Must Watch reviews: Lanterns, You’re Killing Me and The Terror

Every week, the Must Watch podcasters review the biggest TV and streaming shows.

This week, Hayley Campbell and Scott Bryan join Emma Vardy to review ‘Lanterns’, ‘You’re Killing Me’ and ‘The Terror: Devil in Silver’.

What do the Must Watch reviewers make of them?

Lanterns is based on the DC superhero and intergalactic cop Green Lantern, and follows new recruit John Stewart while he's being trained by older Lantern legend Hal Jordan. The two are drawn into a dark Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in Nebraska.

Scott thought Lanterns was a Must Watch, while Hayley thought it was a good watch, not a Must Watch.

Scott says, “this basically tries to be a bit like True Detective. They have a superhero partnership with a recruit who is trying to learn from him.”

“It scratches your head slightly because it's a bit like a police procedural, but of course you've got superpowers at the same time.”

“They managed to carefully weave it so the normal beats of an investigation are done in the normal way.”

Scott adds, “this is a show that manages to take a bit of a risk, does something different than a lot of other superhero TV series that generally feels to be lazy.”

“For me it is a Must Watch but I did not expect it to be.”

Hayley says, “it's not [a Must Watch] for me personally, because it's still superheroes, but it is a good one of those.”

“It's made by people who like grizzled older men with backstories and grit. So it feels like a down to earth story, even though we're dealing with superheroes and literal aliens.”

Hayley explains that, “it really does start off as more of a buddy cop show than a superhero show.”

“I do think it gets better as you get along.”

“Give it a go even if you're not into superheroes. It still might not fully clear your bar. I still think it's too superhero heavy for me, but it is really well done.”

The first two episodes of Lanterns are available to watch on HBO Max, with a new episode every week. You can also watch on the streaming service NOW and on Sky.

You're Killing Me is a new lighthearted comedy crime caper starring Brooke Shields. Set in New England, the series is about a successful crime writer who joins forces with a podcaster to solve crimes.

Scott and Hayley both agree that this is not a Must Watch.

Scott didn’t like the depiction of the central character, “the whole premise is, oh, you know, you're so successful and the whole idea of a character is her being really successful, but at the same time, she's just a failure.”

“A lot of it is having a go at young people and the fact that they are now making podcasts. How dare they?”

He adds, “one of her best friends dies horribly.”

“She cares about eight seconds. She's like, ‘oh no, no, oh, that's sad. Anyway, I'm going to investigate’. And I'm like, ‘your friend's dead.’”

“It only makes you want to watch Only Murders in the Building rather than this.”

Hayley says, “again, this one's not for me, but unlike Lanterns, I don't think this one will be for anyone or it shouldn't be. It's not very good.”

“This show is trying to have its cake and eat it.”

Hayley adds that, “the Brooke Shields character to me is just a vehicle to complain about the youth.”

“It's just a big soup of stuff you've seen before.”

“It's trying to be lots of things while also never actually being as good as those things. I didn't like it.”

You can watch all six episodes of You're Killing Me on the streaming service U and on Channel 4.

The Terror: Devil in Silver follows Pepper, a man who is wrongfully committed to a psychiatric hospital where he has to deal with adversarial patients and doctors, as well as the supernatural.

Scott thought this was a Must Watch, but Hayley says it’s not a Must Watch.

Scott says, “I think it taps into this feeling of abandonment and isolation.”

“The people in our society, the institutions or our political state tend to ignore because they're just an inconvenience.”

“It's called The Terror and it absolutely manages to fit that description completely.”

“There's a realism throughout it in the way that people talk to each other in the scenes, even though it's supernatural.”

He adds, “I'm not normally into horror. I will be watching to the end of the series.”

Hayley says, “I thought this was fine. I think it's good enough for Halloween, but it's not a Must Watch for me.”

“I loved the first series of The Terror.”

“I do think calling your main guy, the one who gets locked up in the hospital, Pepper Coffin, is a step too far.”

“He's kind of annoying and a cliché of a loser.”

“There are some bits that are genuinely creepy.”

All three seasons of The Terror: Devil in Silver are available to watch now on Sky and the streaming service NOW.

Listen to the full reviews of all three programmes on BBC Sounds.

But before all that, why not contact Must Watch with the shows you’ve been loving, loathing or both on mustwatch@bbc.co.uk.

We used AI to transcribe and summarise our Must Watch feature. This article was then written and reviewed by a BBC journalist. More on how the BBC uses AI.