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Remington Steele – Thou Shalt Not Steele

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Remington Steele - Thou Shalt Not Steele TV review

Today’s Throwback Thursday post takes us back to the 80s detective show Remington Steele. Despite Steele‘s (Pierce Brosnan) misgivings, Laura (Stephanie Zimbalist) signs a museum who wants the agency to help stop a thief from stealing a valuable painting known as “The Five Nudes of Cairo.” Although she doesn’t know it yet, Laura will discover that Steel stole the painting once before in his previous life and the young woman masquerading as an assistant curator (Cassandra Harris) was his partner and lover at the time. In need of her old beau’s help, the thief attempts to blackmail Steele into help her steal the painting only to be outplayed when he and Laura steal it on their own.

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Elementary – Nobody Lives Forever

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Elementary - Nobody Lives Forever television review

With Holmes‘ (Jonny Lee Miller) mental issues seemingly behind him and his new adversary still laying low. “Nobody Lives Forever” offers the opportunity for the return of Sherlock’s former sponsor Alfredo (Ato Essandoh) who hopes to enlist him in a criminal endeavor. In an episode where the B-story proves more interesting than the crime of the week, Alfredo teaches the detective an important lesson about forgiveness (oddly enough while attempting to coerce Holmes into helping rob a business owner of money he stiffed the security expert on) as Holmes not only helps Alfredo’s older brother, whom he loathes, but also makes an attempt to mend fences with his own. This leads to both a humorous wisecrack about his brother and his partner as well as a touching final scene where the Holmes and Watson (Lucy Liu) bonding over the loss of a mutual loved one.

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Scooby-Doo! Team-Up #38

Scooby-Doo! Team-Up #38 comic reviewIt’s interesting that Scooby-Doo! Team-Up #38 has a similar set-up to Super Sons/Dynomutt Special #1 which featured Dynomutt asking for help when the Blue Falcon started behaving erratically. While Super Sons/Dynomutt Special #1 went for a gritty feel that didn’t really fit the characters, Scooby-Doo! Team-Up #38 features a more all-ages story that involves the criminal Manyfaces masquerading as Blue Falcon to ruin the hero’s reputation (and not being possessed by an evil spirit, and Dynomutt believes).

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Elementary – Sober Companions

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Elementary - Sober Companions television review

Opening with the discovery of a murder victim which both hits close to home with the NYPD and also reveals that several other women all murdered by the same killer, “Sober Companions” brings two ongoing storylines to a head. The first involves Sherlock (Jonny Lee Miller) discovering Michael’s (Desmond Harrington) secret. And the second involves the detective pushing himself beyond the limitations of his medical condition in a futile attempt to catch a serial killer who has been two-steps ahead of him the entire season (and credits Sherlock’s words of wisdom about sobriety for much of his success).

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Lucifer – Once Upon a Time

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Lucifer - Once Upon a Time television review

The second of two “bonus” episodes taking place outside the show’s regular continuity offers us a look at a slightly different version of events where Chloe (Lauren German) remained an actress rather than becoming a police officer. After a friend is killed in Lux, Chloe attempts to play detective for real as does a certain nightclub owner who wants to exact some justice of his own. We also get variations of other supporting characters including a douchier Dan (Kevin Alejandro) and a less-sunny version of Ella (Aimee Garcia).

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