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The Umbrella Academy – The Cleanse

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The Umbrella Academy - The Cleanse

“The Cleanse” is most notable for revealing how the Ben died during the flashback of the opening scene showing the last mission he went on as a member of the Umbrella Academy. Hargreeves (Colm Feore) explains the action of his other self and also why this version was working so hard to keep the team away from the adult Jennifer (Victoria Sawal) whose proximity to a member of the team, or anyone exposed to the marigold which gives them their powers could lead to the end of the world (foreshadowing the end of the series).

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Wizards of Waverly Place – You Can’t Always Get What You Carpet

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  • Title: Wizards of Waverly Place – You Can’t Always Get What You Carpet
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Wizards of Waverly Place - You Can't Always Get What You Carpet

While redoing her room, Alex (Selena Gomez) stumbles upon a magic carpet which she guilts her father into teacher (David DeLuise) her to ride. However, the situation raises tensions between the two with her father struggling about letting his little girl grow up. Along with the carpet, the episode is also notable for Justin (David Henrie) helping her sister, both in learning how to fly the carpet and attempting to help her lower the tensions with their father. Given less time is Justin’s attempt to redecorate his own room to be more manly and grown-up which only ends up frightening him.

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Leverage: Redemption – The Belly of the Beast Job

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  • Title: Leverage: Redemption – The Belly of the Beast Job
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Leverage: Redemption - The Belly of the Beast Job

In one of the more interesting setups of the relaunched series, “The Belly of the Beast Job” features our team taking on a sexual predator of a music producer (Jeffrey Vincent Parise) but keeps them mostly in the background allowing the guest-stars to take over center stage when the naive Jenna (Emily Hall) gets hired for the new assistant position that their plans relied on. Working their way around less access than they planned, Leverage gives Jenna the proper nudges at the right time to lead her to uncover the truth about her boss and expose him, and his crooked business partner (Gail Rastorfer), to the world.

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Hit-Monkey – Akiko

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  • Title: Hit-Monkey – Akiko
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Hit-Monkey - Akiko

Akiko (Olivia Munn) finally catches up to Hit-Monkey in her self-titled episode but is unable to get her revenge. Despite being warned about the dangers of letting an enemy live, Monkey can’t bring himself to kill her leading to her eventual escape and new partnership with Lady Bullseye (Reiko Aylesworth). Looks like all killers are getting ghost mentors these days. Also of note, the episode fills in some origin stories for members of the Collective and Iris (Cristin Milioti) begins a new career cleaning up crime scenes.

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Delicious in Dungeon – Dumplings

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  • Title: Delicious in Dungeon – Griffin Soup/Dumplings 1 & Dumplings 2/Bacon and Eggs
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Delicious in Dungeon - Dumplings

Although it ends the season without any further action toward finding the Mad Mage or rescuing Falin (Lisa Reimold), the final two episodes of the First Season of Delicious in Dungeon provide plenty of stand-out moments. First, we get a proper backstory for Senshi (SungWon Cho) explaining his time in the tunnels and his reaction to the Griffin. Laios (Damien C. Haas) helps put him at ease with the latter with the help of the same monsters who cause the party a different kind of trouble. Senshi’s flashbacks take an incredibly dark turn, with old fears being dragged back into the light. Thankfully, Laios’ gamble pays off and allows his friend to find peace.

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