TV shows
The Block, Sunday, May 20
Giles Hardie It's almost as though the intervening episodes are just filler.
In fine form
Gabriel Wilder The Killing's Sarah Lund is a terrific protagonist. She's flawed - as we all are - but she's also smart, focused and capable.
Downton Abbey, Sunday, May 20
Giles Hardie Finally, all those wonderful characters - upstairs and downstairs, nasty and nice - are back.
New Tricks, Saturday, May 19
Megan Johnston They might have been pulled from retirement but tonight our crew of old dogs are on their game.
The Good Wife, Wednesday, May 16
Melinda Houston Most of this episode is middling-excellent, as we've come to expect.
The Killing, Wednesday, May 16
Melinda Houston Along with the ordinary sorts of corpses, the political victims are beginning to pile up, too.
Australia's Got Talent
Australia's Got Talent
Grey's Anatomy, Thursday, May 10
Debi Enker Dual celebrations are planned by the staff at Seattle Grace: a birthday and an event to mark a professional milestone.
Desperate Housewives, Thursday, May 10
Debi Enker As always in Wisteria Lane, there's all manner of nasty business festering behind the neat flowerbeds and picket fences.
The Office (US)
The Office (US)
Packed to the Rafters, Tuesday, May 8
Melinda Houston Coby gets a turn at narrating tonight, in an ep that's all about lurv.
Project Runway, Monday, May 7
Frances Atkinson With only five contestants remaining, former model Heidi Klum sends the fashion designers to New York's Governors Island.
Revenge, Monday, May 7
Paul Kalina Just when you think this drama can't possibly get any kookier along comes an episode packed with more switcheroos.
The Block, Thursday, May 3
Paul Kalina You've got to hand it to the editors for their ability to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
The Good Wife, Wednesday, May 2
Debi Enker In A solid, if not spectacular, episode, Will starts to make the most of his suspension from practising law.
American Horror Story, Tuesday, May 1
Brad Newsome Dylan McDermott and Connie Britton star as a couple who move into a haunted house.
Packed to the Rafters, Tuesday, May 1
This sweet family show has never pretended to be anything but a lighthearted jaunt through white, middle-class life.
Revenge, Monday, April 30
Melinda Houston First-rate ep tonight with not just plenty of high drama but also another superb turn from Madeleine Stowe.
Modern Family, Sunday, April 29
Greg Hassall It's hard to imagine another American sitcom tackling the subject of menstruation without being oafishly coarse or insufferably coy.
