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Star Wars #14

/ / Comics

Star Wars #14The second-half of Ensign Nanda‘s five days with Darth Vader on a secret mission of revenge concludes with Vader collecting Tag Rogaren from the asteroid fields of Alderaan and swiftly dealing with the elite Stormtroopers who decide they’d rather turn in the man for a bounty than see him returned to the Empire.

The final piece of the puzzle locks into place when Vader and Nanda head to Bircher‘s homeworld and discover the traitor’s connection to Mon Mothma whose family home the Dark Lord of the Sith obliterates from low orbit with Nanda as the only silent witness to his actions.

I’m sorry to see what has been the best arc of the series so far come to and end. Although Nanda survives her two days with the most dangerous man in the known universe, and even gets what was promised to her, we see how the emotional scars left from the five days will last a lifetime. Best of the Week.

[Dark Horse, $2.99]

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Sherlock – The Complete Third Season

/ / Home Video
  • Title: Sherlock – Series Three
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Sherlock - The Complete Third SeasonSherlock Holmes‘ (Benedict Cumberbatch) return from the dead, the marriage of John Watson (Martin Freeman) to Mary (Amanda Abbington), and a new evil enemy in Charles Augustus Magnussen (Lars Mikkelsen) at the three major storylines to dominate the show’s Third Season. The season’s first episode deals primarily with Holmes attempting to repair his relationship with Watson as he returns to London to stop a terrorist attack. It’s the season’s middle episode, however which is the real standout not only for the humor that is offered by Watson’s wedding (and bachelor party), but also because its the only episode that centers on a real mystery.

Sadly the season ends on a down note with the weakest episode of the series to date involving a twist for Mary and a new adversary who actually is proven smarter than Holmes. Ending on a cliffhanger by teasing the possibility of a return of Moriarty (Andrew Scott) from the dead for as well, the Third Season is a bit of a mixed bag containing only a couple of short featurettes on Sherlock’s return and the villains of the series.

[BBC Home Entertainment, DVD $29.98 / Blu-ray $39.98]

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Kate Mara heats up GQ

/ / Books & Magazines

Kate Mara - GQ (March 2014)

Helping promote the return of House of Cards to Netflix, actress Kate Mara can be found in March issue of GQ for both an interview and photo shoot. In her interview Mara discusses the how serious her family takes NY Giant football games, the new season of House of Cards, the Rooney “Tricia,” and working on Transcendence with Johnny Depp, You can find the pics inside.

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Atlantis – Touched by the Gods (Part 2)

/ / Television Reviews
  • Title: Atlantis – Touched by the Gods (Part 2)
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Atlantis - Touched by the Gods (Part 2)

Despite teasing major changes leading into next season, the second-half of Atlantis‘ First Season finale returns all of the chess pieces back to their starting position – with only one major change. After rescuing Ariadne (Aiysha Hart) with the help of Ramos (Joe Dixon), who gives his life to save the princess, Jason (Jack Donnelly), Pythagoras (Robert Emms), Hercules (Mark Addy), and Ariadne and head to a leper colony hidden in the Silver Mines of Pangeon in the Mountains of Galena where the Oracle (Juliet Stevenson) believes they will be safe. There the audience will learn more about Jason’s parentage, although the hero himself maintains blissful ignorance of the identity of the man (John Hannah) who helps him or the fact that his mother is the current Queen of Atlantis.

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