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Killjoys – Vessel

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Killjoys - Vessel

Now an official team of three, Dutch (Hannah John-Kamen), John (Aaron Ashmore), and D’Avin (Luke Macfarlane) are hired to transport the surrogate mother of an unborn heir of one of the nine families that rule the galaxy (or something like that) in time for the baby to be born on his home soil and claim his birthright. Although there have been small stumbling blocks in the previous episodes, “Vessel” marks the first time the series gets into trouble for not spending more time world building and explaining the basics of this version of the future, the nine families, and the politics involved. The Nine have never been properly explained which leads to some confusion about surrogate cults, wealth, corporations, division of power, and rule of law that the episode skirts mostly around despite the fact that these issues have never been properly dealt with.

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars – Rookies

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Star Wars: The Clone Wars - Rookies

On a small listening post located on Rishi Moon a group of inexperience Clone Troopers see their first action when General Grievous (Matthew Wood) sends a squad of Droid Commandos to take the base in an attempt to hide the Separatist fleet’s plans to attack the Clone bases on Kamino. Forced out of the base the three survivors along with Clone Captain Rex and Commander Cody, who arrive for a routine inspection, work together to retake the base and warn the Republic of the coming attack. Not all five will survive the attempt, but the heroic death of one member of the team will alert the fleet and save the Clones’ home planet from invasion.

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Killjoys – The Harvest

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“Keep your secrets or keep your life.”

Killjoys - The Harvest

Understanding that his partner is hiding something from him, his growing jealousy of the ease with which D’Avin (Luke Macfarlane) becomes a Killjoy, and a plea from a friend (Elena Juatco) all factor in to John (Aaron Ashmore) accepting a warrant to find the woman’s wayward husband who disappeared while working as an endundetured servant harvesting crops. Although Dutch (Hannah John-Kamen) isn’t keen on the idea, she relents realizing her partner needs a win (and the situation allows her to dress the part of a pampered dignitary while he must go undercover as a migrant worker in the fields).

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