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Buffy the Vampire Slayer Season Nine #9

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btvs-season-nine-9-coverAs Spike and the Buffybot track down a former enemy, and old friend, who is responsible for Buffy’s consciousness being trapped in the robot, Xander and Dawn help Detective Dowling hunt down his former partner turned zompire, and Buffy’s unprotected body finds herself at the mercy of crazy slayer with a grudge Simone.

Although I’m still a little disappointed but the abrupt change of direction the series took in the last couple of issues, there are some nice moments here. Andrew coming clean with why he put Buffy’s mind in a Buffybot has just the right mix of misplaced generosity and foolishness that the character has always been known for.

The callback to Xander slaying Jesse in the series opener “Welcome to the Hellmouth” was a nice touch and seems to be returning to more clear-cut version of vampires taking over (instead of taking on the character traits of) their human hosts than we saw in the last couple seasons of Angel.

The final panel suggests we’re going to get to see Buffy vs. Buffy in the next issue, which certainly works for me. Worth a look.

[Dark Horse, $2.99]

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Hawaii Five-0 – Ua Hopu

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Still in Japan searching for Joe White (Terry O’Quinn) and answers about Shellburne, McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) finally catches up with Wo Fat (Mark Dacascos). Meanwhile, back on Hawaii, Kono’s (Grace Park) new secret relationship bliss with Adam Noshimuri (Ian Anthony Dale), the son of the local head of the Yakuza, is interrupted by a new murder tied to Wo Fat and possibly Kono’s new boyfriend.

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Fairly Legal – Ripple of Hope

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Ben (Ryan Johnson) and Kate (Sarah Shahi) work together to mediate a non-violent mediation at a women’s prison where several of the inmates have gone on a hunger strike to dispute living conditions. While trying to come to a compromise between the prisoners and the warden (Wendy Crewson), Kate gets distracted by a prisoner (Agnes Bruckner) who may have been wrongfully imprisoned but won’t get patrolled until she admits and apologizes for her crime.

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Scandal – Crash and Burn

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Olivia (Kerry Washington) takes the case of a pilot whose husband (Darren Pettie) doesn’t want to see the airline is scapegoat for a commercial plane crash that killed everyone on board. After watching the airline throw the woman under the bus in the initial press conference Olivia & Associates start their own investigation. Finch (Henry Ian Cusick) discovers the recent inspection report for the plane was forged from an earlier report and Abby (Darby Stanchfield) is able to find a witness (Amanda Fuller) to contradict reports that the 20-year sober alcoholic was drinking the night of the flight in an airport bar.

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Avengers vs. X-Men #3

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x-men-vs-avengers-3-coverRound 3 finds Hope on the run, the X-Men surrendering to the Avengers, and a big throwdown between two old friends. Cyclops and the X-Men’s surrender is a feint that allows the group to escape and begin a search for Hope. Meanwhile the Avengers split into five groups to find the young girl before the Phoenix Force finds her.

Although we get very little of Hope in this issue (she makes little more than a token appearance hiding on the streets of San Fransisco) we do get Cyclops outsmarting the Avengers and Captain America and Wolverine coming to blows over Logan’s plan to murder Hope before the Phoenix Force can claim her. We get far less story progression than I’d like, but the fight between Wolverine and Cap makes up for it.

By the end of the issue we now have three distinct groups. Cyclops and the X-Men who want to keep Hope away from the Avengers, the Avengers who want to keep Hope away from becoming the new Phoenix, and Wolverine who just wants her dead. Worth a look.

[Marvel, $3.99]

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