Television Reviews

Cleopatra in Space – Suspicion

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Cleopatra in Space - Suspicion

“Suspicion” picks up the thread of Cleopatra (Lilimar) believing Callie (Kari Wahlgren) is Octavian‘s spy and setting up to prove it by partnering with the school’s mean girl during the “No Science Fair” when the entire school takes a break from technology. Despite their initial distrust, the pair turn out to make a good team as Cleo discovers Callie was simply jealous of Cleopatra (even at one point pretending to be her in the episode to meet the biggest star in the Nile Galaxy, who turns out to be a mind-controlled agent of Octavian). The episode is notable for the pair burying the hatchet, the closing musical number, and Akila (Katie Crown) discovering Brian (Jorge Diaz) has feelings for her.

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Alex Rider – Episode One

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Alex Rider - Episode One

Going for a less over-the-top feel than the 2006 film, the opening episode of Alex Rider introduces us to the talented teenager who discovers his recently deceased uncle (Andrew Buchan) was actually a secret agent. Otto Farrant is well cast as the series lead as Alex looking into his uncle’s “car crash” leads to the discovery of a secret world he’s first invited, and then later blackmailed, into becoming a part of. “Episode One” also lays the foundation for the season’s villains in the evil teenager (George Sear) who kills his father and the mention of a private school which will no doubt be Alex’s eventual destination.

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The Lost Symbol – As Above, So Below

  • Title: The Lost Symbol – As Above, So Below
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The Lost Symbol - As Above, So Below

Adapted from Dan Brown’s 2009 novel of the same name, the opening episode of The Lost Symbol might be the most Dan Brown thing ever captured on film. As seen in The Da Vinci Code, Angels & Demons, and Inferno, Professor Robert Langdon (played here by Ashley Zukerman) is pulled into a bizarre mystery where his knowledge of history, symbology, art, cryptography, and obscure religious trivia will be put to the test against a secret cult (what else) determined to find secrets buried hundreds of years ago. The first episode focuses on Langdon being lured to Washington, D.C. to discover his mentor Peter Solomon (Eddie Izzard) has been kidnapped by a shadowy conspiracy hoping to force Langdon into discovering the location of their prize.

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Only Murders in the Building – Who Is Tim Kono?

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Only Murders in the Building - Who Is Tim Kono? television review

As the title suggests, the second episode of the series delves into who the murder victim was. While we see Charles (Steve Martin), Oliver (Martin Short), and Mabel (Selena Gomez) attend the building’s memorial to Tim Kono and see the trio break into his apartment to search for clues, the only real answers we get to the question comes from Mable’s memories (which she chooses not to share with her new friends). Tim, it turns out, was a childhood friend whose falling out occurred on New Year’s Eve with death of their mutual friend (Olivia Reis), the truth of which Tim would never speak of.

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Charlie’s Angels – Angels on the Air

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Charlie's Angels - Angels on the Air television review

Throwback Thursday takes us back to the tale of three beautiful former police officers turned private detectives working for a faceless boss known as Charlie. After someone takes a shot at a reporter (Linda Dano), the Angels go undercover at the radio station to catch the shooter. While Kelly (Jaclyn Smith) takes the place of the reporter at the station, with Bosley (David Doyle) working a desk, Sabrina (Kate Jackson) becomes the new reporter in the sky. Meanwhile, Kris (Cheryl Ladd) checks out other suspects while playing the role of a hippie biker chick. However, one by one, each of the suspects are cleared.

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