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Will Trent – We Are Family

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  • Title: Will Trent – We Are Family
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Will Trent - We Are Family

While the more impactful moments in terms of ongoing storylines in “We Are Family” involve Will (Ramón Rodríguez) making a connection with his mother’s brother (John Ortiz), the moment I’ll most remember in the episode has to do with the murder of the week outside of a drag club and a discussion with witnesses about a “vanilla envelope” that so perfectly fits our characters. The truth beyond the killing fits the tragic nature of the series, as does Will reaction to finding his uncle’s friends aren’t so happy about him being a cop, but so does this hilarious little segment as well as the closing moments involving the friends coming together to support Ormewood (Jake McLaughlin) in his time of need.

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Civil War

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  • Title: Civil War
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Civil War

Beautifully shot while exploring complicated ideas that may make some audiences uncomfortable, Alex Garland‘s Civil War works on multiple levels. First, the film gives us an up-close look at war correspondent journalism following a foursome through a ravaged war-torn land. Allowing that land to be America in a recognizable not-too-distant future is the second major point of the film which offers a cautionary tale to the current polarized environment which includes many far-right nutbags actively praying and cheering across social media for such events to occur. The message of the movie is clear, be careful what you wish for.

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Deadpool #1

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Deadpool #1

A new volume of Deadpool begins here with murder, mayhem, and fun. I think Deadpool always works best when he has someone to play off of (other than just his banter to the reader). The new comic finds that character in Deadpool’s symbiote “daughter” Princess who has her father’s taste for bloodshed and murder. The first issue follows the pair around trying to kill their latest target, whose portal ability makes it a bit harder than normal, before teasing us with the introduction of the comic’s first new big bad who is apparently quite interested in the hero’s healing ability.

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Delicious in Dungeon – Red Dragon

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  • Title: Delicious in Dungeon – Red Dragon (Part I & II)
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Delicious in Dungeon - Red Dragon

Everything has been leading to this point. Laios (Damien C. Haas), Marcille (Emily Rudd), Senshi (SungWon Cho), and Chilchuck (Casey Mongillo) spring their trap on the Red Dragon only to discover they have drastically underestimated their opponent and need to quickly regroup to survive. The fight with the dragon is impressive, but more important to the overall story comes after the defeat as the party carves their way through the dragon’s chest only to find that Falin (Lisa Reimold) has already been completely digested.

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Alex Rider – Enemy

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  • Title: Alex Rider – Enemy
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Alex Rider - Enemy

Following the events of the last episode, Alex (Otto Farrant)  is now a guest of SCORPIA, left alone in the bowels of one of their headquarters (a decommissioned cold war listening post) where he wanders and meets Syl (Eline Powell), the first of the other recruits training at the facility. Eventually talks with the Widow Julia Rothman (Sofia Helin) who gives Alex the pitch to join them by revealing that Alex’s father worked for SCORPIA following a fall from grace and a couple years spent in prison for manslaughter. He was recruited when all others turned their backs on him. Confirming her versions of events is a video of a prisoner exchange between The Department and SCORPIA. SCORPIA returns hostage for Alex’s father who is shot down by a sniper, left dead on a bridge, by The Department.

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