away from the high- rise streets of New York, Peggy Carter (Hayley Atwell) swaps her ruby hat for scarlet sunglasses and relocates to sunny Los Angeles. The case that warranted her move involves investigating how a murder victim was found embedded in a frozen lake during a heatwave. How odd and otherworldly that sounds… One part noir and two parts crime drama, this season continues the thrilling Carter/ Jarvis heroics that made us love Agent Carter in the first place, while introducing a Big Bad that the previous season lacked. An exhilarating season, it’s a shame it marks Carter’s last. SD

As the movie-trilogy-turned-TV- series hits its third season, we’ve learned a lot. Most importantly, we’ve observed that being a librarian isn’t necessarily as boring – or as safe – as we may have suspected. There’s no respite for artefact looker-afterer Eve (Rebecca Romijn) and her team, either, having dealt with Prospero’s techno-fear at the end of season two. Their adventures amidst these 10 episodes include preventing Egyptian god of chaos Apep letting loose a colossal can of evil on the world, attending a demon convention, facing a shonky magician, and a spot of Bermuda Triangle research. If you dig epic adventure then you won’t regret booking time with The Librarians . AF

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