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Perception – Mirror

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Perception - Mirror

While struggling to write her vows for her upcoming second marriage to Donnie (Scott Wolf), Kate (Rachael Leigh Cook) brings Daniel Pierce (Eric McCormack) onto a case involving the murders of the Bangladeshi Consul General (Ajay Mehta) and a Chicago reporter (Alex Weed) which uncovers a conspiracy that left thousands dead of cholera due to inadequate vaccine. Pierce immediately dismisses the leading suspect (Agam Darshi) in the crime, an assistant to the consul who suffers from Mirror-touch synesthesia forcing her to feel the emotions and pain of those around her making it impossible for the woman to be responsible for her boss’ death.

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The Flash: Season Zero #5

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The Flash: Season Zero #5“Smoak Signals” reunites the Flash and Felicity when Green Arrow‘s Girl Friday is target by killer robot drones known as Sky Lords who have been programmed to take out Ms. Smoak. I though the two shows gave up on the possibility of a Felcity/Barry relationship far too quickly so its fun to see the two thrown together here (albeit as friends). Given that the issue teases, but doesn’t offer the identity of, who wants Felicity dead I’m betting we’ll see the thread of this story picked up in the near future.

The first few pages of the issue also give us Felicity watching the Flash battle the Hydro Hunter whose origins and motivations aren’t explored here. The fight is fun but given the level of the villain’s powers he seems an odd choice for what boils down to a pre-credit scene fight. However, the sequence does illustrate how Felicity continues to keep tabs on Barry and offer a more a-hole version of the pre-Atom Ray Palmer than we’ve seen on the show so far (what a dick!).

Fans of both The Flash and Arrow should enjoy the crossover even if questions are left unanswered. Worth a look.

[DC, $2.99]

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Pretty Little Liars – To Plea or Not to Plea

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  • Title: Pretty Little Liars – To Plea or Not to Plea
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Pretty Little Liars - To Plea or Not to Plea

With Alison (Sasha Pieterse) in prison contemplating a plea deal A finally uses the stolen Liars blood to frame Hanna (Ashley Benson) as Ali’s accomplice in Mona‘s (Janel Parrish) murder. The episode concludes with Hanna’s arrest and A deleting years of texts to each of the Liars which was the only proof the girls had to back-up an alternate theory of who killed Mona. As we’ve seen before, the show again stretches credibility in A’s near omnipotent ability to stymie the Liars, but the twist does leave the girls without even the flimsiest of evidence to reveal A’s existence.

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Battle Creek – The Battle Creek Way

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  • Title: Battle Creek – The Battle Creek Way
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Battle Creek - The Battle Creek Way

One of CBS’ mid-season replacements, Battle Creek is your basic odd couple pairing police drama setting the gruff old-school Detective Russ Andrew (Dean Winters), the top cop in the tragically underfunded Battle Creek Police Department, with hot shot FBI Special Agent Milton Chamberlain (Tad Hamilton) reassigned to a new branch office across the hall from the police department (for reasons suggested but not fully explained). The first case Russ and Milton are thrown together on is a rare double-homicide for the city involving a pair of low-level drug dealers.

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Once Upon a Time – Darkness on the Edge of Town

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Once Upon a Time - Darkness on the Edge of Town

In both flashbacks and the present Rumpelstiltskin (Robert Carlyle) seeks out the help of other villains to execute his plans. In the past we see Rumpelstiltskin use and betray Maleficent (Kristin Bauer van Straten), Ursula (Merrin Dungey), and Cruella De Vil (Victoria Smurfit) to procure a curse protected by a number of obstacles. In the present the powerless Mr. Gold seeks the help of the two remaining witches with the promise of helping them all finally achieve their happy endings.

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