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NCIS: Hawai’i – Breach

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  • Title: NCIS: Hawai’i – Breach
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In terms of ongoing storylines, “Breach” continues to explore the post-break-up relationship of Lucy (Yasmine Al-Bustami) and Whistler (Tori Anderson). As for the threat of the week, that comes from a ransomware attack that threatens to shutdown all power on the island. The episode tips its hand with the rather obvious mastermind of the plot being an inside man, and relies on the quick fix of super-hackers which has become its own cliché at this point in movies and television. Still, there is some fun with Ernie (Jason Antoon) meeting his somewhat unnecessarily hippie idol and we finally, maybe, have a cordial end to the tension between Lucy and Whistler. While I think the show is better exploring them as a couple, this at least (hopefully) ends the recurring awkward and angry sequences between the pair.

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Scooby-Doo! – Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf

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  • Title: Scooby-Doo! – Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Werewolf
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Throwback Thursday takes us back to Scooby-Doo, Where Are You! for another mystery involving some meddling kids and their talking dog. While camping in the woods, Mystery, Inc. comes across a werewolf haunting the area around an abandoned mill. The set-up for the episode is unusual with the gang never encountering any locals before or after first learning about or sighting the creature of the week. While the mystery involving the smuggling of sheep (by bizarre means) is solved, there is no unmasking of the villain who appears unmasked and in police custody after being captured (as there is no one for the gang to recognize). “Tell Me, Tell Me” is used for the musical chase montage and the episode is notable for Fred (Frank Welker), Daphne (Heather North), and Velma (Nicole Jaffe) coming across the monster before Shaggy (Casey Kasem) or Scooby-Doo (Don Messick).

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The Book of Fennec Shand – In the Name of Honor

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  • Title: The Book of Boba Fett – Chapter 7: In the Name of Honor
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After getting off-track for a couple of episodes, The Book of Boba Fett concludes its season with a return to the main storyline involving Boba Fett’s (Temuera Morrison) attempts to become the new crime boss of Mos Espa and fight off the invading the Pyke Syndicate. Oh, and there’s that last-minute revenge for the Tusken Raiders (well, sort of). The finale certainly doesn’t skimp on action and offers the payoff of Fett riding his Rancor (something we were told was extremely difficult and didn’t see him train for even once). Most of the episode takes place in the streets of the city as Fett’s crew fights the superior numbers and firepower of the Pykes. Most of Fett’s crew, that is.

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Kung Fu – Year of the Tiger (Part 2)

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  • Title: Kung Fu – Year of the Tiger (Part 2)
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The two-part premiere continues, answering some of my questions from “Part 1.” Zhilan (Yvonne Chapman) finds a bit of her old spirit and leaves China, although it’s still unclear what her new path will be. Mia (Vanessa Yao) continues to be painted more of a frenemy that family for Nicky (Olivia Liang) as she continues to search for answers about her past. And Nicky’s plan to take down Russell Tan (Kee Chan) fails, but we do discover some clues to what the businessman is after in his theft of ancient relics.

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Radiant Red #1

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Radiant Red is a spin-off of an Image Comics mini-series I never read, Radiant Black. As expected, this creates some challenges for the reader. The main character is middle school teacher Satomi Shen, and super-powered criminal and bank robber Radiant Red. Since the comic doesn’t go that in-depth on how her powers and costume work, I’m assuming that knowledge would have been part of the Radiant Black series. The gist seems to be, she’s done bad things in the past and has attempted to put that life behind her.

What we do get in Radiant Red #1 is a look at Shen’s personal life. We also are introduced to a pair of people snooping around including a reporter and someone of less scrupulous means who have a sudden interest in the bank robber. It looks like the past hasn’t stayed buried, but I’m not sure I’ll stick around for five issues to see where this one eventually leads.

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