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Foundation – When a Book Finds You / The Stress of Her Regard

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  • Title: Foundation – When a Book Finds You / The Stress of Her Regard
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As the Mule‘s (Pilou Asbæk) influence on Kalgan continues to grow, something which Han Pritcher (Brandon P Bell) gets a glimpse of for himself, “When a Book Finds You” and “The Stress of Her Regard” develop the partnership between Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell) and Brother Dawn (Cassian Bilton). Flashbacks explore how their conversations began while the current crisis forces Dawn into a difficult decision heading into a cliffhanger with not one but two Cleons abandoning their posts as Demerzel‘s (Laura Birn) actions to end his his problematic romance to a woman who worships robots which in turn forces Brother Day (Lee Pace) to leave the palace as well. As one heads to the stars to a future he can’t fathom, the other dives deep into the planet in search of  something lost.

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The Librarians – And the House of Cards

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  • Title: The Librarians: The Next Chapter – And the House of Cards
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Coming back from the retrieval of an artifact, Lysa (Olivia Morris), Charlie (Jessica Green), and Connor (Bluey Robinson) find themselves redirected through the Door to a classic Agatha Christie mansion where a party, and series of murders, are underway. The Christie trappings, the importance of the tarot card reading (both in the real world and inside the prison), and the absence of Vikram Chamberlain (Callum McGowan), forcing them to work through the mystery themselves without the knowledge of their Librarian, are a some fun pieces to one of the season’s more memorable episodes.

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Nine Puzzles – Episodes 1 & 2

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  • Title: Nine Puzzles – Episodes 1 & 2
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The South Korean mystery thriller introduces us to Yoon E-na (Kim Da-mi), a high school student who walks into her home just minutes after her uncle has been killed. Traumatized by events, and unable to recall anything helpful about that night, young detective Kim Han-saem (Son Suk-ku) assumes she is responsible for the crime. One decade later, with E-Na now working as a profiler for the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency a new murder occurs which will further tie the two together, first because E-Na discovers the body and second because it occurs shortly after she was delivered an unusual puzzle piece delivered to the house just like the one left at the scene of her uncle’s murder.

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Bob’s Burgers – Don’t Worry, Be Hoopy

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  • Title: Bob’s Burgers – Don’t Worry, Be Hoopy
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After a surprising showing in the school’s free-throw contest, Tina (Dan Mintz) begins to feel the pressure of performing in the County Finals in front of a crowd. While exploring Tina’s anxiety, “Don’t Worry, Be Hoopy” also explores the anxiety of both Bob (H. Jon Benjamin) and Linda (John Roberts) who both give their daughter some questionable advice blaming themselves when Tina is late to show up for the contest (unaware she was so freaked out already she barely paid either of them any mind). While I think the episode may have missed an opportunity to work Louise (Kristen Schaal) and Gene (Eugene Mirman) into a vignette (possibly related to betting on Tina’s performance), the episode offers a nice moral for Tina in overcoming her fears and also reminding us that parents do their best but ultimately its the kid who has to eventually stand up on their own.

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Fantastic Four – The Silver Surfer and the Coming of Galactus

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  • Title: Fantastic Four: The Animated Series – The Silver Surfer and the Coming of Galactus (Part 1 and 2)
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Airing in October of 1994, the two-part episode “The Silver Surfer and the Coming of Galactus” stays close to the original story from Fantastic Four #48-50 in which the Watcher (Allan Oppenheimer) warns the Fantastic Four of a coming danger but is unable to stop the Silver Surfer (Robin Sachs) from finding Earth and summoning his master. As in the comic, after an initial skirmish with the Fantastic Four, the Surfer discovers a bit about humanity through his interactions with Alicia Masters (Pauline Lomas) while the Watcher guides Johnny Storm () to the only known weapon in the universe that could turn away Galactus (Tony Jay) and force him to spare Earth.

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