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Kung Fu – The Compass

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  • Title: Kung Fu – The Compass
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Learning that Henry (Eddie Liu) has gotten in trouble in Iceland and is on the run from a mercenary (Josh Blacker) in Bangkok, Nicky (Olivia Liang) calls in help from old beau Evan (Gavin Stenhouse), current beau Bo (Ben Levin), and even Razor (Donald Sales) to find her ex before his trouble catches up with him. After their reunion, Nicky helps Henry look into the compass, the missing loadstone, and the mystery it unlocks (which it turns out is linked to Henry in ways he never understood). The compass story feels more than a little rushed, balancing a magical quest, destiny, and unresolved romantic questions all at once.

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Monster High: The Movie

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  • Title: Monster High: The Movie
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Based on the 2010 doll franchise that’s spawned various web-series, novels, and video games made over the years, Monster High: The Movie introduces us to half-human Clawdeen Wolf (Miia Harris) who after being sheltered in the human world is now a Freshman at Monster High where she must hide her human heritage or face expulsion which becomes more difficult when her monster side begins disappearing during times of stress.

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The Peripheral – Empathy Bonus

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  • Title: The Peripheral – Empathy Bonus
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While Burton (Jack Reynor)  and his soldier buddies deal with the mercenaries and the fallout of their attack on the house, Flynne Fisher (Chloë Grace Moretz) returns to virtual reality for answers meeting the fixer Wilf Netherton (Gary Carr) and his boss who need Flynne’s help in finding the missing Aelita West (Charlotte Riley). The episode continues to be intentionally cagey with the reasons for why Aelita is needed and why Flynn needs to be the one to find her in ways that feel more for the audience’s benefit than for legitimate story reasons (as a more straightforward approach would likely have been quicker to earn her trust).

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Tales of the Jedi

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  • Title: Tales of the Jedi
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Set during the era of the prequel trilogy, Tales of the Jedi offers six animated shorts delving into the pasts of fan-favorite Star Wars characters. The anthology centers around two characters in particular with three episodes each dealing with Ahsoka Tano (Ashley Eckstein) and Count Dooku (Corey Burton) during the times when both were members of the Jedi Order.

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Stargirl – Infinity Inc.

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  • Title: Stargirl – Chapter Seven: Infinity Inc. Part One & Chapter Eight: Infinity Inc. Part Two
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Although part of the two-part episode deals with the JSA taking down the cameras spread across the city, the death of the Gambler (Eric Goins) is put on hold for a couple of weeks while Stargirl picks up the threads of Jennie (Ysa Penarejo), her brother Todd (Tim Gabriel), the corruption of the Green Lantern’s ring, and a return to the Shadowlands. Although the others get dressed up in taking out the cameras, and Sylvester‘s (Joel McHale) voice is heard over internal comms, we don’t get an appearance by either Starman or Stargirl. Although Courtney (Brec Bassinger) never suits up in the story, she proves to be the hero needed to save both Jennie and Todd while working past her recent self-doubt.

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