Movie and TV Reviews - September 2022

 Short reviews of TV shows we watched in September. No movies this month, too many shows to watch, not to mention baseball games.

TV Shows

• House of the Dragon: I ranted about how bad the first episode was, but the show has improved quite a bit since then. It is certainly better than Rings of Power. It still isn't as good as the early seasons of Game of Thrones, largely because it's too focused on one family, and an aristocratic family at that. (Crave/HBO)
• Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power: There is some serious eye candy in this show, but no heart or soul. It shows how limiting the original source material was. (Amazon Prime)
• Darby and Joan: Another Australian drama, mostly worth watching for the scenery, which is occasionally the star of the show. (Acorn TV)
• Bloodlands: This one was pretty grim, for reasons I won't go into because it would be a major spoiler. It was well done but very grim. (Acorn TV))
• Recipes for Love and Murder: A light crime drama set in South Africa. Like Pie in the Sky, another crime series we enjoyed, the central character is a cook and there's a lot of mouth-watering food. (Acorn TV)
• The Cleaner: We watched two episodes of this when our Rogers internet was acting up and we had to resort to regular TV. We won't go back to it. (CTV)
• Hidden Assets: This is one of the better shows we've watched recently. It's a crime thriller set in Ireland and Antwerp. Very twisty and intense. They set it up for a second season, which we will happily watch. (Acorn TV)
• The Good Karma Hospital: A fish out of water story about a British doctor who goes to work in India after a breakup. Chaos and some hilarity ensue. I should note that it was filmed in Sri Lanka, which is something like filming a series about British boarding school life in Quebec. If you like Doc Martin or The Heart Guy, you would like this.  (Acorn TV)