Television Reviews

Murder in a Small Town – A Touch of Panic

  • Title: Murder in a Small Town – A Touch of Panic
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Murder in a Small Town - A Touch of Panic

Marking the first episode of the series not to include a murder, “A Touch of Panic” does offer more obstacles for the burgeoning romance between Karl (Rossif Sutherland) and Cassandra (Kristin Kreuk), but not in the awkwardness between Cassandra and Karl’s daughter Holly (Dakota Guppy) but in a much more dangerous face from Karl’s past. Devon Sawa guest-stars as a dying man recently released from prison who blames Karl for everything wrong with his life leading him to target the sheriff’s loved ones. Subverting expectations, showing us someone following Holly and her friend (Alisha Newton) earlier in the episode, it turns out Cassandra was an easier mark leading to her kidnapping.

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Doctor Odyssey – Halloween Week

  • Title: Doctor Odyssey – Halloween Week
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Doctor Odyssey - Halloween Week

Airing at an appropriate time of year, “Halloween Week” offers a week of Halloween-themed events aboard the latest cruise along with the regular selection of medical cases to be solved. The most memorable moments of the episode come early on with Max (Joshua Jackson) providing real competition to Tristan (Sean Teale) by constantly showing up in the same costume. While the idea Avery (Phillipa Soo) isn’t good at Halloween feels like just giving her a themed plot on the show (which isn’t really necessary given her big save on the beach), the episode also features several of the guest-stars in a variety of costumes.

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The Irrational – Bad Blood

  • Title: The Irrational – Bad Blood
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The Irrational - Bad Blood

After apparently writing her off in the season premiere, and then teasing doing that again here, Rose (Karen David) apparently will be sticking around. The murder of the week involving a woman killed during an ice hockey game, theoretically pits the pair on opposite sides (but it doesn’t take all that long before they are working together to solve the case). The episode ends with Rose tempted to walk away but Alec (Jesse L. Martin) convincing her to stay. Our B-story involves Kylie (Travina Springer) getting in trouble with the FBI when one of her hacker friends uses her code to commit a crime. Getting to the truth puts her on the outs with a longtime friend.

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NCIS: Origins – Bend, Don’t Break

  • Title: NCIS: Origins – Bend, Don’t Break
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NCIS: Origins - Bend, Don't Break

The case of the week involves a dead dealer found on the edge of Camp Pendleton. The victim had been selling Marijuana to petty officers on the base leading the team to the local mall, which will soon have both guns and toys stolen by the same crew, and where they receive a warning from the dead dealer’s partner about the curse of “the Moth Man” (a local urban legend) which no one, other than Gibbs (Austin Stowell), takes seriously. Still in the neighborhood, Jackson (Robert Taylor) has a conversation with Mike Franks (Kyle Schmid) in an attempt to talk him into cutting Leroy loose from NIS. The discussion only further alienates father and son after Franks benches the probie.

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A Discovery of Witches – Episode 4 & 5

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A Discovery of Witches - Episode 4 & 5

While others conspire to keep them apart, the fourth and fifth episodes of the series are about cementing the unlikely romantic partnership between Diana Bishop (Teresa Palmer) and Matthew Clairmont (Matthew Goode). Unable to frighten Diana away, Ysabeau (Lindsay Duncan) must eventually cave and accept his son’s love for the witch. It seems Diana may have friends after all. However, the infighting at the conclave will lead to Dian being whisked away from the safety of Sept-Tours ending on a cliffhanger.

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