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Rick and Morty – The Vat of Acid Episode

Alan Rapp / June 11, 2020 / Television Reviews

Title: Rick and Morty – The Vat of Acid Episode
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Not that fans of the show need any further confirmation, but “The Vat of Acid Episode” certainly highlights was a ginormous prick Rick Sanchez (Justin Roiland) is. The entire episode centers around Rick inventing a device Morty (Roiland) has been constantly bugging him about, not as a favor to his grandson but as revenge for Morty slamming Rick’s (rather lame) plan in the episode’s opening that involves the pair hiding in a vat of fake acid from intergalactic gangsters to make it appear they have died. Along with Rick’s legendary dickishness, the other theme the episode plays on is introducing an in-depth, soul-crushing, plot thread for Morty that the show may or may not ever return to. For an episode based on a simple bit, this one really does have it all as events come full circle to reinforce Morty’s understanding of just what a bastard his grandfather truly is.

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A Nero Wolfe Mystery – Die Like a Dog

Alan Rapp / June 11, 2020 / Television Reviews

Title: A Nero Wolfe Mystery – Die Like a Dog
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Throwback Thursday takes us back to mid 20th Century New York and the private detective offices located at 454 W. 35th Street. A mix-up, a dog following Archie (Timothy Hutton) home, and the detective’s clever idea to play a prank on his boss which backfires, all lead Nero Wolfe (Maury Chaykin) to investigate a murder without a client. The victim was the dog’s former owner and the motive surrounds a woman (Kari Matchett) who almost all of the apartment’s inhabitants are willing to protect. “Die Like a Dog” features on of the show’s more obvious set-ups as the mere fact the dog follows Archie home exposes the identity of the murder (even though it may take Wolfe a bit longer to expose them). If the mystery is a bit pedestrian for the show, there’s still plenty of fun to be had with Wolfe and Archie’s back-and-forth about the dog and Archie impersonating a police detective in order to question the various suspects in the crime.

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Silk Stalkings – Intensive Care

Alan Rapp / June 9, 2020 / Television Reviews

Title: Silk Stalkings – Intensive Care
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Throwback Tuesday takes us back to the unsolved crimes of passion in the wealthy playground of Palm Beach, Florida. Chris (Rob Estes) and Rita (Mitzi Kapture) investigate the murder of a womanizing doctor (John Rubinow) in “Intensive Care.” Initial evidence seems to point the nurse (Robin Frates) he was fooling around with during his shifts or the former friend (James McDonnell) he beat out for a recent promotion, although neither detective like them for the crime (even when evidence turns up in the doctor’s office). The real culprit turns out to be a hospital administrator (Jennifer Savidge) whose obsession with the doctor turned deadly given how much time he was showing the younger nurse. The episode is also notable for appearances by Richard Scott Sarafian and Denice Duff as a pair of Chris’ old friends, one of whom Lorenzo gets hot and heavy with, albeit only for an instant, while fantasizing of what might have been (which is the most memorable aspect to an otherwise straightforward episode).

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Stargirl – Wildcat

Alan Rapp / June 8, 2020 / Television Reviews

Title: Stargirl – Wildcat
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Courtney Whitmore‘s (Brec Bassinger) search for allies begins in “Wildcat” which is also the first episode of the series to devote a large section of the story to someone other than Courtney or Pat‘s (Luke Wilson) point of view by filling in the recent past of Yolanda Montez (Yvette Monreal) teased earlier in the series. A flashback offers us a look at more confident and happy Yolanda whose decision to send a sexy selfie to her boyfriend (Jake Austin Walker) has disastrous consequences both at school and home. Exposed and slut-shamed by both family and friends, it becomes obvious fairly quickly why the Yolanda walking the halls today bares little resemblance to the one Courtney finds in the school yearbook. The episode handles the subject matter well, especially in showing the stark difference to Yolanda’s family life as well as her reputation and standing at school.

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Super Dinosaur – Rise of the Shark Men

Alan Rapp / June 8, 2020 / Television Reviews

Title: Super Dinosaur – Rise of the Shark Men
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“Rise of the Shark Men” centers around the growing pains of the Kingstons moving into the Dynamo Dome and an attack on an Earthcore station in the Arctic. We get even more petulant Derek (Valin Shinyei), although, to be fair, neither Erin (Shannon Chan-Kent) nor Erica (Shannon Chan-Kent) are considerate of how their actions affect the status quo their introduction has disrupted. The tension culminates in a tense dinner party with neither side looking to comprise (although the burping contest Derek starts to show off does end up paying dividends later on). The other storyline introduces Squidious (Brian Drummond) and his Shark Men who have mistaken the platform as another act of pollution by those who live on the land. Given the Kingston’s help with defeating the Shark Men, and the entire family making a more concerted effort to fit in to their new surroundings after dinner, here’s hoping we’ll be seeing less of Derek’s petulant side in the episodes to come.

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