TV REVIEWS

This South African historical epic drama is an ambitious project that transcends entertainment while having it as top priority.

For the viewers who lie to themselves, claiming to be there for the plot, it’s not the 'Titanic', but it’s not half bad either.

A lot of strong themes are tossed around, but none ever outlasts its welcome to encroach on the next.

There isn’t much to be said about a show that doesn’t notice itself making fun of itself.

Somehow, despite the clear degeneration of plot, 'Mpakani' manages to hold ones interest vaguely to the very end.

The series is filled with all the clichés and tropes that define the genre, everything that any good show would try to steer clear of.

'Pepeta' embraces what it is from the start, a drama intending to probe the duality of the lives of children raised in the hardships of Kibera.

The third and latest season of the South African hit series is by far the best of the bunch.

It wasn't a very complex premise they were working with, and the show's laziness attempted to make it even less complex.

Every single stage of this production seems to have been confused, or rushing it, or doing it for the money.