I have so many questions after watching An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn‘s trailer, not the least of which is what is this film actually about? The one and a half minute trailer’s easily one of the weirdest trailers of the year, and certainly does its job of making the viewer want to know more about this bizarre romantic comedy.
The 2018 comedy’s cast includes Legion co-stars Aubrey Plaza and Jemaine Clement as well as Critics’ Choice Awards winner Emile Hirsch (Milk) and Craig Robinson (Ghosted, The Office). Jim Hosking (The Greasy Strangler) directed from a script he co-wrote with David Wike. The behind the scenes team includes director of photography Nanu Segal, editors Mark Burnett and Nick Emerson, and production designer Jason Kisvarday, with music by Andrew Hung.
Universal Pictures Content Group is releasing the romantic comedy in theaters, on VOD, and Digital HD on October 19, 2018.
The Plot: After getting fired by her scheming husband Shane Danger (Emile Hirsch) from his cappuccino shop, dissatisfied Lulu Danger (Aubrey Plaza) is stunned when a TV commercial for “An Evening With Beverly Luff Linn For One Magical Night Only” reveals a mysterious man from her past (Craig Robinson). When Shane and his bumbling cohorts steal the cashbox from Lulu’s adopted vegan brother Adjay (Sam Dissanayake), specialist Colin (Jemaine Clement) enters the fray to retrieve the stolen funds. But Lulu seizes the opportunity to run off in search of her mystery man—and events only become stranger from there. This is a story of love, theft, athletic swimming, and a magical magical event.
Dakota Fanning, Daniel Brühl and Luke Evans star in TNT’s ‘The Alienist.’
Following the success of The Alienist, TNT has greenlit a limited series based on the sequel by author Caleb Carr. TNT confirmed they’re moving forward with The Angel of Darkness with The Alienist lead cast – Daniel Brühl (Entebbe, The Cloverfield Paradox), Luke Evans (The Girl on the Train) and Dakota Fanning (American Pastoral) – reprising their roles.
“We could not be prouder of The Alienist‘s outstanding, award-worthy performance and all of the work the incredible actors and crew put in to bring that story and time period to life,” stated Sarah Aubrey, executive vice president of original programming for TNT. “Our audience fell in love with these multi-dimensional, timeless characters and the journey of their struggles living in complicated times. With this new story in TNT’s Suspense Collection, we will further immerse viewers into their world as they are confronted with a new enemy.”
According to TNT, The Alienist stands as the #1 new cable series of 2018 among 18 to 49-year-olds. More than 50 million people tuned in to watch the series during its 10 episode first season run.
The Alienist was nominated for multiple Emmys including earning recognition in the Outstanding Limited Series and Outstanding Cinematography categories. The series is a Paramount Television and Turner’s Studio T co-production, with Eric Roth, Steve Golin, Rosalie Swedlin, and Cary Joji Fukunaga serving as executive producers.
The Alienist Plot: An unflinching, gripping, turn-of-the-century murder mystery amidst the underbelly of New York City’s “Gilded Age,” The Alienist followed Dr. Laszlo Kreizler (Brühl), a brilliant and obsessive “alienist” in the controversial new field of treating mental pathologies. In the first series, Kreizler was relentless in his pursuit of a never-before-seen ritualistic killer murdering young boys. He was joined by newspaper illustrator John Moore (Evans) and Sara Howard (Fanning), an ambitious secretary determined to become the city’s first female police detective.
The official trailer for the romantic film Paper Year arrives starring Avan Jogia and Eve Hewson. The two minute trailer gives away a lot of the plot, introducing newly-married couple Franny and Dan who realize just a year into their marriage that it’s not all moonlight and roses.
In addition to Eve Hewson (The Knick, Bridge of Spies) and Avan Jogia (Twisted, Victorious, Tut), the cast includes Andie MacDowell (Groundhog Day, Four Weddings and A Funeral) and Hamish Linklater (The New Adventures of Old Christine, Legion).
The film was written and directed by Rebecca Addelman who makes her feature film directorial debut with the project. Addelman’s writing credits include episodes of New Girl, China, IL, and Love. Addelman’s behind the scenes team includes director of photography Steven Capitano Calitri, editor Bryan Atkinson, and production designer Zazu Myers.
Paper Year arrives on VOD on September 11, 2018.
The Paper Year Plot: Franny (Eve Hewson) and Dan (Avan Jogia) are fresh-faced, 22-year old newlyweds playing house and juggling new jobs in Los Angeles. When Franny lands her dream job, they face the challenges of growing up together.
A scene from ‘Paper Year’ starring Avan Jogia, Eve Hewson, and Hamish Linklater.
Giancarlo Esposito in a scene from ‘Better Call Saul’ (Photo Credit: AMC)
Fans of AMC’s Better Call Saul who live in New York City or Los Angeles will be able to order a special mini-meal from Los Pollos Hermanos. Gus Fring’s (Giancarlo Esposito) famous fried chicken and curly fries will be delivered for free via the Postmates app on August 20, 21, and 22 at 12pm local time (while supplies last).
Los Pollos Hermanos is a fictional fast-food chain that was introduced in AMC’s Breaking Bad. The restaurant chain turned out to be a front for Gus Fring’s drug empire. Los Pollos Hermanos and Gus Fring are also a part of the Breaking Bad prequel, Better Call Saul, currently airing its fourth season on Mondays at 9pm ET/PT.
In addition to Giancarlo Esposito, the cast of Better Call Saul season four includes Bob Odenkirk, Rhea Seehorn, Patrick Fabian, Jonathan Banks, and Michael Mando. The critically acclaimed series is executive produced by Peter Gould, Vince Gilligan, Mark Johnson, Melissa Bernstein, Thomas Schnauz and Gennifer Hutchison.
Details on Season 4: In Better Call Saul’s critically-acclaimed fourth season, Chuck’s death catalyzes Jimmy McGill’s (Bob Odenkirk) transformation into Saul Goodman. In the wake of his loss, Jimmy takes steps into the criminal world that will put his future as a lawyer – and his relationship with Kim (Rhea Seehorn) – in jeopardy. Chuck’s (Michael McKean) death deeply affects former colleagues Howard (Patrick Fabian) and Kim as well, putting the two of them once again on opposite sides of a battle sparked by the Brothers McGill.
Meanwhile, Mike Ehrmantraut (Jonathan Banks) takes a more active role as Madrigal Electromotive’s newest (and most thorough) security consultant. It’s a volatile time to be in Gus Fring’s employ, as Hector’s collapse sends shock waves throughout the Albuquerque underworld and throws the cartel into chaos- tearing apart both Gus and Nacho’s (Michael Mando) well-laid plans. While Gus changes course, Nacho finds himself in the crosshairs of deadly forces.
Mary J. Blige joins the ‘Scream’ cast. (Photo Courtesy of MTV)
The cast of MTV’s re-imagined limited series Scream has added Oscar nominee Mary J. Blige. The network announced Blige’s addition and revealed she will be playing the main character’s mother in the upcoming Scream limited series.
Mary J. Blige joins the ensemble cast that includes Keke Palmer (Scream Queens), Tyler Posey (Teen Wolf), Tyga (Once Upon a Time in Venice), Giorgia Whigham (Chance), Jessica Sula (Godless), RJ Cyler (I’m Dying Up Here), C.J. Wallace (Monsters and Men), and Giullian Yao Gioiello (Iron Fist).
The three-night, six hour event Scream series will air sometime later this year.
According to the network, the plot of the new Scream limited series: “Set against the vibrant backdrop of Atlanta, Scream features a brand-new cast of characters destined to fall prey to the mysterious killer known as ‘Ghostface.’ The series centers on Deion Elliot, a local star football running back, whose tragic past comes back to haunt him and threaten his hard-earned plans for the future… and the lives of his unlikely group of friends. Blige plays Deion’s mother, Sherry Elliot.”
The series is executive produced by Queen Latifah, Shakim Compere, and Yaneley Arty for Flavor Unit Entertainment. Brett Matthews (Legacies, Vampire Diaries and Supernatural) is serving as the showrunner. Matthews is also executive producing with Wes Craven, Tony DiSanto, Liz Gateley, Marianne Maddalena, Cathy Konrad, Maggie Malina, and Dana Gotlieb-Carter. Matthew Signer and Keith Levine are producing.
A Look Back at Season 2 of Scream: The second season of Scream picks up with Emma’s return to Lakewood after several months at a retreat, where she tried to recover from the horrors of last season. Everyone is walking on eggshells around her, questioning whether she has truly gotten over the Killer’s crimes. Meanwhile, Audrey is hiding her connection to the Killer, but is getting harassed by someone who knows the truth. Brooke and Jake are also keeping secrets—they are hiding a budding romance from Mayor Maddox. And, Noah is getting closer and closer to the truth about the season one murders. Lakewood’s murderous past, both recent and distant, are once again brought to focus – with this Killer’s psychotic mind-game intent on bringing Lakewood’s heroes down in a storm of betrayal and bloodshed.
The first trailer’s arrived for Viceland’s The Hunt for The Trump Tapes with Tom Arnold. In the minute-long trailer, Tom Arnold (actor-turned-investigator) says, “I’ve known Donald Trump for 30 years. He’s the same kind of old-school dumb*ss as I am, but I don’t think a guy like me should be president.” Arnold also promises he’ll dig as deep as he has to to expose Trump.
The first official trailer features Arnold, Judd Apatow, Penn Jillette, Rosie O’Donnell, Arnold Schwarzenegge, and former White House Communications Director Anthony Scaramucci.
Viceland labels the series a comedy/investigation hybrid and has set a Tuesday, September 18, 2018 premiere date. The series will kick off with back-to-back episodes beginning at 10:30pm ET/PT.
The Hunt for The Trump Tapes with Tom Arnold Details:All the President’s Men meets Curb Your Enthusiasm as comedian/actor Tom Arnold takes his addled activism off Twitter into real life and tries his hand at “citizen journalism.” Using his network of connections, Arnold searches for the truth behind the many rumored, potentially damaging recordings of President Donald Trump. As Arnold’s potentially quixotic search among the powerful people who may have or know of these tapes unfolds, the series becomes a funhouse mirror snapshot of our current media and political landscape.
In support of the show, Viceland has launched a companion website at www.huntforthetrumptapes.com which also features a secure tips link for any whistleblowers or sources to send leads or actual footage (all of which will be vetted and authenticated) to help Arnold on his quest for the truth. Plus, the network joins forces with Arnold’s prolific Twitter feed with a new handle @TrumpTapes.
Other people featured in the eight-episode series include veteran investigative journalists like Jane Mayer of The New Yorker and the bestselling authors of Russian Roulette David Corn & Michael Isikoff as well as longtime Trump watcher, former NY Daily News columnist A.J. Benza. Arnold also sits down with people who have been close to Trump himself including former business associate Felix Sater and finally documents the frenzy of attention around Arnold’s surprise meeting with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen earlier this summer in New York.
STXfilms and Lantern Entertainment will be distributing The Upside after making a deal for the project which had been left hanging following The Weinstein Company’s bankruptcy filing. The film’s already screened on the festival circuit, debuting in 2017 at the Toronto International Film Festival where it received mixed reviews.
The cast is led by Kevin Hart and Bryan Cranston. Nicole Kidman, Julianna Margulies, and Aja Naomi King also star in the feature film inspired by a true story.
A French-language version of the story was told in The Intouchables released in 2011 and starring Francois Cluzet, Omar Sy, Anne Le Ny, and Audrey Fleurot. The Intouchables earned Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Broadcast Film Critics Association nominations.
The Upside was written by Jon Hartmere and directed by Neil Burger.
“This is a hilariously funny and emotionally affecting film. It evokes elements of films like Trading Places and Scent of a Woman, while still being completely fresh with characters that are as memorable as they are hysterical,” stated STXfilms Chairman Adam Fogelson. “Neil did an incredible job with this comedy and we can’t wait to work with Kevin Hart, Nicole Kidman and Bryan Cranston. We are thrilled to add The Upside to the STXfilms slate and we look forward to working with the team at Lantern Entertainment.”
The Upside is an Escape Artists production with Jason Blumenthal, Todd Black and Steve Tisch producing. The behind the scenes team includes director of photography Stuart Dryburgh, editor Naomi Geraghty, and production designer Mark Friedberg.
“STX is an ideal distribution partner for this heartwarming film that has universal appeal and features world-class performances. We are grateful for this partnership and look forward to fostering a productive relationship with the entire STX team,” said Andy Mitchell from Lantern Entertainment.
The Plot:The Upside is a heartfelt comedy about a recently paroled ex-convict (Kevin Hart) who strikes up an unusual and unlikely friendship with a paralyzed billionaire (Bryan Cranston).
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend creators Rachel Bloom and Aline Brosh McKenna had always said they envisioned a four season show. Now they are getting to complete their fourth and final season of the musical comedy on The CW. I don’t know what I will do once there’s no more Crazy Ex-Girlfriend to watch, but hopefully they keep creating music and comedy.
During a final TCA panel, Bloom and McKenna revealed that first season and a half love interest Greg would be back, only he will now be played by Skyler Astin. A few more season four tidbits came up in the panel.
“We have Patton Oswalt coming back, and he’s singing a song this time,” Bloom said. “A lot of the people in his song are guest actors, so that’s definitely a headache for a line producer but a joy for us. I’m very excited to write more ensemble numbers for all of us to do together, not only because it feels like a culmination of all four years, but we’ve gotten very close as a cast, and anytime we can all do things together, it’s a real joy.”
Find out more about the final season of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend in this interview with Rachel Bloom at TCA. Crazy Ex-Girlfriend returns Friday, October 12, 2018 on The CW.
Rachel Bloom Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Interview
Are you thinking about what life will be like after this?
Rachel Bloom: “Yeah, I don’t know.”
Would you do this much work on another project?
Rachel Bloom: “Here’s the thing. I could do another show that I was involved in the writing and acting. I could never do another network show. The hard part for me is doing it all at once. The reading outlines and giving notes in the hair and makeup trailer in the morning, acting, and then in between turnarounds going to editing, I have to have a cable schedule next where I do one, one, one. I could maybe act in another network show but doing it all at once for a network show, and there are only a handful of people I’ve met who have had this schedule. I’ve talked a little bit to Tina Fey and Mindy Kaling about it and yeah, it’s very hard.”
When there’s no more Crazy Ex-Girlfriend music for us to listen to, what other music should we discover?
Rachel Bloom: “Oh my God. There’s so much music in the world that I’m still discovering. Father John Misty’s great. I love Dusty Springfield. There is so much great music and there is so much great musical theater. There are so many talented musical theater artists.
I just went to this musical theater showcase this weekend. Our writer’s assistant is an up-and-coming musical theater writer and his songs are amazing. His name is Alden Derck. There is so much but I, also probably, the second Crazy Ex wraps, one of the first things I want to do is release a new album full of just probably the dirtiest songs that I couldn’t do on the show. Because we can do dirty versions of the songs but at the end of the day, we only have so much time so it’s probably going to be an album called, like, Smut or something. I definitely feel shackled by not being able to say words like f***.”
How different would the show have been had Showtime picked up the pilot? Would the songs be dirtier?
Rachel Bloom: “Yeah. Oh, it would be dirtier songs. I like that we have structure, actually. I think it’s reined us in in a way but yeah, the songs would be dirtier, the sex scenes would be dirtier. I do miss the ability to make sex funny because there’s only so much we can show on a network. I think sex is hilarious. We hold it on this pedestal but at the end of the day it’s really gross and awkward. It definitely would have been a lot more awkward graphic-ish sex scenes, but I think the sensibility of the show would’ve been the same. Which is part of the reason I think Showtime passed.
The show has a lot of empathy for its characters and there’s hope to it. The show is about fulfilling happiness so there is an edginess in the show that always maybe wouldn’t have been there even if we were on a network because the tone is ultimately hopeful and happy.”
Did it become a challenge every week to make it as dirty as you could on network?
Rachel Bloom: “Yeah, oh yeah. Our standards and practices lady, Patricia Dennis, is here and just last week I was trying to get a song lyric through about a guy’s penis going soft during sex. I was like, ‘Well, it could be emotionally soft, Patricia.’ So, it’s always a debate because she’s just doing her job. You’re trying to avoid a violation of the FCC.
It is always a challenge, but it also pushes us in nice directions. I think that sex can sometimes be an easy go-to for comedians, especially myself so I think it sometimes makes us not go with the first thought idea and get a little more creative.”
What was your biggest dirty lyric victory during the run of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend?
Rachel Bloom: “Oh, it’s probably a tie between ‘tell me about your sins, shock me with their luridness. Let me be your pupil. Let me choke on your cocksuredness.’ And in the song ‘Tap That Ass’ the guy sang, ‘Where should we finish?’ And she says, ‘Please don’t finish on my chest.’ She’s talking about a chest of drawers. I’m amazed we got that in, amazed.”
A lot of people have been using gifs of you to express their emotions.
Rachel Bloom: “That’s so cool.”
Are you worried about taking the show out of context?
Rachel Bloom: “Our fans are really smart. If you don’t like the show, I feel like people quit after the first couple episodes. I think for the most part, I really trust our fans and it’s really cool to me that people identify with my character.
You go through thinking not only you’re unique, but your problems and your neuroses are unique. The more I especially do these live shows, I meet people who are just like me. You realize we all have a lot of the same fears, if only we talked about it more. I’m talking about general depression/anxiety but even just unhappiness and insecurity. The worst part is feeling like you’re the only person feeling these things. The more I do the show and the more specific we get with the characters, in a wonderful way the less unique I realize everyone is. We’re all in this thing called life together.”
Was television the best place for you to be at that point in your career?
Rachel Bloom: “Yeah. I think TV taught me a great structure. I was a musical theater kid. I learned sketch comedy. The way I learned sketch was almost a very rigid structure and not in a bad way. It was just very like what’s the game of your scene? How do you play the game of the scene out? It was very writing focused and then on this show it’s been a real mix of that sketch structure I learned with sitcom writing structure. And then also with zigging where we should zag. I’ve learned a lot of that from Aline [Brosh McKenna] because she’s had a lot of fun skewering the tropes that she often wrote or was tasked to write in film. It’s been really fun to continue to use structure but then break it in strategic ways.”
Did you ever reach out to Santino Fontana to see if he wanted to come back?
Rachel Bloom: “We wrote him off the show because he voluntarily left, and now he’s going to be in Tootsie on Broadway. That’s one of our favorite movies. We are such a fan of his. I’m sure it’s going to be amazing. But with an actor leaving unexpectedly, it suddenly left this really exciting gap of his character has almost become like lore in the show. Whenever we mention Greg, there’s, like, ‘Oh, is he coming back?’ And so we have this really unique opportunity to bring back this almost mythic figure and look at it from a different angle and write it in a unique way. And the episodes where Greg comes back, we are going to be playing a lot with the ideas and themes of perception, how he sees her, how other people see each other.
It really, really feels so exciting and new for us. And in a way, because our show is a little meta, not only with musicals but TV, is even though it’s a reimagining, not a recasting, we truly see it as that. It is kind of a fun comment and Rebecca will notice it as people in TV shows being recast and we are going to call it out.
We don’t want to spoil it too much, but we’re so excited. It is not only like a big leap and feels experimental and playful like our show, but as you will see, when the show airs, it will be kind of a great statement on how our perception of people changes. And Greg is sort of a barometer of how much Rebecca has changed, because she will not have seen him for two years, and Skylar’s lovely. We’re so excited.”
Is this the fourth season you’d always planned from day one?
Rachel Bloom: “Yeah. And every season was always a different lens of what it meant to be a crazy ex from the inside out, and this was always and there are network executives around town who know how our series ends if they remember it or care. Most of them probably don’t because they passed. But this season was what we pitched, which was the fourth phase, which is kind of recovery and starting from scratch, and in a really fun way, every season of our show kind of feels like a mini new show, so it always feels fresh and it always feels new.
The first season was very much about her creating this romantic comedy because of her inner chaos, and we’re very excited for the second part of the season, not to spoil too much. She’s settled, and then the chaos starts happening around her and she finds herself in the middle of a bunch of romantic comedies. As a television fan, I like it when shows have a clear plan and a clear ending. And I feel like a lot of shows get successful, and they want to continue for as long as possible. And then, for a fan, it’s a bummer because you can feel the show kind of peter out.”
What can we look forward to in the final season theme song?
Rachel Bloom: “I actually sang it at Comic Con, our Comic Con panel, and it is kind of an almost like 1970s, 1980s typical sitcom opener, including a clip show with the kind of song sounds like a mix of a sitcom opening and not like a spearmint a Doublemint gum commercial. And, really, the essence of it is how it’s hard to boil someone down into a single theme song. We actually have an element of the theme song that you will see will be changing every episode, which will be very exciting for fans.”
Where will Rebecca’s borderline personality diagnosis go in the final season?
Rachel Bloom: “We want to be realistic of, especially when you have something like borderline personality disorder it’s a personality disorders, they are still finding out about them, but it’s a learned pattern of thinking and behavior. So, it not something you solve overnight. Mental health, it’s an ongoing process.”
Luke Grimes and Kelsey Asbille in ‘Yellowstone’ season 1 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Season one episode eight of Paramount Network’s Yellowstone begins with a flashback to July 1997. A teenager, face bloodied, comes to and finds his younger brother dead on the floor. He then witnesses his father viciously beating his mother. The boy picks up a frying pan and slams it down on his father’s head, repeatedly.
The flashback continues with a man fetching John Dutton (Josh Lucas) to check out a boy he found in his hayloft. The boy threatens John with a stick but drops it once he realizes there’s a gun pointed at his head. John asks to see his hands and decides the boy isn’t a drifter. John puts two and two together and realizes this boy is the lone survivor of a domestic dispute that was just in the news.
The boy admits he killed his father and finally introduces himself as Rip. John gives him some food and offers him a job if he agrees to leave his past behind. He can’t fight or steal, but Rip assures John he’s never started a fight or stolen anything in his life. John warns him he’ll have to prove himself if he wants to work at his ranch. (This backstory confirms Rip will always be loyal to John.)
Returning to 2018, the bodies of the two tourists and the bear are retrieved. John (Kevin Costner) is warned Fish and Wildlife are going to assume Rip killed the bear (which is a criminal act) and then murdered the tourists to keep them from telling the cops. The sheriff doesn’t believe Rip’s story that both tourists slipped when he threw them a rope.
John whispers to Rip that he should have just buried them without calling the authorities.
Rip confronts the sheriff, pointing out the bear has powder burns on his nose, proving he shot the bear from close range when it charged. Rip becomes agitated and John sends him back to the ranch to calm down.
Even the sheriff believes John should have just buried the bear. It’s too late now and the Feds will likely view the bear’s death as a felony.
Over at the hospital, Monica (Kelsey Asbille) is able to stand and undergoes physical therapy to help her regain enough strength to walk. She asks her grandfather if she can stay with him when she’s released from the hospital. He agrees although he believes her place is with her husband.
Jamie (Wes Bentley) is busy with a television interview and his political aide, Christina (Katherine Cunningham), doesn’t bother him when his dad calls. As Christina watches the interview from behind the camera, the woman she’s hired to research issues shares that she’s heard rumors about a coverup at the ranch and is worried Jamie might be involved. Christina’s spidey sense kicks into overdrive, and she questions the woman about what she’s doing in town. (The woman is one of the two who were in the canoe staring at John at the end of episode six. She obviously has ulterior motives and isn’t there to support Jamie’s Attorney General campaign.)
Kayce (Luke Grimes) returns home after taking care of Monica at the hospital to find his place has been trashed. Someone was searching it, but Kayce doesn’t know what they were after. His friend, Sam, also had his place ransacked, and he thinks it was treasure hunters.
Kayce races to the pit and sure enough Tate’s dinosaur skeleton is gone. (If it weren’t for bad luck, Kayce would have no luck at all.)
An officer arrives from Fish & Game, places Rip’s gun in her car, and then rides out with Rip to see the bear. As they ride, Rip admits most of the rumors she’s heard about him are probably true. He then spies a horsefly on her horse’s rear and offers to swat it. She doesn’t trust him and warns him not to touch her horse.
Cole Hauser and Heidi Sulzman in ‘Yellowstone’ season 1 episode 8 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
The fly bites and the horse races away, out of control. Rip gives chase and discovers she’s been thrown from the horse. The horse tried to run through a fence and became entangled in the wires, throwing the officer who landed on a metal bar that pierced her side. Rip takes charge and asks for her gun so he can shoot the horse. If the horse gets to its feet, it’ll race away dragging the officer to her death.
The officer still doesn’t trust Rip enough to hand over her gun. Rip gets his wire clippers instead and frees the horse after calling for the helicopter. (Why wasn’t cutting the wires option #1?)
The horse runs off as Rip begins cutting away the wires from the metal bar under the officer. She screams in pain as Rip tells her he can’t pull out the bar from above. He tells her she has to trust him and lifts her with the bar still piercing her body. They wait for the helicopter and Rip demands that she stay alive. She replies, “I’m not getting killed by a f*cking fence post. My ego won’t allow it.” Rip actually laughs.
Kayce cleans up as best he can. He packs a bag and leaves his home for what feels like the final time.
Next we learn the woman who’s “doing research” for Jamie’s campaign is actually a reporter. She admits to her girlfriend that Christina’s suspicious, but she can’t quit because her editor wants the story. She’s after John Dutton and believes he’s corrupt.
Meanwhile, two of John’s biggest enemies – Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) and Dan Jenkins (Danny Huston) – meet over a round of golf to continue to hash out the details of their agreement. Thomas assures Dan his interests will be safe because he’ll own the hotel. Dan’s not convinced and wants a share of the land. Thomas reminds him if the tribe owns the land, they don’t have to worry about taxes or zoning.
There’s the added benefit that once they announce their plans, property values in the area will double. That includes the Yellowstone Ranch which will likely be stuck with an $11 million annual property tax bill. Thomas wants Dan to agree to sell him the land now so they can get started, but Dan wants to involve his attorneys. That doesn’t sit well with Thomas and finally Dan agrees.
Beth (Kelly Reilly) goes over the report provided by her assistant on Paradise Valley Capital Development. She looks through their Building Proposal Summary and notices only one bank is mentioned for funding – Akron Capital. She also learns Dan’s leveraged every penny he has and even has two mortgages on his house. Everything he has he sunk into this development. Moving the river screwed him up, and Beth’s ecstatic to learn the company’s trading at just $3 a share. “I’m going to be on his board by Monday,” she declares.
Beth’s assistant pulls the car over so she can chat with Dan’s wife. They head off to a bar with Beth’s assistant in tow.
Kayce picks up Tate and has to break the news that someone stole his dinosaur bones. They arrive at the hospital and Monica’s outside, waiting. She sends Tate inside with her grandfather. She admits she didn’t forget Kayce; she sees him differently because he brought his dad into their lives. She tells him he invents situations to run from and she’s not going to beg him to stay anymore. She wants him to leave but first she demands to know the true story about her brother’s death.
“He killed my brother. He was going to kill me. I had no choice,” confesses Kayce. “Choice was not to go,” replies Monica. She’s going to protect their son by keeping him from John and Kayce. She loves him, but she has to do what’s best for Tate.
Kayce’s devastated. He can’t even respond. He lingers in front of the hospital hours after Monica’s taken back inside.
Beth’s outside Dan’s place, smoking, when he returns home. Dan, upset, heads inside to find his wife. She’s got Beth’s assistant up against a wall and is doing her best stripper act while drunk. She doesn’t notice Dan and he leaves without saying a word.
He rejoins Beth outside and warns, “I’m going to ruin you. I’m going to ruin you and your entire f*cked up family.”
Now it’s Beth’s turn to issue a warning. She threatens Dan that if he hurts her dad, she’ll hurt him back. “This isn’t hurting you, Dan. This is just fun,” explains Beth. “Hurting you is going to be tomorrow morning when I purchase every share you’ve put up for trade.”
She adds, with a devious smile, that she’s only telling him because he can’t stop it.
Kayce’s gassing up his truck when a guy approaches asking for $10 to fill his gas can. When Kayce refuses to give him cash but offers to fill up the can, the guy turns him down and asks for the cash instead. Kayce and the guy get into a verbal argument that escalates to the stranger pulling a knife on Kayce and demanding everything he has. Kayce easily disarms him and then proceeds to beat him unconscious. A small crowd gathers and tries to get Kayce to stop. A woman films the fight on her cellphone.
Back at the ranch, John looks through the subpoena from the Broken Rock Confederated Tribes. According to the paperwork, the BRCT claims he’s in violation of the law which prohibits anyone from allowing their cattle to graze on tribal lands without permission.
Rip returns as John’s looking through the paperwork. The officer’s still alive and another one will be out tomorrow to examine the bear.
Jamie pulls up to the ranch, looking exhausted. John yells at him for being gone for two days without calling and Jamie apologizes. John demands he withdraw from the race because he’s needed at the ranch. Jamie refuses to quit, begging his dad not to take this away from him.
John doesn’t believe Jamie’s sacrificed anything. They get into a fistfight and despite John’s condition, he easily takes down Jamie and punches him in the face. “I’ve never met a man more in need of a beating,” growls John.
John reveals that Attorney General Stewart isn’t stepping down. John’s backing him, but if Jamie wants to run anyway he can. John kicks Jamie off the ranch until the time comes he’s ready to put the family first.
After he’s gone, John confesses he thinks he’s going to lose the ranch. “To be honest, I don’t even know who I’m trying to save it for anymore,” he admits.
After the fight’s over, Walker (Ryan Bingham) approaches Rip and asks if they can talk. Walker’s heard about life on the ranch and he wants Rip to know he refuses to do anything illegal for Rip or for Yellowstone. Rip reminds him he agreed to getting branded and pledged his loyalty to the Duttons and the ranch. Rip’s in no mood for this and tells Walker his chance to leave has passed him by.
Jamie, face bruised and bloody, returns to his campaign headquarters and informs Christina the Attorney General isn’t stepping down. Christina informs Jamie the Governor is supporting him not to please John but to keep John under control. She also assures Jamie that fathers who love their kids don’t beat them.
Jamie admits he really wants this position and Christina obviously is on his side and will support him. They kiss as she tells him to do something just because he wants to.
Over at Yellowstone, the cowboys play poker while Jimmy paces, visibly upset. Someone took his hat, and the guys don’t attempt to hide the fact they’re responsible. They toss him a new, much-better hat which apparently cost each of the cowboys a week’s pay. Jimmy’s speechless, smiling ear-to-ear.
Episode eight ends with a pack of wolves making a meal out of the dead bear.
Amazon Prime Video has set a September 21, 2018 premiere date for the new animated series, Pete the Cat. The animated show, which just debuted an official trailer, is targeting a young audience and is based on the bestselling Pete the Cat children’s books by author/illustrator James Dean.
The cast of Amazon’s new series includes Jacob Tremblay (Room) as Pete the Cat, with Diana Krall and Elvis Costello as his mom and dad. Krall and Costello are also providing the original music for the series. The voice cast also features Jessica Biel (The Sinner), Atticus Shaffer (The Middle), and musician KT Tunstall.
Jeff “Swampy” Marsh (Phineas and Ferb) and Appian Way Production Company developed the series which is an Amazon Studios and Alcon Television Group co-production. Marsh is an executive producer along with Andrew Kosove, Broderick Johnson, Laura Lancaster, and Jennifer Davisson.
James Dean’s books have been translated into 13 languages. The 40+ popular books have received 18 literacy awards including the coveted Theodore Geisel Seuss Award.
A Pete the Cat: A Groovy New Year holiday special is now available to stream on Amazon Prime Video.
The Plot:Pete the Cat is a fun, musically driven series about exploring your world and trying new things, while being smart, accepting, and optimistic. Whether you’re making new friends or facing all of life’s ups and downs, Pete always finds a way to put a groovy spin on things.
In season one of Pete the Cat, the show highlights themes of self-discovery. Pete stays cool as he tries new things, sets out for picture day, writes his first song, learns to surf and even has his first performance for his band. Scored with an upbeat, groovy soundtrack, Pete the Cat encourages children to be curious, creative, and positive while rockin’ to their own beat.
A scene from the animated TV series, ‘Pete the Cat’ (Photo Credit: Amazon Prime Video)
