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Alex Rider – Threats

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  • Title: Alex Rider – Threats
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“Threats” works to set up the final three episodes of the series. Reunited with Kyra (Marli Siu), Alex (Otto Farrant) enlists the help of the hacker to make sense of what is hidden on the advanced copy of the video game he was able to steal from Damian Cray (Toby Stephens). Unfortunately, for any real answers, she’ll need to return the game back to where it was created. Confirming that our teen spy is on his own, Blunt (Stephen Dillane) calls Alex in and orders him to stop everything he’s doing. Which, we know, isn’t something Alex Rider will agree to.

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Survivor Series 2021

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  • Title: Survivor Series 2021
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One of WWE’s longest running PPV events, the 2021 edition of the Survivor Series included only a two traditional Survivor Series elimination matches, both won by Team Raw for “brand supremacy.” One of the challenges with the concept, is you end up with series of standalone matches that didn’t fit into existing storylines on either show for a one-night brand vs. brand event. While the structure of the elimination tag forcing enemies to work together for one night allows for some different stories, if you don’t have those kind of matches the night falls mostly flat.

The entire event was overshadowed by a celebration of The Rock, who doesn’t even show up despite the glut of video packages and mentions, and a bizarre tie-in to the former Superstar’s new movie on Netflix involving the theft of a golden egg backstage. There’s also a soul-crushingly long Battle Royale putting over the least athletic Superstar on the roster while honoring The Rock… and was also promoted by Pizza Hut? God help us. 

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Leverage: Redemption – The Hurricane Job

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  • Title: Leverage: Redemption – The Hurricane Job
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Stranded at an island inn during storm, which has been taken over by a group of dirty cops searching for a cell phone, Eliot (Christian Kane) and Parker (Beth Riesgraf) need to work with Maria (Andrea Navedo) to uncover the truth of what the cops are really after, find it first, and save the hotel employees. Cut off from any support, in the middle of a hurricane, it doesn’t take the trio long to find a rhythm (and even soften Parker’s stance on Eliot’s new girlfriend) during scenes of characters getting rained on non-stop whenever one steps outside of the inn. Sophie (Gina Bellman) and Harry (Noah Wyle) provide back-up via a ham radio, with the later also making a save at a local hospital with a few nods to Wyle’s previous role on ER.

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Moon Knight #6

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Marc Spector has been betrayed and left beaten and bloody by Zodiac. The Midnight Mission is in shambles. However, back-up arrives from an unexpected source in his “brother,” the other Fist of Khonshu, Hunter’s Moon. Much of the issue takes place after the rescue of Hunter’s Moon allowing Moon Knight time to heal and the new friend to explain a bit about his backstory.

Zodiac remains at large as the issue comes to a close with Spector beginning to heal and put his life back together. It seems both Zodiac and Hunter’s Moon have plans for Moon Knight, whether he likes them or not. Will he fall as Zodiac hopes? Return to Khonshu’s fold as Hunter’s Moon desires? Or continue to carve out his own path? Only time will tell.

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