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Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – Down on the Ranch

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Jurassic World: Chaos Theory - Down on the Ranch

The theme of reuniting the band continues in “Down on the Ranch” as  Darius (Paul-Mikél Williams) and Ben (Sean Giambrone) arrive in Texas to collect Sammy (Raini Rodriguez) from the Guitierrez Cattle Ranch. We also get a reunion with Bumpy who has been living on the ranch since Sammy’s return (much to the displeasure of her neighbors). Their reunion is cut short by another run-in with the raptors as the three barely make it out alive and hoping Bumpy can survive on his own. There are several questions of course (why not target the extremely isolated Sammy before the boys could warn her?) but the format, racing for their lives and dealing with the fallout of their shared experiences, continues to be the backbone of the show.

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Jurassic World: Chaos Theory – Aftershock / Rest Stop

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Jurassic World: Chaos Theory - Aftershock / Rest Stop

Set after the events of Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous, in a world when dinosaurs roam freely, we catch up with Darius (Paul-Mikél Williams) living alone and hunting the Allosaurus that killed his friend Brooklynn (who appears in flashbacks) which gets away again in the opening scene. The struggle with adapting to life in the “normal” world is the first theme of the show. The reintroduction of Ben (Sean Giambrone), fully consumed by conspiracy theories, introduces the second theme about someone targeting the Nublar Six including sending raptors after Ben and Darius.

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Love Lies Bleeding

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Love Lies Bleeding

Love Lies Bleeding reminded me strongly of body horror with the genre turned on its head by highlighting the glistening muscled bodies of female body builders, often even providing close-ups of bulging muscles, fetishizing them not for the grotesque but instead with more seductive ends in mind. While the purposes are different, the end result remains much the same with the focus on the body at times overpowering that of the character.

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Dark Cloud

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Dark Cloud

Suffering from memory issues and panic attacks after an accident, former actress Chloe Temple (Alexys Gabrielle) enrolls herself in a tech company’s test program agreeing to say in an AI house created to assist her rehabilitation and recovery. Neither her sister (Anna Stranz) nor her boyfriend (Toussaint Morrison) are supportive of her decision, but after the initial awkwardness Chloe does find some comfort in the support and isolation AIDA (Emily Atack) provides. However, she becomes quickly concerned with her privacy and safety where AIDA is concerned.

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