Gary McCurry reviews the tenth episode of Bloodline… As soon as the Harmonica sounds during the opening credits you’re into the Bloodline state of mind. Let’s take this moment to recognize how atmospheric and haunting the opening credits actually are. Setting the tone from the get go as the visuals match the family dynamic as […]

Gary McCurry reviews the ninth episode of Bloodline… “Let’s talk about Danny” is the closing line to Part 9 of Bloodline. That’s what the majority of this installment gives us, many conversations involving or about Danny Rayburn. Jump ahead of the welcoming sight of Kevin Rayburn wielding a baseball bat to find out what is […]

Gary McCurry reviews the eighth episode of Bloodline… I have spent the majority of these reviews speaking about the pace of Bloodline, a small judgement choice has major consequences for later episodes. Everything happening for a reason and the character development occurring naturally has been typed multiple times. We have a change here, this will […]

Gary McCurry reviews the seventh episode of Bloodline… My first surprise from ‘Part 7’ was that the words “Directed by Tate Donovan” appear during the opening credits. A strange thing happens when you know the director for other means than directing, especially in television, you focus more intently to the method they use to capture […]

Gary McCurry reviews the sixth episode of Bloodline… And we’re back. After two episodes of plodding along and learning little about what drives the Rayburn’s, we return to the tension filled, thrilling family drama that had me in a vice grip soon after seeing the pilot. Danny and John’s fragile relationship is the focus and […]

Gary McCurry reviews the fifth episode of Bloodline… Five episodes into Bloodline and as soon as you meet a new character you know that their importance won’t be revealed to you straight away, that’s not how they work. Tedious at times, sure. I’ve become accustomed to discovering the backstory to a character through flashbacks, long monologues and […]

Gary McCurry reviews the fourth episode of Bloodline… Among the kind compliments I received regarding the first Bloodline piece, a couple of people (one being my father so I’m not sure that one counts) text stating that they plan on starting the show based on what they had read. This is one of the most […]

Gary McCurry reviews the third episode of Bloodline… Around the age of 9 or 10 I owned a whole bunch of magazines wherein you built a boat, plane or railway set with the parts included in each edition. The thing is, after issue #1 and the first 4 or 5 segments, I’d either forget or […]