Alan Rapp

Elementary – One Percent Solution

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  • Title: Elementary – One Percent Solution
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“I don’t let murderers go free. It’s probably the only non-negotiable thing about me.”

Elementary - One Percent Solution

A restaurant bomb killing three people and injuring several others including government agents and banking executives brings Lestrade (Sean Pertwee), who now works as the banking company’s “security czar,” to New York along with his perky new assistant (Sarah Goldberg). Forced to work with the man who took credit for much of the consulting detectives’ own work in London, Sherlock Holmes (Jonny Lee Miller) bears down on the case while doing his best to ignore his old friend.

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Beware the Batman – Shadows of Gotham

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  • Title: Beware the Batman – Shadows of Gotham
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Beware The Batman - Shadows of GothamCollecting the 13 episode run of Beware the Batman (including the final two episodes which which never aired on Cartoon Network), the CGI-version of the Dark Knight Detective’s early adventures featuring a more formidable Alfred (JB Blanc) and Katana (Sumalee Montano) as Batman‘s (Anthony Ruivivar) sidekick has been on indefinite hiatus since mid-October and its return (despite entitling the home video set “Part 1”) seems to becoming less and less likely.

Despite some shaky beginnings, including too many appearances by D-list villains such as Professor Pyg (Brian George) and Mr. Toad (Udo Kier), Humpty Dumpty, Magpie (Grey DeLisle), and an unnecessary retelling of Metamorpho (Adam Baldwin) origin story, the show was just beginning to find its feet as Katana was growing into her role as Batman’s partner and the show was focusing more and more on the League of Assassins as it winds up its initial 13 episode run ending with a cliffhanger, arguably the show’s best episode, the network chose never to air.

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The Table Polarization

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  • Title: The Big Bang Theory – The Table Polarization
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The Table Polarization

Playing on a well-established theme of Sheldon‘s (Jim Parsons) disapproval of all change, Leonard‘s (Johnny Galecki) decision to defy his roommate and buy a dining room table leads to consequences for everyone involved including Amy (Mayim Bialik) who, taking a page from Penny (Kaley Cuoco) subtly steering Leonard to do what she wants, seizes the opportunity to try and get closer to her boyfriend.

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #8

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #8The Rat King is one of my least favorite Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles villains but the latest issue of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures does what it can with the villain and also returns Monkey Brains whose attempts to control the rodent-controlling madman who stuck his mind in the body of chimp have unintended side effects when he accidentally gives the Rat King even greater control of New York’s rat population allowing him to gather them all together to form a giant monster swarm of destruction.

If that sounds kinda gross it’s because it is, but Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: New Animated Adventures #8 also begins to further develop April O’Neil‘s unique sensibilities which prove instrumental in helping defeat the villain.

Those who are more fond of the Rat King than I am are likely to enjoy the issue more than I did, but even so there’s enough here in terms of character interaction and developing ongoing plots which I felt helped the comic work despite focusing on a villain I don’t much care for. For fans.

[IDW, $3.99]

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