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Will Trent – Sunny-Side Up

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  • Title: Will Trent – Sunny-Side Up
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“Sunny-Side Up” wraps up the two-part season opener getting Will (Ramón Rodríguez) reestablished at the GBI after recovering the kidnapped daughter Sunny (Kyrie Mcalpin) of Rafael Wexford (Antwayn Hopper) and clearing his old frenemy of any charges. The move of Amanda (Sonja Sohn) taking in Sunny and Will’s final confrontation with Wexford suggests these two will be sticking around for much of the season. We also see Will getting back into the good graces of Faith (Iantha Richardson) and the (somewhat unbelievable) story of Angie (Erika Christensen) potentially returning to the department continues as well. And it appears both Will and Angie will be getting new friends with the potential for more in the return of Gina Rodriguez and the introduction of Dan Gill.

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Skeleton Crew – The Real Good Guys

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  • Title: Star Wars: Skeleton Crew – The Real Good Guys
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Star Wars: Skeleton Crew somewhat mercifully comes to a close in the most Disney Channel finale one could have thought up. “The Real Good Guys” gives us the pirate invasion of At Attin, which does no real damage other than to some empty buildings, and the kids defeating Jod (Jude Law) and the pirates once more bringing the New Republic to mop up. By the end, all the parents have a better understanding and appreciation for their children, the hidden world is now back among the stars, the pirates are all captured, and everyone can live happily ever after. Awwww.

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Interior Chinatown – Translator

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  • Title: Interior Chinatown – Translator
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While the episode’s title refers to the latest role Willis (Jimmy O. Yang) takes on after his uncle is arrested allowing for some insight into his uncle, the larger theme of the episode is the continued ripples Willis’ actions have had on the world. Lana (Chloe Bennet) uses the tropes of the weekly murder investigation to solve a case in record time allowing for her to grab backup to save Willis from his uncle who it turns out wasn’t out to hurt him at all, despite the glitching of the world we see making him appear more dangerous to the detectives. Turner (Sullivan Jones), still despondent over recent events, is reinvigorated by Lana’s actions and the pleas of Willis at the end of the episode cementing another shift and putting the case of Willis’ brother to the forefront.

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Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Mikey Does the Right Thing

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  • Title: Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Mikey Does the Right Thing
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The follow-up from the first episode of the series featuring a Leonardo adventure after being separated from his brothers, “Mikey Does the Right Thing” follows the same format opening with Mikey (Shamon Brown, Jr.) already in danger running from another killer robot with his hostage/frenemy Rod (Pete Davidson) who desperately wants to be a mutant. While Mikey agrees to make Rod a mutant in exchange for his help, he backs out on the deal accidentally creating Pigeon Pete (Christopher Mintz-Plasse) in the process. 

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Arcane – The Message Hidden Within the Pattern

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  • Title: Arcane: League of Legends – The Message Hidden Within the Pattern
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Is Jayce (Kevin Alejandro) now officially the worst guy ever? There’s a moment near the end of “The Message Hidden Within the Pattern” where Jinx (Ella Purnell) and Vi (Hailee Steinfeld) have come together, Vander has been cured by Viktor, the plans of Ambessa (Ellen Thomas) have been stymied, even Caitlyn (Katie Leung) has seen the error of her ways, and all is right with the world. I feel as if I skipped several episodes of this series which would help explain Jayce’s now murderous obsession with destroying Hextech which I don’t believe has been adequately explained on-screen. That said, enter Jayce to destroy everything ending perhaps the show’s best episode on one hell of a sad note.

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