ABC’s Once Upon a Time editor Geofrey Hildrew steps behind the camera for the third time with season seven episode 18. Episode 18 is titled “The Guardian” and was written by David H. Goodman and Brigitte Hales. “The Guardian” airs on Friday, April 20, 2018 at 8pm ET/PT.
Season seven stars Lana Parrilla as Regina/Roni, Robert Carlyle as Rumpelstiltskin/Weaver, Colin O’Donoghue as Hook/Rogers, Andrew J. West as Henry Mills, Gabrielle Anwar as Lady Tremaine/Victoria Belfrey, Dania Ramirez as Cinderella/Jacinda, Alison Fernandez as Lucy, Mekia Cox as Sabine/Tiana, and Adelaide Kane as Drizella/Ivy. The season seven episode 18 guest cast includes Rose Reynolds as Alice/Tilly, Tiera Skovbye as Robin/Margot, Daniel Francis as Dr. Facilier/Mr. Samdi, Nathan Parsons as Nick Branson/Jack, and Jeff Pierre as Naveen/Drew.
“The Guardian” Plot: Following Nick’s death, Weaver discovers the Dark One Dagger has been taken and sets out to get it back, even if it means betraying Roni’s trust. Meanwhile, Margot takes Tilly on a date, but their time together takes an unexpected twist. In a flashback, Rumple, desperate to be reunited with Belle, pays Alice a visit.
Robert Carlyle and Lana Parrilla in ‘Once Upon a Time’ season 7 episode 18 (ABC/Jack Rowand) Lana Parrilla in “The Guardian” episode of ‘Once Upon a Time’ (ABC/Jack Rowand) Rose Reynolds in ‘Once Upon a Time’ season 7 episode 18 (ABC/Jack Rowand) Robert Carlyle stars as Rumpelstiltskin/Weaver in ‘Once Upon a Time’ in season 7 episode 18 (ABC/Jack Rowand) Rose Reynolds as Alice/Tilly in ‘Once Upon a Time’ season 7 episode 18 (ABC/Jack Rowand) Daniel Francis as Dr. Facilier/Mr. Samdi in season 7 episode 18 of ‘Once Upon a Time’ (ABC/Jack Rowand)
The cast of ‘Mr. Mercedes’ season 1 (Photo Credit: AT&T AUDIENCE Network)
AT&T Audience Network announced the second season of Mr. Mercedes will premiere on August 22, 2018 at 10pm ET/PT. The critically acclaimed series is based on the bestselling Bill Hodges Trilogy by horrormeister Stephen King. King’s trilogy is made up of Mr. Mercedes, Finders Keepers, and End of Watch.
Season one starred Brendan Gleeson (Harry Potter) as Detective Bill Hodges, Harry Treadaway (Penny Dreadful) as Brady Hartsfield, Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight) as Jerome Robinson, Scott Lawrence (Avatar) as Detective Peter Dixon, Breeda Wool (Unreal) as Lou Linklatter, Justine Lupe (Francis Ha) as Holly Gibney, Nancy Travis (How I Met Your Mother) as Donna Hodges, and Holland Taylor (The Truman Show) as Ida Silver. They return for season two and are joined by new cast members Jack Huston (Boardwalk Empire) as Brady Hartsfield’s doctor Dr. Felix Babineau, Tessa Ferrer (Grey’s Anatomy) as Dr. Babineau’s wife Cora Babineau, and Maximiliano Hernandez (Sicario) as Assistant DA Antonio Montez.
According to AT&T Audience Network, season two will consist of 10 one-hour episodes.
Mr. Mercedes is adapted for television by David E. Kelley (Big Little Lies, Ally McBeal) and Dennis Lehane (Mystic River, The Drop, Live by Night). Jack Bender (Game of Thrones, Lost, Under the Dome) directs and author Stephen King, Kelley, Bender, Lehane, Marty Bowen and Wyck Godfrey of Temple Hill Entertainment, and Tom Lesinski and Jenna Santoianni of Sonar Entertainment are the executive producers.
The Mr. Mercedes Plot: Season 1 of Mr. Mercedes followed a demented killer Brady Hartsfield (Harry Treadaway) who taunts a retired police detective Bill Hodges (Brendan Gleeson) with a series of lurid letters and emails, forcing the ex-cop to undertake a private, and potentially felonious, crusade to bring the killer to justice before he is able to strike again.
The second season takes place a year after Brady Hartsfield’s thwarted attempt to perpetrate a second mass murder in the community of Bridgton, Ohio. Since the incident, Hartsfield has been hospitalized in a vegetative state. Retired Detective Bill Hodges has done his best to move on from his Brady obsession, teaming up with Holly Gibney to open Finders Keepers, a private investigative agency. But when unexplainable occurrences begin to affect hospital staff members attending to Brady, Hodges is haunted by the feeling that Brady is somehow responsible.
The first trailer’s arrived for the action thriller Hotel Artemis from screenwriter and first time feature film director Drew Pearce (writer of Iron Man 3, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation). The trailer reveals a world in which a secret hospital exists to treat criminals who can’t get stitched up at any regular hospital. The rules for this special hospital include no insulting the staff, no weapons inside the facility, and no killing other patients.
In addition to unveiling the official two and a half minute trailer, Global Road Entertainment released three photos from the 2018 film.
The ensemble cast includes Jodie Foster as Nurse, Sterling K. Brown as Waikiki, Sofia Boutella as Nice, Jeff Goldblum as The Wolf King/Niagara, Brian Tyree Henry as Honolulu, Jenny Slate as Morgan, Zachary Quinto as Ilya, Charlie Day as Acapulco, and Dave Bautista as Everest. The thriller was produced by Marc Platt, Adam Siegel, Stephen Cornwell, and Simon Cornwell.
“Jodie Foster is an icon, pure and simple,” stated writer/director/executive producer Pearce, commenting on casting Foster. “She’s an extraordinary artist, and to be working with one of the all-time greats on my first feature as a director is an absolute honor.”
Global Road Entertainment’s set a June 8, 2018 theatrical release date.
The Plot: Set in riot-torn, near-future Los Angeles, Hotel Artemis is an original, high-octane action-thriller starring Jodie Foster as The Nurse, who runs a secret, members-only hospital for criminals.
Sterling K Brown and Sofia Boutella in ‘Hotel Artemis.’Jeff Goldblum, Zachary Quinto and Jodie Foster star in ‘Hotel Artemis.’Dave Bautista in a scene from ‘Hotel Artemis.’
James Corden has another edition of his annual The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special planned and this year he’ll be joined by five-time Grammy Award winner Christina Aguilera as headliner of the 2018 special. Corden has also snagged Mom stars Anna Faris and Oscar winner Allison Janney to perform in “Crosswalk the Musical: The Sound of Music” skit during his upcoming primetime special. The Big Bang Theory‘s Kunal Nayyar and Young Sheldon‘s Iain Armitage will also dodge cars and sing during red lights on the “Crosswalk the Musical: The Sound of Music” skit.
CBS is set to air The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special on Monday, April 23rd at 10pm ET/PT.
The 2016 Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special won an Emmy in the Outstanding Variety Special category and earned a Directors Guild of America nomination for Tim Mancinelli in the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Variety/Talk/News/Sports – Specials category. The 2017 Carpool Karaoke hour-long special also picked up the Emmy in the Outstanding Variety Special category.
James Corden will kick off this year’s The Late Late Show Carpool Karaoke Primetime Special by teaming up with bandleader Reggie Watts for a Bruno Mars-inspired musical number. Corden will also look back at some of this favorite moments as The Late Late Show host.
More on The Late Late Show with James Corden: Each weeknight, James Corden invites the audience to join in on the fun as the Emmy Award-winning The Late Late Show with JAMES CORDEN features a mix of celebrity guests, musical acts, games and sketches. The show regularly features viral segments such as “Carpool Karaoke,” “Crosswalk the Musical,” “Drop the Mic” and “Spill Your Guts or Fill Your Guts.” The show holds the YouTube record for the most-watched late night clip with “Adele Carpool Karaoke,” which has 179 million views. The Late Late Show with James Corden airs weeknights (12:37-1:37 AM, ET/PT) on CBS. Ben Winston and Rob Crabbe are the executive producers.
The CW’s Supernatural season 13 episode 19 marks the return of fan favorite, Rowena (played by Ruth Connell). Directed by Nina Lopez-Corrado, season 13 episode 19 is set to air on April 19, 2018. Steve Yockey wrote the script for the episode titled “Funeralia.”
The season 13 cast includes Jensen Ackles as Dean, Jared Padalecki as Sam, Misha Collins as Castiel, Mark Pellegrino as Lucifer, Alexander Calvert as Jack, and Samantha Smith as Mary Winchester.
The “Funeralia” Plot: ANGELS, WITCHES AND REAPERS, OH MY – Sam (Jared Padalecki) and Dean (Jensen Ackles) must stop Rowena (guest star Ruth Connell), who is on a deadly mission. Meanwhile, Castiel (Misha Collins) looks to heaven to recruit angels for an impending invasion but is shocked by not only what he finds, but who.
The Season 13 Plot: The exciting journey of the Winchester brothers continues as Supernatural enters its thirteenth season. Sam and Dean have encountered every kind of supernatural threat, facing down monsters, demons, and gods. Saving people, hunting things, and keeping the world safe. In the show’s twelfth season, the Winchesters were reunited with their long-dead mother, and joined forces with the British arm of the Men of Letters. But things turned from bad to worse, with the return of Lucifer and the surprising revelation that the Devil is expecting a child. Now, Sam and Dean find themselves facing a creature of almost unimaginable power… one that could save the world… or destroy it.
Freeform’s Shadowhunters season three episode four provided the answer as to why Lilith is using Jace to be the Owl. Apparently she’s getting revenge because Jace killed Jonathan which is why she planted all those horrible visions in Jace’s head. Valentine requested Lilith’s blood for his unborn son and even though she raised him, Lilith never knew how Jonathan felt about her until he called out to her with his dying breath.
The episode also found Simon super excited to find a new place to live, and really happy to be moving in with a guy who owns a cool guitar. What Simon didn’t realize is that his new roomie, Kyle, is a werewolf with ulterior motives. Meanwhile, Clary and Izzy rescued Raphael just as he was about to be fried by the sun. Heidi had chained him outside to get even for the experiments he performed on her. Izzy discovered the reason he was almost killed and forced him to leave the city.
Up next, Shadowhunters season three episode five titled “Stronger Than Heaven” airing April 17, 2018. The episode’s guest stars include Anna Hopkins, Chai Hansen, and Lisa Berry.
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.
“Stronger Than Heaven” Plot: Someone is out to get Simon and Jace is on the hunt to find out who it is, meanwhile Clary turns to Luke to find a way to help Jace. Alec worries about the future of his relationship after learning more about Magnus’ romantic past.
Matthew Daddario in ‘Shadowhunters’ season 3 episode 5 (Freeform/John Medland)Alberto Rosende in ‘Shadowhunters’ season 3 episode 5 (Freeform/John Medland)Chai Hansen guest stars in ‘Shadowhunters’ (Freeform/John Medland)Matthew Daddario and Harry Shum Jr in ‘Shadowhunters’ season 3 episode 5 (Freeform/John Medland)Harry Shum Jr and Matthew Daddario in ‘Shadowhunters’ (Freeform/John Medland)Dominic Sherwood as Jace (Freeform/John Medland)
Harris Dickinson as J. Paul Getty, III and Andrea Arcangeli as Angelo in ‘Trust’ season one episode four (Photo by Philippe Antonello / FX)
J. Paul Getty III is still being held by kidnappers as FX’s Trust season one episode four begins. Two of Paul’s kidnappers aren’t happy about being forced to bury two bodies, but they do so because they’ve been ordered to by Primo. They also snap a photo of Paul (Harris Dickinson) tied up next to Bertolini’s (Giuseppe Battiston) dead body, a photo that will prove to be pivotal in convincing Paul’s family he’s actually been kidnapped.
Primo (Luca Marinelli) visits his uncle Don Salvatore and Leonardo, a man Primo calls “the accountant,” and informs them he has Paul. Don Salvatore doesn’t believe it at first and then slowly realizes this could mean a huge payday. Primo thinks they can get a $200 million ransom but Leonardo knows that much money would require Getty to sell assets. They need to lower their demand so that Getty won’t have to spend time pulling together the cash.
Leonardo realizes that since they’re dealing with Getty, $10 million would be the most he would possibly part with. Primo’s not happy with that figure, and Don Salvatore sets the price at $17 million. Leonardo goes along, although he’s sure the top dollar amount will be $15 million.
At Sutton Place, J. Paul Getty (Donald Sutherland) and Penelope (Anna Chancellor) stroll through the garden, discussing their relationship and the lack of sex. Penelope believes the senior Getty’s harem is embarrassing, but he assures her he only enjoys spending long days with her.
J. Paul believes his gardener is gay and just to be an evil jerk, he turns two of his dogs loose on the man who has to run for his life. J. Paul laughs and says to himself, “He certainly runs like a queer.” (Penelope has already left his side when he does this, but his other girlfriends watch from a window and laugh.)
Next, Primo visits his cousin (who goes by Fifty) and demands he act as the negotiator. Fifty (Niccolo Senni) is instructed to speak directly with Paul’s mother. Primo hands over the photo of Paul tied up next to Bertolini’s body to convince Fifty he’s for real.
Primo returns to the hideout and allows Paul, who’s been kept chained up in a small room, to smoke a cigarette. Primo believes now it’s just a matter of waiting.
Paul’s mother and siblings are attempting to deal with his kidnapping, with journalists wanting interviews and paparazzi outside the house. Primo’s cousin calls and says they have Paul, but Gail (Hilary Swank) – quite understandably – doesn’t believe him. She asks questions about Paul that anyone who’s holding him should be able to answer, but Fifty can’t and Gail hangs up.
Fifty then calls the newspaper and reveals they’re demanding $17 million. He’s placed a pillow over his mouth while he talks to disguise his voice, but all it’s really accomplished is making him unintelligible to the woman who answers the phone. He slams the pillow down and tries again. After he goes through his demand again, she asks what desk he wishes to speak with. Frustrated, he asks, “Who deals with kidnaps?” She suggests the news, but she’s not sure.
Once he’s connected, Fifty repeats that they want $17 million for Paul. He demands they put it in the paper and the reporter asks, “What else would we do with it?” and hangs up. Fifty slams the phone down and curses this kidnapping scheme.
The newspaper story is somewhat embellished. The reporter added the negotiator reports directly to the underworld and demanded the story run on the front page. The article’s sent to J. Paul Getty’s assistant Robina Lund (Charlotte Riley) who hands it off to Bullimore (Silas Carson) to deliver to J. Paul. She promises rather gleefully that it will curdle his eggs.
J. Paul tells his women about the ransom demand. He doesn’t believe Paul’s been kidnapped and crumbles up the letter – as he does with all “begging” letters.
After J. Paul leaves the room, the women indicate they also believe Paul hasn’t been taken. Plus, they reveal they know Penelope is sleeping with Getty’s pilot.
The two friendlier kidnappers allow Paul five minutes in the river to wash up. They even join him in the water and try to catch fish with Paul teaching them how. They make small talk and Paul admits he likes being out in nature and one of the kidnappers – translator Angelo (Andrea Arcangeli) – reveals he’d rather be somewhere with girls, drugs, and Mick Jagger. Paul tells him about the Rolling Stones party at Treetops in Rome and he knows them, and Angelo’s a bit starstruck. Paul offers to introduce him, but Angelo thinks Paul’s just trying to get on his good side.
The other kidnapper catches a fish and in the ensuing chaos, Paul picks up the dropped rifle and kills the fish that’s flopping on the ground. The kidnappers panic and take the gun back, but it was obvious Paul wasn’t going to try and shoot them. They eat the fish together and Paul learns they’re asking for $17 million. Paul tells them that won’t ever happen but admits he has no idea how much he’s worth to his grandfather.
Fifty calls Primo and informs him they need proof they’re holding Paul since other people have been calling Gail Getty pretending to be the kidnappers.
Primo provides Paul with cocaine and asks him to tell them a story about himself. Paul tells a story about JoJo the dog who was scared of heights and the horse who talked him into jumping off a cliff, using shadow puppets to illustrate the tale.
Paul confirms he had a dog named JoJo and reveals the name of two other dogs. Fifty calls Gail and she realizes they do have him. She’s given the address of a place to meet and is told to come alone.
Gail calls Sutton Place and Robina pretends J. Paul has left the estate. Gail knows J. Paul is probably standing right next to Robina (he is) and informs her she’s spoken to the real kidnappers. Robina promises to pass along the message.
J. Paul thinks this has all become too bothersome and he’ll have James Fletcher Chace deal with Gail from now on.
Gail heads off to the meeting spot. It’s in a cinema and once inside she’s motioned toward a theater. She takes a seat and Fifty sits behind her, warning her not to turn around. She informs him she doesn’t have $17 million or even $1,700. She confesses J. Paul thinks Paul made this up to get money. Fifty hands over the photo of Paul and the dead Bertolini and reveals he’ll be in contact soon. Gail begs to talk to her son, but Fifty just leaves her sitting alone in the theater.
Gail shows Martine (Laura Bellini) and Jutta (Sarah Bellini) the photo and Jutta says they don’t know the dead man. Martine cries but doesn’t say anything while Gail shows her the photo again and points out how scared Paul looks. Martine remains silent.
After Gail leaves, Martine wants to go to the police. Jutta says no, still under the impression this is all part of Paul’s plan.
Gail faxes the photo to Robina.
J. Paul and Chace (Brendan Fraser) meet about a proposed land deal that’s being thwarted by Native Americans who don’t want to sell their sacred land. The meeting’s interrupted by Penelope who shows J. Paul the photo. Chace recognizes Bertolini and changes his mind; he now is certain the kidnapping is not a hoax because Bertolini is definitely dead in the photo. J. Paul’s also convinced Paul was really kidnapped and instructs Chace to open negotiations for his grandson’s release, telling Chace to take the private plane and get back to Rome immediately.
Jutta and Martine scream at each other, and Martine heads to the police station to tell everything she knows. The officer warns her that aiding and abetting is a criminal offense but she doesn’t care. She swears she just wants Paul back. Martine signs the report and the officer suggests she return to Berlin to see her family. He strongly hints that she’s about to be killed if she doesn’t leave after reporting what she knows.
Donald Sutherland as J. Paul Getty in ‘Trust’ season four episode one (Photo by Oliver Upton / FX)
That evening, J. Paul and Penelope discuss the ransom demand. J. Paul’s willing to pay $600 plus expenses, explaining that it’s possible to load up a lot in the expense column. Penelope points out it’ll still be far less than $17 million and J. Paul assures her that’s how negotiations work.
Paul and the kidnappers relax by the river, and Paul invites Angelo to be his best man if he’s ever set free. Primo assures Paul he’ll be set free because there’s a big phone call set up for that very evening.
Chace fills Gail in on the plan and Gail begs him to take her with him to the negotiations. He refuses but promises to be back when it’s over.
Chace meets Fifty in the same movie theater and delivers J. Paul’s response. Fifty reads the note and can’t believe it. He calls Primo, who’s been out partying and drinking expensive alcohol, with the low-ball offer.
Primo returns to the hideout, drunk and angry. He calls Paul a bastard and a piece of sh*it, saying his family only wants to pay $600 for his return. Paul laughs and Primo slaps him. Primo says, “The richest man in the world would pay more for his dog.”
Paul believes it’s a mistake and Primo adds that they offered him $600 plus expenses. One of the kidnappers explains this must just be the start of negotiations but Primo’s furious. He’s offended and they’ve insulted him, and Paul’s going to pay the price by being returned to chains in the barn.
Primo instructs his associates to dig a hole. He wants Paul dead now, declaring the kidnapping is over. Primo demands they murder Paul and have him buried by the time he returns. Primo leaves to get gas and the kidnappers figure out it’s to burn the evidence.
Meanwhile, Paul’s making shadow animals in his cell. He hears the digging outside and realizes what it means.
The kidnappers don’t want to kill Paul but can’t go against Primo. Angelo enters Paul’s cell and tells him they have to get out of there right now.
Lennie James as Morgan in ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ season 4 episode 1 (Photo: Richard Foreman, Jr / AMC)
AMC’s Fear the Walking Dead season four episode one begins with a shot of someone reading Love Story. The romantic novel reader turns out to be a new character named John Dorie, played by Garret Dillahunt. He hears a noise in the woods by his campfire at night and would love to finally engage in a conversation with another human being. He claims he hasn’t spoken to anyone in a year. He promises the unseen visitor popcorn if he/she steps forward.
Still speaking to possibly no one, he recalls the story of a woman who came to his door. They had feelings for each other, but he doesn’t elaborate on the outcome. A walker shuffles toward him from the woods and as he fires, Morgan is immediately behind the walker with his staff poised for attack. (Welcome to Fear the Walking Dead, Lennie James!)
SPOILER WARNING: If you haven’t watched the final episode of The Walking Dead season eight, read no further until you’re caught up on TWD‘s season-ender.
A flashback shows Morgan hanging clothes in Jadis’ now-empty dump camp. Jesus (Tom Payne) stops by for a visit, wanting to get to know Morgan better. He reminds Morgan the reason he fought was to protect people, and Jesus believes Morgan should be with the group.
Next up is a visit from Carol (Melissa McBride) who asks Morgan to come back to The Kingdom. She says she knows who he is and that he belongs with people who care about him, echoing Jesus’ message.
And yet another The Walking Dead member arrives to try to convince Morgan to return to The Kingdom. Rick (Andrew Lincoln) says he wouldn’t be there if it wasn’t for Morgan. Rick reminds Morgan that when he was hurt, he helped him out. Now that Morgan’s hurting, Rick thinks he should return to be part of the new world. “I’m here now…a lot of people are here now…because you helped me right at the beginning,” admits Rick.
Morgan claims he’s not that person anymore, but Rick’s sure he is. He also thinks Morgan will end up in a community somewhere because that’s his destiny. Even with Rick nearly begging, Morgan doesn’t change his mind.
Morgan hits the road with only a backpack full of supplies and his trusty staff. He pauses and rethinks his decision, taking a seat at the crossroads before ultimately striking out on his own.
He stumbles upon a car with a full gas tank and drives it until it runs out. Continuing on foot, he spots a group of people and veers off in another direction. Days go by and sometimes he lucks out and finds a car. More often than not he’s on foot.
When he stops at a car, he finds a man injured and curled up in the backseat. After he places a bandage and water in the car, the man yells at him to take the supplies back. Morgan apologizes, saying he thought the man was on his own and needed them. The man sends Morgan away, unwilling to accept any help.
Morgan continues his journey and passes the border into Texas. He hears John talking and sees the walker heading toward the voice. After John shoots the walker, Morgan informs him he’s just passing through even though it’s obvious John would really like to have a conversation. Morgan introduces himself but declines to stay for a meal of beans. They carry on small talk and it’s quite clear John craves company. John asks Morgan if he’s happened to have seen a woman carrying a pistol identical to his, but Morgan hasn’t.
Morgan wants to leave but John offers him a night’s sleep in his truck. Morgan, reluctantly, agrees. However, he sneaks away in the middle of the night as John is snoring.
Morgan spots a tent with a lantern inside and before he can react, he’s knocked out from behind. Two men look through his bag and take his staff while holding him at gunpoint when he comes to. John arrives and shoots the gun out of the stranger’s hand. Unfortunately, John didn’t realize there were more of them inside the building and he’s easily disarmed.
While the gang is holding Morgan and John, a big truck pulls up driven by another new season four character, Althea (Maggie Grace). The men know her and suggest she leave, but she sees John and Morgan and claims she likes new people. Althea (who goes by “Al”) says she’s got a case of Cup of Noodles and a case of Pall Malls if they give her John and Morgan. And, it turns out the men don’t really have a choice. Her truck is equipped with a spotlight and machine guns she can control from the cab.
Morgan, John, and Al hit the road, getting to know each other. She says Leland and his boys have taken all the supplies from stores so it’s harder to find food in the area. Morgan asks if he can be dropped off, but Althea reveals that now they both owe her since she rescued them.
Once back at her camp, Al wants to find out their stories and reveals she’s a journalist. She takes out a video camera and beings filming John first. John talks about Laura, the woman he fell for and who has the other gun. He’s sure he’ll find her but admits their parting wasn’t a happy story.
Al turns the camera on Morgan and he’s not interested in being a part of her video. He offers food instead, but she only wants his story. Morgan leaves and John follows him. He hands Morgan a pair of socks and wants to make sure Morgan will be all right if he leaves on his own. As they’re talking, Morgan and John notice the men have followed them into Althea’s camp and have them surrounded.
One of the men holds Al at gunpoint, demanding her truck.
John puts his hands up but hasn’t surrendered his gun. Morgan’s told to drop his stick and instead springs into action. John takes out a man on the rooftop and Al uses the distraction from the gunshot to attack the man holding her at gunpoint. She almost makes it up into her truck but is tossed out by her attacker.
Morgan takes out another attacker as John reloads. He opens a trailer door and walkers stumble out.
Al tosses the truck keys and the attacker has to run to fetch them. He tries to find them and is bitten by a rattlesnake.
Morgan takes a shot in his leg but still manages to attack a guy who was shooting from the roof of a nearby building. The man falls off the building and is dangling above walkers when Morgan helps him back onto the roof. The ingrate hits Morgan and they both fall through the roof into a nest of walkers. Morgan uses a grenade to take out some of them as well as his attacker.
Al makes it back to her truck and the man demands the keys. (The ones she threw were to her footlocker.) John shoots the man but doesn’t kill him, instead, the walkers take him out.
Al, back in the driver’s seat, yells for Morgan and John to take cover and then opens fire on the walkers. John and Morgan emerge from under a pile of dead walkers, and John’s sorry to have had to kill somebody today.
Maggie Grace as Althea and Garret Dillahunt as John Dorie in ‘Fear the Walking Dead’ season 4 episode 1 (Photo by Richard Foreman, Jr / AMC)
Back on the road, Al drives while John and Morgan rest in the truck. She’s got a flag that says “51” and explains markers like it have been popping up around this area. She doesn’t know what they stand for. She calls the zombies “the dead,” John calls them “the past,” and Morgan admits where he’s from they call them “walkers.” Althea reminds him he still owes her his story.
Morgan agrees and they pull off to the side of the road. He’s truthful about his name and where he came from, but she has to pull the answers out of him. Morgan tells Al and John that he was part of a settlement called Alexandria and part of The Kingdom, which had a King with a pet tiger.
When Al asks if they were good places to live, Morgan replies, “They were safe places – good people inside. I have been with some of them for a while.” He goes on to explain there was a fight with another big group. “We won,” says Morgan, admitting that he’d already left before he actually physically left the town.
Al wants to know why he left these good people, but Morgan doesn’t answer. Instead, he asks why she asks questions like this and what makes it so important to her. Morgan picks up his bag and prepares to leave, done with being interrogated and done with traveling with people.
Al decides she’ll call it even if he answers why he left Virginia. “I lose people and then I lose myself,” Morgan responds, staring straight into Al’s camera. He then turns and walks away.
Morgan, limping, continues his journey on foot. He comes across the same vehicle from earlier that had the man with the injury in the backseat. He sees a walker up ahead who could possibly be that man and follows him. Morgan can’t move fast with his gunshot wound and a batch of walkers start catching up with him.
Morgan stumbles and drops his staff. He can’t get to his feet but fortunately, John’s followed him and stabs the walkers. (Al’s truck is parked back by the deserted car.) John says Morgan was wrong about being on his own and then picks up his new friend’s staff and helps him to his feet. Morgan continues on the direction he was heading, telling John he needs to know about the walker up ahead. Instead of trying to convince him not to, John takes Morgan’s backpack and then supports his weight as they head down the road.
They catch up to the walker and it is the man from earlier who had a leg injury and refused Morgan’s help. Morgan puts the walker down, stabbing him through the brain with his staff.
Al and John stand by the edge of the road as Morgan buries the walker.
Back in the truck, Morgan claims he’s only traveling with them until his leg heals. Al assures him she’s not going to stop asking questions. John reveals Al’s taking him to look for Laura in exchange for more of his story. John’s trying not to think about the fact he might not find Laura, although part of him realizes that’s possible.
As they drive, they spot someone up ahead in the road. Al knows there aren’t a lot of people in these parts, so they’re all on high alert. Morgan won’t take a weapon, saying he won’t kill. John adds that he also doesn’t kill unless he’s forced to. “Great moment for both of you to share this fact,” replies Al.
John and Al have their guns ready as they approach the woman in the road. She’s bent over and they can’t see her face. It turns out to be a setup as the “injured” woman is Alicia (Alycia Debnam-Carey) and she has a group with her – including Nick (Frank Dillane), Strand (Colman Domingo), and Luciana (Danay Garcia) – who immediately disarm John, Al, and Morgan.
Cooper Andrews, Khary Payton, Danai Gurira, Melissa McBride, Andrew Lincoln, Norman Reedus, and Christian Serratos in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 8 episode 16 (Photo by Gene Page / AMC)
The season eight finale of AMC’s The Walking Dead starts off with Rick (Andrew Lincoln) taking a trip down memory lane. He’s holding hands with a very young Carl as they pass by peaceful cows grazing in a field. The scene quickly jumps to gross close-ups of walkers and just as quickly moves to Rick covering baby Judith in her crib.
Siddiq (Avi Nash) arrives with a bottle for Judith and Rick finally asks about the events surrounding Carl being bitten. Siddiq explains they were heading back to Alexandria and Carl was honoring Siddiq’s mother’s beliefs about the walking dead. “He died paying respects to a woman he never knew,” explains Siddiq. He’s sorry he didn’t think about how dangerous it was and Rick thanks him for explaining what happened.
Everyone prepares for battle including Ezekiel (Khary Payton) who’s ready to accept what fate offers. He knows they must risk losing everything, and Jerry (Cooper Andrews) does his best to keep the moment light by declaring they’re not going to lose sh*t.
Daryl (Norman Reedus), Rosita (Christian Serratos), Maggie (Lauren Cohan), Carol (Melissa McBride), Michonne (Danai Gurira), and Rick speculate about whether the note and map of outposts Dwight passed to them is real or a setup. As they talk, Morgan (Lennie James) walks by looking confused. He thinks something’s up but doesn’t know what. He almost attacks Henry, not realizing what he’s doing. Fortunately, depending on your opinion of the Henry character, Carol stops him.
The first team is heading out in 20 minutes and Maggie tells the ex-Saviors/former prisoners they must remain behind. Rick also doesn’t want Morgan to go, but Morgan claims he’s going to keep everybody alive. He’s definitely not himself, but he makes sense when he tells Rick they aren’t as good as the men they used to be. However, he wants to just finish this now.
The first team with Jesus, Ezekiel, Michonne, Morgan, Rick, Daryl, Rosita, Jerry, Maggie, Carol, and a dozen or so others head out, unsure if they’re heading into a trap.
Eugene (Josh McDermitt) and Father Gabriel (Seth Gilliam) walk through the Saviors’ main building and see Dwight (Austin Amelio) handcuffed and beaten. Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) taunts Dwight and then sends him off with a group before greeting Eugene. Eugene reports the bullet order is complete and suggests Negan test out the new ammunition supply on a dummy wearing a T-shirt labeled “Rick.”
Eugene wants to ride along with Negan, confirming he needs to see this attack through to its end. Negan wants Gabriel to also join them, saying he has things to confess.
Rick’s people spy on the group of Saviors Negan just sent out and prepare to attack.
Negan sent his people out to be sacrificed as a way of making Rick believe Dwight’s map was legitimate. Negan explains to Gabriel that it’s a setup and he’s luring them into a false sense of security. He’s also given this group a fake map with a time and place to meet up with Negan.
Rick’s group kills the small crew of Saviors, and Morgan’s particularly brutal as he slices the neck of a man who’s giving up. Ezekiel finds the map and it indicates the Saviors are lining up on Old Mill road. Rick radios in and says it was a trap and they’re changing their plan.
Gabriel can’t believe Negan wants to kill every last one of Rick’s people. At the first opportunity, Gabriel jumps from the backseat of the car. The convoy stops and Gabriel makes his way through the woods. He’s almost bitten by a walker when Eugene finds him and holds a gun to his head. Gabriel cries and Eugene wonders where his faith went. Negan arrives and hits Gabriel in the stomach with Lucille. He has Gabriel taken back to the car.
Jesus (Tom Payne) and Morgan talk as the group walks toward their next battle with the Saviors. Jesus reminds Morgan he can stop people without killing them, suggesting he use the blunt end of the staff for the living and the pointy end on the dead.
Saviors approach Hilltop in a caravan and Tara (Alanna Masterson) hustles people into a hiding place.
Rick’s group comes to a sudden stop when they hear whistling. There are speakers set up in the woods and Negan declares he’s ambushed Rick’s ambush with an even bigger ambush. He teases Rick, telling him to pick a direction to run. It doesn’t matter where he heads because the Saviors will be there.
Negan informs Rick he knows Dwight was slipping him information. Negan also reveals he has Eugene and Father Gabriel with him. Negan says he’s going to kill Gabriel and Dwight, and then tells Rick to just accept how things are.
Eugene signals to Negan and Negan counts down…three…two…one and suddenly a massive group of Saviors appears. Rick’s group is momentarily stunned when the Saviors fire as a unit and all their bullets explode in the guns, taking out or injuring a large swath of Negan’s people. Eugene has saved the day!
Tom Payne, Lauren Cohan, Christian Serratos, and Danai Gurira in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 8 episode 16 (Photo by Gene Page / AMC)
Rick’s group charges as Gabriel hits Negan and Negan, hand injured, grabs Lucille. The attack begins in full as Rick’s people take on the Saviors.
Back at Hilltop, Tara leads the group into the woods but doesn’t go with them. She’s going to return to the Hilltop and reluctantly accepts help from the prisoners who volunteer to help fight the Saviors.
Rosita stops Eugene from being killed and Morgan holds back and doesn’t kill a Savior, instead, he just knocks him out.
Tara and her group are taken by surprise when the Saviors outside Hilltop are greeted with an attack by the Oceanside women and Aaron (Ross Marquand). They toss bombs at the Saviors and light them all on fire, easily defeating the group and defending Hilltop.
Saviors kneel before Maggie and give themselves up while Rick chases down Negan. Rick runs out of bullets and has to resort to hand-to-hand combat.
Negan tosses Lucille aside as they roll in the weeds. Negan has Rick down and is kicking him, and then picks up Lucille once again. Negan brings up Carl which gives Rick a second wind. They’re both in bad shape but Negan manages to get to his feet once again. Rick delays the attack by claiming they can still have a future. Rick asks for 10 seconds to tell him how, saying it’s for Carl.
Negan counts down from 10 as Rick says Carl didn’t want it to be a fight. Rick thinks Carl was right and his eyes fill with tears. Negan also looks ready to cry. However, it’s all a ploy. Rick slices Negan’s throat with a piece of glass from a nearby stained-glass panel while Negan’s guard is down. Negan’s bleeding out and behind Rick the remaining Saviors and Rick’s people are gathered on a hill, watching.
Rick calls someone over to save Negan and Maggie reacts by screaming, “No!” She wants Negan dead to make things right, saying it won’t be over until he’s dead. Michonne hugs her and lets her cry.
Rick tells the Saviors to put their hands down. It’s over and they can all go home now. He declares that Negan’s way of doing things is over. If they can’t live with that, then they’ll pay the price. Otherwise, they can all live in peace and fairness.
Rick points out a massive herd of walkers heading their way, acknowledging they won’t survive unless everyone works together. “Go home, then the work begins. The new world begins,” says Rick. “All this is just what was. There’s gotta be something after.”
Rosita asks Eugene about the bullets and he admits he did sabotage them. She then hits him in the face for puking on her. Eugene’s fine with that and knows he had it coming.
Morgan gives his protective gear to Carol to pass on to Henry. He’s going to try to be okay, but he needs to leave.
The close-up of Rick’s face with red, teary eyes from the beginning of the season is shown again and he says, “My mercy prevails over my wrath.” He takes a seat under a tree by himself and cries.
Alden (Callan McAuliffe) has a chat with Maggie and he wants to stay at the Hillside and help out. He can build things and wants to help this community and not return with the rest of the Saviors. She gives him permission to stick around.
Tara and Rosita head to the Saviors’ Sanctuary and speak with the Saviors. Tara and Rosita have brought people to help put the Saviors’ compound back in shape.
Dwight and Daryl take a trip into the woods. Dwight knows he’s about to die because of what he did to Denise and other people. He realizes he must pay for his deeds and is ready. He smiles and claims he’s happy he lived to see Negan taken down. Dwight kneels in front of Daryl and apologizes for everything. Daryl tells Dwight to be quiet, tosses him keys, and sends him away. Dwight’s banished but alive. “You go out there and you make it right. Find her,” says Daryl, walking away.
Morgan arrives at Jadis’ compound and Jadis lets him in. He delivers a message from Rick that Jadis can come back to the community if she wants. He tells her Rick needs all the hands he can get and wants to show everyone things can change. He tells her everything that’s worth a damn is about people. They formally introduce themselves, with Jadis saying her real name is Anne. Morgan says he won’t be going with her, but she should head off to Hilltop to be with people.
Dwight arrives at his old place and finds a note addressed to “D.” He laughs. It says “Honeymoon” with the sign for infinity.
Ezekiel, Jerry, Henry, and Carol return to The Kingdom.
Inside the main house at Hilltop, Maggie and Jesus talk about what has happened. She agrees he was right about saving the Saviors’ prisoners. However, she doesn’t think Rick was right about not killing Negan. She wants to build the Hilltop up and make this place thrive. She believes Rick and Michonne were wrong. She suggests they bide their time and then show Rick what he should have done. Daryl steps forward from the shadows and agrees.
Negan’s in a bed with his neck bandaged, pretending to sleep. Rick and Michonne tell him they want him alive to see what’s going to happen now that the war is over. Rick and Michonne threaten to open up the stitches to remind him what they can do. Rick then tells Negan he’ll have a job, too. Michonne says he’ll be an example and Rick lets him know he’ll be rotting in a cell for the rest of his life. It will be evidence they’re making a civilization out of the ruins and that things can return to normal. By keeping him alive, it shows there is justice in this world and Negan must pay.
Father Gabriel walks through his church which has been destroyed by fire. He sinks to his knees and says thank you and that he understands. He cries and looks into the light coming through the window. “After you’ve given me so much, I can see.”
Rick has a quiet moment and writes a note to Carl. He thanks Carl for making him a better man and for showing him this new world.
Disney and Lucasfilm have released a new one-minute teaser trailer for Solo: A Star Wars Story focusing on the friendship between a young Han Solo and Chewbacca the Wookie. The short trailer shows Han learning Chewbacca’s name, discussing good versus bad feelings, and also reveals a little more of a train heist.
The Han Solo origin story stars Alden Ehrenreich (Rules Don’t Apply) as Han Solo, Woody Harrelson (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) as Tobias Beckett, Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) as Qi’Ra, and Donald Glover (Atlanta) as Lando Calrissian. Thandie Newton (Westworld) plays Val, Phoebe Waller-Bridge (Goodbye Christopher Robin) is L3-37, Paul Bettany (Avengers: Infinity War) plays Dryden Vos, and Joonas Suotamo (Star Wars: Episode VIII – The Last Jedi) is Chewbacca.
The sci-fi action thriller is directed by two-time Oscar winner Ron Howard (A Beautiful Mind) from a script by Jonathan Kasdan and Lawrence Kasdan. Kathleen Kennedy, Allison Shearmur and Simon Emanuel are the producers, with Lawrence Kasdan, Jason McGatlin, Phil Lord and Christopher Miller executive producing.
Solo: A Star Wars Story is set to open in theaters on May 25, 2018.
The Plot: Board the Millennium Falcon and journey to a galaxy far, far away in Solo: A Star Wars Story, an all-new adventure with the most beloved scoundrel in the galaxy. Through a series of daring escapades deep within a dark and dangerous criminal underworld, Han Solo befriends his mighty future copilot Chewbacca and meets the notorious gambler Lando Calrissian, in a journey that will set the course of one of the Star Wars saga’s most unlikely heroes.
Alden Ehrenreich is Han Solo and Joonas Suotamo is Chewbacca in ‘Solo: A Star Wars Story.’ (Copyright: 2018 Lucasfilm Ltd)
