Espionage

Black Doves – Go Bang Time

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  • Title: Black Doves – Go Bang Time
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While suggesting there’s something more keeping Sam (Ben Whishaw) from killing Hector (Luther Ford), who he lets go again, the raid does snag the missing Kai-Ming (Isabella Wei) who sadly can shed no light on who killed her father or Helen’s (Keira Knightley) lover Jason (Andrew Koji). There’s plenty of carnage in the shoot-out, but its the maneuverings and the bits of info that begin to trickle out in the rest of the episode where things start to pick up. Given a new assignment, in getting the CIA Agent (Finn Bennett) out of the American Embassy for Mrs. Reed (Sarah Lancashire), Helen also hopes to get the answers she seeks. However, very little goes according to plan.

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Citadel: Honey Bunny – Traitor / Play

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  • Title: Citadel: Honey Bunny – Traitor / Play
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The final two episodes of Citadel: Honey Bunny‘s season finally bring Honey (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) and Bunny (Varun Dhawan) back together, and introduce Bunny to his daughter, while also wrapping up the flashbacks detailing the events that happened eight years prior and Honey’s betrayal and presumed death which allowed her to disappear. After Bunny sues Guru (Kay Kay Menon) for peace, KD (Saqib Saleem) refuses to step down leading to a bloodbath of an extended action sequence featuring Honey and Bunny mowing down legions of Guru’s men. Despite no news on whether or not a Second Season will be coming, the show ends on a cliffhanger with Bunny making a suicidal run buying time for Honey and Nadia (Kashvi Majmundar) to escape.

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Black Doves – The Coming Night

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  • Title: Black Doves – The Coming Night
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There’s quite a bit of ground covered in “The Coming Night” which fills in past events concerning Sam’s (Ben Whishaw) relationship with Michael (Omari Douglas) are explored. We also get the events concerning the notable murder he did for Lenny (Kathryn Hunter), which proved his loyalty and ability beyond question, and the one he missed which also ties into him fleeing and the favor he owes Helen (Keira Knightley). The flashbacks build up the friendship between the pair including the time where she had one foot out of the door before being pulled back in keep her friend safe. And in the present, everything comes full circle with the Hector (Luther Ford) leading up to suicide run number 2 for Sam. 

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Citadel: Honey Bunny – Home

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  • Title: Citadel: Honey Bunny – Home
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While in 2000 we see Honey (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) return to her family home, flashbacks to 1992 continue with the mission that caused her to split from Bunny (Varun Dhawan) and Guru (Kay Kay Menon). The surprise news of her unexpected pregnancy weighs on Honey heading into the team stealing the Armada from Dr. Raghu (Thalaivasal Vijay) whose actions after she faints at dinner with him prove to her what kind of man he is as do Bunny’s killing him on Guru’s orders. Between Honey’s horror at Bunny’s actions and lies and Bunny’s anger at her questioning their mission, any hopes for Honey sharing the news of her pregnancy fall apart.

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Black Doves – A Little Black Dove

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  • Title: Black Doves – A Little Black Dove
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There’s an awful lot to like in “A Little Black Dove” which gives us a terrific kitchen confrontation between Helen Webb (Keira Knightley) and the hired assassin (Paapa Essiedu) who killer her lover but also flashbacks to Helen’s recruitment into the Black Doves, her first meetings with both Sam (Ben Whishaw) and Mrs. Reed (Sarah Lancashire), and the first assignment which went a little too well and ended up changing her life forever. By the end of the episode we not only have far more context for Helen’s career as a spy but also a measure of victory in her besting the assassin. 

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