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Phineas and Ferb – Tropey McTropeFace

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Tropey McTropeFace may be one of the weakest inventions ever  created by Phineas (Vincent Martella) and Ferb (David Errigo Jr.), although it does take on a life of its own which becomes the running gag for the episode. The giant golden zoetrope rolls away from the kids to discover a new life and, whether through fate or accident, be in the right place at the right time to avert disasters over and over again. With at least some minimal sentience, it also struggles to find its way back to the Ferris Wheel it falls for while breaking up the plans of Doofenshmirtz (Dan Povenmire) to turn things (momentarily) sideways. Yeah, not his best plan. It’s a fun, if lightweight, adventure.

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Ballard – Haystacks

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  • Title: Ballard – Haystacks
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While continuing to piss-off others within the department, Ballard (Maggie Q) makes headway on the case of the dead cleaning woman (stepping on the toes of the detective not paying attention to the case) which she closes by tracking down the homeless man who shot her earning a small victory and uncovering evidence of a police cover-up. In terms of the other linked cases, the leading suspect in the death of the councilman’s (Noah Bean) sister is ruled out for his airtight alibi for the second murder. However, Ballard poking around that case does lead her to receive a visit from Harry Bosch (Titus Welliver) who offers a few words of advice and teases more potential help further down the line. It’s an incrimental step to solving the larger mysteries at play, but a solid step nonetheless.

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Foundation – Shadows in the Math

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  • Title: Foundation – Shadows in the Math
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“Shadows in the Math” opens with a narrated montage filling in some of the history of the Second Foundation by showcasing Hari Seldon (Jared Harris) and Gaal Dornick (Lou Llobell) awoken from cryosleep for a few weeks at a time teaching Psychohistory to the generations of the hidden Foundation, working to help the Foundation grow and weaken the Empire, and preparing them to fight the Mule (making another huge divergence to the original source material where Seldon’s original calculations didn’t account for unpredictable mutations like the Mule pulling the ebb of history so far off his predicted path). Eventually, Seldon chooses to stay awake at longer intervals to keep things on track prior to his death before the show bounces back to the “present” and the time of the Mule (Pilou Asbæk).

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Ironheart – We in Danger, Girl / Bad Magic

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  • Title: Ironheart – We in Danger, Girl / Bad Magic
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“We in Danger, Girl” and “Bad Magic” are where Riri Williams‘ (Dominique Thorne) life takes a turn. More interested in investigating the Hood‘s (Anthony Ramos) than doing her part in the next heist, for no real reason other than curiosity, Riri nearly botches another robbery and her actions not only cause to be killed (Manny Montana) but also throw the life of Joe (Alden Ehrenreich), who it turns out isn’t really Joe, into chaos allowing the Hood to recruit him as well. The two episode arc is all about bad decisions and regret and Riri creating a number of enemies who now want her dead. Of course what this means is that Riri doesn’t get to make a hero turn but will be forced into becoming on due the fallout of her own actions.  That’s not the most intriguing hero’s journey.

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Rick and Morty – Cryo Mort a Rickver

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“Cryo Mort a Rickver” is a thinly-written premise that allows for constant craziness when Rick (Ian Cardoni) and Morty‘s (Harry Belden) attempt to loot a cyroship lead to the accidental awakening of the crew and the pair attempting to fake being part of those awoken. For Rick, this means pretending to be preadolescent whose appearance is explained by something having gone wrong with his pod. Sadly for Morty, he ends up not as a rich traveler but as a member of the underclass of the crew who he unintentionally inspires to rise up causing chaos. You know, Morty being Morty. Everything culminates in a bloody massacre followed by a space race (which is only slightly less crazy than the fights to the death in space that occurs afterward).

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