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Primal – River of Snakes

Alan Rapp / February 13, 2020 / Television Reviews

Title: Primal – River of Snakes
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The second episode of Primal examines the difficulty of man and dinosaur attempting to coexist together, no easy feat for Spear as Fang continually beats out the caveman in hunting. The two mismatched travelers make an odd pair which allows both for the episode’s humor and the rising tension of the two coming to blows before stumbling on new threat. It’s only when the pair are forced to work together to survive a flood filled with killer snakes that each manages to better understand and respect the other. It’s the selfish Fang who offers the first olive branch by returning the caveman’s broken spear thereby mending fences before the next obstacle comes over the horizon.

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Hawaii Five-0 – He waha kou o ka he’e

Alan Rapp / February 11, 2020 / Television Reviews

Title: Hawaii Five-0 – Loa’a pono ka ‘iole i ka punana
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Adam‘s (Ian Anthony Dale) recent decisions play a large role in “He waha kou o ka he’e” when Grover‘s (Chi McBride) niece Siobhan (Nia Holloway) discovers her boyfriend (John Harlan Kim) at the Police Academy is working with the Yakuza. Not only does Adam need to work quickly to save the woman’s life, after her confused boyfriend kidnaps her and hands her over to the Yakuza to be killed, but he must also keep his connection to the Yakuza from coming out to his already suspicious colleagues.

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Briarpatch – First Time in Saint Disgrace

Alan Rapp / February 11, 2020 / Television Reviews

Title: Briarpatch – First Time in Saint Disgrace
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We’ve seen this story before about a successful protagonist forced to return home to investigate something tragic in the hometown they abandoned years before. Andy Greenwald‘s Briarpatch casts Rosario Dawson in the role of Senate Investigator Allegra Dill who returns to the Texas town of San Bonifacio after a car bombing takes the life of her sister Police Detective Felicity Dill in the series’ opening scene. Complicating Allegra’s return is a Senate investigation and a need to interview an old friend (Jay R. Ferguson) about questionable dealings involving his time working for the U.S. Government.

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Legacies – What Cupid Problem? / Kai Parker Screwed Us

Alan Rapp / February 10, 2020 / Television Reviews

Title: Legacies – What Cupid Problem? / Kai Parker Screwed Us
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“What Cupid Problem” and “Kai Parker Screwed Us” take place simultaneously. “Kai Parker” focuses on events inside the prison world where Alyssa Chang (Olivia Liang) banished Josie (Kaylee Bryant), Alaric (Matthew Davis) and Lizzie (Jenny Boyd). Sebastian (Thomas Doherty) isn’t the only familiar face the family comes across as the episode explores how Alaric dealt with problem students in the past as well as offering the first appearance on the show of the girls’ uncle Kai Parker (Chris Wood) who apparently will be sticking around to cause more trouble throughout the season. Several mind games later, one character manages to escape the prison, although it will be up to a suped-up evil Josie to get the rest of the characters home.

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Doctor Who – Spyfall

Alan Rapp / February 10, 2020 / Television Reviews

Title: Doctor Who – Spyfall
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The two-part opening to Series 12 of Doctor Who is notable for introducing Sacha Dhawa as The Master. In a move that’s becoming something of a thing for show runner Chris Chibnall and the show this season, Doctor Who makes no attempt to fit the latest version of the character into the show’s long-running continuity (troubling given The Master’s closed timeloop) or explain the paradox of Gallifrey’s destruction long before the events of “Hell Bent.” One thing I will give Chibnall credit for is attempting to capture a bit more of The Master from classic Doctor Who both in demeanor and in the return of the villain’s shrinking ray. As has been the custom of Doctor Who, the premiere opens a mystery to be solved by the season end, this time being the hidden knowledge which led to the premature destruction of Gallifrey.

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