2022: Year In Review

Final blog of the year and fittingly enough, it's one where I run down some of the shows that piqued my interest. 

Without further ado, here goes. It's not in a specific order and yes, there are some shows that didn't make my list because I didn't like them or watch them, lol.

House Of The Dragon (HBO): Easily my favourite show of the year. This prequel series breathed some old life into George RR Martin's ongoing Fire & Ice saga.

American Horror Story: NYC (FX): This season might have shamelessly ripped off Cruising with a side order of Angels In America but it also delivered one of the best seasons in it's eleven year run.

The White Lotus (HBO): Moving from Hawaii to Sicily certainly proved this series wasn't a flash in a pan with this season proving to be even better than the first one. 

Stranger Things (Netflix): The fourth season saw the gang going up against Vecna and delivered their best season yet. 

Interview With The Vampire (AMC): A beautiful retelling of the classic book/movie, which managed to up the gay content and then some. 

Pam & Tommy (Hulu): Lily James and Sebastian Stan both  delivered with their performances as the consequences of a sex tape played out for the world.

Doctor Who (BBC1): Specifically The Power Of The Doctor. An excellent bit of fanservice to end Jodie Whittaker's era while providing a nice lead in the 60th anniversary specials for 2023.

The Boys (Amazon): The Twitter memes might be exhausted at this point but this show delivered a hell of a third season, especially with Soldier Boy and the Herogasm episode. 

Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story (Netflix): Evan Peters. That's all I'm saying. Give the man his Emmy already. 

Chucky (SyFy): A bunch of killer dolls, a Catholic school, a murder mystery, a meeting of survivors both past and present and a very bloody Christmas finale made this second season a must see.

Only Murders In The Building (Hulu): Our intrepid trio of podcasters back for a second season solving the murder of their landlady with Paul Rudd providing a hook for the third season.

Wednesday (Netflix): Another gothic treat from Netflix with Jenna Ortega providing a new spin on the deadly but cynical teenager.

The Sandman (Netflix): This gorgeously gothic fantasy series might have taken a long time to make it to live action but the wait was definitely worth it.

Doom Patrol (HBO Max): Immortus might be taking their time to rise but this season has hit it's stride with the groups dynamic and a potential romance between Negative Man and Mister 104.

Legends Of Tomorrow (CW): Alas, the show ended on a cliffhanger never to be resolved but those last few episodes were nothing short of enjoyable, especially for Gwyn Davies.

Superman & Lois (CW): Not quite as impressive as the first season but the use of Bizarro world was a highlight throughout the season.

Peacemaker (HBO Max): I wasn't expecting a show with one of the most annoying characters from The Suicide Squad to be so good but both John Cena and James Gunn really delivered with this one.

Titans (HBO Max): This show has always been a mixed bag but this season has surprisingly stepped things up with the Brother Blood and Mother Mayhem storyline.

Big Boys (Channel 4): This lovely coming of age series focusing on the friendship of a gay man and his straight best friend provided plenty of laughs and some rather heartfelt moments.

Derry Girls (Channel 4): The third series of this Northern Irish show ended with the Agreement and in between that saw our leading girls grow up as they headed into the big world. Oh and Liam Neeson too.

Neighbours (Channel 5): The only soap highlight with a jam packed final episode, only for Amazon to pick up the show a few months later.

Wreck (BBC3): A nautical horror slasher on a cruise liner and several LGBT leads. BBC3 really justified their terrestrial return with this one.

Welcome To Chippendales (Hulu): Although yet to finish up, this series focusing on the rise and fall of the Chippendales creator has been an interesting one nonetheless. 

Ms. Marvel (Disney+): 2022 wasn't a great year for the MCU on streaming but this show was probably the best of a mixed bunch.

Some honourable mentions also would be Bridgerton, Love Victor, Harley Quinn, Werewolf By Night, The Gilded Age and The Watcher.

Yes, there are some omissions from the list but this year had a lot of shows to watch and by the looks of it, so will next year.