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Legacies – Everything That Can Be Lost May Also Be Found

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Legacies pulls in several familiar faces from The Originals as Hope’s (Danielle Rose Russell) family makes a concerted effort to reach her humanity. Rebekah (Claire Holt), Marcel (Charles Michael Davis), Kol (Nathaniel Buzolic), and Freya (Riley Voelkel) are all brought back as is the Michaelson family home in New Orleans where the distribution of her father’s ashes becomes the key to giving Hope’s humanity a fighting chance at retaking her body. Fans of The Originals should enjoy the reunions, although I was half-expecting them to find a way to work in the characters who didn’t make it through the show in one form or another. While the episode ends with her humanity restored, her darker self isn’t gone completely suggesting a new status quo for the character moving forward.

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Cleopatra in Space – Double

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“Double” offers the reveal of Octavian‘s spy within P.Y.R.A.M.I.D. to be Zaid (Xolo Maridueña) and the introduction of a robot that can take the form of any person Cleopatra (Lilimar) knows. The episode is a comedy of errors as it is primarily focused on the robot doppelganger attempting to get Cleo alone while taking on the form of different members of the school, but whose odd behavior only makes Cleo more suspicious that something is wrong with everyone. The reveal of Zaid as a spy has some nuance as we learn he was forced into the role under threats to his family, although there will still be repercussions for his actions.

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The Endgame – Sleepover

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  • Title: The Endgame – Sleepover
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Elena Federova’s (Morena Baccarin) machinations grind to a halt as a former CIA black ops agent attacks Fort Totten before Snow White gets around to implement its plans for the last man in the photo connected with the bombing of Federova’s family. Survival, rather than revenge, becomes the theme of the show for an episode. Trouble comes for Sergey (Costa Ronin) and Owen Turner (Kamal Angelo Bolden) in the prison as well when a fire scare leads to a prison riot and an attempt on Sergey’s life that is averted by leaves the pair with a new problem just days before putting their plan in motion.

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The Wheel of Time – Leavetaking

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  • Title: The Wheel of Time – Leavetaking
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Adapted from the fantasy series of the same name by Robert Jordan, the first episode of The Wheel of Time introduces us to several characters including Moiraine Damodred (Rosamund Pike) and Lan Mandragoran (Daniel Henney) who are seeking the prophesied reincarnation of one capable of saving or destroying the world. Their search takes them to a village in the mountains, but they aren’t the only ones seeking to find the reborn Dragon who has just come of age and may soon come into power. Mostly set-up to a world that isn’t all that well described (perhaps believing only fans of Jordan’s books will seek out the series), “Leavetaking” is notable for the extended battle sequence near the end of the episode as Two Rivers is invaded by a legion of monsters.

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Moon Knight – The Friendly Type

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  • Title: Moon Knight – The Friendly Type
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Although it doesn’t stay with the idea for more than a few minutes, the third episode has some fun reversing the framing of the episodes from what has come before. Now we see Marc Spector (Oscar Isaac) jumping into reality not understanding what events have occurred in his absence as Steven, or someone else, has taken control. This provides some of the most fun of an episode that otherwise seems to get a little lost on the way of continuing to advance the plot. Arthur Harrow (Ethan Hawke) continues to dig in the desert to find Ammit. Rather than find and stop him our hero and his god decide to confront the other Egyptian gods without proof (other than, you know, the villain digging in the desert in the exact spot doing exactly what he’s accused of).

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