Alan Rapp

Darth Vader #16

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Darth Vader #16 comic reviewThe battle for Mon Cala continues in Darth Vader #16 as the Dark Lord of the Sith and his inquisitors search for the Jedi Barr and his followers. Meanwhile, despite grinding out victories over the locals, Tarkin grows weary at the cost the Mon Cala resistance is having on the Empire and enlists Vader to help which will leave the troopers and Inquisitors at the mercy of Barr who still has a trick or two up his sleeve.

The issue features a few flashbacks to Barr enlisting followers to his side from those personally hurt by the Empire. While none of these are that detailed we do see a certain cold (almost Sith-like) logic to bending followers and their angry and hurt to his will.

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Supergirl – Shelter from the Storm

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  • Title: Supergirl – Shelter from the Storm
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Supergirl - Shelter from the Storm TV review

“Shelter from the Storm” proves to be a pretty anti-climactic end to the Reign (Odette Annable) saga as the now triple-powered super-villain goes looking for Ruby (Emma Tremblay) who Lena (Katie McGrath has hidden. Eventually Reign finds the daughter of her human half, with plans to kill Ruby and vanquish Sam. Only with help form both Lena and Mon-El (Chris Wood), and advice from M’yrnn (Carl Lumbly) – in a subplot that feels particularly shoehorned in, is Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) able to halt her path. With Reign defeated, at least for now, it looks like the remainder of the season will deal with carnage and fallout she caused including turning Lena and Supergirl against each other.

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Deception – The Unseen Hand

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  • Title: Deception – The Unseen Hand
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Deception - The Unseen Hand television review

The death of an Internet conspiracy theorist (Danny Mastrogiorgio) leads the FBI to uncover the true existence of a secret society. While the car bombing itself doesn’t hold any mysteries for the Deception team, the Amazing Cameron Black (Jack Cutmore-Scott) discovers that the society is connected to his grandfather’s past, and the team’s unorthodox methods do come in handy when nabbing the killer. Over the course of the investigation, Cameron also encounters a kindred spirit in the dead man’s daughter (Meghann Fahy) who he bonds with over growing up with difficult father figures.

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Hawaii Five-0 – Kōpī wale nō i ka i’a a ‘eu nō ka ilo

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  • Title: Hawaii Five-0 – Kōpī wale nō i ka i’a a ‘eu nō ka ilo
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Hawaii Five-0 - Kōpī wale nō i ka i'a a 'eu nō ka ilo television review

Over the years Hawaii Five-0 has provided several episodes sending McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin), and occasionally the rest of the Five-0 team, out of Hawaii and into more military-style adventures. The penultimate episode of the show’s rocky Eight Season follows this formula as McGarrett hitches a ride with Junior (Beulah Koale) and his SEAL team after learning their mission could involving finding Joe White (Terry O’Quinn). Not all that subtly, the episode mirrors the McGarret/White relationship with that of McGarrett and Junior. We also get flashbacks to a younger McGarrett on Joe White’s team, and the lengths Steve’s mentor went to keep him alive. Although its unclear if the team was successful in their primary mission of killing their target, McGarrett does get his man and brings him home.

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