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Leverage: Redemption – The Too Many Rembrandts Job

Alan Rapp / July 12, 2021 / Television Reviews

Title: Leverage: Redemption – The Too Many Rembrandts Job
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It’s been more than eight years since the final episode of Leverage aired. The core cast, last seen in “The Long Good-bye Job,” all return for the new series with one notable exception. The choice to move forward without Timothy Hutton, whose character acted as a central spoke all the other parts of the show played off of, leaves a large hole at the center of the new series which Leverage: Redemption honors in its first episode. “The Too Many Rembrandts Job” opens with Sophie (Gina Bellman) long out of the game still mourning the loss of Nate who died one year earlier. Hoping to raise their friends spirits, Parker (Beth Riesgraf), Eliot (Christian Kane), and Hardison (Aldis Hodge) attempt to lure Sophie into a small museum theft. At first uninterested, Sophie notices a man in need of help leading to the band coming back together for “one job.”

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Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Rampage / Decommissioned

Alan Rapp / July 8, 2021 / Television Reviews

Title: Star Wars: The Bad Batch – Rampage / Decommissioned
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“Rampage” and “Decommissioned” both find the Bad Batch (all voiced by Dee Bradley Baker working for a Trandoshan named Cid who promises to exchange information and a cut of the stakes in each job the squad takes on for her. Both episodes also tie in to various other aspects of the Star Wars universe. In “Rampage,” the Bad Batch is sent to Ord Mantell to rescue a kidnapped child (who turns out to be a Rancor). In “Decommissioned” the squad attempts to steal a T-series tactical droid on Corellia before it is destroyed only to run into a legion of droids guarding the facility and Rafa (Elizabeth Rodriguez ) and Trace Martez (Brigitte Kali Canales) who are also after the lucrative prize.

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The Flash – P.O.W.

Alan Rapp / July 8, 2021 / Television Reviews

Title: The Flash – P.O.W.
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Godspeeds from the future are wreaking havoc on Central City searching for August Heart (Karan Oberoi) who is trapped in the present but without any memory of who he is or why the Godspeeds want him. Barry (Grant Gustin) also discovers his wife’s grip on the timeline is in jeopardy as his fears nearly consume him about the uncertain future of his family. However, the episode is most memorable for it’s guest-stars. First, we get John Diggle (David Ramsey) showing up with A.R.G.U.S. tech to help fight the Godspeeds (and running from a destiny that was teased in Arrow‘s finale) and, helping to set the stage for next week’s 150th episode, we get the return of XS (Jessica Parker Kennedy) and the introduction of Impulse (Jordan Fisher).

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The Mysterious Benedict Society – A Bunch of Smart Orphans

Alan Rapp / July 7, 2021 / Television Reviews

Title: The Mysterious Benedict Society – A Bunch of Smart Orphans
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The first episode of Disney+’s The Mysterious Benedict Society has a similar vibe to Netflix’s A Series of Unfortunate Events. Also based on a series of young adult novels, The Mysterious Benedict Society introduces us a world in turmoil and four children who may hold the answers to saving it. The first episode follows orphan Reynie Muldoon (Mystic Inscho) on his journey to earn a scholarship to the prestigious Boatwright Academy. Through some unusual testing, we meet the other students (Mystic Inscho, Seth Carr, and Emmy DeOliveira), and the increasingly quirky adult characters (Tony Hale, Ryan Hurst, Kristen Schaal, and MaameYaa Boafo) who will make up the core cast.

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Kung Fu – Choice

Alan Rapp / July 7, 2021 / Television Reviews

Title: Kung Fu (2021) – Choice
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The theme of couples runs through the various storylines in “Choice.” The most interesting of the threads involves Kerwin Tan (Ludi Lin) choosing Zhilan (Yvonne Chapman) over his family when his father’s head of security uncovers what he’s been up to. While his choice leaves him with literal blood on his hands, it does cement the pair’s partnership to work together to acquire the remaining weapons. However, they might not have one piece of important information Nicky (Olivia Liang) uncovers from her aunt’s journals in that the weapons’ true power can only be unlocked at the forge where they were created.

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