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Kung Fu Panda 3

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  • Title: Kung Fu Panda 3
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Kung Fu Panda 3Building on the epilogue of Kung Fu Panda 2, the latest sequel introduces Po (Jack Black) to his father Li (Bryan Cranston) and an entire tribe of Pandas hidden away in a secret valley deep in the mountains. Along the way Po will also struggle with passing on his knowledge of Kung Fu in the role of teacher, first to the Furious Five and later to his Panda students, when an old threat returns and begins stealing the chi of Kung Fu masters across China.

While not as good as the first film, Kung Fu Panda 3 stands up pretty well against Kung Fu Panda 2 – even if it ignores the most intriguing subplot of the first sequel involving Po’s evolving relationship with Tigress (Angelina Jolie). J.K. Simmons proves to be a good choice for the film’s villain Kai: Oogway‘s (Randall Duk Kim) one-time friend who escapes the spirit realm in his search of ultimate power.

And the film introduces us to an entire village of thinly drawn but (mostly) entertaining Panda characters while still finding time to deal with Mr. Ping‘s (James Hong) jealousy and insecurity at Po exploring a relationship with his “real” father.

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Supergirl – Strange Visitor From Another Planet

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  • Title: Supergirl – Strange Visitor From Another Planet
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Supergirl - Strange Visitor From Another Planet

“Strange Visitor From Another Planet” introduces a new threat to the show when a White Martian shows up in National City to attack an anti-alien Senator (Tawny Cypress) in the hopes of drawing out J’onn J’onzz (David Harewood). The show’s new villain allows Supergirl to set-up its version of J’onn’s backstory while also possibly laying the foundation for the introduction of Miss Martian somewhere down the line. The choice to make the White Martian a strong enough threat that it takes both J’onn and Kara (Melissa Benoist) working together to stop it also works to underline teases the looming threat of far more of the nearly-unstoppable aliens just a couple of planets away.

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Supergirl – Childish Things

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  • Title: Supergirl – Childish Things
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Supergirl - Childish Things

In an episode that continues to develop Henshaw‘s (David Harewood) reasons for hiding his true identity from the world, Supergirl offers us the show’s version of one of Superman’s oldest enemies, the Toyman. Staying fairly close to his roots (without his bigger and goofier Silver Age giant-sized toys), the show’s Winslow Schott (Henry Czerny) escapes from prison using deadly toys and attempts to reconnect with his son Winn (Jeremy Jordan). Not only does the episode allow Kara (Melissa Benoist) and Winn to bond over homicidal relatives but it also allows the introduction of Emma Caulfield as gun-happy Cameron Chase, the agent in charge of taking down the Toyman (dead or alive).

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Supergirl – Blood Bonds

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  • Title: Supergirl – Blood Bonds
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Supergirl - Blood Bonds

Opening with the short stand-off between Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) and Non (Chris Vance) that closed the mid-season cliffhanger, Nom’s men kidnap Hank Henshaw (David Harewood) in hopes of trading him for Astra (Laura Benanti). “Blood Bonds” deals primarily with Kara’s growing frustration and lack of control as Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) has guessed her secret and General Sam Lane (Glenn Morshower) shows up to take control of the DEO and decides to torture Astra for information.

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Supergirl – Hostile Takeover

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  • Title: Supergirl – Hostile Takeover
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Supergirl - Hostile Takeover

Supergirl flies into its winter break with an episode that highlights Kara‘s (Melissa Benoist) relationships with the women in her life. In one storyline she works with Winn (Jeremy Jordan) and Superman’s black friend James “Don’t Call Me Jimmy” Olsen (Mehcad Brooks) to solve a hacking scandal that comes close to forcing Cat Grant (Calista Flockhart) to step down as the head of the company she built. In the other Kara confronts her aunt Astra (Laura Benanti) whose true motivations continue to be ill-defined.

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