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Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Infiltration / Extraction

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch - Infiltration / Extraction

Now with Omega (Michelle Ang) and Crosshair (Dee Bradley Baker) back in the fold, Star Wars: The Bad Batch turns its attention to working the other clones back into the larger story. After capturing one of the new clone assassins targeting both senators and searching for Omega, Rex (Baker) and his team contact Hunter (Baker) unknowingly putting them in danger of another assassin. While “Infiltration” lays the foundation of the episode and brings the characters together, “Extraction” centers around the heroes racing to stay one-step ahead of the Imperials on their trail. The episodes are solid, but not without some head-scratching moments in terms of the logic given events already laid out for the show.

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Zorro – Unmasked

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Zorro - Unmasked

The penultimate episode of the season centers around the secret cult of the Bear Clan giving Diego (Miguel Bernardeau) one-month to kill Monasterio (Emiliano Zurita) who stands in the way of their plans for California. During this period, the newly married Lolita (Renata Notni) confronts Diego who not only confesses he is Zorro but enlists Lolita’s help in identifying other members of the clan as well. Those they find meet just at the end of Zorro’s sword and in the pit with Nah-Lin (Dalia Xiuhcoatl).

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – The Naval Treaty

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Naval Treaty

Sherlock Saturday takes us back to 221 B Baker Street and the Granada Television’s faithful adaptations of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. A letter from Percy Phelps (David Gwillim), an old schoolmate of Watson (David Burke), leads Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) to investigate the theft of secret naval treaty has been stolen from his office at the Foreign Office. The theft has left him in a state of ill-health for several weeks convalescing at home with his fiancée (Alison Skilbeck) and her brother (Gareth Thomas) at a loss as to what happened to the plans or how to salvage his reputation.

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Bob’s Burgers – Jade in the Shade

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Bob's Burgers - Jade in the Shade

While the rest of the family stays at the restaurant for an unexpected contest between street performers, “Jade in the Shade” gives us a main story featuring Linda (John Roberts) and Louise (Kristen Schaal) searching for treasure in an episode that makes callbacks to The Bob’s Burgers Movie. While touring an old timey hotel’s celebration of its bootlegger past, Louise becomes obsessed with the legend of hidden treasure. Just wanting to spend some time with her daughter, Louise gets roped into the escapade that take them to the the under-pier.

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Shōgun – Servants of Two Masters

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Shōgun - Servants of Two Masters

With his impeachment all but assured, Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) uses John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis) as a wedge to divide the lords planning on his removal by pitting the Christian and non-Christian sects against each other. During his stay in prison, Blackthorne learns a bit about the local politics from a priest (Joaquim de Almeida) coming to understand, at least in some small part, value he could provide to Toranaga whose plans not to kill the heretic have already born fruit.

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