Archer – Distraction Action

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  • Title: Archer – Distraction Action
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After being played by Fabian Kingsworth (Kayvan Novak), our spies are on the run being hunted. Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) comes up with a plan of distraction to get Lana (Aisha Tyler) into court while calling on for some dirt on Robert (Stephen Tobolowsky) from an old friend to help Lana win custody of her daughter. “Distraction Action” is notable mostly for crazy distractions of Cyril (Chris Parnell) and Pam (Amber Nash) and the near total incompetence of the government agents assigned to capture them. Wacky fun, but rather standard Archer-craziness without any stand-out moments.

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Andor – Episode 5

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  • Title: Andor – The Axe Forgets
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After picking up the pace and finally beginning the main story in the previous episode, Andor slows to a crawl again as we spend another full episode waiting for the mission to begin. The season’s fifth episode also spends more time with Mon Mothma‘s (Genevieve O’Reilly) family and with the disgraced Syril Karn (Kyle Soller) without advancing, or yet justifying, either of those subplots. We also check in with Imperial Security Bureau Supervisor Dedra Meero (Denise Gough) despite no progress being made in her investigation. If you are looking for the definition of a filler episode, you’ve found one.

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Usagi Yojimbo #31

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The “Secret of the Green Dragon” arc concludes with an issue more about  Miyamoto Usagi, Yukichi, and Chizu out-running and out-thinking the perusing Komori Ninja than battling them. Chizu’s dangerous decisions will push Usagi to the breaking point especially after he learns they are going to all this trouble to protect a document that isn’t even real leading to a final face-to-face with the Komori.

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The Umbrella Academy – Auf Wiedersehen

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  • Title: The Umbrella Academy – Auf Wiedersehen
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Finally putting the infighting behind them, the Umbrella Academy and the remaining members of the Sparrow Academy come together in an attempt to defeat the Kugelblitz and save the world. Although initially successful, by the end of the episode the universe is still in danger and the Sparrows are down two more members. “Auf Wiedersehen” postpones the fight between Viktor (Elliot Page) and Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman) over the fate of Harlan and provides a sweet moment between Luther (Tom Hopper) and Sloane (Genesis Rodriguez) in the calm before annihilation comes calling again.

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