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The Avengers – Mr. Teddy Bear

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  • Title: The Avengers – Mr. Teddy Bear
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Throwback Thursday takes us back to the adventures of British spy John Steed (Patrick Macnee) and his various partners. The first episode of the show’s Second Season introduces anthropologist turned spy Cathy Gale (Honor Blackman) in the first of several appearances as Steed’s most common partner over the next two seasons. There’s a playful banter between the pair from the start, but you can also see Steed’s glee in riling up his partner on occassion.

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Neagley – Train

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  • Title: Neagley – Train
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After wrapping up her latest case, which allows for a cameo from Reacher (Alan Ritchson), Frances Neagley (Maria Sten) learns of the sudden death of a childhood friend (Jhaleil Swaby) who walked in front of a subway train. Having lost touch in recent years, her concerns are raised aft learning he spent several years with a cult outside of Chicago. Neagley’s suspicions get further aroused after a short stop at the cult’s compound leading to an attempt on her life and several questions about what is really going on.

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Reacher – Cut

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  • Title: Reacher – Cut
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Having lost a little steam with the recent big reveals and the shock ending of the penultimate episode, in what is the weakest episode of the season, Reacher (Alan Ritchson) takes on Amisha (Anggun) and Lia (Agnez Mo) and Green (Sydelle Noel) and Merrick (Christopher Rodriguez Marquette) go after another of their suicide bombers, to put an end to their terrorism. While doing its job to wrap up the storyline, the structure of Reacher often leads to endings that feel more like extended epilogues than climaxes.

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Super Friends – The Weather Maker

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  • Title: Super Friends – The Weather Maker
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Super Friends Saturday takes us back to the Hall of Justice and the adventures of the world’s greatest heroes created from the cosmic legends of the universe. In an episode that legitimately attempts to teach its young audience about how ocean currents and weather patterns work, the Super Friends investigate a number of odd weather occurrences around Florida.

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Batman: Caped Crusader – The Laughing Death

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  • Title: Batman: Caped Crusader – The Laughing Death
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The Season Two finale sees Gotham ripping itself apart as the Joker‘s (Matthew Needham) monsters attack both friends and foe alike. While others struggle to stay alive (and uninfected), and Alfred (Jason Watkins), keenly aware of its effects, works on a cure, we get the big face-to-face confrontation between our antagonist and Batman (Hamish Linklater) and learn all the chaos is nothing more than the Joker attempting to teach, who he sees as a kindred soul, an important lesson.

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