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X-Men ’97 – To Me, My X-Men / Mutant Liberation Begins

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X-Men '97 - To Me, My X-Men / Mutant Liberation Begins

Resurrecting the 90s X-Men cartoon, X-Men ’97 returns much of its voice cast and core characters to continue its storylines following the death of Charles Xavier. There’s quite a bit to praise in the opening two episodes of the series. As a huge fan of Cyclops (Ray Chase), I’ll start with the much maligned X-Men’s field leader who gets to kick a serious amount of butt stopping a terrorist group known as the Friends of Humanity who are kidnapping mutants and have access to Sentinel technology. A character Fox struggled with in various live-action adaptations is given a great showcase here. Cyclops is also navigating a world without his mentor one the eve of the birth of his son both of which alter his role towards the rest of the X-Men.

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Shōgun – Tomorrow is Tomorrow

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Shōgun - Tomorrow is Tomorrow

“Tomorrow is Tomorrow” accomplishes two major tasks. The first is Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada), John Blackthorne (Cosmo Jarvis), and Mariko (Anna Sawai) and out of the clutches of those who want both Toranaga and Blackthorne dead. The second is it provides multiple opportunities for both Toranaga and Blackthorne to get a measure of each other. Blackthorne discovers the cunning of his rescuer/captor in getting out of Osaka while leaving his enemies at an empass unable to move forward with their plans without his presence. Toranaga gets a measure of the pilot who puts his own life on the line rather than be left behind. As so a friendship begins between the pair with Mariko cemented as the bridge between them.

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Adventures of Superman – The Case of the Talkative Dummy

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Adventures of Superman - The Case of the Talkative Dummy

Superman Sunday takes us back to the 1950s and a strange visitor from another planet who came to Earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of mortal men. What do a ventriloquist dummy and the theft of armored cars have in common? That’s what Clark Kent (George Reeves) and Lois Lane (Phyllis Coates) investigate. After taking Jim Olson (Jack Larson) out for a treat on his birthday all three employees of The Daily Planet make a connection between a ventriloquist’s dummy talking on its own with the time and location of an armored car robbery. 

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Delicious in Dungeon – Tentacles/Stew

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Delicious in Dungeon - Tentacles/Stew

While worrying about the wounded Marcille (Emily Rudd) the party gets an unexpected reunion when another party, with their former associate Namari (Akira Miki) as guide, comes across their path. Through Namari’s eyes we see how the party has changed since his departure as their old friend is introduced to one of the party’s celebratory feast after the successfully defeat a tentacle monster. Namari also helps Senshi (SungWon Cho) defeat the Undine that bested the party in the last episode.

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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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