Warner Bros Pictures released a new lengthy trailer for the animated action comedy, Smallfoot. The family-friendly animated film is a twist on the Bigfoot legend and finds the massive creatures in awe of humans – and their small feet.
The voice cast is led by Channing Tatum (The LEGO Batman Movie, the Jump Street films) as a Yeti named Migo, and James Corden (Trolls, The Emoji Movie) as the Smallfoot, Percy. Other actors lending their voices to Smallfoot include Zendaya (Spider-Man: Homecoming, The Greatest Showman), Common (Selma, Hell on Wheels), LeBron James (upcoming Space Jam 2, Survivor’s Remorse), Gina Rodriguez (Jane the Virgin, Deepwater Horizon), Danny DeVito (The Lorax, It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia), Yara Shahidi (black-ish, Trollhunters), Ely Henry (Justice League Action), and Jimmy Tatro (American Vandal, 22 Jump Street).
Directed by Karey Kirkpatrick, 2009’s Imagine That and Annie Award-winner for 2006’s Over the Hedge, Smallfoot is executive produced by Nicholas Stoller, Phil Lord, Christopher Miller, Jared Stern, Sergio Pablos, and Kirkpatrick. Bonne Radford (Curious George), Glenn Ficarra (Storks, This is Us) and John Requa (Storks, This is Us) produced, Peter Ettinger is on board as editor, and Heitor Pereira is the animated film’s composer.
Warner Animation Group and Warner Bros. Pictures are set to open Smallfoot in theaters on September 28, 2018.
The Plot: An animated adventure for all ages, with original music and an all-star cast, Smallfoot turns the Bigfoot legend upside down when a bright young Yeti finds something he thought didn’t exist—a human. News of this “Smallfoot” throws the simple Yeti community into an uproar over what else might be out there in the big world beyond their snowy village, in an all new story about friendship, courage and the joy of discovery.
CBS confirmed the finale dates for their lineup of primetime series and released brief descriptions of the season finale storylines. The network’s primetime show’s will finish up their current seasons beginning on May 4, 2018 with the season two finale of MacGyver and continuing through the end of May when the 2017-2018 season wraps up with the two hour finale of the 36th season of Survivor.
FRIDAY, MAY 4: MACGYVER (8:00-9:00 PM) – TATE DONOVAN GUEST STARS
“MacGyver + MacGyver” – MacGyver (Lucas Till) gets a shocking surprise when he tries to tell Matty (Meredith Eaton) that he’s quitting the Phoenix Foundation. Tate Donovan guest stars as Oversight, a man with a history with Matty. 2nd season finale.
MONDAY, MAY 7: KEVIN CAN WAIT (8:00-8:30 PM) – SAL GOVERNALE GUEST STARS
“A Band Done” – After a former bandmate talks Kevin (Kevin James) into reuniting with their old group, Smokefish, with hopes of making it big, Vanessa (Leah Remini) realizes a chance encounter with the band in her past changed the course of her life. Sal Governale from “The Howard Stern Show” guest stars as Lance, a music manager. 2nd season finale.
TUESDAY, MAY 8: BULL (9:00-10:00 PM)
“Death Sentence” – Rocked by a guilty verdict in a capital murder trial, Bull’s (Michael Weatherly) team attempts to introduce new evidence without being found in contempt of court in order to prevent their client being sentenced to death. Also, Marissa (Geneva Carr) faces some hard truths about her relationship with Bull. Yara Martinez guest stars as Bull’s ex-wife, Isabella “Izzy” Colon. 2nd season finale.
THURSDAY, MAY 10: THE BIG BANG THEORY (8:00-8:31PM) – GUEST STARS GALORE!
“The Bow Tie Asymmetry” – When Amy’s (Mayim Bialik) parents and Sheldon’s (Jim Parsons) family arrive, everybody is focused to make sure all wedding arrangements go according to plan – everyone except the bride and groom. Kathy Bates, John Ross Bowie, Mark Hamill, Courtney Henggeler, Lauren Lapkus, Laurie Metcalf, Jerry O’Connell, Brian Posehn, Teller, and Wil Wheaton guest star. 11th season finale.
YOUNG SHELDON (8:31- 9:01 PM)
“Vanilla Ice Cream, Gentleman Callers, and a Dinette Set” – When Meemaw (Annie Potts) is pursued by two gentlemen callers (guest stars Richard Kind and Wallace Shawn), Sheldon (Iain Armitage) interferes, forcing her to set some ground rules. 1st season finale.
MOM (9:01-9:30 PM) – BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES
“Phone Confetti and a Wee Dingle” – Christy (Anna Faris) and Bonnie’s (Allison Janney) relaxing trip to a spa takes a turn when Bonnie lands in jail.
MOM (9:31-10:00 PM) – AT A SPECIAL TIME
“Diamond Earrings and a Pumpkin Head” – When Christy (Anna Faris) falls back into old habits, Bonnie (Allison Janney) worries about her well-being. 5th season finale.
FRIDAY, MAY 11: BLUE BLOODS (10:00-11:00 PM)
“My Aim is True” – When a series of drive-by murders occur after six wrongly convicted men are released from prison, Danny (Donnie Wahlberg) and Baez (Marisa Ramirez) wonder if they were orchestrated by the men as an act of revenge. Also, Frank (Tom Selleck) combats the guilt he feels about these innocent men unfairly serving nine years in prison, and Jamie (Will Estes) and Eddie (Vanessa Ray) find themselves in a life-threatening situation. 8th season finale.
MONDAY, MAY 14: SUPERIOR DONUTS (9:00-9:30 PM)
“Donut Day Afternoon” – An armed robbery at the donut shop prompts Arthur (Judd Hirsch), Franco (Jermaine Fowler) and Sofia (Diane Guerrero) to make life-changing decisions about their futures. 2nd season finale.
TUESDAY, MAY 15: NCIS: NEW ORLEANS (9:00 – 11:00 PM) – BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES
“Checkmate, Part I” and “Checkmate, Part II” – Pride (Scott Bakula) assembles an off-the-books team with hacker Elvis Bertrand (Tom Arnold), retired Green Beret Sydney Halliday (Riann Steele) journalist Oliver Crane (Mark Gessner) and attorney Elliott Newman (John Cothran, Jr.), to search for a loophole when he faces a grand jury indictment for abuse of power. Also, Pride’s newly formed and NCIS teams uncover a sinister plot during the New Orleans Tricentennial Fleet Week celebration. 4th season finale.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 16: SEAL TEAM (9:00-10:00 PM)
“The Cost of Doing Business” – After Jason (David Boreanaz) lies about his concussion to get cleared for combat, he and the SEAL Team plan a final mission to avenge Echo Team’s deaths once and for all before they return home from deployment. 1st season finale.
THURSDAY, MAY 17: LIFE IN PIECES (9:00-9:30 PM) – BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES, BEGINNING AT A SPECIAL TIME
“Model Piercing Video Hangover” – Jen (Zoe Lister-Jones) and Greg (Colin Hanks) find out a surprising piece of news. Also, Sophia (Giselle Eisenberg) wants to get a second piercing in her ear, to the dismay of Heather (Betsy Brandt) and Tim (Dan Bakkedahl); Colleen (Angelique Cabral) and Matt (Thomas Sadoski) send out a video thank you message for their wedding gifts that irritates the family; and John (James Brolin) takes a modeling job but is horrified when he finds out his image is used alongside a product for the elderly.
LIFE IN PIECES (9:30-10:00 PM)
“Sixteen Spanish Car Leak” – Tim and Heather plan a surprise birthday party for Samantha (Holly J. Barrett), but the night takes an unexpected turn when she doesn’t come home alone. Also, Matt and Colleen learn their surrogate can no longer carry their baby; John and Joan (Dianne Wiest) decide to learn Spanish for their next adventure; and Jen and Greg have to find a way to keep their secret from the family. 3rd season finale.
S.W.A.T. (10:00-11:00 PM) – SHERILYN FENN AND OBBA BABTUNDÉ GUEST STAR
“Hoax” – A fake 911 call puts Hondo (Shemar Moore) and the SWAT team on the hunt to stop a white supremacy group from executing bombing attacks on local communities. Also, Street’s (Alex Russell) relationship with his recently paroled mother, Karen (Sherilyn Fenn), jeopardizes his career, and Jessica (Stephanie Sigman) is thrown a curveball by her colleague, Michael Plank (Peter Facinelli), president of the police commission. Obba Babatundé retuns as Hondo’s father, Daniel Harrelson, Sr. 1st Season finale.
FRIDAY, MAY 18: HAWAII FIVE-0 (9:00-10:00 PM)
“Waiho wale kahiko” – McGarrett (Alex O’Loughlin) and Five-0 discover a Russian spy ring hiding in plain site on Oahu when a Russian nuclear attack submarine appears on the coast of Waikiki. 8th season finale.
SUNDAY, MAY 20: NCIS: LOS ANGELES (8:00 – 10:00 PM) – BACK-TO-BACK EPISODES
“A Line in the Sand” and “Ninguna Salida” – After Sam (LL COOL J) is shot during a firefight with the cartel, a suspect is interrogated and reveals new information on the whereabouts of Spencer Williams (Lamont Thompson), the man who kidnapped Mosley’s (Nia Long) son five years ago. Also, despite several team members having grave reservations, NCIS travels to Mexico for a risky mission to locate and rescue Mosley’s son. 9th season finale.
MADAM SECRETARY (10:00-11:00 PM)
“Night Watch” – Elizabeth (Téa Leoni) and cabinet members brace for the fallout at home and abroad as President Dalton (Keith Carradine) prepares for a retaliatory nuclear attack on a country that has reportedly just launched missiles bound for the U.S. 4th season finale.
MONDAY, MAY 21: MAN WITH A PLAN (8:30-9:00 PM)
“Family Business” – After struggling to find work, Andi (Liza Snyder) proposes an idea for her and Adam (Matt LaBlanc) to go into business together. Also, Adam tackles a challenging renovation of Joe (Stacy Keach) and Bev’s (Swoosie Kurtz) kitchen. 2nd season finale.
TUESDAY, MAY 22: NCIS (8:00-9:00 PM)
“Date with Destiny” – Sloane (Maria Bello) is adamant that a man who held her hostage and tortured her years ago in Afghanistan, and was believed to have been killed following her rescue, is alive and in D.C. Also, Vance (Rocky Carroll) and Gibbs (Mark Harmon) fear Sloane is willing to risk everything to destroy this man. 15th season finale.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 23: SURVIVOR (8:00-10:00 PM) – 2-HOUR SEASON FINALE
The season of Ghost Island draws to a close, and one remaining castaway will be crowned the Sole Survivor during the two-hour season finale, followed by the Live Reunion Show (10:00-11:00 PM), hosted by Jeff Probst. 36th season finale.
Megan Fox in a scene from ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ (Photo Courtesy of Paramount Pictures)
Megan Fox (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) is teaming with the Travel Channel on Mysteries and Myths with Megan Fox, a new series set to begin shooting this June. Fox will star in the series which she co-created and is attached to produce.
The four-episode series is targeting a late 2018 premiere.
“I would describe myself as a seeker. A seeker is someone who is never content to have obtained enough knowledge,” said Megan Fox. “History only gives us a one-sided view of the truth. That’s something I know from personal experience. My own history has been rewritten by other people who had a vested interest in changing the narrative. I haven’t spent my entire life building a career in academia so I don’t have to worry about my reputation or being rebuked by my colleagues, which allows me to push back on the status quo. So much of our history needs to be re-examined.”
Sarah Wetherbee, Emre Sahin, Kelly McPherson, Jason Wolf and Pete Ritchie are also on board as executive producers. The series is produced by Karga Seven Pictures, a Red Arrow Studios company.
“When it comes to debunking the myths around some of our greatest historical mysteries, Megan Fox’s passion for discovering the truth is just visceral,” explained Henry Schleiff, Group President, Investigation Discovery, Travel Channel, American Heroes Channel and Destination America. “We are as delighted to have her fresh and unbiased perspective on these events as we are to have Megan in our Travel Channel family.”
The Plot: Since an early age, Fox has been obsessed with the history of ancient cultures, people and places, always questioning their “documented” story. Now, she is embarking on an epic and personal journey across the globe where archaeologists and experts will reexamine history, asking tough questions and challenging the conventional wisdom that has existed for centuries. The series will delve into some of the greatest mysteries of time, including whether Amazon women really did exist or if the Trojan War was real.
The CW’s iZombie season four episode eight found Liv speaking as if she spends her free time at renaissance fairs after consuming the brain of a LARPer. Ravi was super into the whole LARPing thing, but for Clive a dead LARPer was his first excursion into the world of live action role playing. And picking up where episode seven left off, Liv was pleasantly surprised to learn Peyton not only understood why she wanted to help smuggle sick humans into Seattle, Peyton also wanted to be involved and help out the cause.
Up next, season four episode nine titled “Mac-Liv-Moore.” The episode was directed by LL Hayter from a script by Talia Gonzalez and Bisanne Masoud. “Mac-Liv-Moore” will air on April 30, 2018 at 9pm ET/PT.
The cast of season four includes Rose McIver as Olivia “Liv” Moore, Malcolm Goodwin as Clive Babineaux, Rahul Kohli as Dr. Ravi Chakrabarti, Robert Buckley as Major Lilywhite, David Anders as Blaine DeBeers, Aly Michalka as Peyton Charles, Bryce Hodgson as Don E., Jason Dohring as Chase Graves, and Robert Knepper as Angus McDonough.
The “Mac-Liv-Moore” Plot: BUST A RHYME LIV — There’s a zombie serial killer on the loose and new Seattle is on lockdown. Liv (McIver) is trapped in the morgue on white rapper brain and Clive (Goodwin) and Ravi (Kohli) are playing Dungeons & Dragons. Meanwhile, Blaine (Anders) concocts his most sinister plan to date. Lastly, Major (Buckley) is on the hunt for the killer.
Tone Bell (left) stars as “Jimmy” and Nina Dobrev (right) stars as “Elizabeth” in Ken Marino’s ‘Dog Days,’ a LD Entertainment release. (Photo Credit: Jacob Yakob / LD Entertainment)
The Vampire Diaries‘ Nina Dobrev and High School Musical‘s Vanessa Hudgens team up for the ensemble comedy, Dog Days. LD Entertainment has just released new photos from the 2018 theatrical release along with four new posters featuring Dobrev and Hudgens’ canine co-stars.
Nina Dobrev and Vanessa Hudgen’s two-legged Dog Days co-stars include Eva Longoria (Desperate Housewives), Finn Wolfhard (It, Stranger Things), Adam Pally (The Mindy Project, Making History), Tone Bell (Truth Be Told), Jon Bass (Molly’s Game), Michael Cassidy (People of Earth), Thomas Lennon (Lethal Weapon, Santa Clarita Diet), Tig Notaro (One Mississippi), and Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us).
Ken Marino (How to Be a Latin Lover) directed the comedy from a script by Elissa Matsueda. Mickey Liddell, Jennifer Monroe, and Pete Shilaimon produced, with Michael Glassman, Scott Holroyd, Alison Semenza, and Nicole Stojkovich executive producing.
LD Entertainment’s planning an August 10, 2018 theatrical release.
The Plot:Dog Days is a hilarious and heartfelt ensemble comedy that follows the lives of multiple dog owners and their beloved fluffy pals around sunny Los Angeles. When these human and canine’s paths start to intertwine, their lives begin changing in ways they never expected.
Vanessa Hudgens stars as “Tara” and Jon Bass stars as “Garrett” in Ken Marino’s ‘Dog Days,’ a LD Entertainment release. (Photo Credit : Jacob Yakob / LD Entertainment)
Season one of Amazon’s original series Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan hasn’t premiered yet, however Amazon is so certain of the show’s success that they’ve ordered a second season. The action series is based on Tom Clancy’s popular Jack Ryan book series and stars John Krasinski (A Quiet Place, The Office) as Jack Ryan. The character was previously played by Harrison Ford (Patriot Games, Clear and Present Danger), Ben Affleck (The Sum of All Fears), and Chris Pine (Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit).
Carlton Cuse (Lost, Bates Motel) and Graham Roland (Fringe, Prison Break) created the much-anticipated series and serve as showrunners for seasons one and two. Cuse, Roland, Krasinski, Andrew Form, Brad Fuller, Lindsey Springer, Mace Neufeld, Vince Calandra, Andrew Bernstein, David Ellison, Dana Goldberg, and Marcy Ross are the executive producers. Jack Ryan‘s a Paramount Television, Skydance Television, Genre Arts, and Platinum Dunes production.
In addition to Krasinski, the season one cast includes Wendell Pierce (Ray Donovan) as James Greer and Abbie Cornish (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) as Cathy Mueller. Pierce is confirmed to return for the second season along with Krasinski.
Season one is set to premiere on August 31, 2018 and will be available via PrimeVideo.com. A premiere date hasn’t been announced for the eight episode second season.
“With so much early anticipation for Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan from our customers and personally having the pleasure to preview the exhilarating, action-packed first season, we are excited to greenlight a second season of the series months ahead of its debut,” stated Jennifer Salke, Head of Amazon Studios. “The new season will take our unexpected hero to a new, exciting and dangerous world.”
“We’re thrilled that the first season has generated so much enthusiasm,” added Cuse. “We couldn’t be happier to be working with Amazon and to be filming very near the Amazon to tell the next great Jack Ryan adventure.”
“From day one we only had one actor on our casting board for this series – John Krasinski,” said Amy Powell, President of Paramount Television. “We are so excited that he is our Jack Ryan and we get to make another season with this incredibly talented team. We have been blown away by what our whole team has delivered for season one and we can’t wait for everyone to see it this summer.”
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan Plot: With an original storyline while still maintaining the fan-favorite characters, Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is an action-packed CIA thriller that will keep the audience on the edge of their seats through every twist and turn. Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan is a reinvention with a modern sensibility of the famed and lauded Tom Clancy hero played by John Krasinski.
The series centers on Jack Ryan, an up-and-coming CIA analyst thrust into a dangerous field assignment for the first time. The series follows the titular character as he uncovers a pattern in terrorist communication that launches him into the center of a dangerous gambit with a new breed of terrorism that threatens destruction on a global scale.
In season two, Jack Ryan confronts the forces in power in a dangerous, declining democratic regime in South America. The second season commences production this summer in Europe, South America and the United States.
E!’s The Royals season four episode seven revealed Kathryn (Christina Wolfe) might be dating Prince Liam but she’s still got the hots for King Robert. Robert set things up so that his brother Liam would overhear Kathryn admitting she still wanted to be with him, which should – hopefully – mark the end of Kathryn’s visits to the Palace.
Episode seven also found Wilhelmina paying a price with the press for not listening to Queen Helena’s advice. Meanwhile, Jasper went on a mission with Princess Eleanor to retrieve her mom’s special pen after giving it away during one of her nighttime “Robin Hood” excursions.
Up next, season four episode eight titled “In The Dead Vast and Middle of The Night” airing on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at 10pm ET/PT. E!’s released a new clip and a trailer from the episode which will feature Eleanor and Helena throwing Wilhelmina a hen party.
Season four consists of 10 one-hour episodes starring Elizabeth Hurley as Queen Helena, Max Brown as King Robert, Jake Maskall as Cyrus, Tom Austen as Jasper, Alexandra Park as Princess Eleanor, William Moseley as Prince Liam, and Genevieve Gaunt as Wilhelmina. Brian Robbins, Joe Davola (One Tree Hill, Smallville), and Shauna Phela are the executive producers.
The “In The Dead Vast and Middle of The Night” Plot: Eleanor throws Willow a party that spirals out of control; Robert forms a sinister alliance; and Liam proves his loyalty to his brother.
The Royals Season 4 Plot: Drama about a fictional British Royal family, who inhabit a world of luxury and regal tradition, but one that also involves intrigue and unexpected twists revealing the complexities faced by royals trying to maintain high-profile relationships under scrutiny, and continuing to shine a light on the anarchy in the monarchy.
The fourth season of The Royals picks up after the charming, potentially duplicitous, Prince Robert (Brown) is crowned King of England. Prince Liam (Moseley) and his recently dethroned uncle Cyrus (Maskall) form an unlikely alliance, Queen Helena (Hurley) struggles to control her unruly brood as she figures out her role in the palace. And, after a heated on again-off again relationship, bodyguard Jasper (Austen) tries to capture Princess Eleanor’s (Park) heart one more time just as they are about to face their biggest obstacle yet.
Supergirl finally had it out with Mon-El in The CW’s Supergirl season three episode 15 airing on April 23, 2018. M’yrnn’s attempt to halt the Martian version of Alzheimer’s disease had repercussions across Team Supergirl, causing team members to voice their true feelings. The result was that Supergirl and Mon-El had the break up fight that was missing from season two.
Elsewhere, Lena’s tests confirmed Reign is inside Sam. Sam, understandably, initially fought against this conclusion despite the overwhelming evidence.
Up next, season three episode 16 titled “Of Two Minds” and airing on April 30, 2018. Alexandra La Roche directed from a script by Gabriel Llanas and Anna Musky-Goldwyn.
The season three cast includes Melissa Benoist as Kara Danvers/Supergirl, Chyler Leigh as Alex Danvers, David Harewood as J’onn J’onzz, Jeremy Jordan as Winn Schott, Mehcad Brooks as James Olsen, Katie McGrath as Lena Luthor, Chris Wood as Mon-El of Daxam, and Odette Annable as Reign. The series is executive produced by Greg Berlanti, Sarah Schechter, Robert Rovner, and Jessica Queller.
The “Of Two Minds” Plot: SUPERGIRL AND IMRA MUST WORK TOGETHER TO STOP THE THIRD WORLDKILLER – Supergirl (Benoist) and Imra (guest star Amy Jackson) have different ideas on how to stop the third Worldkiller, Pestilence. However, when both Alex (Leigh) and Winn (Jordan) are seriously injured by Pestilence, Supergirl and Imra team up to stop the destruction.
The second trailer for Columbia Pictures’ Venom asks viewers to embrace their inner anti-hero. The full official trailer also provides some of the character’s backstory and shows Tom Hardy as Eddie Brock struggling to control the new powers within him which come from the symbiote. Unlike the teaser, Venom‘s new trailer has a full shot of Tom Hardy morphing into Venom.
In addition to releasing the two-minute trailer, Columbia Pictures has unveiled a better poster for the comic book-inspired film. The new poster represents the two sides of Eddie Brock following his encounter with the symbiote.
Tom Hardy (Mad Max: Fury Road, The Dark Knight Rises) leads a cast that includes four-time Oscar nominee Michelle Williams (Manchester by the Sea, My Week with Marilyn, Blue Valentine, Brokeback Mountain), Emmy winner Riz Ahmed (The Night Of), Screen Actors Guild award winner Reid Scott (Veep), and Scott Haze (Only the Brave, Thank You for Your Service).
Ruben Fleischer (Gangster Squad, Zombieland) directs from a screenplay by Scott Rosenberg, Jeff Pinkner, Kelly Marcel, and Will Beall. Avi Arad, Matt Tolmach, and Amy Pascal produced the Marvel Comics film adaptation. David Householter and Stan Lee served as executive producers.
The Very Generic Plot Description: One of Marvel’s most enigmatic, complex and badass characters comes to the big screen, starring Academy Award® nominated actor Tom Hardy as the lethal protector Venom.
Tom Hardy stars in Columbia Pictures’ action thriller, ‘Venom.’
Lauren German and Tom Ellis in ‘Lucifer’ season 3 episode 21 (Photo Credit: Fox)
Fox’s Lucifer season three episode 21 kicks off with the death of a talented ballerina. Alone while practicing her routine, she’s attacked from behind and choked to death.
The action at Pierce’s place picks up right where season three episode 20 left off. Lucifer (Tom Ellis) can’t believe Pierce’s mark is gone, with Pierce (Tom Welling) explaining his plan must have worked. He thinks Chloe’s love is what made his mark disappear, the same way Lucifer can bleed in her presence. Pierce admits he tried to stop her from saying she loved him, but Lucifer believes God took the mark away as a way to screw with him. However, Lucifer’s more than happy to kill Pierce at this point since that’s what he’s always wanted. Lucifer picks up a rock, says, “Let’s rock and roll,” and is about to do the deed when Pierce stops him.
Chloe (Lauren German) shows up at work and it’s obvious to Ella (Aimee Garcia) that something’s wrong. Chloe’s wearing sunglasses at work and Ella figures out she’s been crying. Chloe admits she and Pierce broke up, but she doesn’t really understand why. It could be an intimacy thing and she blames herself, but Ella won’t let her get away with that. She wants to go yell at Pierce, but Chloe stops her.
It was only a temporary halt in Ella’s mission as once Chloe walks away, Ella yells at Pierce anyway. He claims he broke things off so as not to hurt her but then he suddenly realizes he can now actually grow old with her. He wants to win her back!
Chloe meets Lucifer at the ballerina’s murder scene and volunteers to be a sounding board if she needs one. Just then Pierce rides up on his motorcycle and Lucifer wonders why he’s not dead yet. Pierce apologizes to Chloe in person and admits he’s not used to feeling this way. He blurts out, “I love you,” and Chloe’s speechless and doesn’t know how to respond. She doesn’t say it back and claims they’re just words. She no longer trusts him. (Wise move, Chloe.)
Ballerina Reina Markova was a prima ballerina who liked to rehearse alone. Ella estimates she’s been dead for 10 hours and Lucifer compares that to the time of death of Chloe’s relationship with Pierce. Turns out Reina was killed with shoelaces – but not her own. Dan (Kevin Alejandro) arrives and is happy to hear Pierce is a thing of the past.
Chloe warns Lucifer that her relationship with Pierce is none of his business. She’s not sure if she’s taking Pierce back. As she’s walking away, she scratches Lucifer and he bleeds. He’s pleased to see the blood, believing it means he’s still important to Chloe.
Lucifer barges into Dr. Linda’s office, happy Chloe still makes him bleed. He catches Linda (Rachael Harris) up on Pierce losing his mark and says that Chloe’s love is what makes him vulnerable and made Pierce vulnerable. If Chloe cares for them, they can be hurt or killed. But since he can still bleed, that must mean Chloe’s on the fence between him and Pierce. He needs to tip the scales in his favor to save her from Pierce. He decides that means he needs to show Chloe he’s better than Pierce in every possible way.
After he leaves her office, Linda wonders if maybe this time she actually should have stopped Lucifer from whatever he has planned. (Yes, Dr. Linda – follow your instincts on this one!)
Maze (Lesley-Ann Brandt) pays a visit to Pierce at work and he confirms they’re calling off their plan. He explains he broke up with her and that he no longer wants to use Chloe. Maze doesn’t want their plan to end because her side of the arrangement has always been to hang Pierce’s murder on Lucifer which will wreck his life. It’s the only way she can get back to Hell. Pierce doesn’t care; the plan is off.
A pissed-off Maze leaves, but she’s not giving up on her plan.
Lucifer brings Chloe a latte and a single lemon bar. Dan walks up, grabs a lemon bar from a full tray on Chloe’s desk, and munches away. He spits out what’s left when Ella arrives and explains Pierce baked them.
Ella reports the ballet shoe had traces of olive oil, Evian, and beeswax. Lucifer jokes, “So the killer’s a bumblebee with expensive taste.” However, Chloe and Ella know ballerinas use different means to condition their shoes.
Chloe and Lucifer head over and question Amber Fontaine, Reina’s understudy. (And, yes, that is Robert Roldan from So You Think You Can Dance as Miguel, one of the dancers.) Amber claims the killer must have stolen her shoes from her locker which was also Reina’s locker at some point. She claims she’s not ready to step into the spotlight and wanted to learn more from Reina. She then reveals Reina was going to host America’s Next Prima Ballerina but decided not to.
Chloe thinks they need to find out why Reina turned down the hosting gig.
When Chloe and Lucifer exit the studio, they discover Pierce has filled Chloe’s car with roses. That prompts Lucifer to meet with Amenadiel (DB Woodside) to devise a plan to get rid of Pierce. Amenadiel nixes any plan that involves killing Pierce, and then Lucifer decides killing Pierce isn’t the goal. The goal is for Chloe to pick him over Pierce, and Amenadiel’s all in on that plan. Lucifer believes they need to prove to Chloe that Pierce isn’t the man she thinks he is. And then it slips out Pierce is the man behind Sinnerman, something Amenadiel didn’t know.
Next up, Chloe, Lucifer, and Ella watch a tape of choreographer Myles Drucker, the creator of America’s Next Prima Ballerina who lost his leg in a car crash. He lost a lot of money when Reina backed out of hosting, and Lucifer wonders if he took it in stride. (Nope, not a single laugh from Chloe or Ella at the now one-legged Myles’ expense.)
Chloe and Lucifer interrogate Myles at the station and he doesn’t care Reina is dead. He calls her unprofessional and claims he didn’t want to work with her. Lucifer uses his Jedi mind trick to learn Myles wishes the car crash didn’t happen, confessing the car crash didn’t crush his leg. He admits the accident generated sympathy and made his career. He also admits he wears a prosthetic leg over his perfectly fine real leg.
Myles received a video threatening to expose him unless he gave Reina a job, but it turns out Reina didn’t send the video. The video was sent from her email address and when he confronted her, she got angry and quit because she didn’t want any handouts.
Charlotte (Tricia Helfer) is relaxing at a hotel, drinking and preparing for her eventual trip to Hell. Amenadiel stops by to ask her to help him prove Pierce was behind Sinnerman, explaining Pierce was leading a double life. He then explains he wants Pierce out of the picture so Lucifer can be with Chloe. Amenadiel lets Charlotte in on the secret that Chloe was placed on this earth to cross paths with Lucifer, and bringing them together is his final task. If he gets them together, God will restore him.
Charlotte figures out that if she helps Amenadiel, it might put her in God’s good graces. She immediately springs into action.
Lucifer’s proud of himself for getting so much info from Myles. They have nothing left to do that evening on the case and Lucifer suggests they go for a drive as he’s walking Chloe to her car. She laughs but then becomes very quiet when he offers her the keys to a car he bought her – a Mustang G.T. 500. She can’t believe he got her a car and then figures out Lucifer thinks he’s competing with Pierce. She hands him back the keys and tells him, “It’s not about stuff.”
Maze is at Chloe’s place when Chloe wakes up. Maze apologizes and wants back in the house, saying she heard Chloe and Pierce broke up. She offers to hurt Pierce for her ex-roommate. Chloe admits she’s confused and then lays out what happened. She admits she doesn’t know what to think and doesn’t trust Pierce. Maze says she never trusts anyone. Trixie interrupts Maze and Chloe talking, and then immediately leaves the room.
Dan calls Chloe with the news that the email with the video was sent from an address belonging to William Sterling, chairman of the board of LA West Ballet. Chloe heads over to the place to check it out and Lucifer’s already there because he wanted to take things off her plate. Sterling’s not there and Lucifer says an attractive neighbor let him in.
There are photos of Sterling with Reina all over the place as well as her lingerie. Her old costumes are in the closet, too, and Lucifer believes this is all because Sterling’s a sicko stalker. Chloe, on the other hand, thinks it’s because Reina lived there with Sterling.
Just then Sterling arrives and Lucifer immediately slams him against the wall. Chloe tells Lucifer to let him go because he and Reina were having an affair. Sterling claims Reina was the love of his life.
Chloe asks if he sent Myles the blackmail video, but he denies knowing anything about it. Since the email came from this physical address, he thinks someone might have snuck onto Reina’s computer.
Meanwhile, Amenadiel and Charlotte spy on Pierce as he sits with a known fence. Charlotte’s willing to do whatever it takes to find out about the envelope the fence hands to Pierce since she’s working with God. When Pierce leaves, Charlotte steals a motorcycle claiming she’s doing so for God.
Tricia Helfer as Charlotte in ‘Lucifer’ season 3 episode 21 (Photo Credit: Fox)
She races after Pierce and follows him into a parking lot. Pierce figures out he’s being followed and confronts her. Charlotte whips off the helmet and makes up a story about how she’s attracted to him and wanted him since he broke up with Chloe. He stops her, saying he’s in love with Chloe.
Chloe, Ella, Lucifer, and Dan watch the video which exposes Myles’ lie. The video was on Reina’s computer, but they can’t trace who created it. If the killer wore gloves, they won’t get anything from Reina’s computer.
Their discussion is interrupted by a call from Pierce. Lucifer tries to hit ignore but Chloe answers. They eavesdrop as Chloe talks to Pierce. He wants her to meet him at his place that evening, promising he won’t bother her again.
Lucifer knows Chloe’s about to make a decision and asks if he can share some thoughts before she does. She agrees and tells him to spill whatever he wants to say. Dan and Ella continue to listen in so Lucifer asks her to meet him at his place in one hour.
Lucifer lights candles and has dinner and wine ready when Chloe arrives. Chloe’s confused and Lucifer says all this is to help her make an “appropriate” decision about her/their future. He wants to ask her a very important question: “Isn’t this better than anything Pierce could do?” Chloe’s stunned that’s the important question he wanted answered and hurt he did this just to show up Pierce. With tears in her eyes, she asks why he’s doing this to her. She can’t understand why he would care who she’s with. Lucifer says it’s because Pierce doesn’t deserve her. She asks who does and he replies, “Someone better.” (Damn you, Lucifer! Tell her what she wants to hear!) The phone rings and it’s Dan and Ella saying they have a lead. They spotted a figure in the window’s reflection in the video and have figured out the person who shot the video is Miguel. (SYTYCD’s Robert has the honor of being the episode’s big villain.)
Chloe and Lucifer arrive at a performance and Miguel’s on stage. He got rid of Reina so he could be with her understudy, which is obvious to Chloe and Lucifer when they watch Miguel and Amber dance together. Sterling arrives and screams at Miguel for taking Reina away and then fires a shot into the ceiling.
Chloe instructs Sterling to drop the weapon (he doesn’t) and Lucifer gets in between Sterling and Miguel. Lucifer believes Miguel didn’t want to kill Reina, he just wanted to get her out of the way. Sterling thought Miguel cared for Reina and Lucifer explains she was an obstacle to Miguel’s being with Amber. Reina found out Miguel blackmailed Myles to get her out of the company and onto the show, and she threatened to ruin his career. Miguel wouldn’t be able to dance in the company with Amber ever again, and he couldn’t let that happen. Chloe wants to know why Miguel didn’t tell Amber the truth, and Amber confesses she has feelings for Miguel.
Lucifer addresses Miguel, telling him he could have had everything he wanted if he just revealed to Amber how he felt. Miguel’s placed under arrest and led away. Lucifer watches Chloe leave and realizes he also blew it by not expressing his feelings.
After being stood up by Chloe, Pierce heads over to her place. After he leaves, Charlotte and Amenadiel look for the envelope he received from the fence. It’s on the table but it’s empty and they realize he took the contents with him. Amenadiel thinks they’re too late but Charlotte won’t give up. “You don’t quit when you’re doing God’s work,” she says.
Lucifer’s at home, alone, drowning his sorrows when Dr. Linda arrives and apologizes. Lucifer admits he screwed things up by trying to get Pierce out of the picture instead of telling Chloe how he really feels. Linda wonders why he’s so afraid and he confesses it’s because neither he nor Chloe have a choice. This is all part of his dad’s master plan to toy with them. Linda thinks that’s an excuse and that he’s taking Chloe’s choice away by not telling her how he feels. Linda reminds him they’re all just guessing what Lucifer’s dad’s really responsible for. She asks, “What do you truly desire?” He replies, “I want her to choose me.” (Another heartbreaking performance by Tom Ellis.)
Lucifer drives to Chloe’s but Pierce has beat him to her place. Pierce admits he screwed up and wants to make things better. He confesses she gives his life meaning and asks if she’ll let him spend the rest of his days making it up to her. He gets down on one knee and proposes. Chloe says yes. (That sound you heard at 8:59pm on April 23, 2018 was Lucifans across the country screaming at their television sets.)
