The Mandalorian #1

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A straightforward adaptation of the first episode of The Mandalorian, The Mandalorian #1 is exactly what you would expect introducing us to bounty hunter Din Djarin and his acceptance of the job which will change his life forever. Fans of the character may enjoy themselves, and there is enjoyment in seeing the character come to life on the comic page, but nothing new is added here, or given more depth or insight, which might pur you to seek it out.

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The Old Man – II

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  • Title: The Old Man – II
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Looking for a spot out of the way to rest up and heal, Dan Chase (Jeff Bridges) makes an unexpected new friend in Zoe (Amy Brenneman), a beautiful if troubled woman renting out her guest-house to the spy on the run. There are several great scenes of the two of them together including the final scene of the pair in her kitchen which is set up earlier in the episode. Our spy on the run doesn’t tell her much about his life, although he does mention his wife. Now that a real connection between the two has been made, what happens to her when the government comes calling?

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MacGyver (2016) – The Complete Series

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  • Title: MacGyver (2016) – The Complete Series
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All five seasons of the MacGyver reboot are collected here featuring Lucas Till as Angus MacGyver working for the covert Phoenix Foundation solving problems all over the world with the help of his friends Jack (George Eads), Riley (Tristin Mays), Bowser (Justin Hires), and in later seasons Desi (Levy Tran) and Russ Taylor (Henry Ian Cusick).

More high-tech than the original MacGyver, often with some kind of hacking need by Riley, the reboot saw more team action in the field but still worked in MacGyver’s various on-the-fly inventions to get out of tough jams. The show was hit hard by the COVID-19 outbreak, which was worked into an episode after filming began again,  leading to some shortened and truncated final seasons.

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The Mystery of the Nervous Lion

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  • Title: The Mystery of the Nervous Lion
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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 investigate the odd occurrences at the Jungle Land theme park which are making one of the star attractions, a lion named George, nervous. Also tied to the mystery are seemingly unrelated events at the the Jones Salvage Yard, and all over Rock Beach, involving a sudden run on old iron bars.

Before all is said and done, Jupiter Jones, Pete Crenshaw, and Bob Andrews will have run-ins with the lion, a panther, a gorilla, and smugglers using the cages of animals transported to the United States to smuggle in uncut diamonds. We do see Jupiter making correct deductions, but, not for the first nor last time, laying blame at the wrong party. We also get a couple of red herrings eventually revealed to be government agents also working the case.

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Dragons: The Nine Realms – Downpour

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  • Title: Dragons: The Nine Realms – Downpour
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Tom‘s (Jeremy Shada) discovery of some Tidal Dragons comes in handy when an out of control forest fire threatens the area. After chastising him for hiding things from the rest of the riders, Alex (Aimee Garcia) figures out a way to lead the dragons to the fire and help put it out before it reaches ICARIS. The smoke helps hide the dragons for the most part, but although the group manages to stop the fire their activity doesn’t go completely unnoticed. Along with the new dragons, “Downpour” also introduces a potential new adversary for the riders in the irresponsible Buzzsaw (Haley Joel Osment) who started the fire but blames the mysterious lightning bird he sees in the smoky aftermath for his own misfortune.

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