📺 “The Worst Witch” New Girl | Netflix

Watched "The Worst Witch" New Girl from Netflix
Directed by Brian Grant. With Clare Higgins, Raquel Cassidy, Bella Ramsey, Meibh Campbell. Maud gets jealous when the daughter of magical celebrities transfers to the school, and starts hanging out with Mildred.

📺 “The Worst Witch” Tabby (TV Episode 2017) | Netflix

Watched "The Worst Witch" Tabby from Netflix
Directed by Brian Grant. With Clare Higgins, Raquel Cassidy, Bella Ramsey, Meibh Campbell. Flying becomes difficult for Mildred when she is paired with a cat who is afraid of heights.
This is really a cheeseball wanna-be knock-off of Harry Potter. It really is trying so hard though. I wish the cinematography weren’t so bright–this really shouldn’t look so much like it’s trying to be a sitcom because in general it really isn’t funny. The music is total Harry Potter knock-off which makes it too on-the-nose. I wish it had a bit more of its own identity.

📺 “The Worst Witch” Selection Day Part 1 | Netflix

Watched "The Worst Witch" Selection Day Part 1 from Netflix
Directed by Brian Grant. With Clare Higgins, Raquel Cassidy, Bella Ramsey, Meibh Campbell. One of the prospective students at the Witches Academy loses her eyeglasses and accidentally bumps into Mildred. She needs Mildred's help to get to the academy. Mildred also takes the exam, fails, but helps everybody survive the day.

📺 "Broadchurch" Episode #3.3 | ITV/BBC

Watched "Broadchurch" Episode #3.3 from ITV/BBC
Directed by Paul Andrew Williams. With Julie Hesmondhalgh, Hannah Millward, David Tennant, Olivia Colman. Ellie and Hardy appeal to Trish to be more open with them. Trish receives an unnerving gift from an anonymous sender.

📺 "The Americans" New Car | FX via Amazon

Watched "The Americans" New Car from FX via Amazon
Directed by John Dahl. With Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Annet Mahendru, Susan Misner. Philip and Elizabeth both find themselves faced with painful turns in their various missions. Stan fights to gain access to an American military program that could give him the upper hand in his battle of wills with Oleg.

📺 "The Americans" ARPANET | FX via Amazon

Watched "The Americans" ARPANET from FX via Amazon
Directed by Kevin Dowling. With Keri Russell, Matthew Rhys, Annet Mahendru, Susan Misner. Philip uses his agent Charles Duluth to help him gain access to an early precursor to the Internet so that the KGB can bug American government communications. Nina faces the threat of a potential FBI polygraph exam, bringing her closer to KGB colleague Oleg.
Not sure I’m following the plot that Nina is suddenly involved with Oleg after she’s hated him so much. I suppose I’m waiting for her to manage to pown both of these bozos…

📺 Wanted (2008) | Universal Pictures

Watched Wanted (2008) from Universal Pictures
Directed by Timur Bekmambetov. With Angelina Jolie, James McAvoy, Morgan Freeman, Terence Stamp. A frustrated office worker learns that he is the son of a professional assassin and that he shares his father's superhuman killing abilities.

📺 "The Five" Episode #1.10 | Netflix

Watched "The Five" Episode #1.10 from Netflix
Directed by Mark Tonderai. With Stephen Boxer, Paul Warriner, Jessica Neil, Imogen Neil. As the investigation into Jesse's disappearance takes an unexpected turn, it is time for Mark and his family to finally face up to the truth, but will they ever be the same again? Pru enlists Slade's help as she worries how Mark will take the news of her shocking discovery, and they face a race against time as they do everything that they can to help him rescue his family before it is too late.
Overall, this was a relatively interesting series. It definitely became much better in the end that it started out. The first few episodes were very muddy and I almost gave up, but it generally paid off in the end. There were several instances of deus-ex-machina to drive the plot or increase the drama, but I’ll give them a flier.

Definitely a limited series here though. I’m not sure I’d buy any of the machinations flowing out of this as the seed for additional seasons.

📺 "The Five" Episode #1.9 | Netflix

Watched "The Five" Episode #1.9 from Netflix
Directed by Mark Tonderai. With Dragan Micanovic, Rade Serbedzija, O-T Fagbenle, Hannah Arterton. Just as Mark think he's getting close to the truth, he discovers devastating information that makes him question everything about his family. Meanwhile, Danny reaches rock bottom when Ray's return almost ends in tragedy and Ally enlists the help of Pru on a seemingly fruitless mission to finally crack the case.

📺 "The Five" Episode #1.8 | Netflix

Watched "The Five" Episode #1.8 from Netflix
Directed by Mark Tonderai. With Rebecca Manley, Nicholas Asbury, Rade Serbedzija, O-T Fagbenle. Pru puts herself in danger when she hits rock bottom and finally realises it's time to sort out her life before it's too late. Elsewhere, Mark is unnerved when he comes face to face with the evidence that will finally reveal the truth about Jesse's disappearance.

📺 "The Five" Episode #1.7 | Netflix

Watched "The Five" Episode #1.7 from Netflix
Directed by Mark Tonderai. With Geraldine James, Michael Maloney, Alfie Bloor, Harry Bloor. Julie and Alan's relationship is put to the test when an intruder breaks into their house and steals some old family photographs. Meanwhile, Danny is forced to make a difficult decision in order to save his marriage.
Other than unraveling the Jesse portion of the plot I wasn’t sure there was enough left to cover in the final three episodes.

📺 "The Five" Episode #1.6 | Netflix

Watched "The Five" Episode #1.6 from Netflix
Directed by Mark Tonderai. With Victoria Myers, Alexa Davies, Hannah Arterton, Martin McCreadie. Mark is left stunned when he realises what Laura's husband has been up to and Slade later reveals a dark and disturbing secret. Elsewhere, Danny makes a breakthrough in the case but he is forced to question his own part in Jesse's disappearance when his dad Ray gives him a few home truths.
An exciting episode to be sure, but it feels like they’ve wrapped up so much, what are they going to do for the remaining four episodes? I’m also not quite sure I like the way they’ve so heavily dovetailed characters and plot here. I’m going to be dragging in the morning now.