Justice Ducks #2

Justice Ducks #2

After a few months off we finally get the second issue of Justice Ducks, this one inspired by Doctor Who with the arrival of the space and time traveler The Maven and his companion Tulip who show up to help the Justice Ducks deal with bizarre robots (think cute-ish Daleks) turning people to stone and the arrival of The Maven’s old enemy The Botherer who then turns the rock statues into evil minions.

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Shōgun – Crimson Sky / A Dream of a Dream

  • Title: Shōgun – Crimson Sky / A Dream of a Dream
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Shōgun - Crimson Sky / A Dream of a Dream

The final two episodes of Shōgun focus on the choices of Mariko (Anna Sawai) and their aftermath. Having journeyed to Osaka, Mariko informs Ishido (Takehiro Hira) of her plans to return to  Lord Toranaga (Hiroyuki Sanada) the next day and take his vassals, and infant son, back with her. Putting Ishido in a no-win situation of either giving up his hostages or confirming that they are indeed hostages and unable to leave, he refuses her request having his men cut down her soldiers at the gate and advance on to Marko. This, of course, is exactly what Mariko was expecting and gives her the opportunity to commit seppuku for failing to meet her lord’s demands and achieve her long goal of joining her family in death.

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes – The Crooked Man

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The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - The Crooked Man

Sherlock Saturday takes us back to 221 B Baker Street and the Granada Television’s faithful adaptations of the adventures of Sherlock Holmes. “The Crooked Man” is an interesting episode for a couple of reasons. The entire episode, except for the epilogue, take place outside of Baker Street. Also, it becomes a case in search of murder that reveals that no murder actually occurred. Sherlock Holmes (Jeremy Brett) and Watson (David Burke) are hired to look into the death of Colonel James Barclay (Denys Hawthorne) whose body was discovered along with that of his uncurious wife Nancy (Lisa Daniely) in a locked room after an argument.

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