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The Blacklist – Marvin Gerard, Conclusion

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  • Title: The Blacklist – Marvin Gerard, Conclusion: Part 1 & Part 2
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Season Nine of The Blacklist concludes with a two-part finale revealing Reddington‘s (James Spader) lawyer Marvin Gerard (Fisher Stevens) to be the man behind Elizabeth Keen‘s death and the recent attempts to steal Red’s criminal empire from under him. The first episode fills in the gap explaining reasons for Gerard’s choices, mostly jealousy over Red giving away what Gerard saw as rightfully his, through a series of flashbacks while Reddington and the task force both search for the man only to get in each other’s way. The two-parter ends in typical Blacklist fashion with Red getting his revenge while still helping the show reset the status quo and, as a bonus, lay the foundation for next season’s threat.

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Halo – Unbound

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  • Title: Halo – Unbound
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Master Chief’s (Pablo Schreiber) life on the run comes to a quick end. In “Unbound,” Master Chief takes Kwan (Yerin Ha) to an old friend (Bokeem Woodbine) who escaped from the UNSC to live in an asteroid field. Leaving Kwan their at the end of the episode and returning to Dr. Halsey (Natascha McElhone) with only minimal more information about the artifact, Chief ends up back where he started except now he’s a prisoner who the UNSC cannot trust. Ending the character’s self discovery without much self discovery feels like a wasted opportunity leaving his future in doubt and abandoning Kwan’s story altogether.

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Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Children of the Comet

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  • Title: Star Trek: Strange New Worlds – Children of the Comet
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Our first real episode of seeing the crew of the Enterprise on a mission involves the crew’s attempt to divert a comet from hitting an inhabited world in the Persephone system only to discover defenses on the comet and a ship of highly-advanced aliens who worship it and refuse to let anyone alter its divine path. The episode is most notable for giving us Cadet Uhura‘s (Celia Rose Gooding) first away mission and exploring a bit of her path towards Starfleet. While not certain she’s found a permanent home in Starfleet at the beginning of the episode, she’s far more comfortable with her choices and role aboard the Enterprise by the episode’s conclusion.

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Kung Fu – Bloodline

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  • Title: Kung Fu – Bloodline
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“Deadline” offers up the unusual set of circumstances where, for however brief a period of time, Nicky (Olivia Liang) and Zhilan (Yvonne Chapman) work together in an attempt to stop an out-of-control Mia (Vanessa Yao). While that fails, Zhilan’s attempts to turn Juliette (Annie Q.) against her father are marginally more successful. However, Juliette learns the hard truth about what happens to anyone who stand up to Russell Tan (Kee Chan).

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The Hardy Boys – Conflicting Reports

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  • Title: The Hardy Boys – Conflicting Reports
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The Second Season of The Hardy Boys continues with Frank (Rohan Campbell) and Joe (Alexander Elliot) continuing to look for answers about the disappearance, and sudden reappearance of one of their classmates. The more they investigate, the more the brothers discover deception pointing to some larger and more sinister going on in the sleepy town. Joe also tries to make sense of his visions and dreams, letting Joe know where the power of the artifact has found a new home. As for the other kids, they are mainly used to keep the grown-ups busy, although “Conflicting Reports” does continue Callie‘s (Keana Lyn) troubles leading her to look for help in the only place left to her.

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