CBS’s FBI keeps up the tension with a new season one episode airing on Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 9pm ET/PT. Season one episode 17 titled “Apex” was directed by Jean De Segonzac from a script by Andrew Wilder.
Episode 17 guest stars include Sandrine Holt as Lynn Carver, Rich Sommer as Dr. Ed Praeger, Kyle Decker as Robert Burke, James Chen as Ian Lim, and Emma Thorne as Abby Jones. Thomas Philip O’Neill is Dr. Neil Mosbach, Maeve Crispi is Chrissy Bugasi, Pat Shay is Louis Bugasi, Antoinette LaVecchia is Maria Bugasi, and Jonathan Castro plays NYPD Detective Tom Shay. Devin Harjes, Nina Kassa, Adam Harrington, Valencia Yearwood, and Teniece Divya Johnson also guest star in “Apex.”
Season one stars Missy Peregrym as Special Agent Maggie Bell, Zeeko Zaki as Special Agent Omar Adom “OA” Zidan, and Ebonée Noel as Kristen Chazal. The cast also includes Jeremy Sisto as Jubal Valentine and Sela Ward as Dana Mosier.
The “Apex” Plot – Maggie and Dana struggle to find justice for victims murdered by a serial killer who left a ghoulish mark on all of his victims, while the mayor limits the investigation in order to prevent economical loss.
FBI Season 1 Plot:
“From Emmy Award winner Dick Wolf and the team behind the Law & Order franchise, FBI is a fast-paced drama about the inner workings of the New York office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation. This elite unit brings to bear all their talents, intellect and technical expertise on major cases in order to keep New York and the country safe.
Born into a multigenerational law enforcement family, Special Agent Maggie Bell commits deeply to the people she works with as well as those she protects. Her partner is Special Agent Omar Adom ‘OA’ Zidan, a West Point graduate via Bushwick who spent two years undercover for the DEA before being cherry-picked by the FBI. Overseeing them is Special Agent in Charge, Dana Mosier, who operates under intense pressure 24/7/365 and has undeniable command authority.
The team also includes Assistant Special Agent in Charge Jubal Valentine, the nerve center of the office whose ability to easily relate to and engage with both superiors and subordinates makes him a master motivator. Kristen Chazal is the team’s most valued resource, a brilliant analyst recruited straight out of university who can piece together the big picture faster than anyone. These first-class agents tenaciously investigate cases of tremendous magnitude, including terrorism, organized crime and counterintelligence.”
Dr. Blue, Dr. Ross and Dr. Lavigne star in ‘The Vet Life’ (Photo Credit: Animal Planet)
Animal Planet’s set an April 6, 2019 premiere date for season four of The Vet Life. The new season will air on Saturdays at 9pm ET/PT and will once again follow the vets at the Cy-Fair animal hospital in Houston.
The Vet Life stars Dr. Diarra Blue, Dr. Aubrey Ross, and Dr. Michael Lavigne and is executive produced by Shannon Biggs, Jairus Cobb, and Sarah Russell.
In addition to announcing the premiere date, the network released details on some of the stories viewers can expect to see unfold on the upcoming fourth season:
Dr. Blue and Dr. Lavinge visit a pig rescue and compete for the title of superior pig whisperer.
The vets will encounter Pablo the ‘snarting’ goat.
Dr. Ross treating an albino ferret named Alexander with adrenal disease.
The team will test the health of an owner’s pet Fennec Fox named Rocket and Kinkajou named Baloo.
The vets will treat Aubie a sweet Kunekune Piglet rescued from a fraternity house.
Details on The Vet Life, Courtesy of Animal Planet:
This season, audiences continue to follow the daily lives of the passionate, lovable vets at their Cy-Fair animal hospital in Houston as they encounter fascinating animal cases each and every day. And the adventures grow this season as the doctors open a second animal clinic in the Houston area.
In previous seasons, the doctors have examined a feisty rescued tiger found roaming a neighborhood in Houston, removed a massive tumor from Red the Golden Retriever’s head and performed emergency C-Sections on multiple pregnant dogs. The dedicated vets jumped into action when Hurricane Harvey devastated their community by saving puppies found in the middle of floodwater, treating a family goat named Jetta on the brink of death, and operating on Jasper the cat about to lose his leg – all while dealing with family and staff that suffered from the storm and lost their homes.
With a thriving clinic, their personal lives are booming too. Dr. Blue and his wife Jessica prepare for the arrival of their third child, Dr. Ross and wife Tauvia introduce their new baby girl, while Dr. Lavinge and his wife Anne settle into their new home and prepare for “Empty Nest Syndrome” just a few years away.
“Secrets are like walls. You can’t really know someone with walls between you,” says Barry (Grant Gustin) to Nora (Jessica Parker Kennedy) explaining why it’s important for a metahuman wife and mother to tell her family about her powers in The CW series The Flash season five episode 17.
As episode 17 titled “Time Bomb” begins, Nora speeds to 2049 and tells Eobard Thawne (Tom Cavanagh) about the second Cicada showing up. Thawne confesses he already knows and that he was very wrong. Nora asks what she should do and Thawne says, “I can’t help you anymore, little runner.”
Nora becomes even more upset, demanding his help. “There’s only one thing left to do: tell your father. You tell your father everything,” suggests Thawne.
Orlin Dwyer (Chris Klein) wakes up in a remote cabin and finds his adult niece Grace (Sarah Carter) watching over him. She reveals her identity and that she’s come from the future to find him and continue his mission. Dwyer asks what mission and she says killing every metahuman. Grace leaves, informing him there’s something important she has to do. When she gets back they’ll find a way to get his powers back.
Joe (Jesse L. Martin) and Barry question Dr. Ambres’ co-workers but fail to come up with any leads. Joe decides to return to the precinct while Barry heads to S.T.A.R. Labs.
And speaking of S.T.A.R. Labs, Sherloque finally breaks Nora’s code using the computers and can see she’s indeed working with someone. However, she never names him in her journal.
Grace (aka Cicada II) breaks into the CCPD cold cases file room. She kills the cop in the room and steals one file.
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs an alarm goes off and Cisco (Carlos Valdes) and Ralph (Hartley Sawyer) investigate the STAR archives to see if anything has been stolen. Barry and Nora also look for anything out of place and find Thawne’s time sphere in the woods, which is also still at the S.T.A.R archives. How is this possible? Simple. They realize Cicada II is grown up Grace from the future.
Joe and Barry are called to the crime scene at CCPD and Barry uses his super speed to confirm only one file is missing. They figure out it’s the file on Grace’s parents’ death.
Cisco’s on a date with Kamilla Hwang (Victoria Park) when Ralph barges in. Kamilla leaves and Ralph asks when Cisco’s going to bring her around to S.T.A.R. Labs and meet everyone. An annoyed Cisco blows off Ralph who tells then informs him Barry needs him.
Sherloque investigates the time sphere and Iris (Candice Patton) interrupts to ask what he’s doing. He doesn’t give any details but says he’s trying to figure out the mystery of Cicada II. Iris is suspicious and doesn’t like Sherloque investigating on his own.
Barry and Nora ask Cisco to Vibe the ATM where Grace’s parents died due to an explosion. Cisco sees a hooded woman who just before Grace’s parents arrived at the ATM tried to use it only to set off sparks. She quickly left. Team Flash identify the woman as Vickie Bolen (Catherine Lough Haggquist).
Grace returns to the cabin and is upset the police never really investigated her parents’ murder. Dwyer asks her what she’s doing, and she reveals she’s going to finish what he started and kill every meta – starting with the one who killed her parents.
Joe, Barry, and Nora talk to Vickie who’s hosting a kid’s birthday party with her husband. Vickie, out of her husband’s earshot, admits to the ATM explosion but says she quickly got out of there. She was scared because her powers caused it and sent the money flying everywhere. She wasn’t aware anyone had died.
Joe and Barry realize Vickie has kept having powers a secret from her family. Barry tries to convince her she should tell them, but she (justifiably) says he should mind his own business. Vickie returns to the party and Nora senses Cicada II.
Barry suits up and acts as though he’s a cosplayer hired for the party, leading the kids away from danger. Nora tries to get to Vicki but Cicada II shows up and blasts XS with her dagger dark matter powers. Vicki uses her power to make a soccer ball a sonic ball and hits Cicada II with it. Nora then speeds Vicki away, and Barry returns to rescue Vicki’s husband and daughter, who was also hit by the blast because she was too close to her mom, to safety.
Ralph sends for Cisco who shows up thinking something’s wrong. It’s not, actually. Instead Ralph has good news to share: Iris is hiring Kamilla to do some photography for her paper. Cisco’s extremely angry with Ralph but puts on a happy face when Kamilla appears. He suggests they go celebrate her new job.
Back At S.T.A.R. Labs, Sherloque investigates Thawne’s old wheelchair and finds a computer drive hidden in it.
At the hospital, Vickie’s daughter’s now afraid of her mom because of her powers and her husband warns her to get away from them. Joe intervenes and takes the husband for a walk to cool off. Nora sees how the discovery of Vickie’s secret is hurting her family and it fills her with fear about telling Barry the truth about Thawne.
Ralph checks in with Cisco who tells Ralph that when he’s with Kamilla he feels normal. He doesn’t want to ruin his relationship by bringing her into Team Flash and what he really does too soon. Ralph understands but asks how long he thinks he can keep the two worlds apart.
Grace returns to the cabin upset about letting Vickie get away. Dwyer thinks it’s a good thing because he read the file and her parents’ death were an accident. Grace becomes upset, telling her uncle he sounds “like them.” Dwyer sees Grace’s wound on her forehead and says they need to see Dr. Ambres so she can help her. Grace, unremorseful, reveals she killed Ambres. Surprised, Dwyer asks why and Grace says because she betrayed him and took away his powers.
At S.T.A.R. Labs, Sherloque goes into the Time Vault and activates Gideon to use the computer drive. It’s a video file of Thawne talking science and DNA, and Sherloque asks Gideon to run handwriting analysis on the writing in the video of Thawne to some of the writing in Nora’s journal. Bingo – it’s a match! Sherloque now knows Nora has been working with Thawne.
Back at the hospital, Nora overhears Vickie explain to her daughter why she never told her about her powers and sees the two getting close again. Cicada II shows up and throws one of her power daggers. Nora suits up and as XS speeds Vickie around Central City with the dagger following them. The Flash goes out and tries to talk Cicada II down but she uses her powers to pin poor Flash to the ground.
Vibe and Ralph show up and make a breach for XS to escape through with Vickie. The dagger hovers above where the breach used to be.
Cicada II is about to kill The Flash when Dwyer calls to her, telling her to stop. He realizes all the hate she has toward metas came from hearing him talk to her when she was in the coma as a little girl. Dwyer admits he was wrong and that she doesn’t have to go down the same path he did. He tells her to let her anger go.
Cicada releases The Flash from her power and says to Dwyer, “But…my parents.” He reminds her it was an accident and to let it go before it’s too late. “You’re right, Uncle Orlin. It is too late,” says Cicada II as she brings the dagger that chased after XS back and into Dwyer’s back, killing him. She flies off and The Flash attends to Dwyer. As he’s dying, Dwyer says, “Save my Gracie.”
At S.T.A.R. Labs, Team Flash is still in shock over Grace killing her own uncle. Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) tells the team she ran some tests while she was at the Tannhouser sit. Grace’s power allows her to control the dark matter in other metas. She also says that Nora and Grace seem to be psychically connected.
Ralph suggests everyone go get a drink, but when Team Flash starts to head out Cecille (Danielle Nicolet) senses Nora wants to tell them something. Nora looks upset and before she can say anything Sherloque takes over the conversation. He says Nora wants to tell them her secret and Nora freezes.
Sherloque says Nora doesn’t know where to begin because her secret threatens everyone around her. “Stop it,” hisses Nora. Sherloque says he’ll start at the beginning and tells Team Flash that when Nora first time-traveled, she was extremely careful. But then she changed and inserted herself into the action by helping Barry destroy the Thinkers satellite. He knows it wasn’t her idea.
Team Flash stare at Nora and Sherloque. “Please stop,” whispers Nora but Sherloque continues, revealing someone told her to do it and that same someone’s writing is in her journal. “The person who wrote ‘Timeline is Malleable’”, the same person who seeks to alter the timeline to suit his own purpose…Eobard Thawne, The Reverse Flash…your teacher,” reveals Sherloque to a stunned and hurt Team Flash.
Iris asks Nora to tell them it’s not true but she just looks at them. “She can’t, because it is true,” says Barry with tears beginning to form in his eyes. Nora starts to say she wanted to tell them and Barry speeds her into the pipeline. Barry, looking disgusted with Nora, turns and begins to leaveas Nora calls to him. “I’m sorry I lied to you,” yells Nora. Barry turns and with a cold and emotionless expression says, “So am I”.
The Flash Season 5 Episode 17 Recap:
A little slow in pacing and lacking in any impressive action scenes, season five episode 17 titled “Time Bomb” feels more like a murder mystery than a true The Flash episode. There were some strong scenes, especially in the beginning with Nora asking Thawne to help her and Thawne finally admitting she needs to tell Barry everything. The true intriguing mystery of this season is whether Thawne is really trying to help Nora save Barry or if he’s been using her all this time for his own secret agenda. Is he changing the timeline to save himself? Remember what Barry told Nora in episode eight: “The only person Thawne ever helps is himself.”
With Nora’s secret finally revealed, an even deadlier Cicada on the loose, and Eobard Thawne once again a possible threat, Team Flash has more at stake than ever.
Netflix has just released a nearly three minute trailer for season three of Stranger Things. The critically acclaimed sci-fi comedy/drama coming-of-age thriller takes place during the summer of 1985 when our favorite young monster fighters are out on summer break.
Netflix’s award-winning series was created by writers Matt Duffer and Ross Duffer. The cast of season three includes Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour (the new Hellboy) as Chief Jim Hopper, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, and Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson. Cara Buono is Karen Wheeler, Natalia Dyer is Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton is Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery is Steve Harrington, Dacre Montgomery is Billy, and Sadie Sink is Max.
Priah Ferguson reprises her role as Erica Sinclair from season two in a recurring role. Maya Hawke joins the cast as a series regular playing a new character named Robin. Robin’s described as “an alternative girl who is equal parts sharp and playful. Bored with her mundane day job, she just wants a little excitement in her life… and gets more than she bargained for when she uncovers a dark secret in Hawkins.”
Princess Bride‘s Cary Elwes takes on the role of Mayor Kline and Jake Busey plays a character named Bruce in a guest starring role.
Stranger Things season 3 premieres on July 4, 2019.
A Look Back at the First Two Seasons:
Stranger Things: A love letter to the ’80s classics that captivated a generation, Stranger Things is set in 1983 Indiana, where a young boy vanishes into thin air. As friends, family and local police search for answers, they are drawn into an extraordinary mystery involving top-secret government experiments, terrifying supernatural forces and one very strange little girl.
Stranger Things 2: It’s 1984 and the citizens of Hawkins, Indiana are still reeling from the horrors of the Demogorgon and the secrets of Hawkins Lab. Will Byers has been rescued from the Upside Down but a bigger, sinister entity still threatens those who survived.
Maya Hawke, Joe Keery, and Gaten Matarazzo in ‘Stranger Things’ season 3 (Photo Credit: Netflix)Dacre Montgomery and Cara Buono in ‘Stranger Things’ season 3 (Photo Credit: Netflix)Millie Bobby Brown and Sadie Sink in season 3 (Photo Credit: Netflix)Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin, Charlie Heaton, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Noah Schnapp, and Millie Bobby Brown in season 3 (Photo Credit: Netflix)David Harbour and Winona Ryder in season 3 (Photo Credit: Netflix)Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Sadie Sink, Charlie Heaton, and Natalia Dyer in season 3 (Photo Credit: Netflix)
The first official teaser trailer for Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood kicks off with a reporter interviewing Rick Dalton (Leonardo DiCaprio) and his stunt double Cliff Booth (Brad Pitt). Rick describes Cliff’s job as carrying some of his load during dangerous stunts, and Cliff agrees with that assessment. They share a smile before the trailer moves on to a dancing Sharon Tate, played by Oscar nominee Margot Robbie (I, Tonya).
Tarantino filled the teaser with lots of shots of the film’s version of Hollywood in the late 1960s, complete with hippies and Playboy Bunnies. Charles Manson (Damon Herriman) and his “family” are seen briefly, and the trailer features a long scene with Bruce Lee (played by Mike Moh) filming a fight scene with Rick Dalton. The teaser wraps up with a young girl whispering to Rick Dalton, “That was the best acting I’ve ever seen in my whole life,” a statement that brings tears to his eyes. It also leads us to wonder if this is the film that will snag Leonardo DiCaprio his second Oscar.
The cast of Quentin Tarantino’s comedy/drama also includes Al Pacino as Marvin Schwarzs, Dakota Fanning is Squeaky Fromme, Damian Lewis is Steve McQueen, Emile Hirsch plays Jay Sebring. Scoot McNairy is Business Bob Gilbert, Bruce Dern is George Spahn, Clifton Collins Jr is Ernesto The Mexican Vaquero, Costa Ronin plays Voytek Frykowski, and Nicholas Hammond is Sam Wanamaker. Timothy Olyphant, Tim Roth, Keith Jefferson, and Michael Madsen are also featured in the huge ensemble.
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood opens in theaters on July 26, 2019.
The Plot:
“Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood visits 1969 Los Angeles, where everything is changing, as TV star Rick Dalton (DiCaprio) and his longtime stunt double Cliff Booth (Pitt) make their way around an industry they hardly recognize anymore. The ninth film from the writer-director features a large ensemble cast and multiple storylines in a tribute to the final moments of Hollywood’s golden age.”
Leonardo DiCaprio stars in Columbia Pictures’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’Leonardo DiCaprio in Columbia Pictures’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’Brad Pitt stars in Quentin Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’ (Photo Credit: Columbia Pictures)Margot Robbie as Sharon Tate in Columbia Pictures’ ‘Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’
Original Roswell star Shiri Appleby returned to direct season one episode nine of The CW’s Roswell, New Mexico. The action picks up six weeks after Isobel (Lily Cowles) was placed in the pod. Liz (Jeanine Mason) and Michael (Michael Vlamis) have been busy working on a cure, while Max spends time reading to his sister. Liz and Michael are up to antidote 148 but still no luck. However, Max assures his sister they’ll never give up on her.
Meanwhile, Noah (Karan Oberoi) is frantic that his wife has been gone for so long. Sheriff Valenti (Rosa Arredondo) takes the brunt of his frustration as he reminds her Isobel was only supposed to be in rehab for 28 days and it’s been much longer than that. Sheriff Valenti promises him Max will be in soon, but Noah’s no longer sure they should trust Max. He suggests they question him more closely about Isobel’s whereabouts. If Isobel’s not back soon, he’ll go to the press.
Alex (Tyler Blackburn) is done with Michael and when he shows up at the bar, that’s Alex’s cue to exit. Michael believes that after epic sex, they should at least have an epic breakup complete with screaming. Alex disappoints him, noting sometimes the world ends with a whimper.
Max (Nathan Dean Parsons) shows up at the bar, clears Michael’s bar tab, and then asks for a favor. He wants to go see a faith healer in Texas. Apparently, the symbol Max is fixated on is on the faith healer’s flyer.
A bro road trip is in the works to see if the faith healer is actually an alien.
Kyle (Michael Trevino) checks in on Liz at the lab to see what’s happening with the antidote. Liz might have one that actually works, but she’s reluctant to try it on Isobel. Kyle reminds her they don’t keep things in eggs, no matter how much they suck.
Their discussion’s interrupted by Maria (Heather Hemmens) who wants Liz to help her with her mom.
Elsewhere, Jenna Cameron (Riley Voelkel) pulls over Alex, informing him his dad’s forcing her to be on the lookout for strange activity. She thinks the information should actually be delivered to Alex rather than his dad.
Alex and Cameron head to the bunker where she shows him secret files and explains Alex’s dad, Master Sergeant Jesse Manes, wanted her to report any handprint-related deaths directly to him. She shares a photo of a teenage prostitute killed in 2011 who had a handprint imprinted on her back. The handprint isn’t mentioned on the autopsy, and the medical examiner who performed it has done 14 autopsies for Roswell of homeless people, drug addicts, and others who wouldn’t be missed. However, the first autopsy she performed was on Rosa Ortecho.
Cameron admits she brought this info to Alex because his dad blackmailed her into surveilling his son. Therefore, they have a mutual enemy.
Kyle arrives after they call, wondering why Alex has let Cameron into the “clubhouse.” They explain they need info on Dr. Jane Holden who works at his hospital. Cameron reveals Dr. Holden’s autopsies all involved people who’ve been killed by a mysterious handprint.
Kyle’s shocked to learn Rosa was the first of 14 deaths. Cameron explains she waited so long because Max might be involved, and he might be a suspect in Isobel’s disappearance. If they try and push her out of this investigation, she’ll tell the sheriff or Alex’s dad. Kyle replies, “Did you just threaten to tattle to our parents?”
Kyle reveals he’s been in Jenna’s position before and tells Alex to explain. “If what you’re suggesting is true, we aren’t investigating a serial killer. We are investigating an alien serial killer,” says Alex.
Cameron is, understandably, shocked. “I knew something weird is going on, but Max Evans is an alien murderer wasn’t top of my list,” she admits. Neither Alex nor Alex believe Max is a murderer.
Kyle hears from a friend that there isn’t a Dr. Holden in Roswell. There never has been and instead Project Shepherd created Holden to keep things quiet. Alex decides to turn Project Shepherd back on one last time to locate the serial killer. It’ll be different this time because he’s in charge.
After Cameron leaves, Alex and Kyle talk about Max, Michael, and Isobel. Alex doesn’t know what to think now that they’ve learned there are 14 unsolved murders. Kyle reminds him the siblings are kids they grew up with and believes if Alex cares about Michael, he should talk to him.
It turns out Max and Michael aren’t the only Roswell citizens taking a trip to see the faith healer. Liz and Maria also show up, much to Max’s surprise. Michael and Maria do a little flirting and then head off for some lemonade, leaving Max and Liz to stare at each other in uncomfortable silence.
Arizona the faith healer begins her show, calling up a crippled elderly man. She places her hand on his forehead and it lights up red, seemingly confirming Max’s suspicion.
Michael and Max talk privately after the show and try to figure out their next step. Max thinks Arizona might have come in a different pod, and Michael believes they should corner her in her tent until she confesses who she is. Max says they can’t approach her guns blazing because if she’s an alien, she’s obviously stronger than he is. (She didn’t get sick after healing the man.) Max is sure they should make her an ally and suggests Michael ask her to heal his hand and see what happens.
Maria’s with Michael when he shows the healer his hand. She claims she can heal it, but not until he pays $8,000. Michael’s furious she’s charging that much, aware most of the people in line don’t have that kind of money. She points out the grease on his jeans and asks him if he fixes cars for free.
Michael rejoins Liz and Max who’ve been debating whether the woman’s an alien, a fake, or an actual miracle worker. Michael tells them she wanted to charge a sum of money she knew he wouldn’t have. He walks away, disgusted with Arizona the faith healer.
Maria, however, wants to believe she’s real. She reminds them of the guy with the limp, and Michael uses his powers to loosen the ties holding the flap of the tent in place. It exposes Arizona paying the old guy money, confirming that she’s a fraud.
Maria charges off, ready to pay a visit to the nearest bar. Max and Liz enter the tent to confront Arizona, calling her a fake who rips off the sick and the elderly. She reacts in pain as the wires she’s wearing to make her hand light up give her a jolt – thanks to Max.
Fraud exposed, Max moves on to questioning her about the symbols on her flyer. She claims it’s just something she saw and incorporated into her flyer. She dresses down Liz when Liz calls her out on stealing important iconography. Arizona reminds her the customers waiting in line vote every year to strip Native Americans of their lands and their rights. She doesn’t feel bad about taking advantage of them, given what they’ve done to her people and culture.
An elderly woman with Arizona seems to know something about the sigil, staring after Max and Liz as they’re walking away.
The gang end up at The Mineshaft Tavern for drinks, but Max isn’t in the mood. Michael explains it’s because Max can’t have fun without Isobel. He almost blows it by saying where she is, but Liz quickly jumps in and says rehab. Maria’s having none of it since her day is much worse than Max’s.
Maria works out her anger and frustration by taking the stage and singing “Jagged Little Pill.” Sourpuss Max refuses to dance, so Liz grabs Michael. Maria doesn’t let Max off the hook though. She sings her way through the dancers to Max’s table and playfully forces him to not only get up and dance but also sing a little.
Afterward, Maria heads outside to smoke and a semi-drunken Michael follows her. Inside the bar, Liz and Max have a friendly chat and he admits he hasn’t been sleeping. His world feels wrong without Isobel.
Since he’s exhausted and she’s full of tequila, Liz suggests they get a couple of rooms at the nearby motel. That settled, they check in to separate rooms but neither Max or Liz can sleep. Separately they head outside to the swings. She apologizes the faith healer didn’t turn out to be an alien and reminds him he still has Michael. He wonders if he’s wasting his gift by not healing people, and confesses he’s watched five people die on his watch. Liz is the only person he saved. “Not saving someone isn’t the same as killing them,” says Liz. They agree it’s not easy having a superpower.
It’s chilly outside and Max, ever the gentleman, gives up his coat. He thanks Liz again for helping Isobel. Liz says she doesn’t hate him for helping his sister; she’d do anything she could in his circumstances. She also admits she doesn’t trust people or think they’re inherently good, but she does believe that about him. When she learned he lied to her, it broke her heart. However, she still believes he’s good.
They say good night and Liz heads back to her room.
Meanwhile, Michael and Maria are wandering around unsure which way’s the bar. They kiss and when Michael pulls away, he claims he did it because he just needed some quiet. They kiss again and then rip each other’s clothes off. (Michael with Alex’s best friend? This can’t end well.)
Max returns to speak with Arizona, tossing down his belt, jacket, and some cash to get her to help. He needs to know about the symbol on her flyer, and the elderly woman sends Arizona away. Max says the symbol is connected to his family, showing her the tattoo on his back.
She reveals there was a woman on her reservation who could heal people with her hands. That symbol would draw itself on things she touched, even on spilled water and on fire as it burned. The woman never spoke until the day she died. Then, she said, “He has arrived so I may leave.” She died about 20 years ago and they’ve always thought someone would show up. She seems disappointed in Max as he’s not what she expected.
Maria and Michael wake up in the desert in various states of undress. She threatens to cut off his fingers if he tells anyone. “I hate secrets, but sex secrets are the exception,” says Michael. And, it turns out they’re about 50 feet from a large sign pointing to the bar. They weren’t lost after all.
Back at the pods, Max tells Liz that any info died with the woman on the reservation. However, she did die just about when he, Michael, and Isobel emerged from the pods. Liz looks around and notices the books, chair, and blanket and asks if he’s been sleeping there. He admits he was, but it got too cold.
Max follows Liz outside and she confesses she doesn’t want to accidentally kill Isobel. He’ll hate her if she does. Max assures her she won’t kill Isobel and he won’t hate her. He trusts her. Liz doesn’t know what to do about how Max feels about her. She admits she’s not the girl he knew 10 years ago. Max, however, is fully aware she’s changed.
“You’re overly defensive and you’re sometimes selfish. And you’re always muttering in Spanish like you think it’s some secret language that no one understands but you,” says Max, filling her in one what he’s observed.
As he gently takes her hands in his, he calls her the smartest person he knows. He also has figured out that by being perfect and smart she believed she’d be easier for her mom and dad to love. “But you’re not perfect. I see your faults and I love you, easily,” says Max. “You believe in the good in me when I can’t see it, so is it so crazy that I believe in you, too?”
Max starts to turn away, ready to drive Liz home. She yanks him back and they passionately kiss. (It’s about time!)
Max and Liz are still kissing when the episode returns from a commercial break. Liz asks if it was worth the wait and Max, smiling like a kid in a candy store, confirms it was. “Let’s not wait again, okay?” he says, unaware Noah’s lurking nearby.
Noah secretly followed them and while they’re not looking, he enters the cave. He sees the three pods and then notices his wife inside of one.
Liz returns to her lab and Kyle’s there looking at slides. He announces that it’s been 36 hours and the cells are still stable, so they should be clear to inject Isobel. But he wants to hold off. He thinks it’s possible Isobel is a serial killer.
Noah didn’t spend much time in the cave. Instead, he’s back in his car calling into the sheriff and telling them to cancel his missing persons report. He knows Isobel’s in rehab, just like everyone said.
Cameron took the call and she looks confused when she hangs up. Kyle arrives just then with another twist. The non-existent Dr. Holden signed Kyle’s father’s death certificate which means he didn’t die of a brain tumor. Master Sergeant Manes covered up for whoever did it.
Alex arrives at Michael’s place and Michael doesn’t seem thrilled to see him. Michael takes off his boot and removes a piece of jewelry. Alex immediately recognizes it as Maria’s necklace. Alex claims he’s there because his car has a rattle and is about to walk away when he changes his mind. He tells Michael they loved each other for a long time, but they didn’t know each other that well. It was a cosmic connection and they never really talked. Now Alex wants to start over and be friends, and wants to know who Michael is.
Michael asks him if he wants to know who he is and what he is. Alex responds with a yes.
Liz returns to the cave and hears Max reading something to Isobel. It turns out Max is reading from a book he’s writing, and Max is embarrassed to have been discovered. She reveals she thinks she’s got the cure and before she can deliver a full explanation, they kiss. When they finally separate, Liz tells Max that there were a lot of people killed by an alien – not just Rosa. Max doesn’t think Isobel killed anyone else, and Liz is also certain that’s true. In fact, she’s so sure that she brought the cure with her. Liz thinks there’s a fourth alien in town and this unknown alien is much more dangerous than Isobel!
Kate Lyn Sheil and Ben Sinclair in ‘High Maintenance’ season 3 (Photo: David Russell / HBO)
HBO’s renewed the half-hour comedy series High Maintenance for a fourth season. Season three finished up with episode nine (“Cruise”) which aired on March 17, 2019 and found The Guy meeting up with old high school friends, Sarah (Cassie Beck) and Brian (John McKeever).
The popular comedy was created by Ben Sinclair and Katja Blichfeld, with Sinclair starring in and executive producing. Blichfeld also executive produces with Russell Gregory.
Season three’s guest stars included Amy Ryan, Gary Richardson, Arthur Meyer, Jen Harris, Micah Sherman and Abdullah Saeed. Jemima Kirke, Margaret Cho, Guillermo Diaz, Rosie Perez, Kathleen Chalfant, Ken Leung, and Annie Golden also put in appearances in the third season.
A Look Back at the Third Season Plot, Courtesy of HBO:
“The critically acclaimed show uses The Guy, a marijuana dealer (played by Sinclair), to tell a variety of stories about New York lives, including his own. This season, High Maintenance profiles everyday people whose stories of success, failure, love and loss intersect across New York, while delving deeper into personal life of The Guy, who is spending less time on his iconic bicycle and more time in ‘Steve RV,’ a set of wheels gifted to him last season.
Featuring an intricate web of memorable returning characters and unforgettable new faces, the season three episodes find New Yorkers exploring their relationship with the city, touching on such themes as death, parenthood, sexuality, fantasy, aging and more.”
Freeform’s Shadowhunters continues its third – and final – season with episode 15 airing on March 25, 2019. The new episode’s titled ‘To the Night Children” and was directed by Siluck Saysanasy from a script by Peter Binswanger.
The cast of season three is led by Katherine McNamara as Clary Fray and Dominic Sherwood as Jace Wayland. Alberto Rosende is Simon Lewis, Emeraude Toubia is Isabelle Lightwood, Matthew Daddario is Alec Lightwood, Isaiah Mustafa is Luke Garroway, Harry Shum Jr. is Magnus Bane, and Alisha Wainwright plays Maia Roberts. Luke Baines guest stars as Jonathan Morgenstern.
The supernatural fantasy series is executive produced by Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, McG, Matt Hastings, Mary Viola, Martin Moszkowicz and Robert Kulzer.
The “To the Night Children” Plot: As the saying goes, “rules are made to be broken.” But what if the rules are there for a reason? Several members of the team must examine the reasoning behind certain rules after consequences to questionable actions come to light. Whether the rules were broken because of love, loyalty or revenge, does the end justify the means?
The Season 3 Second Half Plot:
With the loss of Clary after Lilith’s apartment exploded, Alec, Isabelle and Jace try to come to terms with what has happened. Glad to have their brother back, Alec and Isabelle are still worried about Jace, who is taking the actions of The Owl very hard. Magnus is also mourning the loss of his magic and finds himself in a new position—having to rely on others for help.
Harry Shum Jr, Matthew Daddario, and Katherine McNamara in ‘Shadowhunters’ season 3 episode 15 (Freeform/John Medland)Matthew Daddario, Emeraude Toubia, Steve Byers, and Tessa Mossey in season 3 episode 15 (Freeform/John Medland)Harry Shum Jr and Steve Byers in season 3 episode 15 (Freeform/John Medland)Matthew Daddario and Katherine McNamara in season 3 episode 15 (Freeform/John Medland)Matthew Daddario in ‘Shadowhunters’ season 3 episode 15 (Freeform/John Medland)
Natalie Portman plays an astronaut whose trip into space results in her inability to readjust to life back on Earth in Lucy in the Sky. Fox Searchlight’s just released a teaser trailer for the dramatic film which is very, very loosely based on the life of NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak. Nowak catapulted into the news in 2007 when she donned a diaper, drove from Houston to Orlando with a bag full of kidnapping supplies (gloves, pepper spray, disguise, etc), and attacked the girlfriend of her ex-boyfriend, fellow astronaut William Oefelein.
In addition to Oscar winner Natalie Portman (Black Swan), the trippy drama stars Jon Hamm (Mad Men, Baby Driver), Dan Stevens (Beauty and the Beast, Legion), Zazie Beetz (Deadpool 2, Atlanta), Pearl Amanda Dickson and Oscar winner Ellen Burstyn (Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore).
Noah Hawley, creator of FX’s Fargo and Legion, directed from a screenplay he wrote along with Brian C Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi (story by Brian C Brown and Elliott DiGuiseppi). Hawley, Reese Witherspoon, Bruna Papandrea, and John Cameron served as producers.
Hawley’s behind the scenes team includes director of photography Polly Morgan, editor Regis Kimble, production designer Stefania Cella, art director Samantha Avila, and costume designer Louise Frogley, with music by Jeff Russo.
The Plot:
In Lucy in the Sky, Natalie Portman plays astronaut Lucy Cola, who returns to Earth after a transcendent experience during a mission to space – and begins to lose touch with reality in a world that now seems too small.
CBS is bringing The Late Late Show‘s James Corden back to host the 73rd Annual Tony Awards. Corden made his Tonys hosting debut with the 70th Annual Tony Awards in 2016, and that gig was so well received it earned an Emmy in the Outstanding Special Class Program category. It also drew in the Tony Awards‘ biggest audience in 15 years.
The 2019 Tony Awards will be held on Sunday, June 9th and will air live on CBS at 8pm ET (tape-delayed on the West Coast). The awards show will take place at the Radio City Music Hall in New York City.
“I’m thrilled to be returning to host the Tony Awards,” said James Corden. “The Broadway community is very dear to my heart, and I’m beyond proud to be part of this incredibly special night.”
Corden’s hosting resume also includes two years of handling the Grammy Awards.
“We are excited to have the one and only James Corden return to host his second Tony Awards,” said Jack Sussman, Executive Vice President, Specials, Music and Live Events, CBS Entertainment. “James is the ultimate master of ceremonies to lead a night of live event television, celebrating live theater. He is an incredibly charming host, brilliant performer and fearless on stage – with James, anything can happen, and probably will!”
“James is not only an incredible talent – but he is a veteran of the stage and has a true passion for Broadway,” added Charlotte St. Martin, President of the Broadway League, and Heather Hitchens, President of the American Theatre Wing. “We cannot wait to see what he has in store for us this year at the Tony Awards!”
Nominees for the 2019 Tony Awards will be revealed on Tuesday, April 30th. This year’s awards show will be produced by Tony Awards veterans Ricky Kirshner and Glenn Weiss. Weiss is also returning as director.
“Hilarious. Insanely talented. Musical savant. Brilliantly unpredictable. James Corden!” said executive producers Kirshner and Weiss.
