Television Reviews

Maul – Night of the Hunted

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  • Title: Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord – Chapter 6: Night of the Hunted
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The arrival of the Empire on Janix and an Inquisitor (A.J. LoCascio) ripping through the life of Captain Brander Lawson (Wagner Moura) which uncovers both the truth of Maul‘s (Sam Witwer) survival and the reveals the existence of two Jedi fugitives on the planet creates some strange allies. With Lawson, his son, and the two Jedi on the run, the episode culminates in Maul and Devon Izara (Gideon Adlon) fighting the Inquisitor together providing time for an escape. However, now that both Jedi and a former Sith have been confirmed at large on Janix, what new trouble might the Empire bring to bear on the planet?

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Daredevil – Requiem

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  • Title: Daredevil: Born Again – Requiem
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As civil unrest boils over, a resistance takes to the street to protest Mayor Wilson Fisk‘s (Vincent D’Onofrio) policies, and Fisk mourns the death of his wife, Daredevil: Born Again finally gets around to bringing back Jessica Jones (Krysten Ritter) who survives an attack in her home from CIA black-ops and helps Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) make an explosive statement by hitting the smuggled weapons cache from the Northern Star. “Requiem” also brings the Kingpin and Daredevil face-to-face as Matt attempts to reason with the Mayor only for the two to come to blows ending an a stalemate with Fisk unable to kill Daredevil and Matt, haunted by memories of Foggy‘s (Elden Henson) forgiving nature, unwilling to kill the cancer at the center of the city.

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Darby vs Ciampa (and Other AEW Dynamite 4/22/26 Highlights)

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The April 22nd episode of AEW Dynamite included Darby Allin defending the AEW Championship against Tommaso Ciampa, a surprise upset with Mark Davis getting a win over Will Ospreay (before Ospreay was abducted by the Death Riders), Hikaru Shida vs. Mina Shirakawa, the return of Samoa Joe, and Lio Rush vs. Brody King.

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Poirot – Appointment with Death

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  • Title: Poirot – Appointment with Death
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Murder Mystery Monday takes us back to early 20th Century London and another case for the famous Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. “Appointment with Death” is a curious adaptation of the Agathe Christie novel of the same name involving the murder of a sadistic matriarch with an iron grip over her family. The adaption for Poirot makes a number of curious changes to the story including keeping the matriarch’s husband alive (his death, and the will left behind is the catalyst of all that comes afterwards) and changes the woman from being the family’s stepmother into one of two adoptive parents for all the various grown children.

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Maul – Whispers in the Unknown / Pride and Vengeance

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  • Title: Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord – Chapter 3: Whispers in the Unknown | Chapter 4: Pride and Vengeance
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While still including the ill-fated police investigation into finding Maul (Sam Witwer) which I’m already tiring of, “Whispers in the Unknown” and “Pride and Vengeance” give us Maul’s attempts to pull the Jedi Padawan Devon Izara (Gideon Adlon) towards the Dark Side (likely reminding viewers of his similar attempts to win over Ezra Bridger) and get revenge by taking down the Pykes and bending another syndicate to his will.

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