Dec 14 2015SaveTV ReviewsLuther12/14/15B+TV ReviewsLuther12/14/15The fourth season of Luther stays close to the edgeEmily L. Stephens57SaveThe return of Luther opens with a flashback of DCI John Luther (Idris Elba) brooding on a precipice, surveying…
Sep 6 2013SaveTV ReviewsLuther9/6/13TV ReviewsLuther9/6/13Luther: “Series 3”Phil Dyess-Nugent115SaveThe third season of Luther kicks off with a scene that any supercop thriller willing to settle for a more…
Oct 19 2011SaveTV ReviewsLuther10/19/11BTV ReviewsLuther10/19/11Luther: “Series Two, Episode Four”Scott Tobias37SaveThroughout the four-episode run of Luther’s second series, there have been two story arcs, one major and the other…
Oct 12 2011SaveTV ReviewsLuther10/12/11B+TV ReviewsLuther10/12/11Luther: “Series Two, Episode Three”Scott Tobias16SaveMuch as I’ve been inclined to criticize Luther’s plot mechanics—and of course its pulpy indulgences, which are…
Oct 5 2011SaveTV ReviewsLuther10/5/11BTV ReviewsLuther10/5/11Luther: “Series Two, Episode Two”Scott Tobias17SaveThere’s a scene—okay, several scenes, but we’ll focus on this one—in this second episode of the second series that…
Sep 28 2011SaveTV ReviewsLuther9/28/11BTV ReviewsLuther9/28/11Luther: "Series Two, Episode One"Scott Tobias33SaveIn America, many of us operate under the assumption that British culture is inherently more sophisticated than ours…
Nov 21 2010SaveTV ReviewsLuther11/21/10BTV ReviewsLuther11/21/10Luther: "Episode Six"Scott Tobias12SaveFor the first time in the series, Luther opens an episode with genuine momentum carried over from the previous one.…
Nov 14 2010SaveTV ReviewsLuther11/14/10B+TV ReviewsLuther11/14/10Luther: "Episode Five"Scott Tobias14SaveVia Roger Ebert’s invaluable film glossary, here’s the entry on “The Law Of Economy Of Characters”: “Movie budgets…
Nov 7 2010SaveTV ReviewsLuther11/7/10BTV ReviewsLuther11/7/10Luther: "Episode Four"Scott Tobias15SaveThe new Robert De Niro-Edward Norton drama Stone opens in flashback, with De Niro’s character as a young man (played…
Oct 31 2010SaveTV ReviewsLuther10/31/10BTV ReviewsLuther10/31/10Luther: "Episode Three"Scott Tobias21SaveLast week, after I expressed some befuddlement over the lack of department urgency in pursuing Alice—someone we (and…
Oct 24 2010SaveTV ReviewsLuther10/24/10BTV ReviewsLuther10/24/10Luther: "Episode Two"Scott Tobias9SaveSix episodes’ worth of television isn’t a lot of time to get things done. You’d figure a show that starts with a…
Oct 17 2010SaveTV ReviewsLuther10/17/10BTV ReviewsLuther10/17/10Luther: "Episode One"Scott Tobias18Save(Important note: Welcome to my coverage of the six-episode BBC series Luther. I’ll be writing about the show…