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Doctor Odyssey – Spring Break

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  • Title: Doctor Odyssey – Spring Break
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The medical emergencies are mostly minor early on during Spring Break Week as Max (Joshua Jackson) spends most of his time deflecting the attention of three persistent young women (Paris Jackson, Ava Phillippe, and Charlotte Lawrence), although that eventually takes a dark turn with some spiked drugs and a case of scuba diving gone wrong, helping a young man with an embarrassing PGAD condition, and Avery (Phillipa Soo) taking interest in an overly-studious passenger (Kathryn Newton) whose mostly minor symptoms become hard to diagnosis.

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Batgirl #6

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Wrapping up the title’s opening arc, Batgirl #6 reveals all of the trouble Shiva and Batgirl are having with the Unburied was caused by Shiva herself. As the pair escape, thanks to something Cassandra learned from Batman, the conflict within Batgirl towards her mother continues. At one point we even get Cassandra Cain washing her hand of Shiva, although the latter’s sacrifice to end the issue (and the tease of what is coming starting next month) suggests the two aren’t done with each other just yet.

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Secret Six #2

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Secret Six #2 is your basic longtime staple of comics in which the “heroes” have a run-in and fight and then decide to work together. With the previous issue dropping Jon Kent, Gossamer, and Dreamer at the House of Secrets in a cliffhanger ending, issue #2 is really just about pitting that trio against Black Alice, Deadshot, and Catman. During the various fights we learn that both Deadshot and Dreamer want to find the missing Amanda Waller (who may be with Checkmate now?), but for vastly different reasons.

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Princess Mononoke

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  • Title: Princess Mononoke
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When I first saw Princess Mononoke more than 25 years ago I thought it was weird, but a very pretty and visually striking film. Rereleased into theaters in a remastered 4K version, the film still looks terrific. Credited with helping to elevate anime to a new level and discussion as a serious art form, Princess Mononoke remains a favorite of many, including influencing several modern-day filmmakers. Sadly, it’s still a little too weird for me with emotional beats that don’t always hit their mark.

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NCIS: Origins – To Have and to Hold

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  • Title: NCIS: Origins – To Have and to Hold
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“To Have and to Hold” focuses as much on the underappreciated Mary Jo (Tyla Abercrumbie) as the case of the week which involves the death of a woman recently released from prison for stealing millions of her clients money. The tie-in with NIS is the woman’s husband who believed the woman  had changed, although facts uncovered over the course of the investigation suggest otherwise. Notably, it’s another episode of the series where Gibbs (Austin Stowell) is pushed mainly to the sideline while other characters are highlighted.

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