‘The Flash’ Season 5 Episode 6 Recap and Review: “The Icicle Cometh”

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November 21, 2018

The Flash Season 5 Episode 6 — Grant Gustin, Danielle Panabaker and Carlos Valdes in ‘The Flash’ season 5 episode 6 (Photo: Jeff Weddell © 2018 The CW Network)

“We’re going to get you out of here. We’re going to give you your life back,” says Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) to her father, Thomas (Kyle Secor), after locating him with the help of Barry and Cisco in The CW’s The Flash season five episode six.

Episode six begins with Cicada (Chris Klein) at Jitters when his lightning bolt blade starts to glow as a metahuman passes by. He follows the female meta to her car and they fight. She wounds him, but he ends up killing her.

Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Team Flash is splitting into groups to look for clues to Cicada’s identity. Nora (Jessica Parker Kennedy), Iris (Candice Patton), and Sherloque (Tom Cavanagh) head off together to try to find the core of where the S.T.A.R. satellite came down during the Enlightenment. Ralph leaves to visit Joe to check with FEMA about the kids wounded that night. This leaves Caitlin, Barry (Grant Gustin), and Cisco (Carlos Valdes) – the original Team Flash – together in S.T.A.R. Labs.

Barry tells Caitlin he knows they were supposed to wait until she was ready to find her dad, but Cisco used the new satellites and was able to pinpoint her dad’s last known location. Caitlin quickly asks where her father is, and they reveal he’s in the North Pole at a Tannhauser black ops site that’s been closed down for years. So, Caitlin, Barry, and Cisco bundle up in warm coats, and Cisco uses the breacher gun to get them there.

The three friends arrive during a blizzard, but Caitlin’s able to spot the site. To save time, Barry phases them in through a wall and they start looking around the seemingly abandoned site.

Cisco comments how it smells like science and Barry, bothered by the weird experiments left out, asks Caitlin what kind of work Tannhauser was involved in. She admits she doesn’t know. They enter another room and hear a voice call out “Caitlin.” They turn to see Thomas Snow, Caitlin’s dad, looking a bit frostbitten but alive. Caitlin and her father hug.

Thomas surprises Caitlin and her comrades when he tells them he knows who they are and that he’s been watching her from S.T.A.R. Labs through a one-way video feed Dr. Harrison Wells helped him set up years ago. (Is it possible Wells/Eobard Thawne knew about Caitlin’s hidden cold meta all along?!) Cisco is suspicious and starts asking Thomas questions about how he stayed alive. Thomas tells the gang he used cryotherapy to treat his ALS but it had unintended side effects. He developed cryo-malignancy that threatens to crystallize his skin and take over. He claims he quarantined himself to keep Caitlin and others safe.

Caitlin asks him back to S.T.A.R. Labs and when they arrive Thomas is amazed by the view and by traveling through a breach. Caitlin wants to run some tests on him, but Barry suggests she and her dad take a walk to reconnect. Caitlin, smiling, agrees.

After they leave, Barry asks what’s bothering Cisco and he confesses he thinks Thomas’ story is full of holes and doesn’t add up. Barry thinks they should be happy for Caitlin who just got her dad back. If anyone deserves to be happy, it’s Caitlin.

Iris and Nora are awkwardly talking, trying to figure out the best way to split up and look for clues. Nora wants to hang around her mom to see her be a badass journalist interviewer. Sherloque gets impatient with their behavior and tells them he has a plan that should work.

Caitlin and Thomas walk and chat, reminiscing about things they loved to do when she was young.

Caitlin realizes it must have been her mom who shut down the Tannhauser facility and begins to blame her for sealing in Thomas. However, Thomas confesses he wanted to quarantine himself to protect her. He blames himself for not being there for her. Thomas becomes emotional and upset, and that’s when he has a cryo-attack.

Caitlin takes him back to S.T.A.R. Labs, and Thomas explains his cryo-attack is brought on by emotion. The gang realize that’s what used to trigger Killer Frost in Caitlin, and Caitlin asks Thomas what he did to her. He confirms he had her checked for the ALS gene when she was a girl and she had it. To make sure she never developed ALS, he tried the same experiment on her he did to himself. He noticed not long into the treatment her Killer Frost persona coming out so he stopped the treatment.

Cisco asks Thomas about his alter-ego and Thomas reveals never had one. That’s why he’s suffering from his disease. Caitlin informs Thomas she should be able to make a serum from her blood that should hopefully stop the cryo-disease. In order for it to work, they need to lower Thomas’ body temperature to absolute zero. They’ll need to break into the DoD to use a machine capable of doing that.

Over at Central City Hospital, Cicada bumps into the nurse who knows what he’s up to. She sees he’s not doing well. It turns out she hates metas too for hurting so many people.

Ralph teams up with Cecile (Danielle Nicolet) because Joe’s busy at the precinct. They try to investigate FEMA records, but can’t get past a FEMA official and wind up back at Joe’s house. Ralph gives Cecile a little pep talk that does her good, and off they go again. This time they’re able to intimidate the corrupt FEMA official into sharing files which will hopefully lead them to Cicada’s daughter.

Sherloque, Nora, and Iris end up figuring out the satellite’s core is in the bay. Iris tells Nora she can talk her through running so fast she can bring the water back, the same way Iris did when she briefly had Barry’s powers. It works.

Cisco goes back to the black ops site to do some investigating and has several painful vibes. He has a vision of Thomas making skin grafts. He finds the evidence, brings it back to S.T.A.R. Labs, and accuses Thomas of being a liar. Cisco’s sure Thomas isn’t who he says he is.

Thomas claims he used the skin grafts to make sure his face and arms didn’t become frozen from the disease. Furious with Cisco, Caitlin orders him to leave.

Barry catches up with Cisco, and Cisco admits he thinks Barry’s blinded by his own happiness. He believes Barry’s spending time with his own daughter has affected him, and he isn’t seeing all the holes in Thomas’ story. “You need to look at this like a CSI, for Caitlin,” says Cisco.

Barry returns to talk to Caitlin who’s finished the serum. She warns him not to defend Cisco, Barry does anyway. He tries to convince her some of what Thomas is saying just doesn’t hold up.

Caitlin reminds Barry that Thomas is all the family she has left. “That’s not true, Caitlin. We are your family,” replies Barry, reminding her that’s why he and Cisco are trying to look out for her. Caitlin agrees to allowing Barry to ask Thomas questions after she gives him the serum. Then Caitlin quickly realizes that if Thomas takes the serum and he’s really a cryo-metahuman, it would kill whatever is left of his human side.

Barry, Cisco, and Caitlin confront Thomas and he goes full Icicle – Thomas’ version of Killer Frost. Icicle is determined to kill the Thomas part of him and he uses an icy blow of air to knock all the air out of their lungs. He’s then able to escape and take the serum with him.

Caitlin wakes up on the ground with Cisco and Barry hovering over her looking down. (The scene replicates the way Cisco and Caitlin looked down at Barry in season one episode one.) She starts to apologize for not listening to them, but Barry and Cisco wave it off. They get called to the main cortex and Iris and Sherloque show them the DoD is getting extremely cold. Thomas must be there trying to finish the cure.

The Flash, XS, Vibe, Ralph, and Caitlin rush over to stop him but Thomas has made the room so cold that The Flash and XS can’t use their speed and can’t even vibrate to warm up. Cisco and Ralph are quickly freezing to death.

Sherloque notices Caitlin is immune because Killer Frost is a part of her. Caitlin tries to reach that part of Thomas that was her dad, asking him to stop. But, Icicle tells her Thomas hasn’t existed for years.

Noticing Cisco, Barry, and the others are close to going into hypothermic shock triggers Caitlin’s Killer Frost who hits Thomas with a strong icy blast. Icicle tries to talk Frost into teaming up with him, but Killer Frost says “You’re not my family, they are. You only give a damn about me because you wanted that serum.”

Icicle keeps trying to team up by claiming they’ll be stronger together. Frost replies, “I’m strong because I have people who actually care about me.”

Frost steps on the serum and destroys it. She’s about to blast Icicle again when his alter ego comes out for a second, looks at Killer Frost and says “Caity.” That causes her to stop the attack, giving Icicle the opportunity to hit her with a cold blast. He then uses his powers to soar up into the air and escape.

Frost shoots an icicle into the machine, stopping the room from reaching absolute zero and saving her friends. Barry and Nora speed vibrate to warmup Cisco and Ralph. Caitlin tells her friends she lost her dad, but Cisco assures her they’ll get him back together. “You’re not alone anymore,” says Barry to Killer Frost/Caitlin.

Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Cisco shows Barry and Caitlin he figured out what DeVoe did to get rid of Killer Frost. He used Brainstorm’s powers to give Caitlin a mind block so she couldn’t access her alter-ego. Cisco hands her Harry’s old mental activity dampener which should allow her to actually chat with Killer Frost. Cisco believes one day she won’t need it at all anymore.

Barry says they’ll leave her to work on it and she thanks them again. Caitlin puts the device on her head and she hears Killer Frost’s voice say, “Well, hello stranger.” A surprised and happy Caitlin replies, “Hey.” Killer Frost’s voice responds, “Well, we sure have a lot to talk about.”

Back at the cortex, Barry and Cisco see that Sherloque, Iris, and Nora have brought the core of the satellite in. In other good news, Ralph and Cecile have a list of kids names who were injured and treated by FEMA on the night of the Enlightenment.

The final scene shows the nurse visiting Cicada who’s passed out at his house. She wants to treat his two wounds, but he declines the offer. He believes they’re making him stronger.

The Flash Season 5 Episode 6 Review:

Exciting, suspenseful, and emotional, season five episode six titled “The Icicle Cometh” taps into the formula that made the first season so amazing by teaming up and focusing on Caitlin, Cisco, and Barry – the original Team Flash – to search for her missing father. It’s the chemistry between Grant Gustin, Danielle Panabaker, and Carlos Valdes that makes the scenes between Barry, Caitlin, and Cisco so strong and geniune. These three have always been the heart and soul of the show, working together to stop the villain of the week while solving a mystery. This is why episode six is the best episode of season five thus far.

The standout performance goes to Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin, a daughter who desperately misses her father and who’s scared and hopeful once they’re reunited. Later, Caitlin’s shocked, hurt, and determined after discovering her father’s secret. Panabaker conveys so many different emotions in just one episode and does it brilliantly.

With Killer Frost back in the fold and new clues to track down Cicada, it shouldn’t be long before another confrontation between Team Flash and the metahuman-hating villain.

GRADE: B+

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‘FBI’ Season 1 Episode 9 Photos: “Compromised” Cast, Plot and Air Date

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Rebecca Murray

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November 21, 2018

FBI Season 1 Episode 9 — Zeeko Zaki and Missy Peregrym in ‘FBI’ season 1 episode 9 (Photo: Michele Crowe © 2018 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

CBS’s FBI season one takes a brief two-week break and then will return on Tuesday, December 4, 2018 at 9pm ET/PT. Season one episode nine is titled “Compromised” and was directed by Ed Ornelas from a script by Katie Swain.

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.

Episode nine’s guest cast features Michael Mosley as U.S. Marshal Paul Ackerman, Amber Skye Noyes as Amber Turner, David St. Louis as Jim Ruhde, Ian Casselberry as Ernesto Villa, and Nina Lisandrello as Eve Nettles. Rob Giumarra plays Damon Cruz “Soto”, Galway McCullough is Mark Winfrey, Maria Elena Ramirez is Linda Cruz, Daniel Danielson plays Kevin Odom, Hasaan Gilmer guests as Leo Parks, and James Ciccone is Private Investigator William Dean.

The guest cast also includes Sayra Player, Natasha Murray, Torsten Hillhouse, Connie Saltzman, Albert Choi, and Mark McKinnon.

The “Compromised” Plot – After a key witness and a U.S. marshal are ambushed and killed, Maggie and OA must track down a man who leaked the information that led to their murders.

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.”

‘Write When You Get Work’ Movie Review: Starring Finn Wittrock and Rachel Keller

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Rebecca Murray

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November 21, 2018

Write When You Get Work Review — Rachel Keller and Finn Wittrock in ‘Write When You Get Work.’

Writer/director Stacy Cochran’s Write When You Get Work is a romantic comedy/drama/crime caper hybrid that works best when it concentrates on the love story. Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story) and Rachel Keller (Legion) lead the cast, and it’s their onscreen chemistry that drives the film. When the story veers off from their relationship, it stumbles and stalls.

Write When You Get Work, which my brain insists on typing as Write When You Find Work, opens with a quick scene setting up the relationship between Jonny Collins (Wittrock) and Ruth Duffy (Keller). They’re young and in love, but their relationship’s tested when they discover Ruth’s pregnant.

Not all the details are revealed as to what happens between the love birds. However, when the story catapults nine years forward, Jonny and Ruth are no longer a couple, and neither parent is raising the baby.

Ruth attempts to leave her life of petty crimes (she had a few run-ins as a teen) behind and has secured a decent job working as the admissions director at an exclusive school for girls. Jonny’s not faring as well employment-wise, and a friend hooks him up with a job as a coat check clerk at a club. That job leads to petty thefts from the customers to pad his income/impress his girlfriend.

A chance reunion spurred by a mutual friend’s funeral brings Jonny and Ruth back into the same orbit. Jonny’s current girlfriend’s quickly discarded without as much as a wave goodbye as he obsessively pursues his exe. He even goes as far as to break into her apartment numerous times, although this creepy intrusion doesn’t seem necessarily unwelcome on Ruth’s part.

Jonny goes through a series of elaborate ruses to keep in contact with Ruth at the prestigious school, while Ruth alternates between annoyance and approval of his efforts to reconnect. Jonny also connects with Nan Noble (Emily Mortimer), one of the wretched wealthy parents of one of Ruth’s students. Always working an angle, Jonny cooks up a bizarre plan to steal millions out from under Nan’s haughty nose.

The cast’s terrific but the story sags when it heads off on a weird tangent involving hiding Nan’s fortune while her hedge fund manager husband’s under indictment. The puzzle pieces don’t fit and the story comes to a jarring halt while the bizarre bait and switch is going down.

Finn Wittrock and Rachel Keller are able to soldier on over the rough spots and it’s their performances that engage the audience. Mortimer’s also fun to watch even while her storyline is the least fulfilling of the batch.

Write When You Get Work has the bones of a good story but gets bogged down by playing too loosey-goosey with logic while staging the theft of millions. The film would have been much more entertaining had it just concentrated on the relationship between Jonny and Ruth. Their romantic story deserved to be the centerpiece, but the attention was stolen by an unnecessarily convoluted mini-crime spree.

GRADE: B- (The Jonny/Ruth storyline saved it from earning a solid C)

Running Time: 1 hour 39 minutes

MPAA Rating: Not Rated

Release Date: November 23, 2018

‘The Resident’ Season 2 Episode 9 Photos: “The Dance” Preview

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Rebecca Murray

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November 21, 2018

The Resident Season 2 Episode 9 — Emily VanCamp and Matt Czuchry in the “The Dance” fall finale episode of ‘The Resident’ (Photo by Guy D’Alema © 2018 Fox Broadcasting Co)

Fox’s medical drama The Resident heads off on its fall break with season two episode nine. The fall finale is set to air on Monday, November 26, 2018 at 8pm ET/PT and is titled “The Dance.”

Season two stars Matt Czuchry as Conrad Hawkins, Bruce Greenwood as Dr. Randolph Bell, Emily VanCamp as Nicolette, Manish Dayal as Devon Pravesh, Shaunette Renée Wilson as Mina Okafor, Malcolm-Jamal Warner as Dr. AJ Austin, Jane Leeves as Dr. Kit Voss, and Glenn Morshower as Marshall Winthrop.

“The Dance” Plot: Devon’s doubts about his relationship reach a peak as his friends and family gather for his big wedding day. As Chastain’s leading medical device company, Quovadis, continues to succeed, Julian (guest star Jenna Dewan) makes a discovery that leaves her uneasy about her involvement in it all. Meanwhile, Conrad continues to work on his relationship with Marshall and Bell takes a risky offer in order to make a mistake from his past disappear.

The Season 2 Plot:

Season two finds star resident Dr. Conrad Hawkins continuing to make difficult calls in the best interests of his patients. But, having rekindled a romantic relationship with nurse Nicolette “Nic” Nevins, the two now must face unresolved issues from their past. Conrad’s father, Marshall Winthrop, has taken over as head of Chastain, and comes into direct conflict with the hospital’s newly minted CEO, Dr. Randolph Bell.

Meanwhile, Dr. Mina Okafor continues to work with her larger-than-life mentor, Dr. AJ Austin. However, the skills of new ortho surgeon Dr. Kitt Voss could lead Mina on a different path. First-year resident Dr. Devon Pravesh becomes intrigued by new medical device rep Julian Booth, whose presence at the hospital will upend business as usual for everyone there.

‘Supergirl’ Season 4 Episode 7 Photos: “Rather the Fallen Angel” Plot and Preview

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Rebecca Murray

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November 21, 2018

The CW’s Supergirl season three guest star Chad Lowe returns to direct season four episode seven. The upcoming episode marks Lowe’s second time helming an episode of the comic book-inspired series after making his Supergirl directorial debut with season three episode seven.

Season four episode seven is titled “Rather the Fallen Angel” and was written by Dana Horgan and Katie Rose. The episode is set to air Sunday, November 25, 2018 at 8pm ET/PT.

The season four cast includes Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers, David Harewood as J’onn J’onzz, Jesse Rath as Brainy, Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor, Nicole Maines as Nia Nal/Dreamer, April Parker as Colonel Haley, and Sam Witwer as Agent Liberty.

The “Rather the Fallen Angel” Plot: James (Mehcad Brooks) falls in deeper with the Children of Liberty in his efforts to meet Agent Liberty (Sam Witwer). Meanwhile, Supergirl (Melissa Benoist) and Manchester Black (guest star David Ajala) follow a lead on Agent Liberty’s location, but things take a dark turn. Lena (Katie McGrath) kicks off her first set of trials.

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Supergirl Season 4 Episode 7 — Melissa Benoist as Kara/Supergirl in season 4 episode 7 (Photo: Sergei Bachlakov © 2018 The CW Network)

‘The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part’ New Trailer: Introducing Rex Dangervest

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Rebecca Murray

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November 20, 2018

Everything’s not awesome in the 2019 sequel to The LEGO Movie, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part. The new trailer finds Emmet determined to rescue Lucy by heading into space. He’s joined on his quest by a galaxy-defending archaeologist cowboy/raptor trainer voiced by franchise star Chris Pratt.

The voice cast of the animated sequel is led by Chris Pratt as Emmet (as well as Rex Dangervest), Elizabeth Banks as Lucy (aka Wyldstyle), Will Arnett as LEGO Batman, Charlie Day as Benny, Alison Brie as Unikitty, and Nick Offerman as Metal Beard. New to the sequel are Tiffany Haddish as Queen Watevra Wa’Nabi, Stephanie Beatriz as Sweet Mayhem, Arturo Castro as Ice Cream Cone, and Maya Rudolph.

Shrek Ever After and Trolls director Mike Mitchell helms The LEGO Movie sequel from a script by the original film’s writer/directors Christopher Miller and Phil Lord. Lord, Miller, Jinko Gotoh, Dan Lin, and Roy Lee produced the animated comedy, with Jill Wilfert, Keith Malone, Matthew Ashton, Chris McKay, Zareh Nalbandian, Ryan Halprin, Will Allegra, and Chris Leahy executive producing.

Warner Bros Pictures and Warner Animation Group are set to release The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part in theaters on Friday, February 8, 2019 in 2D and 3D.

The Plot:

“The much-anticipated sequel to the critically acclaimed, global box office phenomenon that started it all, The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part reunites the heroes of Bricksburg in an all new action-packed adventure to save their beloved city. It’s been five years since everything was awesome and the citizens are now facing a huge new threat: LEGO DUPLO® invaders from outer space, wrecking everything faster than it can be rebuilt.

The battle to defeat the invaders and restore harmony to the LEGO universe will take Emmet, Lucy, Batman and their friends to faraway, unexplored worlds, including a strange galaxy where everything is a musical. It will test their courage, creativity and Master Building skills, and reveal just how special they really are.”

‘Serenity’ New Trailer: Anne Hathaway Plots Her Husband’s Death

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Rebecca Murray

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November 20, 2018

Anne Hathaway offers Matthew McConaughey $10 million to drop her husband in the ocean with the sharks in the latest trailer from Aviron Pictures’ Serenity. The new trailer also teases “there is a place you can escape your past as long as you follow every rule. Truth lies beneath the surface.”

The thriller was written and directed by Steven Knight, the Oscar nominated screenwriter of 2002’s Dirty Pretty Things. Knight’s credits as a writer also include The Girl in the Spider’s Web, Allied, and Burnt.

In addition to Oscar winner Matthew McConaughey (Dallas Buyers Club) and Oscar winner Anne Hathaway (Les Misérables), the cast includes Jason Clarke (Dawn of the Planet of the Apes), Oscar nominee Diane Lane (Unfaithful), two-time Oscar nominee Djimon Hounsou (Blood Diamond, In America), and Jeremy Strong (Succession).

Writer/director Steven Knight, Greg Shapiro, and Guy Heeley served as producers.

Aviron Pictures is set to release Serenity in theaters on January 25, 2019.

The Serenity Plot:

“From the creative mind of Oscar nominee Steven Knight comes a daringly original, sexy, stylized thriller. Baker Dill (McConaughey) is a fishing boat captain leading tours off a tranquil, tropical enclave called Plymouth Island. His quiet life is shattered, however, when his ex-wife Karen (Hathaway) tracks him down with a desperate plea for help. She begs Dill to save her – and their young son – from her new, violent husband (Clarke) by taking him out to sea on a fishing excursion, only to throw him to the sharks and leave him for dead. Karen’s appearance thrusts Dill back into a life he’d tried to forget, and as he struggles between right and wrong, his world is plunged into a new reality that may not be all that it seems.”

Serenity stars Matthew McConaughey and Anne Hathaway — Karen (Anne Hathaway) brings turbulent tides to Baker Dill (Matthew McConaughey) as his past resurfaces in ‘Serenity’ (Photo by Graham Bartholomew / Aviron Pictures)

‘Manifest’ Season 1 Episode 8 Recap: “Point of No Return”

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Kevin Finnerty

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November 20, 2018

Manifest Season 1 Episode 8 — Melissa Roxburgh, Francesca Faridany, and Josh Dallas in ‘Manifest’ season 1 episode 8 (Photo by Craig Blankenhorn / NBC / Warner Brothers)

“What are you doing here, Vance?” asks Ben (Josh Dallas). “I’m here because we need each other,” replies Vance (Daryl Edwards) as he sets out to secretly team up with Ben to attempt to find the missing 11 passengers in season one episode eight of NBC’s Manifest.

Season one episode eight kicks off with a flashback of the plane landing and Ben and Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) noticing they don’t have any cell service. Cal (Jack Messina) tells Ben he doesn’t want to be in New York because that’s where he has cancer.

Flash-forward to present day and siblings Ben and Michaela are up late, talking. Ben’s afraid the experiments are going to start up again. Michaela encourages him to let Cal go back to school since Dr. Saanvi Bahl says he can and Grace wants him to. “You need to start a new normal for your family,” says Michaela. She also points out they’re most likely being watched so they should act normal.

A man in a suit tells the scientist who’s running those strange and dangerous experiments on Marko to get back up and running in 18 hours.

Ben surprises Grace (Athena Karkanis) by telling her he’s okay with Cal going back to school, but only if she agrees to a date night with him. He believes they need it and she smiles and agrees. Olive (Luna Blaise) walks a nervous Cal to school, assuring him he’ll be fine and she’ll see him at lunch.

Michaela gets to the precinct and Jared Vasquez (J.R. Ramirez) teases her about being late. As she smiles and keeps walking, she hears a voice – “The Calling” – say, “Don’t lose him.” Just then her boss tells her he needs her to handle a jumper situation.

Ben’s at work talking to his supervisor when the fire alarm goes off. The building evacuates and when Ben walks outside, he spots Vance. Ben’s able to detach from the crowd exiting the building to talk to Vance unnoticed. Vance tells Ben he checked the flash drive and couldn’t figure out the numbers on it or what they meant.

At first Ben’s hesitant to trust him but finally agrees that if they’re going to rescue the missing 11 passengers, they need to work together. Ben takes the flash drive and tells Vance he’ll look at it.

Michaela arrives on the roof to talk to the jumper who’s a passenger from Flight 828 named Harvey. Michaela works her way over to Harvey who warns her if she comes too close, he’ll jump.

Ben checks the flash drive and calls Professor Clarke about the data, believing it might be about medical tracking. She recalls the people at Singularity were interested in her theory of electrical stimulation and mapping. She’s worried they might be doing experiments on the brains of the passengers. She warns that whatever they’re doing is dangerous. Ben approaches his supervisor and offers to help with the night reports in order to get more access to the information he needs.

Michaela keeps talking to Harvey, telling him she knows how he feels and that he isn’t alone. Harvey confesses people are dying and it’s his fault. He believes he’s going to be next. He lets himself fall off the roof as Michaela screams no and reaches for him. She’s too late and he plunges to the ground.

Michaela calls Ben and lets him know what happened. She also tells him she’s worried because The Calling told her not to lose him and she failed.

Grace is out shopping for her date night and runs into Lourdes (Victoria Cartagena) who’s buying pregnancy tests. She confides in Grace that she and Jared are trying to start a family.

Michaela and Jared check out Harvey’s place which is simple and has nothing personal in it. When Michaela opens the bedroom door, she sees “The Angel of Death” painted on the wall. His death is bothering Michaela, and Jared assures her she did everything right but sometimes it goes bad

Michaela and Jared do some more digging and discover two people who were at a local pub with Harvey are also recently deceased. Michaela now understands why Harvey thought he was the Angel of Death. They pay a visit to the pub and the bartender reveals Harvey told her and the two dead people about knowing things before they would happen. Michaela believes the other two people died because Harvey told them about The Calling.

Meanwhile, Ben meets with Vance and tells him about Clarke having another meeting with Singularity and that she’s going to plant a bug.

Professor Fiona Clarke (Francesca Faridany) meets with the man in the suit whose name is Lawrence and surreptitiously plants the bug under his desk. While she’s talking to him, Vance is listening in as Ben tries to access the company’s system. Lawrence gets a call and tells Clarke he has to end the meeting and reschedule.

After Fiona leaves, Lawrence makes a call to a military commander about someone attempting to access their system. Vance, who’s listening in, now knows Singularity is behind the abduction of the 11 passengers but wonders who in the military is involved.

Vance and Ben discover through a little more digging that they moved the 11 to somewhere in Brooklyn. Vance suggests Ben have his date night with his wife. He’ll have one of his people at the NSA triangulate cell phone use from Singularity and in Brooklyn to locate where they might be keeping them.

Over at the school, Olive and Cal have fun at lunch. When they get home, they plan on what they’re going to do together while Grace and Ben go on date night. Grace sees Michaela at the house and breaks the news about seeing Lourdes and that she and Jared are trying to get pregnant. Grace suggests Michaela move on with her life.

Ben meets Grace at the restaurant and they have a wonderful time toasting to new beginnings.

When they get home, Ben lets Michaela know she was right; Grace really needed date night. Michaela warns Ben she’s worried for Jared and Grace because they told them about The Calling. While they’re chatting, Michaela receives a text from Jared.

Michaela meets Jared at a crime scene and it turns out the bartender they spoke with is dead. Apparently, she was electrocuted in a freak accident. Jared, shocked, tells Michaela he’s not buying her theory. She confesses she couldn’t bear it if something happened to him because of her. She gives him her blessing to start a family with Lourdes and turns and walks away. As she leaves, she hears the voice once again telling her “don’t lose him.”

Ben checks on Cal who’s still awake. He reminds him it’s late, but Cal’s afraid to sleep thinking he might lose everything if he closes his eyes. Ben assures him he won’t, promising to make sure of it.

Ben visits Vance and they realize the information that wasn’t on the flash drive that they need is missing because it hasn’t been filed yet. Ben uses his supervisor’s security pass to get in after hours and find the file. Once he locates it, he snaps a photo on his phone and slips out.

Ben, Michaela, and Vance work together and narrow it down to the location of Red Hook. That’s where the 11 passengers are being kept.

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‘The Good Doctor’ Season 2 Episode 9 Photos: “Empathy” Cast and Plot Details

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Rebecca Murray

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November 20, 2018

ABC’s medical drama The Good Doctor season two continues on Monday, November 26, 2018 with an episode titled “Empathy.” Season two episode nine was directed by Joanna Kerns from a script by Karen Struck. Kerns is best known for her starring role in Growing Pains, and after directing an episode of that popular sitcom in 1992 she’s continued behind the camera directing dozens of episodes of shows including This Is Us, Jane the Virgin, and The Goldbergs.

Tyler Ritter guest stars in episode nine as George Reynolds. Mason Gooding guests as Billy Cayman.

The series’ season two cast includes Freddie Highmore as Dr. Shaun Murphy, Antonia Thomas as Dr. Claire Browne, Nicholas Gonzalez as Dr. Neil Melendez, Hill Harper as Dr. Marcus Andrews, Richard Schiff as Dr. Aaron Glassman, and Tamlyn Tomita as Allegra Aoki. Christina Chang is Dr. Audrey Lim, Fiona Gubelmann is Dr. Morgan Reznick, Will Yun Lee is Dr. Alex Park, and Paige Spara plays Lea.

The “Empathy” Plot – Dr. Neil Melendez, Dr. Morgan Reznick and Dr. Claire Brown grapple with a patient’s wish to perform an operation that would keep him from acting on his pedophilic urges; and Dr. Shaun Murphy learns a lesson in empathy.

The Good Doctor Season 2 Plot:

Dr. Shaun Murphy, a young surgeon with autism and savant syndrome, relocated to San Jose, California, to join the prestigious St. Bonaventure Hospital’s surgical unit. Alone in the world and unable to personally connect with those around him, his only advocate, Dr. Aaron Glassman, challenged the skepticism and prejudices of the hospital’s board and staff by bringing him in to join the team. Shaun’s world has begun to expand as he continues to work harder than he ever has before, navigating his new environment and relationships to prove to his colleagues that his extraordinary medical gifts will save lives.

The Good Doctor Season 2 Episode 10 Details

The Good Doctor Season 2 Episode 9 — Will Yun Lee and Freddie Highmore star in ‘The Good Doctor’ season 2 episode 9 (ABC/Bettina Strauss)

‘Suits’ Season 8 Part 2 Kicks Off in January 2019

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Rebecca Murray

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November 20, 2018

Suits Season 8 Episode 10 — Gabriel Macht stars in ‘Suits’ season 8 episode 10 (Photo Credit: USA Network)

USA Network’s set a January 23, 2019 premiere date for the second half of Suits season eight. Suits will be returning to USA Network’s primetime lineup with six new episodes airing on Wednesdays at 10pm ET/PT.

The cast of season eight includes Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter, Rick Hoffman as Louis Litt, Sarah Rafferty as Donna Paulsen, Amanda Schull as Katrina Bennett, Dulé Hill as Alex Williams, and Katherine Heigl as Samantha Wheeler.

Suits was created by Aaron Korsh. Korsh executive produces along with David Bartis, Doug Liman, Gene Klein, Genevieve Sparling, Ethan Drogin, Christopher Misiano, and Mark Winemaker.

The Suits Plot:

“Suits centers on a fast-paced Manhattan corporate law firm led by legendary lawyer Harvey Specter (Macht), his intelligent but delicate partner, Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman), and secretary-turned-COO Donna Paulsen (Rafferty). After surviving leadership turmoil and the loss of key partners, the trio continues to tackle top corporate cases with the support of the formidable Alex Williams (Hill) and the undeniably talented Katrina Bennett (Schull). Muscling her way into the firm, powerhouse attorney Samantha Wheeler (Heigl) joins the ranks of Zane Specter Litt and challenges the status quo. Together, these top minds must rely on their knowledge, wit, and intuition to keep their clients at bay and their firm afloat.

In the first part of the season, with Robert Zane (Wendell Pierce) as new managing partner of the firm, Harvey, Louis, and Donna are forced to navigate the shaken dynamic while still standing their ground. Katrina works hard to prove herself and is eventually promoted to senior partner, and Alex and Samantha go head-to-head for name partner. Their battle just about tears the firm apart as Harvey and Robert pick sides. In a last-ditch effort to unify the team, Louis takes over as managing partner at Donna’s suggestion, and both Alex and Samantha get their name on the wall.”

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