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Pretty Little Liars – Shadow Play

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Pretty Little Liars - Shadow Play

Snooping for evidence that may prove Ezra (Ian Harding) is A, the Liars find Alison‘s (Sasha Pieterse) missing diary in the teacher’s desk. While watching and old movie and going over the diary and the various other evidence she’s gathered late that night, and still popping the Uppers like Tic-Tacs, Spencer (Troian Bellisario) hallucinates herself into a black-and-white noir where the shadows hold as many questions as answers. Making the most of the look, lighting, and style, Pretty Little delivers a terrific-looking episode whose hidden truths and unclear motives fit naturally into the world of a noir tale.

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Arrow – Heir to the Demon

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Arrow - Heir to the Demon

As Moira‘s (Susanna Thompson) mayoral campaign begins, and the Lance family continues to deal with Laurel‘s (Katie Cassidy) substance abuse, Starling City gets a host of interesting visitors including Laurel’s sister Sara (Caity Lotz), her mother Dinah (Alex Kingston), and Nyssa al Ghul (Katrina Law) who arrives to return her former lover to the League of Assassins – whether she wants to come back or not. I had doubts about the show’s plan to introduce Nyssa, but Law proves to be a terrific choice balancing both the emotional dramatic moments and action sequences to deliver a passionate and deadly version of Ra’s al Ghul’s daughter, and the surprise twist behind her motives for hunting Sara are a nice touch.

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True Detective – The Locked Room

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  • Title: True Detective – The Locked Room
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“The world needs bad men. We keep the other bad men from the door.”

True Detective - The Locked Room

While continuing to delve into the demons both men were fighting on an investigation no one wanted them to spend so much time and resources on, “The Locked Room” develops the first solid lead in the case as Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Hart’s (Woody Harrelson) discovery of the burned-out church with a painting eerily similar to their murder scene leads them to a tent ministry. When the lead doesn’t pan out, it forces Cohle to redouble his efforts into finding another murder that matches the profile and a thread to follow back to their killer.

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Atomic Robo and The Savage Sword of Dr. Dinosaur #5

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Atomic Robo and The Savage Sword of Dr. Dinosaur #5Dr. Dinosaur was right! Okay, he wasn’t actually right. He is an insane dinosaur scientist after all. The final issue of Atomic Robo and The Savage Sword of Dr. Dinosaur #5 will end Atomic Robo‘s battle with his arch-nemesis in the underground caves where Dr. Dinosaur has enslaved a rock-creature army and created a nuclear-powered time bomb to destroy all trace of humanity. And, here’s the thing, it goes off!

Filled with more war of words between the action scientist and the deranged reptile, the final issue of the series ends on a suprising note. Unable to prevent Dr. Dinosaur from exploding his absurd creation, Atomic Robo gets his colleagues to safety but is unable to remove himself from the center of the blast. Although it doesn’t destroy all history of mankind, Dr. Dinosaur’s time bomb does actually shoot Atomic Robo into the past. So he was right! Not really! But sort of!

The issue also sees Jenkins turn the tables on Majestic, but, just as Atomic Robo’s story ends on a cliffhanger, we’re left to wonder just what happened after the explosion at Tesladyne. Must-read.

[Red 5, $3.50]

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Sherlock – The Sign of Three

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Sherlock - The Sign of Three

Much like the best man’s speech Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) gives at Watson‘s (Martin Freeman) wedding reception, “The Sign of Three” is messy and meandering while still delivering a terrific mystery and a slew of the series’ most humorous scenes. The episode could certainly be tightened up, but Holmes’ recitation of his recent cases with Watson to a captive (and often uncomfortable) audience certainly ranks as one of the show’s most memorable and largely entertaining episodes.

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