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Babylon 5 – And the Sky Full of Stars

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Babylon 5 - And the Sky Full of Stars television review

Our Throwback Thursday post takes us back to the space station of humans and aliens all alone in the night. “And the Sky Full of Stars” delves a little deeper into the relationship between humans and Minbari while also revealing what really happened to Sinclair (Michael O’Hare) during the war. Kidnapped by xenophobic Earthers, Sinclair is put into some sort of hallucinogenic virtual reality where his captor (Christopher Neame) hopes to discover what happened during the Captain’s missing 24 hours and how it relates to the Minbari choosing to surrender on the eve of victory. Knowing where Sinclair’s journey will eventually lead him, both figuratively and literally, the episode offers a little more for those viewing it for the first time.

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Voltron: Legendary Defender – The Journey

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Voltron: Legendary Defender - The Journey TV review

Whatever happened to Shiro (Josh Keaton)? The Black Lion’s paladin disappeared during the Season finale. While offering hints that there’s far more to the story than what we are seeing, “The Journey” picks up Shiro’s thread when the paladin breaks out of a Galra ship. After a crash landing on a frozen moon, dealing with a pair of resistance fighters, and stowing away on another cruiser, Shiro finally finds his way back to Voltron. It will take several days alone in the black of space, however, before his eventual reunion with his friends.

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Elementary – The Complete Fifth Season

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  • Title: Elementary – Season Five
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Elementary - The Complete Fifth Season DVD review

Hoping to artificially instill some continuity to the show’s Fifth Season, the first episode of the year introduces us to Joan‘s (Lucy Liu) former patient and reformed gangbanger Shinwell (Nelsan Ellis). Shinwell’s issues will be a recurring theme throughout the year as Sherlock‘s (Jonny Lee Miller) attempts to help the man infiltrate and bring down a local gang have consequences for everyone involved. Sherlock’s odd behavior, getting even odder towards the end of the year, will culminate in his conversations with a stranger (Joanna Christie) and larger implications for his partnership with Watson heading into Season Six.

While far from the show’s strongest season, highlights include the death of a magician, murder and pirate gold, the return of Kitty (Ophelia Lovibond), a desperate client, Holmes struggling with attending his AA meetings, and the murder of a mathematician.

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Samurai Jack – Episode VIII: Jack versus Mad Jack

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Samurai Jack - Episode VIII: Jack versus Mad Jack TV review

While it’s jam-packed with action and features Samurai Jack (Phil LaMarr) literally fighting a manifestation of his internal demons, “Episode VIII” is one of the least memorable of the series. Opening with an extended sequence in which Jack’s battle with a bar full of bounty hunters which spills out into the forest, Aku (Mako) decides to raise the stakes by pitting the samurai against an evil doppelganger. Of course, the frenzied Jack eventually gets his emotions under control and is able to realize the situation he finds himself in. Our hero is able to regain his composure, defeat “Mad Jack,” and continue on his quest once more.

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Wonder Woman #29

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Wonder Woman #29 comic reviewOpening with Wonder Woman and Etta Candy fighting off a group of super-villains and bounty hunters (including Cheshire, Plastique, Cat Eye, and Abolith), Wonder Woman #29 eventually reveals the reason for the attack and why someone wants the Amazon, dead or alive.

Discovering that her demi-god nature could include answers to stop countless disease as well as possibly used to weaponize super-human soldiers, Diana is forced to do some soul searching. What is her purpose in Man’s World? Even if the men who wish to dissect her have evil intentions, does the good that might come from those experiments outweigh the cost?

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