Alan Rapp

Rick and Morty – The Complete Sixth Season

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  • Title: Rick and Morty – Season 6
  • wiki: link

The Sixth Season of Rick and Morty offered more wacky adventures for Rick (Justin Roiland) and Morty (Justin Roiland). While there are several good episodes in the ten episode run, for me the highlight has to be the the completely insane “Full Meta Jackrick” which offers the return of Story Lord (Paul Giamatti) in one of the most Rick and Morty episodes of Rick and Morty.

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True Lies – Independent Dependents

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  • Title: True Lies – Independent Dependents
  • IMDb: link

In an episode centered around the team attempting to save hostages from terrorists who have taken control of a weapons manufacturing plant, the focus of both the A & B plots involves characters resistant to asking for help needing help. Of course the framework is more than a bit forced when neither situation were setup prior to this episode as suddenly Harry (Steve Howey) apparently doesn’t ask for help and the other pairing involves Gib (Omar Benson Miller) and a character created solely for this episode. Despite the hostage situation, the late twist involving deadly nerve gas secretly created by the company, and Harry being temporarily blinded, nothing about the episode is at all memorable.

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R(eally).M(eh). Renfield

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  • Title: Renfield
  • IMDb: link

Renfield, which puts Dracula‘s (Nicolas Cage) long-suffering familiar R. M. Renfield (Nicholas Hoult) in the starring role, is a clever concept and about half a good movie. Playing on themes of codependency, unhealthy relationships, and being stuck with the worst boss ever, the film gives us Renfield in a support group, struggling with Dracula’s demands, and beginning to find the courage to stick up for himself after meeting a local cop (Awkwafina) in a police force so corrupt it makes the GCPD look respectable.

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The Mandalorians – Guns for Hire / The Spies

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  • Title: The Mandalorian – Chapter 22: Guns for Hire / Chapter 23: The Spies
  • wiki: link, link

The two episode building to the season finale focus on bringing the Mandalorian tribes back together and the return to their homeworld. Well, that is except for another side quest that takes up 90% of “Guns for Hire,” but at least this one involves our main character. Feeling like a mix of world building and rehash of previously defeated villains, with some odd Asimov-ish droid plot thrown in, neither episode is bad but neither really focuses on either the characters or the plot offering something new. That’s not to say there aren’t enjoyable moments, such as Grogu thoroughly enjoying his new murderous mode of transportation (which also allows him to more easily communicate to the other characters).

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