Television reviews – Unhealed Wound

A Mother’s Son–Parental Doom?

Written by Diana Paul on December 8, 2025. Posted in Television reviews. No Comments on A Mother’s Son–Parental Doom?

In this two-part psychological thriller, A Mother’s Son,(2012) a teenage girl is found brutally stabbed to death in a small town in Suffolk, England. On the night of her murder, newlyweds Ben (Martin Clunes of “Doc Martin”) and Rosie (Hermione Norris), are grappling with their four teenage children’s ...

The Task–Stay Focused: “Monk” meets “Slow Horses”

Written by Diana Paul on November 10, 2025. Posted in Television reviews, Unhealed Wound.

In the opening scene of The Task, a lost soul named Robbie (Tom Pelphrey of “Ozark”), leads two equally incompetent friends Cliff (Raul Castillo) and Peaches (Owen Teague), on a mission to rob drug houses. Not exactly “Breaking Bad” but the target is a ruthless drug cartel, aptly named the Dark Hearts. What could go...

The Girlfriend–Really?

Written by Diana Paul on October 27, 2025. Posted in Television reviews.

In this melodramatic thriller, based on Michelle Frances’ 2017 novel The Girlfriend, Laura (Robin Wright) has it all: a highly successful career as a gallery owner, tremendous wealth, a loving husband, and her prized son, Daniel (Laurie Davidson), a doctor. When Daniel brings home Cherry (Olivia Cooke), his current girlfriend, the...

Doctor Foster–”Fatal Attraction” or, A Woman Scorned

Written by Diana Paul on October 5, 2025. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on Doctor Foster–”Fatal Attraction” or, A Woman Scorned

Doctor Foster (season 1) opens with a loving scene of husband and wife enjoying a routine morning with their teenage son, Tom (Tom Taylor). Seems like the perfect life… until it isn’t. A trusted GP in London, Dr. Gemma Foster (Suranne Jones of “Hostage”) starts to wonder why her husband, Simon (Bertie Carvel), a real-estate...

Wednesday–Mother-Daughter Witchery

Written by Diana Paul on September 15, 2025. Posted in Television reviews.

In this cleverly written sequel to the 1960’s Addams Family television series as well as to the movie, we see Wednesday Addams (the electrifying Jenna Ortega) as a fifteen-year old sorcerer attending Nevermore, a Hogswarts-like institution for Outcasts.Wednesday. has trance-like states of consciousness wherein she sees the future. ...

Hostage (2025)–Held Captive or Not?

Written by Diana Paul on September 7, 2025. Posted in Television reviews. 1 Comment on Hostage (2025)–Held Captive or Not?

In the opening scene of the five-episode Netflix mini-series, Hostage, two heads of state –British Prime Minister Abigail Dalton (Suranne Jones) and French President Vivienne Toussaint (Julie Delpy), face a pending crisis: medication shortage for an epidemic causing citizens to die in the streets in the UK and refugees overflowing...