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The Equalizer – Judgment Day

Alan Rapp / February 23, 2021 / Television Reviews

Title: The Equalizer (2021) – Judgment Day
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“Judgment Day” offers a convoluted storyline involving Team Equalizer hired by the defense attorney of an escaped convict (Joe Perrino) who was unjustly put in prison by a District Attorney who is now a judge (Amy Hohn) who has hired thugs out to kill anyone who might reveal her secret. Keeping an innocent man out of prison, and getting justice for the crimes he’s accused of, means working with both Detective Marcus Dante (Tory Kittles) and an Assistant District Attorney (Jennifer Ferrin). The episode’s B-story involves some teenage drama between Delilah (Laya DeLeon Hayes) and a friend drifting apart which means more to Robyn (Queen Latifah) than her daughter. The B-story feels mostly like filler pulled from a afterschool special, albeit one without a point, while the main story proves to be the weakest of the show so far.

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Scooby-Doo! – Scooby’s Night with a Frozen Fright

Alan Rapp / February 23, 2021 / Television Reviews

Title: Scooby Doo, Where Are You! – Scooby’s Night with a Frozen Fright
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Throwback Tuesday takes us back to Scooby Doo, Where Are You! for another mystery involving some meddling kids and their talking dog. After catching a frozen caveman on the beach, Mystery, Inc. return it to Professors Wayne (John Stephenson) and Ingstrom (Don Messick) at Oceanland who apparently collect cavemen as well as fish and lost the artifact in a storm. Returning to the facility to retrieve Shaggy‘s (Casey Kasem) fishing pole, the gang discover the block of ice melted and the caveman walking the halls of Oceanland. When one of the professors vanishes and the other begins acting oddly with an unusual device, the gang have a pair of suspects and, although they don’t know it yet, a motive for the caveman’s appearance. Although the caveman turns out to be one of the show’s more forgettable monsters, the mystery works well enough to keep the episode rolling until the gang unmask the villain.

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MacGyver – Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt

Alan Rapp / February 22, 2021 / Television Reviews

Title: MacGyver (2016) – Rails + Pitons + Pulley + Pipe + Salt
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In Kazakhstan, MacGyver (Lucas Till), Desi , and Riley (Tristin Mays) race to prevent the new version of Codex from getting their hands on Department of Defense secrets. The episode is notable for Mac continuing to try and take larger risks to shield anyone else from harm. However, while he’s scaling a cliff to prevent the intel from being broadcast back to Codex home base, Desi and Riley do just fine on their own taking down the mercenaries thanks to Riley using her own version of MacGyver magic in turning a warehouse against the soldiers. As for Codex, Team MacGyver is left with more questions than answers as it seems the new variation has different motives than the Codex they fought in the past.

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Legacies – This is What it Takes

Alan Rapp / February 22, 2021 / Television Reviews

Title: Legacies – This is What it Takes
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After the defeat of the Necromancer (Ben Geurens), Hope (Danielle Rose Russell) returns without Landon (Aria Shahghasemi) as the school rallies behind her to find a way to bring him back. While Alaric (Matthew Davis) searches high and low for a mystical solution, he sends Hope inside the Therapy Box which recreates the school as the as setting of an old school slasher flick. While the episode is predominantly about Hope’s refusal to admit her loss, the episode ends on a cliffhanger suggesting that there may be a bit of magic left in the world. Elsewhere, Josie‘s (Kaylee Bryant) desire for a magic-free life makes her contemplate a move to Mystic Falls High which doesn’t initially sit well with Lizzie (Jenny Boyd).

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Prodigal Son – Head Case

Alan Rapp / February 19, 2021 / Television Reviews

Title: Prodigal Son – Head Case
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“Head Case” offers the opportunity for Malcom (Tom Payne) to dream up a better life after being thrown down an elevator shaft while investigating a new murder and a derelict hotel. While living in a brighter world with a far happier Whitley family, the truth of Malcolm’s life creeps in forcing him to work on solving the case and breaking out of his concussed stupor. The set-up allows for the show to play with the idea of pairing Malcolm with Dani (Aurora Perrineau) romantically, an idea it has lightly teased but mostly stayed away from, without actually pulling the trigger (except in Malcolm’s mind). While the dream sequences are the most important aspect of the episode, it’s the conclusion which is likely to have far more impact on the season arc as Malcolm tells Ainsley (Halston Sage) the truth about the death of Nicholas Endicott only to learn she may have killed again.

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