STACK NZ Nov #79

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On a mission from God PREACHER: SEASON ONE

The etiquette of war OUTLANDER: COMPLETE SECOND SEASON

Release Date: 09/11/16

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Seth Rogen’s comicbook cool has never been in doubt, but he and his regular writing partner Evan Goldberg have surpassed all expectations with this hilariously dark adaptation of Garth Ennis and Steve Dillon’s graphic novels. The Texan preacher of the title is Jesse Custer (Dominic Cooper), a former bank robber who has taken up his late father’s calling in a belated bid for redemption. However, his faith is tested when he unexpectedly receives – he assumes that’s it’s from God but is it? – the power to compel anybody to do anything he says. Also along for the

Oops, we spilled some Doctor Who into our historical drama. Not to worry, for it worked a treat. Outlander , based on Diana Gabaldon’s novels, is one of those rare shows that captivates people of any age (our mum even has a mad crush on Jamie: “I wouldn’t mind having known him when I was 21 or so.”). This second season sees our time travelling heroine in an increasingly bigger pickle; beyond the issues back in 1700s Paris and trying to infiltrate the Jacobite uprising, there’s the return of the despicable Randall and the Battle of Culloden to

ride are his badass former girlfriend Tulip (Ruth Negga), who wants him to return to a life of crime, and an Irish vampire named Cassidy (Joseph Gilgun), along with assorted creatures from Heaven and Hell. One of the year’s best new TV shows. John Ferguson

deal with. Then there’s the more complicated stuff, like making sure that your husband from your own time actually gets to be born someday and explaining how you’re pregnant to another man. “But it was hundreds of years ago, honey, honest!” AF

A dance with dragons GAMES OF THRONES: SEASON 6

Rise of the Sun King Versailles: Complete Series One

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Release Date: 05/10/16

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After six years, winter has finally arrived and the show has overtaken the books. Throners are in uncharted territory now – anything can happen and anyone can die. The season five cliffhanger left one big question dangling: is Jon Snow really dead, and will the Red Woman resurrect him? Elsewhere, religious fanatics continue to hold the balance of power in King’s Landing while Cersei plots to overthrow the High Sparrow, and over in Braavos, Arya discovers what a girl must do to reclaim her sight in the service of the Many-faced God. Daenerys finds herself back in the

This lavish British-French-Canadian production could easily be seen as the Gallic Tudors, and although the French monarch here, Louis XIV, didn’t have quite as many wives as Henry VIII, he had an equally colourful life by all accounts. The focus is on the eponymous royal chateau, which the young king (played by former Vikings star George Blagden) is determined to transform into Europe's most magnificent palace. However, his nobles are restless, with a number of them actively plotting to overthrow him. He also has a love/hate relationship with his gay

company of the Dothraki and learns what happens to a former Khaleesi, and Bran, having now become the three-eyed raven, takes a trip back into the past, where intriguing insights into the nature of the White Walkers and Jon Snow’s lineage are revealed. The best GoT season to date. SH

brother Philippe (Alexander Vlahos), whose wife is one of the king’s many mistresses. All this makes for a juicy historical romp – and the fact that the Sun King ruled for more than 70 years means there's plenty of material for future seasons. JF

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