Human Target

Human Target – A Problem Like Maria / Communication Breakdown

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The two episodes which involve the return of former flame Maria (Leonor Varela) and the return of troublemaker Harry (Tony Hale) are tied together by the B-story involving the rapidly disintegrating relationship between Christopher Chance (Mark Valley) and Ilsa (Indira Varma) whose plane is shot down at the beginning of the second episode. “A Problem Like Maria” features Maria tricking Chance in the others into a kidnapping in South America to save the life of her husband. In doing so, they make themselves an enemy of a local criminal figure Hector Lopez (Jordi Caballero) who shoots their plane down in the jungle. Luckily, while attempting to avoid the blowup between Chance and , the others weren’t on the flight. Unluckily for them, the arrive home in time to get drawn into Harry’s latest trouble involving the Armenian mob who storms the offices shortly after he arrives.

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Human Target – The Other Side of the Mall

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Throwback Thursday takes us back to the Second Season of Human Target. A family in need sends Christopher Chance (Mark Valley) and team to the suburbs, albeit under the false impression its the father who is being targeted. With Chance and Guerrero (Jackie Earle Haley) shadowing and snooping around Mr. Applebaum’s (John Michael Higgins) workplace, and Winston (Chi McBride) watching over the wife (Rebecca McFarland), Ames (Janet Montgomery) hangs out with the family’s teenage son Joel (Taylor Boggan) who, unknowingly, is actually responsible for the attack that nearly got them all killed in the opening scene.

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The Human Target #12

If you don’t believe a comic can move you to tears, let me offer you The Human Target #12. The final issue of The Human Target deals with the aftermath. The heart-wrenching, painful, disturbing, yet beautiful aftermath of the death of Christopher Chance. There’s no last-minute save for our hero. Christopher Chance dies. While some of comic attempts to wrap-up various JLI threads still hanging out there, the main focus is on Ice and dealing with the loss of the man she inadvertently killed and fell in love with all in twelve days.

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The Human Target #11

The penultimate issue of the twelve-issue maxi-series gives us Christopher Chance and Ice together on the day before he dies. It’s a sweet and beautiful issue with secrets unburdened and love expressed before the sun begins to set and harder truths and pain is shared. For a comic that’s just two characters spending a day at the beach it’s an amazing read that is all the more painful knowing we’re so close to the end.

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