Person of Interest – Aletheia

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“I’ve got finesse coming out of my ass, Harold.”

Person of Interest - Aletheia

In a rescue attempt that frees Finch (Michael Emerson), Shaw (Sarah Shahi), and Arthur (Saul Rubinek) from Control’s (Camryn Manheim) clutches, Root (Amy Acker) ends up taking their place and is slowly tortured for information about her access to The Machine. Jumping out of the frying pan and into the fire, Shaw and Finch head to retrieve Samartian’s hard drives from a safety deposit box only to be ambushed by both Vigilance and Hersh‘s (Boris McGiver) men. With Arthur and Finch trapped in the vault, Reese (Jim Caviezel) and Fusco (Kevin Chapman) stuck in a jail in Colorado, Vigilance’s armed band in control of the bank, and Hersh’s men surrounding the building, Shaw has to find a way to get her team out alive (by blowing shit up).

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Larfleeze #6

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Larfleeze #6After being sidelined for the last two issues by the resurrected Orange Lantern Corps, Larfleeze is finally able to break his bonds and turn the tables on his captors after his hallucinatory mother reminds him the rings of his enemies all came from him. After disarming his captors, including the horsey, Larfleeze sticks around to offer some payback and gloating, but rather than kill his the Corps he decides to abandon them on the lifeless planet where they spent the last several days torturing the Orange Lantern.

In danger of stalling with Lafleeze’s capture, the main story picks back up with his release and regaining control of the Orange Energy. As to the Wanderer and Pulsar Stargrave, they spend the entire issue checking out her indecisive old enemies the Council of Ten who have followed her and Laord of the Hunt to this new dimension.

Where the action and humor of the main story picks up (I love the horsey), Stargrave’s tale (which is nothing more than the pair watching an uninteresing group of characters) suffers a bit. Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

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Pretty Little Liars – Who’s in the Box?

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Pretty Little Liars - Who's in the Box?

Reunions and farewells are common themes of the Pretty Little Liars‘ mid-season premiere. As Emily (Shay Mitchell), Spencer (Troian Bellisario), Aria (Lucy Hale), and Hanna (Ashley Benson) deal with the truth that Alison (Sasha Pieterse) is still alive, Toby (Keegan Allen) returns from investigating his mother’s death, Caleb (Tyler Blackburn) returns from his complicated stay in Ravenswood, and Ezra (Ian Harding) proposes that he and Aria give their relationship one more chance after her graduation. Although Ezra may get his wish, although he will also have to deal with Mona (Janel Parrish) who has begun to suspect there’s far more to her teacher than meets the eye, Hanna’s reunion with her boyfriend is short lived.

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Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – The Magical Place

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  • Title: Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. – The Magical Place
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“You’d lost your will to live. We tried to give it back.”

Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. - The Magical Place

Picking up 36 hours after the end of “The Bridge” which saw Coulson (Clark Gregg) captured by Centipede (the group mashing up various tech to create their own super-soldiers who are even more interested in Coulson’s resurrection than he is), Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. returns from hiatus with Coulson’s team working for Victoria Hand (Saffron Burrows) to apprehend a black market supplier (Aiden Turner) with ties to the group. When Hand’s handpicked interrogator (Darren Dupree Washington) proves ineffective, Ward (Brett Dalton) takes the initiative to create a more conducive environment for the man’s cooperation.

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Guardians of the Galaxy #10

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Guardians of the Galaxy #10In an attempt to bury the hatchet of the first encounter of trying to kill each other, Gamora and Angela do some warrior-woman bonding by attempting to free the slaves of the planet Moord from the Brotherhood of the Badoon and, if possible, learn what has become of Thanos following his failure to destroy the Earth. As neither is much of a tactician their plan mainly consists of jumping directly into the fray and killing lots, and lots, of Badoon.

For those looking for a fun action-packed issue featuring the team’s two female heavy hitters this is the issue for you. Although this gives the pair time to (brutally) form a new friendship, it also means that the rest of the team is largely absent. In fact Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon each only earn short cameos.

The issues also sets up a reason to tie the series into Marvel’s new Inhumanity event (something I’m not excited for) while also suggesting that the Badoon may have had dealings with Angela’s people in the past. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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