The Peripheral – Haptic Drift

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  • Title: The Peripheral – Haptic Drift
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The third episode of the series feels a bit like The Peripheral is treading water without making much headway while refusing to do more than hint and larger ideas and secrets. What “Haptic Drift” does deliver is Burton (Jack Reynor) making an arrangement with Pickett (Louis Herthum), more of T’Nia Miller‘s character working against our heroine (for reasons still not explained), some information and backstory on more supporting characters I don’t have reason to care about yet, and Flynne (Chloë Grace Moretz) returning to the future and finding the secret apartment of her earlier visit but still no sign of the missing Aelita West (Charlotte Riley). “Haptic Drift” continues to be stronger within the sim than in reality, although a mystery that doesn’t make any headway could get equally tiresome quickly.

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Rosaline

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  • Title: Rosaline
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Who did Romeo (Kyle Allen) love before Juliet (Isabela Merced)? That’s the question Rosaline answers by casting Kaitlyn Dever in the title role as the Romeo’s ex who he unceremoniously dumps after meeting Juliet at a masquerade ball. Adding some modern dialogue and sensibilities, Rosaline has fun with some of the goofier aspects of Shakespeare’s play while also blending in some Taming of the Shrew vibes for out titular character.

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Stargirl – Chapter Nine: The Monsters

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  • Title: Stargirl – Chapter Nine: The Monsters
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“Chapter Nine” picks up the pieces of the season so far with Courtney (Brec Bassinger) and Pat (Luke Wilson) returning to Blue Valley both still feeling the aftereffects of their experiences in the Shadowlands. For Courtney this means apologizing to her friends and choosing to tell Cameron (Hunter Sansone) the truth about his father and the JSA’s involvement in his death which is preempted by an out-of-control Rick (Cameron Gellman) leading to the season’s biggest action sequence. For Pat that means beginning the search for Mike‘s (Trae Romano) mother. Speaking of Mike, he and Jakeem (Alkoya Brunson) continue their search for the missing Cindy (Meg DeLacy) still hoping to recruit her.

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The Flash #282

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Throwback Tuesday takes back to late 1979 to one of the first comics I ever owned featuring not one but two of my favorite comic heroes of all time. Set after the events of Iris West-Allen‘s death, The Flash #282 opens with the Flash escaping a death trap from the Reverse-Flash before sending the Scarlet Speedster on a wild goose chase in the future so his arch-nemesis can impersonate the Flash for his own purposes.

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Abominable and the Invisible City – Peng vs. Peng

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  • Title: Abominable and the Invisible City – Peng vs. Peng
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While Jin (Tenzing Norgay Trainor) and Peng (Ethan Loh) attempt to help Yi (Chloe Bennet) control the magic she and Everest (Darin De Paul) create together, the trio also need to cover-up the fact that its Everest who has been sneaking into the restaurant and eating the candied treats Nai Nai (Karen Huie) has been working on. Things get even more complicated when Peng accidentally swallows a magical creature and starts acting even crazier than normal, but also allows Yi to have a breakthrough with the magic and save her friend and discover answers to the creatures origins and Nai Nai’s problems as well.

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