Noah Jupe , John Krasinski, Emily Blunt, and Millicent Simmonds in ‘A Quiet Place,’ from Paramount Pictures.
“Who are we if we can’t protect them?” whispers Evelyn Abbott (Emily Blunt) to her husband, Lee (John Krasinski), about their children after a very close call with one of the deadly creatures hunting them in the intense thriller A Quiet Place.
Set in the near future, A Quiet Place focuses on the Abbott family, who are moving in silence while searching for a safe place to live. We quickly learn the world has been invaded by creatures who hunt mankind by sound. The Abbotts have a small advantage in this creepy new world because Regan (Millicent Simmonds) is deaf, so they’ve already learned to communicate using sign language.
After a tragedy (no spoilers here!), the family settles down in a house in the country and tries to live as normal a life as possible. Lee teaches his children about the few times, due to surroundings and nature, that it’s safe to talk and the times when they must be silent. It’s not long before the creatures come hunting and the Abbott family must be completely silent to survive…but can they?!
Directed, produced, co-written by, and starring John Krasinski, A Quiet Place is a gripping, edge-of-your-seat thriller with excellent directing and riveting performances. It’s masterfully crafted and mixes the scenes of suspense and almost unbearable tension with moments of tenderness and family warmth.
Krasinski proves he’s a rising talent as a director, displaying an almost Hitchcock and early Spielberg style of slowly building suspense and carefully inserting jump-out-of-your-seat moments. The last 45 minutes of the film are truly terrifying as the creatures enter the Abbots’ country house and a trapped Evelyn struggles to stay deathly quiet while dealing with an unexpected and urgent issue.
Emily Blunt delivers what might just be her finest performance yet as Evelyn, the strong, loving wife and mother who’s doing everything she can to keep her family safe and reassure her children that their father will always find a way to protect them. The absolute fear and horror Blunt displays as Evelyn discovers she’s alone in the house when one of the creatures has entered and is hunting is truly compelling.
The set design and atmosphere is extremely effective, and the musical score composed by Marco Beltrami (World War Z, Scream, The Hurt Locker) helps give the film’s mostly unseen creatures a real sense of terror and tension.
The sound design and appearance of the creatures are also very impressive (and scary). The lengthy strong legs and the…on second thought, I wouldn’t want to ruin the experience of viewing the creature for the first time. Suffice it to say, they more than live up to expectations. The use of sound with the creatures while they hunt also adds to the sense of dread and builds tension.
A Quiet Place is a first-rate thriller that has genuine scares, superb performances, tight and stylish directing, and is guaranteed to give the audience a frightfully entertaining experience. One of the true must-see films of 2018 has arrived in theaters.
GRADE: B+
MPAA Rating: PG-13 for terror and some bloody images
FX Networks announced they’re finally preparing to delve into the post-apocalyptic world of Y: The Last Man with a pilot order. The Y: The Last Man pilot is based on the science fiction comic book series of the same name written by Brian K. Vaughan with comic book art by Pia Guerra. The critically acclaimed award-winning comic book series, originally published in 2002, consists of 60 issues.
Y: The Last Man has been in the various stages of development at FX since 2015.
Y: The Last Man, Volume 10: Whys and Wherefores was nominated for a Hugo Award in the Best Graphic Story category in 2009. In 2005 Brian K. Vaughan won the Eisner Award in the Best Writer category for Y: The Last Man, Ex Machina, Runaways, and Ultimate X-Men. Pia Guerra and Jose Marzan, Jr. won the Eisner Award in 2008 in the Best Artist/Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team. And in 2008 Y: The Last Man was named Best Continuing series at the Eisner Awards.
The pilot will be directed by Melina Matsoukas (Insecure, Master of None). Matsoukas will also serve as an executive producer along with Michael Green (American Gods, Blade Runner 2049, Logan), Aida Mashaka Croal (Luke Cage, Turn), and Color Force’s Nina Jacobson and Brad Simpson (American Crime Story, Pose, The Hunger Games). Comic book creator Brian K. Vaughan is also involved as an executive producer. Green and Mashaka Croal will be the co-showrunners.
The Plot:Y: The Last Man is the saga of Yorick Brown – the only human survivor of a planet-wide plague that instantly kills every mammal possessing a Y chromosome who searches the world for his lost love and the answer to why he’s the last man on earth. (Per Vertigo Comics)
The CW’s Riverdale will return after a two week break with season two episode 18 airing on April 18, 2018. Episode 17 found the campaigns for school body president and Riverdale’s mayor heating up and Archie arm-wrestled Reggie for the Bulldogs’ votes. Toni, Veronica, and Kevin teamed up to break Cheryl out of Sisters of Quiet Mercy, while Archie continued to solidify his position as Hiram’s favorite lapdog. Meanwhile, Betty, Chic, and Alice were forced to deal with the dead guy’s girlfriend after his car was retrieved from the water. Fortunately, Jughead and the Serpents showed up with switchblades and saved the day.
Season two episode 18 is titled “A Night to Remember” and features the gang performing “Carrie the Musical.” Episode 18 was directed by Jason Stone from a script by Arabella Anderson and Tessa Leigh Williams.
The season two cast includes KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge, Mӓdchen Amick as Alice Cooper, Luke Perry as Fred Andrews, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, Mark Consuelos as Hiram Lodge, and Skeet Ulrich as FP Jones.
The “Chapter Thirty-One: A Night to Remember” Plot: RIVERDALE HIGH PRESENTS “CARRIE THE MUSICAL” — As Riverdale High begins rehearsals for its upcoming production of “Carrie the Musical,” the arrival of an ominous letter forces director Kevin (Casey Cott) to make a difficult decision about the show. Jughead (Cole Sprouse) uses his cover as the musical’s documentarian to solve the mystery behind the letter.
Meanwhile, tensions between Betty (Lili Reinhart) and Veronica (Camila Mendes) continue to escalate just as Alice (Madchen Amick) announces she is joining the musical to spend more time with Betty. Elsewhere, Hiram (Mark Consuelos) enacts a devious plan to further drive a wedge between Fred (Luke Perry) and Archie (KJ Apa), while Cheryl (Madelaine Petsch) channels Carrie White during a showdown with her mother.
Villanelle (Jodie Comer) and Eve (Sandra Oh) in ‘Killing Eve’ (Photo Credit: BBC America)
BBC America has made the wise decision to renew Killing Eve for a second season ahead of its first season premiere. I’ve watched the first three episodes of the series and am already hooked on this smart crime drama starring Jodie Comer (The White Princess) and Sandra Oh (American Crime, Grey’s Anatomy). It’s a terrific addition to BBC America’s lineup that should, hopefully, find a wide audience looking for something a little twisted and gritty.
BBC will launch season one on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at 8pm ET/PT.
Killing Eve is based on the novellas by Luke Jennings. Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Sally Woodward Gentle, and Lee Morris are the executive producers and series star Sandra Oh is an associate producer.
“This show has the thunder of women on both sides of the chase in Sandra Oh and Jodie Comer and, importantly, behind the camera with the lavishly brilliant Phoebe Waller-Bridge. The early response to Killing Eve has been incredible – for that reason, as well as the fact that we wholeheartedly love this original, funny, thrillingly entertaining series, we are delighted to move ahead with a second season before we even premiere,” stated BBC America President Sarah Barnett.
The Plot:Killing Eve is a dramatic thriller revolving around a psychopathic assassin and the woman charged with hunting her down. It is a combination of brutal mischief making and pathos, filled with sharp humor, originality and high stakes action.
BBC America’s Killing Eve centers on two women; Eve is a bored, whip-smart, pay-grade security services operative whose desk-bound job doesn’t fulfill her fantasies of being a spy. Villanelle is an elegant, talented killer who clings to the luxuries her violent job affords her. Killing Eve topples the typical spy-action thriller as these two fiercely intelligent women, equally obsessed with each other, go head to head in an epic game of cat and mouse.
Kevin Smith returns to The CW’s The Flash to direct season four episode 17 of the comic book-inspired series. Smith also appears in the episode as Bob the Security Guard alongside Jason Mewes as Jay the Security Guard. Lauren Certo and Kristen Kim wrote the episode titled “Null and Annoyed” set to air on April 10, 2018.
Smith previously directed The Flash‘s season three episode seven (“Killer Frost”) and season two episode 21 (“The Runaway Dinosaur”). He also helmed two Supergirl season two episodes and one season three episode.
The “Null and Annoyed” Plot: DANNY TREJO RETURNS AS BREACHER; KEVIN SMITH DIRECTS – Barry (Grant Gustin) and Ralph (Hartley Sawyer) take different approaches to finding the remaining bus metas before DeVoe gets to them. However, Ralph’s cavalier attitude frustrates Barry and the two clash over what it means to be a hero. Meanwhile, Breacher (guest star Danny Trejo) returns to ask Cisco (Carlos Valdes) for a favor.
Kristin Kreuk on the ‘Beauty and the Beast’ red carpet at Comic Con (Photo Credit: Richard Chavez / Showbiz Junkies)
Beauty and the Beast star Kristin Kreuk is returning to The CW Network as the star of Burden of Truth. The new legal drama was just picked up by The CW from Entertainment One and will premiere during the 2018 summer primetime season.
Burden of Truth was created by Brad Simpson (Rookie Blue, King) and has series star Kristin Kreuk, Ilana Frank (The Eleventh Hour, Saving Hope, Rookie Blue), Linda Pope (Saving Hope, Rookie Blue), and Jocelyn Hamilton (Mary Kills People, Cardinal) on board as executive producers. ICF Films, eOne, and Eagle Vision are producing the series, and Adam Pettle (Saving Hope) is the first season’s showrunner.
In addition to Kreuk, the cast includes Peter Mooney (Rookie Blue, Camelot, Heroes Reborn), Alex Carter (NCIS, Ransom, Saving Hope), Benjamin Ayres (Saving Hope, Bitten, Dan for Mayor), Nicola Correia-Damude (Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments), Meegwun Fairbrother (Hemlock Grove), and Star Slade.
“Kristin Kreuk is a tremendous force both on-screen and behind the camera on Burden of Truth,” stated Stuart Baxter, President, of International Distribution, eOne. “This series combines the drama and social responsibility of Erin Brockovich with the charm and production values of Smallville. We’re delighted to have partnered with The CW, making it the perfect U.S. network home for this smart, legal drama.”
The CW hasn’t set a summer premiere date for season one which will consist of 10 episodes. When Burden of Truth does premiere, it will be joining a summer lineup that includes the new fantasy/adventure series The Outpost as well as new seasons of Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Penn & Teller: Fool Us, Masters of Illusion, Supergirl, The 100, and Life Sentence. New episodes of the final season of The Originals will also air as part of the network’s summer primetime schedule.
The Burden of Truth Plot: Kristin Kreuk stars as a big city lawyer who returns to her hometown to take on what she thinks is a simple case, only to find herself in a fight for justice for a group of sick girls.
Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Kiefer Sutherland, Kal Penn, and Paulo Costanzo in ‘Designated Survivor’ season 2 episode 16 (ABC/Ben Mark Holzberg)
“We don’t have much time. I need your help to find the bomb,” says President Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland) to Dr. Andrea Frost (Kim Raver) who he’s enlisted to help the FBI find a dirty bomb somewhere in D.C. in season two episode 16 of ABC’s political thriller, Designated Survivor.
The episode begins where episode 15 left off with the discovery of a dirty bomb somewhere in D.C. Kirkman confronts the leader of East Han Chiu and tells him he suspects he has something to do with it. Kirkman warns him that until those involved have been caught and the bomb neutralized, the Secret Service will be keeping him company for his protection.
Kirkman meets with FBI Director John Forstell (Reed Diamond) and they go over their approach to locating the bomb. Using various investigation tactics, they’re able to narrow down the possibilities to the eastern seaboard.
As time is of the essence, Kirkman calls back Frost to get her to use her new tech to assist the FBI in finding the bomb and the bombers. At first, Frost is hesitant to work with the FBI due to the fact they tried to obtain her new tech. However, Kirkman assures her that her tech is safe and that he and the country need her help. She willing agrees to trust him.
Meanwhile, Agent Hannah Wells (Maggie Q) is interrogating Joon Kim (Daniel Jun) about what he might know about the dirty bomb. He insists he knows nothing. Near the end of the interrogation, Joon passes out and has something coming out of his mouth. He’s rushed to the hospital because he seems to be poisoned.
Emily Rhodes (Italia Ricci) meets with Kendra Daynes (Zoe McLellan) to talk about taking action against Cornelius Moss for leaking confidential information. First, Kendra tells Emily she needs to know where Emily got the information.
With Chuck’s help Wells is able to track the bomb to a container on the docks. But, she and the disposal unit discover the container is empty. It does have traces of radiation indicating the bomb had been there.
Back at the White House, President Kirkman and his staff are being moved to the bunker for safety due to the threat. Seth Wright (Kal Penn) deals with the press, acting as though it’s just another busy day at the White House. One reporter seems to suspect something is going on. He tells Seth after the press briefing that he’s gotten wind of news the cabinet has cleared their schedules. He presses Seth to tell him what’s really going on. Seth plays it off as though the reporter is wrong.
Kendra gets a special order for Frost so she can use her data mining tech to help find the bomber. Frost, again, is reluctant because it goes against the constitutional rights of the American people. Kirkman has to convince her it’s for the safety and good of the people to protect them from the bomb. (Seriously, a dirty bomb is somewhere in the D.C. area ready to go off and she’s hesitant to help find the bombers? C’mon!!)
Wells checks in to see how Joon is doing in the hospital and it turns out the kid pulled one over on them. He used baking soda to make it look like he was poisoned and now he’s on the run.
Seth tells Kirkman, Emily, and Lyor Boone (Paulo Costanzo) about the reporter and his intel. They suggest the President take five minutes out of the bunker to do a photo op with a visiting religious group to make it look like a normal day at the White House. Kirkman agrees after convincing Ritter (LaMonica Garrett), the head of his Secret Service, to go along with it.
Kendra meets with Emily again saying she can’t go after Moss because the way Chuck got the evidence that he leaked information will be thrown out in court. Emily tells Kendra she needs to defend and fight for the President, but it falls on self-righteous ears.
Frost emails Chuck some new intel about who the bomber might be and where. Wells, accompanied by another agent and the bomb disposal unit, locate Joon where the bomb should be. Wells and the other agent take Joon into custody and interrogate him, but he only says they’re wrong. He claims he doesn’t know anything.
Back in the bunker, Kirkman plays chess with his new VP to pass the time. She admits she doesn’t want to be president; when he left the bunker for the photo shoot it made her the Designated Survivor and it freaked her out a bit. Kirkman tells her one of the reasons he picked her to be his VP is because she doesn’t want to be president. He knows if she did become the president, she would do what’s best for the country and not be ambitious.
The reporter catches up to Seth as he’s trying to get to the bunker and tells him he knows something is going on. He thanks him for the tip with the email. Seth has no clue what he’s talking about.
Thanks to additional intel from Frost, Chuck, Wells, and the bomb squad are able to locate the bomb in a van with only 1:20 left to disarm it. The bomb squad rise to the occasion and are able to disarm it with just three seconds left. Whew! The bomb disposal unit tells Wells the bomb isn’t dirty and is no more than a pipe bomb.
Seth delivers another press briefing on the incident and is answering questions when the eager reporter asks about Moss being investigated for being a leaker. Seth says he can’t comment on it. Kendra realizes Emily leaked it to the reporter so that she would have to go after Moss. When Kendra confronts her about it, Emily’s adamant that going after Moss and protecting Kirkman is the right thing to do.
FBI Director Forstell tries to talk to Wells and apologize to her for the fallout between them, but she says he needs to apologize to the President. Forstell heads to the White House and apologizes to Kirkman for his investigation into Kirkman’s wife. Kirkman acknowledges Forstell was just doing his job and that‘s all anyone can expect from him.
Wells interrogates Joon and he finally breaks down and admits a mystery man kidnapped his girlfriend and warned him if he didn’t do as he was told, they would kill her. Chuck has a little more luck and is able to track the suspected bomber named Arturo to a specific location. Wells and another agent search the location and discover Arturo’s dead body. Wells realizes the bomb they found was a decoy because of all the bomb-making equipment around them. She calls Forstell to warn him the dirty bomb is in the subway. Forstell runs into the already evacuated area to get his FBI men out and just as he enters the subway entrance, the bomb goes off. The blast kills Forstell and five other agents.
President Kirkman addresses the nation about the tragedy and vows to hunt down and bring those responsible to justice.
Wells and other agents are able to use what Joon told them, along with a few other discoveries, to figure out the country Kunami is behind the attacks because they don’t want peace between East and West Han Chiu. Seems it would hurt their selling of arms to the countries.
President Kirkman has the ambassador of Kunami brought in and confronts him with the paper trail of emails, making it seem as though Kunami is indeed behind the attack. The ambassador denies it but can’t explain away the data.
In the last scene of the episode, Kirkman’s in the war room with his staff and generals planning an immediate attack on the leader of Kunami. The VP, Emily, and Boone suggest he go through diplomatic channels and protocols. Kirkman, determined to defend his country and strike back, orders the strike on Kunami.
Designated Survivor Season 2 Episode 16 Review:
Finally, Designated Survivor has gotten back to what made it such a popular show in its first season. Season two episode 16 airing on April 4, 2018 returned the series to being a political suspense thriller and not a political soap opera. The stakes are high once again with a dirty bomb (and a bomber) in the D.C. area and the target being unknown for most of the episode. The drama and intensity are back and made the hour-long series engaging and exciting to watch.
With war about to begin between the U.S. and Kunami and the possibility that someone or some other country is truly behind the bombing, Designated Survivor seems to have returned to what it does best…being an intense and suspenseful hour of television. Here’s hoping it stays that way.
Universal Pictures just released the first official trailer for the comedy film, Johnny English Strikes Back. The two minute trailer declares the world’s greatest spy is back as Rowan Atkinson reprises his role as the bumbling spy who somehow manages to solve cases. In the first trailer, Rowan Atkinson’s Johnny English fires a missile at French cyclists, has trouble figuring out how VR works, and fails a sneak attack due to his magnetic boots.
Universal Pictures had set an October 2018 release, however the trailer doesn’t confirm a targeted theatrical release date. The first Johnny English film was released on July 18, 2003. Johnny English Reborn followed on October 21, 2011. According to Box Office Mojo, Johnny English grossed $160 million worldwide. Johnny English Reborn also rang up $160 million worldwide during its theatrical run.
Johnny English Strikes Again was directed by David Kerr from a script by William Davies. Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Chris Clark served as producers on the comedy sequel.
In addition to Rowan Atkinson, the cast includes Ben Miller (I Want My Wife Back), Olga Kurylenko (The Death of Stalin), Emma Thompson (Saving Mr. Banks), and Jake Lacy (I’m Dying Up Here).
The Plot:Johnny English Strikes Again is the third installment of the Johnny English comedy series, with Rowan Atkinson returning as the much loved accidental secret agent. The new adventure begins when a cyber-attack reveals the identity of all active undercover agents in Britain, leaving Johnny English as the Secret Service’s last hope. Called out of retirement, English dives head first into action with the mission to find the mastermind hacker. As a man with few skills and analogue methods, Johnny English must overcome the challenges of modern technology to make this mission a success.
Rowan Atkinson returns as Johnny English in ‘Johnny English Strikes Again’ (Photo by Giles Keyte / Focus Features)
Holly Taylor as Paige Jennings and Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings in ‘The Americans’ season 6 episode 2 (Photo by Patrick Harbron/FX)
FX’s The Americans star Matthew Rhys pulls double duty for season six episode two which marks his third time as director on the critically acclaimed series. The episode titled “Tchaikovsky” finds Rhys’ character, Philip, dealing with issues at the travel agency while Elizabeth (Keri Russell) is kept busy working multiple targets associated with the arms control summit.
Season six episode two begins with the relationship between the chain-smoking Elizabeth and her retired spy husband obviously strained. Meanwhile, over at the FBI office Agent Stan Beeman (Noah Emmerich) meets with Agent Dennis Aderholt (Brandon J. Dirden) who lets him know there’s a meeting set up that evening at 6pm. Dennis also reveals the Bureau’s aware Oleg Burov is back in town, but not as part of the official Russian diplomatic team attending the summit. The FBI and CIA know Oleg is out of the KGB, and they know he’s claiming to be in the U.S. to attend a class on urban transport planning.
Stan and Dennis aren’t buying this cover, but they have no idea what he’s really up to.
Elizabeth continues to spy on the summit attendees and she follows Patrick McCleesh (Reed Birney) into a book store where they chitchat about the summit. (Patrick believes Elizabeth is a woman named Megan who works at the State Department.) She claims her boss thinks Gorbachev is the second coming, while Patrick reveals he and some of his colleagues don’t want to make a deal with the Russians. The discussion continues, and Patrick thinks the Russians can’t afford an arms race and want a deal. Patrick’s frustrated because he thinks the summit could win America the Cold War if it’s handled correctly.
They make a date for lunch in the State Department cafeteria.
Stan meets with Sofia Kovalenko’s boyfriend, Gennadi (Yuri Kolokolnikov), who’s upset because Sofia’s mad at him. Stan assures him everything will be fine and even gets a hug at the end for being so helpful.
Elizabeth’s back at her nursing assignment where her patient, Erica (Miriam Shor), is demanding Morphine for pain. Elizabeth can’t give it to her because it would be an hour early, but Erica’s husband, Glenn (Scott Cohen), doesn’t listen and gives her the pain killer. Erica begs Glenn to help her end it all, tired of living in so much pain. He promises it will be over soon.
A short while later, Elizabeth gently asks Glenn if he’s planning on helping Erica end her life. He confesses he is and Elizabeth asks how. Glenn doesn’t want to talk about it, but Elizabeth says it can go wrong if he doesn’t handle it correctly. He reveals he’s been keeping a little Morphine from each bottle and that by next month he should have enough to do it.
Elizabeth tells him that might not work and could make things worse. She then suggests she’s willing to help him.
Later, Elizabeth meets with Claudia (Margo Martindale) and goes over her conversation with Glenn. Claudia reminds her she needs to keep Erica alive through the summit. Elizabeth says she’s got a lunch date at the State Department cafeteria with Patrick McCleesh, an old contact who’s working on the summit negotiations.
Claudia passes on the message that Elizabeth needs to get a lithium-based radiation sensor from another old contact, General Lyle Rennhull. Claudia doesn’t know why or even the name of the person who asked for this item, only that the order comes from the person Elizabeth met with in Mexico City.
Elizabeth realizes things are getting dicey and asks Claudia to finish training Paige if something happens to her. Claudia assures her she’ll be fine, but Elizabeth is not convinced.
Stan’s still in relationship counseling mode and visits Sofia Kovalenko (Darya Ekamasova) to talk about Gennadi. Sofia’s fed up and thinks Gennadi is cheating on her. She’s done with Gennadi, and her friend at TASS has suggested she should put Gennadi behind her. Stan reminds her she and Gennadi are doing dangerous work and they’re important. Sofia doesn’t care; she’s over Gennadi.
20 minutes in and we get the first scene with Philip and Elizabeth. She’s outside smoking and apologizes for being so busy. He asks if she wants to talk about it and she says Paige is good at this but she made a mistake the other night. Philip reminds her they made mistakes when they were learning. The conversation’s short and impersonal.
At the FBI, Dennis asks Stan about Gennadi and Sofia. Stan reports that Sofia met a guy at work and they should be worried about what secrets Sofia’s revealing to this new man in her life. Stan admits he likes working on drug dealers and murderers better than handling Russian investigations.
Victor Slezak as Rennhull and Keri Russell as Elizabeth Jennings in ‘The Americans’ (Photo by Patrick Harbron/FX)
Elizabeth meets with General Rennhull who claims he doesn’t want anything to do with her. She asks for the lithium-based radiation sensor and he says no, warning her not to contact him again. Elizabeth won’t be dissuaded and demands he bring the sensor to her on Thursday or else.
Stan watches Gennadi enter a restroom at the airport carrying a briefcase. He passes info to a man in the adjacent stall.
Elizabeth goes through security and signs in for a tour of the State Department so she can make her lunch meeting with Patrick McCleesh. She wanders into a nearby restroom without being noticed while the tour guard is speaking. Elizabeth changes into her “Megan” disguise as her tour group notices she’s no longer with them.
Elsewhere, Philip approaches Jeremy – one of his travel agency’s clients – and learns the man’s using a budget travel company to book his trips now. He apologizes and says he’ll come back for their next vacation booking.
Back in his office, Philip informs Stavos that Jeremy booked his trip through someone else. He wants to know what happened and Stavos apologizes for not checking in with Philip before losing the client. Jeremy had a long-term relationship with Philip, but Stavos didn’t refer him to Philip even though he kept asking what Philip would think about the travel arrangements Stavos suggested.
Elizabeth and Patrick sit down for lunch in the cafeteria. She watches security guards going table to table and convinces Patrick to eat outside. Patrick reveals a secret, swearing Elizabeth to silence. He says White House Chief of Staff Don Regan has been worried that President Reagan has become forgetful and unfocused. Reagan is misinterpreting what Russia is offering and doesn’t understand what the Russia/America arms deal really entails.
Elizabeth immediately reports in to Claudia, telling her Patrick learned Reagan is going senile. They’re not sure what to do with that information. Paige (Holly Taylor) arrives and Claudia puts on a record by Tchaikovsky.
On their walk home from Claudia’s, Paige asks if their people ever use sex to get information. Paige says she’s reading a book about it, but Elizabeth claims that sex is never used. She tries to cover by saying that sometimes when you’re working a target, a relationship can develop that could lead to something intimate taking place. Lines might be crossed and it’s never black and white.
Later that night, Elizabeth (dressed as Megan) meets General Rennhull in the park. He never wants to see her or any other Russians again, and he refuses to give her the sensor. He claims he’s never been a traitor and had assumed he was doing the right thing last time he met with the Russians. She warns him he’ll be exposed, disgraced, and will go to jail. However, if he brings her the sensor, they’ll never come to him again. It will be over.
Elizabeth gives General Rennhull one more chance to deliver, setting up a meeting for Saturday night. She walks away before he can answer.
Back at Erica’s house, Elizabeth takes photos of Glenn’s work while he’s away from his desk. Erica’s still in immense pain yet she continues to draw. Elizabeth watches as Erica goes through a particularly difficult moment, and then Erica forces Elizabeth to try her hand at drawing.
Henry and Philip have a chat on the phone, and Philip expresses disappointment in Stavos’ handling of the long-time customer they lost. Henry wonders why his dad passed the customer off to Stavos when he’d always been the one booking the family’s trips, and Philip laughs and tells his son he sounds like Stavos.
Paige keeps watch as her mom heads into the park on Saturday night to meet with General Rennhull.
Elizabeth approaches the meeting spot and General Rennhull pulls a gun, declaring he’s not going to jail and he’s not betraying his country. She begs him to not pull the trigger, saying she’s sorry she pushed too far. She sinks to her knees and tells him she’s a mother of two, continuing to beg for her life.
As she talks, Elizabeth takes her purse off her shoulder and sets it on the ground. She springs into action, launching herself at General Rennhull as he fires two shots that miss. They land on the ground, struggling over the gun. Elizabeth gets it under the General’s chin and fires. She winds up with a dead General and a face covered in blood.
Paige races up and Elizabeth yells at her to return to her car and follow the plan. Elizabeth then grabs the gun, picks up her purse, and runs off.
Freeform’s Shadowhunters season three episode three disclosed the identity of Lilith’s Owl and needless to say it was a real shocker. Leading up to the big reveal, Jace was firmly convinced the Owl was Jonathan. He let Clary on the secret that he’s been seeing Jonathan in his dreams. However, Clary and Izzy determined Jonathan couldn’t possibly be the Owl – and it turns out they’re correct. Clary and Izzy don’t know it yet, but down in Lilith’s secret lair the Owl was revealed to be Jace.
Up next, season three episode four titled “Thy Soul Instructed” airing April 10, 2018. Episode guest stars include Anna Hopkins and Chai Hansen.
The season three cast includes Katherine McNamara as Clary Fray, Dominic Sherwood as Jace Wayland, Alberto Rosende as Simon Lewis, Emeraude Toubia as Isabelle Lightwood, Matthew Daddario as Alec Lightwood, Isaiah Mustafa as Luke Garroway, and Harry Shum Jr. as Magnus Bane. Season three guest stars include Alisha Wainwright as Maia Roberts and David Castro as Raphael Santiago. The series is executive produced by Todd Slavkin, Darren Swimmer, McG, Matt Hastings, Mary Viola, Martin Moszkowicz and Robert Kulzer.
“Thy Soul Instructed” Plot: Jace’s concerns grow about his mental state and turns to Luke for information on his family’s past. Clary and Izzy go after a rogue vampire and Simon hunts for a new apartment.
Katherine McNamara and Dominic Sherwood in ‘Shadowhunters’ season 3 episode 4 (Freeform/John Medland)Emeraude Toubia in ‘Shadowhunters’ season 3 episode 4 (Freeform/John Medland)Katherine McNamara as Clary and Dominic Sherwood as Jace (Freeform/John Medland)Katherine McNamara and Dominic Sherwood in ‘Shadowhunters’ season 3 episode 4 (Freeform/John Medland)David Castro, Emeraude Toubia, and Katherine McNamara (Freeform/John Medland)Chai Hansen and Alberto Rosende in ‘Shadowhunters’ season 3 episode 4 (Freeform/John Medland)
