NCIS: Hawai’i – Blind Curves

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  • Title: NCIS: Hawai’i – Blind Curves
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The discovery of a Marine staff sergeant’s body in a junk yard leads NCIS into an investigation into the world of underground street racing on the island where the Marine spent his spare time. While early evidence points to a jealous ex-boyfriend (Robby Ramos) who runs a chop shop, but Ernie (Jason Antoon) does a little digging leading to the true killer (Tristyn Lau). The B-stories delve into Alex (Kian Talan) hiding a new romance from his mother and a potential hiccup for Lucy (Yasmine Al-Bustami) and Whistler (Tori Anderson) which is mostly the series manufacturing drama where none really exists.

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Midnight Suns #1

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Kicking off a four-issue mini-series, a group of heroes are brought together to investigate an ominous prophecy involving a student at the Strange Academy. Some are brought by the vision, some are at the school as guest lecturer, others are recruited, and one shows up on their own. By the end of the issue, however, we have a bit of a motley group assembled for what’s to come.

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Andor – Episode 4

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  • Title: Andor – Episode 4
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Having provided three episodes of set-up and backstory and getting Andor into position at the right time and place, the show moves forward with finally putting the thief to work for the Rebellion. After leaving Ferrix, Luthen Rael (Stellan Skarsgård) gives Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) the hard pitch on doing a job for the Rebellion offering big danger and big reward in the theft of the Imperial payroll for an entire sector. Luthen hands over the mercenary to the team leader Vel Sartha (Faye Marsay), who isn’t too happy with the sudden addition despite the need for reliable soldiers, on planet Aldani.

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The Secret of Phantom Lake

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  • Title: The Secret of Phantom Lake
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Throwback Tuesday takes us back to a mystery involving the Three Investigators whose mantra of “We Investigate Everything” leads them to search for pirate treasure. There are a few basic set-ups for Three Investigator mysteries such as an unexplained occurrence, riddles to be solved, or the search for something that is missing or hidden. The Secret of Phantom Lake is the latter with a trunk from the Argyll Queen being purchased by the the Jones Salvage Yard with a hidden ring and journal inside leading Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and Bob Andrews heading out to Phantom Lake where the sole survivor of a shipwreck was killed a century before after leaving clues to the whereabouts of rumored treasure.

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Locke & Key – The Maze

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  • Title: Locke & Key – The Maze
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In an episode that features a literal maze, Kinsey (Emilia Jones) and Tyler (Connor Jessup) do their best to not let Gabe/Dodge (Griffin Gluck) in on the fact that they’ve uncovered his secret or that Duncan‘s (Aaron Ashmore) memory has been restored. Well, batting 500 isn’t bad. Holding back until they can formulate a plan, the discovery of the Chain Key pushes Erin (Joy Tanner) into taking a big risk that allows Dodge to claim another victim, pick up another key, and convince the Lockes that they need to set a trap for their enemy.

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