‘Outlander’ Season 3 Episode 12 Recap: The Bakra

December 3, 2017

Starz’s Outlander season three episode 12 is full of old ghosts, old wardrobes, and old unfinished business. If you watched this episode’s preview, you already know some of what I’m referring to. And if you read the book, you know the rest of what I mean.

We start with young Ian (John Bell)…poor, dear young Ian. We finally get to see his side of events as we begin this twelfth episode of season three in Starz’s Outlander series, “The Bakra.” The word Bakra means boss. Just who do you think that might refer to in this long grocery list of characters? Let’s find out, shall we?

We already know young Ian was snatched by pirates. We begin by seeing him dragged off the island holding the chest, right back to where Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) are shouting from the shoreline. Ian doesn’t go without fighting his captors, but he’s forced aboard the Bruja, very harshly treated though not hurt, and delivered to Jamaica.

Ian’s thrown into a cell where he finds other young men hiding and locked up. Ian’s told a tale of other young men who were in the same cell but were taken to see the Bakra and never returned. Of course, Ian asks what a Bakra is. When next we see him, Ian’s having his meeting with the aforementioned Bakra.

A slave servant named Hercules (Apolinhalo Antonio) takes Ian to a room and sits him down on a bed. He promptly leaves the room as Ian contemplates his fate, based on what the other prisoners told him. The next thing Ian sees is a blood-coated foot rise in the air to catch his attention. He hadn’t noticed the figure in the bath directly in front of him, bathing in goat’s blood. And might I add, YUCK!

A Scottish female voice joins the foot, and if you have a keen ear you might hear a familiar voice along with it. The view turns so that we can see the back of the woman, nude and coated in blood up to the neck, stepping from the bath. She turns to look over her shoulder and announces her name as a ghost from the past: Geillis (Lotte Verbeek), the cat with nine lives. She comes around to stand in front of Ian and starts pouring water on herself to wash away the blood. As a young man, Ian’s both aroused by a naked woman and repulsed by the rest of the scene before him.

Hercules arrives with a tray of cakes and tea. Naturally, Ian’s hungry so it doesn’t take much prodding to get him to eat and drink from the tray. Geillis starts asking about a sapphire jewel that’s missing from the box. Ian blurts out that he thought his Uncle Jamie took it. He then claps his hand over his mouth, eyes flying wide open as he looks suspiciously at the teacup saucer holding the tea she gave him. She admits she spiked it with a witch doctor’s potion to make him tell the truth.

Geillis is surprised to find Ian’s the nephew of James Fraser, but she also knows that Jamie will come for his nephew. Let the plotting begin.

Geillis continues her seduction of the young man and reveals she uses young virgins to get their power, then discards them when she’s done. Ian informs her he’s not a virgin, to her brief surprise. She pulls him closer using her toes on his shirt. Her long, slender toes work just like fingers. I found this particularly funny because I know two people in my life with toes like that, ones that could pinch or pick up things like a hand would. But I digress… Ian and Geillis get down to business as “The Skye Boat Song” starts our episode.

(There are a great many things that are different from the book in the show, as we have seen this season. The main items do continue to move the story in the proper way, so don’t worry.)

Jamie and Claire make it to Jamaica with Fergus (Cesar Domboy) and Marsali (Lauren Lyle). They must first tend to the cargo that allowed them to journey to Jamaica on the Artemis, then the next order of business is to find Ian. They need to get things done before the Porpoise arrives with the skeleton crew, who Claire saved, and a captain determined to find and arrest Jamie. Jamie meets the contact who’s to receive the cargo and is offered an invitation to the Governor’s Ball to celebrate the new Governor of the British territory.

They get settled in and start combing the slave market to see if young Ian was among the stock of the slave traders. Claire’s naturally appalled at what she sees. She also knows there’s a time when the horrible trade of humans will be put down.

Jamie speaks with the slave traders in the hopes of finding Ian and discovers the Governor’s house had purchased the entire lot of slaves from the Bruja. It was lucky that Jamie and Claire were given an invitation to the ball after all. The search continues, but at least they have a bread crumb to follow.

Jamie turns around and is looking for Claire – of course she has wandered off – and our dear Sassenach is overcome by what she witnesses going on in the slave market. She lashes out, of course.

Claire watches as a young slave woman is branded with a hot iron. There’s one slave on the platform being auctioned, and one prospective patron looking at the poor man for breeding stock. He wants proof of the slave’s virility, so the trader is attempting to stiffen the poor slave’s resolve to demonstrate and Claire simply loses all control. She lashes out and hits the man, starting a massive fight in the market. Jamie comes to her rescue. (We know our Sassenach cannot suffer injustice like that.) Jamie does the only thing he possibly can do, he purchases the man.

Claire’s now the not-so-proud owner of a young male slave named Temeraire (Thapelo J Sebogodi). Jamie and Claire both agree he will need to be freed. They contemplate how and when to do it safely so that he won’t land back in that market or dead. Plus, Temeraire might come in handy at that.

They need to go to the Governor’s Ball, so they ask Temeraire to help them by speaking to the other slaves of the house. Jamie cannot speak to them, but another slave can do it discreetly. They explain they intend to free him when the opportunity is safe and ask if they have a bargain in discussing their need to find young Ian with the other slaves. Temeraire is shocked by the blunt knowledge they want to free him but agrees to help with the inquiries about Ian.

At Geillis’ plantation, she’s now known as the widowed Mrs. Abernathy and is hosting Archibald Campbell (Mark Hadfield) and his sister, Margaret Campbell (Alison Pargeter). This is the reason the Campbells journeyed from Scotland after Claire visited them in Edinburgh.

Geillis needs the sapphire Jamie took from the treasure box to see about a third Scottish uprising in the future she was told about by a different fortune teller. If you recall, Jamie gave the jewel to Lord Grey – or, more correctly, it was confiscated while he was in prison. Geillis is beside herself because she still has no knowledge of the stone. Archibald asks how she came to know of the treasure. Geillis became aware of the family treasure of the MacKenzie clan through Dougal MacKenzie. Margaret must hold all three sapphires to see and speak the prophecy.

Outlander Season 3 Episode 12 — Caitriona Balfe and Sam Heughan in ‘Outlander’ season 3 episode 12 (Photo Credit: Starz)

The Fraser party attend the Governor’s Ball later that night. I’m sure some are liking the wig that would make the Duke of Sandringham (Simon Callow) pleased that sits atop Jamie’s head, but do not count me among them. I like the red hair, but of course I’m partial because I have dark auburn locks myself. I get he has to go incognito, so the covering of the signature red hair is prudent. But…meh!

The Governor’s Ball allows us to see some of the previous French attire trotted out for the occasion. Even Yi Tien Chow/Mr. Willoughby (Gary Young) is present and wearing one of Jamie’s French outfits as well.

Jamie and Claire reminisce about the clothes and their time at Versailles. As they walk up the entrance steps, Claire’s surprised to see Archibald Campbell. They chat briefly, then Claire and Jamie join the receiving line to see the Governor. As they’re surrounded by slave servants, Jamie asks Claire when the slave trade will end. Claire knows it will be 70 more years before Britain stops the practice, and 100 years before what will become the United States of America will no longer have slaves.

As Jamie and Claire wait in line, some women become intrigued by Yi Tien Chow standing just behind Jamie. Yi Tien Chow finds the entire encounter amusing and indulges the ladies. He then turns to see Margaret Campbell telling a slave of his imminent freedom. Margaret and Yi Tien Chow share a glance across the room and a brief smile. Yi Tien Chow is not happy with how Margaret’s brother continues to treat her.

Jamie and Claire remark about Fergus and Marsali giggling and imparting affection without being TOO obvious. Newlyweds can hardly contain themselves completely in public, and Claire remarks how she and Jamie were once that way. They joke a little but then share a deeply intimate and longing glance. Apparently, they’re not entirely away from the ‘newlywed’ behavior, ye ken.

All at once they’re close enough to see the new Governor. Enter the dashing Lord John Grey (David Berry). The shock and pleasure on his face is astonishing. Jamie’s pleased to see him too and to introduce Claire to him. Lord Grey’s exceedingly surprised and asks how she was restored to Jamie. Claire just says it’s a long story without elaborating. Understatement of the multiple centuries.

Lord John Grey leaves the line and leads the couple into a quiet room so they can talk in private. If I was Claire, I would have butterflies trying to overtake my pounding heart at that point. Across the room, Geillis sees the pair walking with the Governor.

Lord John asks Jamie if he’s well but Jamie only wants to hear of his son, Willie. In the book, this was the time Jamie was presented with the painted medallion by Lord John and eventually told Claire of the boy. As we know, the show revealed that surprise much earlier.

Jamie and John share a far too long glance and it isn’t missed by Claire. They speak briefly about the boy and eventually get around to why Jamie’s on the island at all. Jamie notices the sapphire that then Major Grey took from him mounted in a token on his hip. Lord John explains he made it into the token and he wears it as a remembrance. He takes his leave of the couple, and Jamie’s left to gather his feelings with Claire looking on.

Back out in the crowd of attendants to the Ball, Jamie and Claire mingle trying to find word of Ian. Jamie goes one way and Claire goes another.

Yi Tien Chow finds Margaret Campbell sitting quietly outside near a fountain. He explains he didn’t like how her brother treated her and calls her a flower from heaven. As she touches his hand, she says he’s a rare soul. I sense a connection here, but that is just a wild guess. They both are too cute. I always liked the Yi Tien Chow character.

Lord John Grey approaches Claire and mentions he did meet her before the rising. They joke a little about the events when he was a 16-year-old boy who attempted to kill Red Jamie. Claire mentions that Jamie had told her a great deal about all the events involving his son and Lord John’s wife’s sister as the boy’s mother. Claire changes the subject to the sapphire and Lord John explains Jamie gave it to him while he was a prisoner. Lord John mentions that it was good to finally meet the love who was Jamie’s every heartbeat. Claire smiles and looks across the room for a second to see Geillis. Lord John notices the surprise, and Claire excuses herself abruptly to follow Geillis outside.

Claire finds Geillis outside and of course the first question is how she survived the fires after the witch trial. Geillis explains that the pregnancy saved her life. They had to let her survive long enough to deliver the child. The child was an innocent and its death would constitute murder. Then Dougal came and took the child away to another family. He helped her to escape by putting an old woman who passed three days before into the cloak Geillis was to be burned in. Clair’s surprised by all of this.

Geillis reveals she eventually married a sugar plantation owner and is now Mistress Abernathy. She asks Claire why she’s in Jamaica, like she didn’t already know from Ian. Claire explains they’re looking for young Ian, and Geillis fakes support and concern.

Geillis wants to go in and find Jamie, so Claire takes her in to find him. He’s sitting with the Governor when Claire locates him. Jamie stands at her approach and is shocked to see Geillis approaching behind her.

Geillis notices the token with the sapphire and abruptly leaves to get Archibald Campbell. She tells him to do readings for the crowd and manipulates Lord John Grey into a reading. The sapphire finds itself in Margaret Campbell’s hands and she provides the prophecy Geillis wanted to hear while Jamie and Claire look on with deep suspicion.

The reading’s cryptic and Geillis runs outside with Archibald Campbell to understand what Margaret said. He tells Geillis it meant that a new Scottish king would rise when a 200-year-old baby was killed on the day of its birth. Riddle that one out, if you can.

Fergus and Marsali are outside gushing about being married when they see the entrance of British troops, led by Captain Leonard (Charlie Hiett). Jamie and Claire immediately leave and actually run into their new servant, Temeraire, while heading for the carriage. Temeraire did find Ian and explains he was taken to Mrs. Abernathy. Claire realizes Geillis was lying to her.

Jamie promises to take Temeraire to the escaped slaves he asked to be left with for his freedom. As they ride to bring Temeraire to his freedom, the British soldiers find Jamie and Claire on the road. Jamie gives Claire his children’s pictures just before he’s taken by the soldiers. Claire cusses the Captain out for taking him away after she saved all their lives. Jamie’s still taken away, Claire’s left on the road with the carriage, and we’re left with just one episode remaining in this season. The season finale awaits. Je Suis Prest!

– Exclusive Interview on Season 3 with Executive Producer Ronald D. Moore
– One-on-One with Sophie Skelton
– Richard Rankin Interview on Outlander Season 3 and Playing Roger
– Caitriona Balfe, Sam Heughan and Tobias Menzies Q&A

‘Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency’ Season 2 Episode 8 Recap: Little Guy, Black Hair

Rebecca Murray

December 2, 2017

Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency season 2 episode 8 — Amanda Brotzman (Hannah Marks), Dirk Gently (Samuel Barnett), and Todd Brotzman (Elijah Wood) in ‘Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency’ season 2 episode 8 (Photo by Katie Yu / BBC America)

We begin BBC America’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency season two episode eight with a flashback to a young Arnold Cardenas. He watches from the doorway as his parents get into a heated argument that results in the vase breaking and his mom stabbing his dad in the forehead with scissors.

It turns out there is another boy and both children watch as Marina Cardenas drives away. The younger boy’s eyes roll back in his head and he passes out. Arnold continues watching as his mom’s car begins flying into the night sky away from their home. When he returns to the kitchen, his father’s blood is on the floor but his dad’s body is missing.

Fast forward to current events and Mr. Priest (Alan Tudyk) and his Blackwing men crawl all over the Cardenas house. Mr. Priest alerts Friedkin (Dustin Milligan) of the fact there’s a portal in the upstairs bedroom, labeling it a “pocket dimension.” Friedkin isn’t even capable of pretending he understands, so Ken (Mpho Koaho) takes over the conversation.

Mr. Priest has the flying purple people eater locked up and reports there are no signs of Dirk or Todd in the house. Farah Black is also missing. Ken tells him to lock down the entire county as a convergence is likely coming soon.

Ken, who’s now cleaned up and wearing a suit, tries to explain things to Friedkin but Friedkin is about ready to explode. He doesn’t understand how seven people have just disappeared.

Farah (Jade Eshete) makes her way back to the sheriff’s station and she’s immediately shot at by Tina (Izzie Steele) who doesn’t realize it’s Farah coming through the door. Tina’s frazzled and confused as to how Suzie Boreton could have been a witch. “She shot flying guillotine shapes out of a stick,” says Tina, demanding to know how that happened. Tina also reveals the prisoners have all disappeared, the internet’s down, and the radio is just spewing government sh*t.

Tina’s not even close to calming down as she explains the scissor sword is missing and there were scary military dudes at the hospital. Farah finally gets her to breathe, but when Tina tries to leave Farah stops her. Farah believes Todd and Dirk went to Wendimoor so now they’ll have to stop Suzie on their own. She suggests they go to her home, get her wand, and arrest her.

Tina’s incredibly worried about Hobbs who’s still missing. She admits he’s her best friend and the only reason she took the job in the first place.

Meanwhile in Wendimoor, Dirk (Samuel Barnett) is being chased through the woods by his “girlfriend.” He spots a Kellum truck that’s totally out of place but keeps running. Then he spots a horse-drawn carriage and jumps in the back.

Elsewhere in Wendimoor, Todd (Elijah Wood) and Amanda (Hannah Marks) are chained up in a horse stall. Amanda’s still mad at him and Todd apologizes for Wakti being killed. Todd explains all he’s done is try and rescue her, but Amanda’s still not happy with him. Todd then reveals he has Pararibulitis. Amanda’s shocked, and Todd says he thought it meant he couldn’t give up and had to make things right with his sister. Only then could life be normal again.

Frija Dengdamor (Karin Konoval) and Wygar Oak (Aleks Paunovic) arrive and interrupt the siblings’ conversation.

Back at the Blackwing facility, Friedkin and Ken return to Ken’s taxi where he attempts to explain everything to Friedkin. Mona Wilder is Project Lamia, a variable physical non-constant. She can become anything. Ken reveals she’s most comfortable as an inanimate object. She was a chair for six years. Ken plays the tape that shows the Panic Pete squeeze toy is probably Mona Wilder.

Suzie (Amanda Walsh) is learning the ropes in Wendimoor, trying to read from the spell book and not having any luck. She wants to control Wakti’s pool (the one Amanda was using to hone her special skills) because controlling the pool will allow her to control the world. Her eyes bleed as she stabs her wand into the pool while cackling uncontrollably.

The carriage containing Dirk arrives in town and he leaps out. He pretends to be a normal guy but does a horrible job at it. He tries out different accents while helping the driver remove large, sharp blades. The driver explains the blades are meant to bring justice to two witch-a-coo-coos, a brother and sister from another world.

The driver, who’s also the executioner, sets up the blades and they form a large pair of lethal scissors.

Wygar questions Todd, asking if he works for the Trosts or The Mage. Todd tries his best to explain, saying the weapons the Trosts had are called guns and they’re from his world. Frija doesn’t believe they are from another world, and Todd goes off about how he’s having a hard time believing he’s in her world.

Amanda takes the angry energy level down a notch or two by apologizing to Frija about the loss of her son, Farson. She calls Farson a great person but adds Farson was never kidnapped. Amanda explains Farson ran away because of all the fighting and got captured by the Kellum knights. Amanda warns the Kellum knights are coming and Frija needs to make peace with the Trosts before they’re all wiped out.

Frija is having none of it and tells Amanda to stop lying. She orders the siblings to be executed. Hidden outside, Dirk overhears the order.

Farah and Tina arrive at Suzie’s house but she’s not there. Scott the frog is, but they don’t know he’s really Suzie’s son. They find Suzie’s husband, Bob, sitting in front of the TV with a videotape of Suzie telling him to remain seated. Tina discovers the TV isn’t plugged in.

Back in Wendimoor, Todd tries to take his pills but Amanda knocks them away. She explains Wakti was teaching her to “weaponize her attacks.” Maybe Todd is capable of that, too. Unfortunately, he swallowed a pill before she explained this.

Amanda demands Todd hit her, but he refuses so she hits him. She thinks if he hits her it will trigger an attack. She keeps hitting him until finally he does hit her back. It doesn’t trigger an attack of anything but giggles. They remember something funny from their childhood and then get into a slap fight.

Dirk is once again on the run from his girlfriend.

Todd explains he and Farah were on the run and that’s why he dyed his hair black. Amanda’s happy to learn he and Farah hooked up, and he admits he was really worried about her. He knows he hurt her and Amanda admits she wants her brother back. When she looks at him now, she’s not sure she knows him. He apologizes again.

Back at the Boreton place, Farah and Tina remove thumbtacks from Bob’s face. They think the magical TV has kept Bob in a trance, and then The Mage shocks them by speaking to them from the TV. Farah says they want to talk to Suzie, but he explains she’s in Wendimoor.

The TV images of The Mage and Suzie instruct Bob to kill Farah and Tina. He attacks and the women fight back. Bob gets the upper hand and is strangling Tina when Farah shoots the TV. He drops Tina and stops fighting.

Dirk’s still on the run through Wendimoor when he runs smack dab into The Rowdy 3. He screams at them to leave and then his girlfriend arrives to make things even more confusing. Dirk punches Martin (Michael Eklund) and immediately confesses he’s never hit anyone before in his life. He’s completely confused and his hand might be broken. He asks them not to hit him and then reveals Amanda and Todd have been captured and are about to be executed. The Rowdy 3 want to immediately leave to rescue Amanda and Todd, but Dirk reminds them they don’t even know where to go. He adds that there are too many people for them to take on alone, and Vogel (Osric Chau) – at Martin’s urging – asks if Dirk has a better idea. He does, of course.

The Rowdy 3 agree Dirk is now in charge.

Todd and Amanda wear dunce caps as they’re walked through a screaming crowd. Soft puffy things are thrown at them, and Todd and Amanda respond by flipping off the crowd.

Farah tries to get the location of The Mage out of Bob but he just grunts. Tina attempts to get the answer by making him grunt for a yes or stay silent for a no. Bob indicates Suzie isn’t coming back from Wendimoor and The Mage is still here on Earth. Bob reveals he knows where Hobbs is and Tina can barely control herself as she tries to get answers from him. She reminds him she’s a good friend and asks him to reach deep down to tell her where Hobbs is. Bob struggles and says Hobbs is at the quarry.

Todd and Dirk are on the stage, minutes from their execution. They’re standing on blocks with their hands in cuffs over their heads. Frija takes the stage and says everything is the Trosts’ fault. She assures her people the chaos ends today, just as The Rowdy 3 arrive in the Kellum truck.

Dirk takes off his executioner hood and Amanda and Todd couldn’t be happier to see him. The Rowdy 3 continue to beat up the crowd as Dirk frees his friends. They hug but then Silas Dengdamor (Lee Majdoub) breaks up the happy reunion by holding them at scissor point. Dirk decides now’s his time to be brave and challenges Silas to a scissor duel.

Martin’s also found a worthy foe in Wygar. Dirk and Silas fight as do Wygar and Martin, and there’s lots of tossing of bodies and scissor action. The Rowdy 3 team up to take on Wygar but he’s not an easy enemy to get the better of.

Silas and Dirk continue to fight and then suddenly Dirk is able to cut Silas’ arm. Dirk, who’s a novice at this whole fighting thing, believes that means he won. Unfortunately, Dirk’s wrong and Silas cuts his arm. Amanda rushes to him, calling out, “Dirk!” Silas had no idea he was fighting Dirk Gently!

Amanda and Todd attack Silas and then make a run for it with Dirk. Wygar sees Silas go down, which gives Dirk’s girlfriend a chance to attack Wygar. The Rowdy 3, Todd, Dirk, Amanda, and the girlfriend make it into the truck along with a kidnapped Silas.

Silas comes to and Dirk says, “As I always say, any boyfriend of Panto’s is someone I might meet in another dimension.” They get Silas to his feet and Dirk asks how long the feud between the Dengdamors and the Trosts has been going on. It turns out the answer is three generations which is the beginning of time in Wendimoor.

Todd realizes that Dirk has solved the case!

Dirk explains the whole thing, beginning with the Cardenas’, Arnold, and the baby in the boat. They raised the baby boy but he had “god-like, reality-warping powers that activated whenever he fell asleep.” His dreams would come true but in a bad way.

The weirdness in Bergsberg attracted a predecessor to Blackwing. The Cardenas’ couldn’t handle all this and didn’t know if they should sell the farm to the Kellum Corporation. Silas recognizes the name Kellum – it’s The Mage’s name.

The Rowdy 3 don’t get it but they love it.

Dirk continues, explaining Marina Cardenas sold the farm, bought a car, and accidentally killed her husband with scissors. The boy freaked out, retreated into a dream state, launched his mom into space, and put his dad in a tree.

Amanda stops all this to ask if there’s a new case going on. Dirk says the case they were working on at home is the same one they’re working in Wendimoor.

Arnold was left alone with the boy and, scared, he called the government. He turned in the boy, betraying his brother. However, the boy was so stressed by the government agents that he tried to make his fantasy real. He created Wendimoor in an instant, just from his mind.

Silas figures out that means the people of Wendimoor are just “figments of a scared child’s mind.” Dirk disagrees, saying they are real people. The boy’s dream was like a big bang – the 1967 event – and because the boy fell into a coma, Wendimoor’s been falling into chaos without its rightful ruler. The boy must be returned to Wendimoor to set everything right.

Dirk does his “Did it!” move, explaining he’s making it a thing. He’s quite pleased with himself. The Rowdy 3 believe all this because it’s nerdy bullsh*t.

Todd still doesn’t understand who Suzie Boreton is and neither does Dirk. However, Dirk does admit he hates her. But the most important thing is that Dirk knows who and where the boy is. He’s Project Moloch and he’s locked up in Blackwing. That’s where he was taken as a kid and where he remains.

Amanda remembers Wakti saying she had a friend in Blackwing. Dirk gets super excited because he knows Wakti’s friend must be Mona Wilder!

Silas asks if Dirk can fulfill the prophecy by returning the boy and saving Wendimoor, and Dirk enthusiastically says he can. But, they have to get to Blackwing to do that. Vogel shouts that Amanda can do that, and she admits she did learn how to do that just yesterday.

Dirk does a happy dance and Todd says, “Everything is connected.” The gang laugh until Suzie appears with her wand.

Tina and Farah head to the quarry to search for Hobbs. They find his car, but The Mage has beat them to it. The Mage zaps them both with his wand.

– Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood Interview
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– Fiona Dourif and Mpho Koaho Interview
– Alan Tudyk and Tyler Labine Interview
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‘The Exorcist’ Season 2 Episode 8 Recap: A Heaven of Hell

Rebecca Murray

December 1, 2017

The Exorcist Season 2 Episode 8 — Alfonso Herrera, Alicia Witt and John Cho in ‘The Exorcist’ season 2 episode 8 (Photo by Sergei Bachlakov © 2017 Fox Broadcasting Co)

Fox’s The Exorcist season two episode seven left off with the demon at least temporarily gaining control of Andy. Episode eight begins with an update on what’s happening to Andy’s foster kids while Father Tomas and Marcus work on exorcising the demon.

Titled “A Heaven of Hell,” episode eight kicks off with Rose (Li Jun Li) providing the kids with an update on Andy’s condition. She believes Andy’s fighting back but Verity’s worried the priests are making things worse. Three days in and nothing’s changed. Although the kids don’t want to leave, Rose needs to find them temporary homes. She informs them she’ll be taking them off the island.

Verity (Brianna Hildebrand) knows nothing will ever be the same since they all witnessed Andy killing someone. “We’re never going back,” states Verity.

Andy (John Cho) and Nicole (Alicia Witt) are snuggled in bed when he hears something. In reality, Father Tomas (Alfonso Herrera) and Marcus (Ben Daniels) are continuing to pray over his body in bed. The demon speaks to Marcus and Tomas, teasing knowledge of Marcus’ time with another young apprentice. Tomas has no idea what the demon is talking about.

The scene switches back to Andy and Nikki staring lovingly into each other’s eyes. He wonders how long they’ve been in bed together.

Elsewhere, Father Bennett (Kurt Egyiawan) is still bleeding and in terrible shape as Mouse (Zuleikha Robinson) drives them across the country. They need to locate Father Tomas and Marcus, and Father Bennett asks about her history with Marcus. She admits they worked together, but that’s all.

A flashback to the Isle of Iona, UK in 1999 reveals Mouse and Father Marcus’ backstory. A bearded, longer-haired Marcus and Mouse appear to be friends, and he reminds her she still has time to leave this life and do something more normal. Marcus calls her his “little church mouse” and asks if she wants to see their guest one more time. He assures her he would never let anything happen to her.

Flash-forward to Andy’s place and Marcus and Father Tomas are taking a coffee break. Marcus admits Mouse was a friend and that she took her vows to become a nun and then he moved on to another case. Father Tomas wonders why the demon would have brought that up, and Marcus brushes it off.

Over at the neighbor’s place, Caleb (Hunter Dillon) and Shelby (Alex Barima) talk to Russ Holstrom (Timothy Webber) and he assures them they shouldn’t worry too much. (Of course, he’s unaware of what’s really going on with Andy.) The Holstroms believe Andy has pneumonia and as Verity packs to leave with Rose, Colleen Holstrom is worried Verity’s giving up on her dream to go to college. When Verity says she’ll be homeless in six months, Colleen says Andy would never allow that to happen.

Meanwhile, Father Bennett’s condition has deteriorated. Mouse has no choice but to suspend their road trip to take him to a hospital. He’s intubated, sedated, and looks weak, but Mouse is anxious to leave soon.

Another flashback to Iona shows Mouse secretly entering the room of a possessed woman named Miriam (Lily Knight). Apparently, she sneaks into Miriam’s room often and Miriam wonders what would happen if Father Marcus knew. Mouse prays and the demon speaks, taunting Mouse and asking her if she wants to see the real face of God. Mouse gets too close and Miriam attacks.

Marcus visits Russ and Colleen’s place and admits to Rose they need help from the kids to reach Andy. Rose refuses, not wanting to put the kids in harm’s way. Marcus only wants one of the kids, confessing they’re losing Andy at this point. Verity’s been listening in from outside the room and steps forward to volunteer. She doesn’t want to look back on this and wonder if she could have helped save him.

Back at Andy’s, Father Tomas is caring for Andy on his own when he sees Nikki perched over Andy’s body on the bed. He closes his eyes and when he reopens them, she’s gone. However, he broke the water glass he was holding and now Andy has secretly taken a piece.

Marcus is walking back to Andy’s when Peter (Christopher Cousins) offers him a ride.

Once more to Iona and Father Marcus is tending to the now-possessed Mouse. He’s in tears and she apologizes for seeing Miriam behind his back. She begs him to let the demon take her. Father Marcus promises he won’t leave her and reminds her he’s never lost a soul. He makes small talk and then the demon teases him, saying it knows Father Marcus was thinking of breaking his vows with Mouse.

The demon blames Father Marcus for making Mouse ripe for the picking. The demon writhes sexually on the bed as Father Marcus backs away.

And back to current events… Marcus accepts Peter’s offer and Peter asks what’s really going on. He offers to help, but Marcus assures him they’re doing everything they can. Peter would like it if after it’s all over, they share a bottle of bourbon. Marcus thanks him for everything and it sounds as though he anticipates never seeing Peter again. They kiss and then Marcus returns to Andy’s house.

Rose shows up with Verity who’s attempting to be brave but is obviously freaked out. Marcus reminds her whatever it says is just the demon talking, using what it can against her. “Let the damn thing try,” says Verity before walking up the stairs to where Andy’s tied to the bed.

Verity says hi but Andy doesn’t reply. Verity talks about how Andy believed in her and that finally makes the Demon Andy laugh. He taunts her with her impending death – frozen, alone, and dead from a drug overdose. Nikki speaks through Andy next and she’s also cruel, saying she was glad she drowned so she wouldn’t have to see Verity again. Verity listens as Father Tomas whispers in her ear, telling her to reject the demon.

Verity steps closer to the bed, telling Andy she was a disappointment (rude, snotty, etc.). She acted that way to make Andy show he hated her, but he never did. She knows he loved her and she calls him a really good dad. Verity tells him he needs to fight to come back to them.

As she’s kneeling on the floor by the edge of the mattress, Andy’s gripping the piece of broken glass. (No one realizes he has it.) Verity bends over to kiss him and it appears Andy is still struggling with the demon. He doesn’t stab her with the glass but he’s in pain as he wrestles for control of his body. Andy warns them to get Verity out of the room as Father Tomas and Marcus continue the exorcism.

Outside, Rose compliments Verity, telling her she was incredible. They hug and then drive away, with Verity glancing back over her shoulder likely thinking she’ll never see this place she called home again.

Another flashback shows two priests (not Marcus) tending to Mouse. Father Marcus couldn’t finish the exorcism and left three weeks prior. Mouse is confused, unable to comprehend that Father Marcus took off while she was still possessed.

Now, Mouse gives Father Bennett a kiss on the forehead and leaves him in the hospital to heal.

Rose takes the kids to the dock as it’s time for them to start different lives.

Father Tomas is about to touch the dead body of Harper’s mom, currently housed in the bathtub under a blanket when Marcus enters the bathroom. Neither man have slept in days, but they refuse to stop now to rest.

The kids wait at the restaurant at the dock while Rose gets the tickets. When Rose returns, Verity’s gone. The kids admit she went back to get a book at the neighbors’ house. Rose leaves Shelby in charge and heads out to retrieve Verity.

Verity’s walking in the rain back to the Holstrom house because she needs the book Andy and Nikki gave her. She’s in tears, emotional, as she admits she threw it in the trash. She desperately wants to retrieve it. The book is the only thing she has from Andy and she refuses to leave the island without it. Rose agrees to drive her back to fetch it.

Inside Andy’s house, Marcus and Father Tomas continue the exorcism without much energy. The demon uses Mouse’s voice to get to Marcus and it works. Father Tomas has to hold Marcus back from attacking Andy. Marcus realizes they need rest and suggests they work in shifts. Father Tomas agrees – as long as he can go first.

Mouse is back on the road, but now she’s alone on her mission to catch up with Father Marcus.

Father Tomas sits on the edge of the bed, continuing to pray. He doesn’t notice Andy is ever so stealthily using the piece of glass to cut the rope holding his hand down to the bed.

Marcus relieves Father Tomas, and Father Tomas says he thinks Andy is defeating the demon. Marcus is in much better shape after the brief rest, and he informs Father Tomas he’s no longer an apprentice. Marcus believes Father Tomas is a full-fledged exorcist now. They stand together at the end of the bed, continuing the exorcism.

Shelby, Caleb, and Harper (Beatrice Kitsos) are waiting at the dock when the lights go out one by one.

Verity enters Russ and Colleen’s place, calling out that she forgot something. The lights don’t work and no one answers. Verity walks slowly through the house and heads upstairs to the room she was staying in. She retrieves the book from the trashcan and then hears Caleb’s bird crying from the next room. (Caleb left the bird in the Holstroms’ care.)

When Verity opens the door, the bird continues to act agitated. She hears a door close elsewhere and follows the noise.

Over at Andy’s, Marcus is asleep on the couch. There’s blood on the staircase and on the floor leading from the exorcism room. Andy is gone having freed himself from his restraints on the bed. Father Tomas has been lost in one of his visions, imagining the conversation about apprentices while in reality, Andy has left the house.

Verity walks around the Holstrom house and sees the front door is standing wide open. She calls out for Rose and then finds Russ and Colleen dead at their kitchen table. Rose comes toward Verity and whispers, “Run,” but it’s too late. Demon Andy enters the room behind her, looks at Verity with a slight smile, and says, “Hey, kiddo.”

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‘Midnight Sun’ New Trailer Features Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger

Rebecca Murray

December 1, 2017

The first trailer for Midnight Sun is reminiscent of 2017’s Everything, Everything starring Amandla Stenberg and Nick Robinson. Both involve a teenager stuck at home because of a medical condition, and both find the teenager trapped in her house falling for a neighbor she watches through her window. Midnight Sun substitutes Bella Thorne (Famous in Love, Shake It Up!) for Amandla Stenberg and Patrick Schwarzenegger (The Long Road Home, Dear Eleanor), son of Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver, subs in for Nick Robinson.

In addition to Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger, the cast includes Quinn Shephard (Person of Interest, Almost There), Ken Tremblett (When Calls the Heart, The Unauthorized Saved by the Bell Story), Jenn Griffin (Pretty Little Dead Girl), Suleka Mathew (Men in Trees, The Dead Zone), Nicholas Coombe (Imaginary Mary), and Rob Riggle (Angie Tribeca, Modern Family). Scott Speer (Finding Carter) directed from a script by Eric Kirsten, based on Taiyô no uta by Kenji Bando. David Boies, James McGough, Aln Ou, and Hiroki Shirota served as executive producers.

Open Road Films has set a March 23, 2018 theatrical release date.

The Plot: Midnight Sun is a romantic tearjerker about 17-year-old Katie Price (Thorne), sheltered at home since childhood with a rare genetic condition, a life-threatening sensitivity to sunlight. Having only her father Jack (Riggle) for company, Katie’s world opens up after dark when she ventures outside to play her guitar.

One night, her dreams come true when she’s noticed and asked out by her longtime crush Charlie (Schwarzenegger), whom she’s secretly watched from her bedroom window for years. As they embark on nightly summer excursions, Katie’s risk to sunlight grows and she’s presented with the gut-wrenching dilemma of whether she can live a normal life with her newfound soul mate.

Midnight Sun poster and trailer — Poster for ‘Midnight Sun’ starring Bella Thorne and Patrick Schwarzenegger (Photo Credit: Open Road Films)

Sabrina the Teenage Witch Series Coming to Netflix

Rebecca Murray

December 1, 2017

Sabrina the Teenage Witch TV Series — ‘The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina’ artwork (Photo Courtesy of Archie Comics)

There’s a dark and twisted take on Sabrina the Teenage Witch in the works at Netflix. The currently untitled Sabrina series will be based on the Archie Comics’ graphic novel The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. The series was originally considered for The CW where it would have paired up with the Archie Comics production, Riverdale, but Netflix has apparently stepped forward and scooped up the property.

Riverdale series creator/executive producer Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa is executive producing and writing the Sabrina the Teenage Witch series for Netflix. Lee Toland Krieger (The Age of Adaline, The Vicious Kind) is attached to direct and executive produce, with Greg Berlanti (Riverdale, Blindspot, Supergirl), Sarah Schechter (Riverdale, Legends of Tomorrow, The Flash), and Archie Comics’ Jon Goldwater also executive producing. The Sabrina series is set up under Berlanti Productions in association with Warner Bros. Television.

The one-hour drama has been given a two season order for a total of 20 episodes. Netflix has not revealed any casting details yet nor have they announced a potential premiere date.

This version of Sabrina the Teenage Witch won’t have much in common with the previous television incarnation of the character. Melissa Joan Hart starred in a much lighter, more family-friendly version that ran on ABC from 1996 through 2003. The cast also included Nick Bakay, Caroline Rhea, Beth Broderick, Nate Richert, Jenna Leigh Green, Martin Mull, and Soleil Moon Frye.

The Plot: The ‘Untitled Sabrina Series’ imagines the origin and adventures of Sabrina the Teenage Witch as a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult and, of course, witchcraft. Tonally in the vein of Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist, this adaptation finds Sabrina wrestling to reconcile her dual nature – half-witch, half-mortal – while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family and the daylight world humans inhabit.

‘Permission’ Debuts a Trailer and Poster with Dan Stevens and Rebecca Hall

Rebecca Murray

December 1, 2017

Good Deed Entertainment’s released the new trailer for Permission along with a poster featuring the film’s stars. Rebecca Hall (The Gift, Professor Marston and the Wonder Women) and Dan Stevens (Beauty and the Beast, Downton Abbey, Legion) co-star in the romantic drama playing a married couple who’ve never dated, much less slept with, anyone else.

Written and directed by Brian Crano (A Bag of Hammers, Dog Food), Permission was produced by Rebecca Hall, Margot Hand, Giri Tharan, and Joshua Thurston. In addition to Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens, the cast includes Gina Gershon (Empire, Brooklyn Nine-Nine), Francois Arnaud (Midnight, Texas, Blindspot), David Joseph Craig (The Gift, Boy Erased), Morgan Spector (Chuck, Boardwalk Empire), and Jason Sudeikis (Son of Zorn, The Last Man on Earth).

Permission is set to open in theaters on February 9, 2018.

Rebecca Hall also has A Rainy Day in New York from writer/director Woody Allen opening in theaters in 2018. Hall also recently completed work on Holmes and Watson with Will Ferrell as Sherlock Holmes and John C. Reilly as Watson. Stevens has The Man Who Invented Christmas now playing in theaters and has Apostle from writer/director Gareth Evans and co-starring Lucy Boynton likely heading to theaters next year.

The Plot: Anna (Hall) and Will (Stevens), were each other’s first every-things: first kiss, first love, first and only relationship. Now, 10 years in, at Anna’s 30th birthday party, as Will is about to propose, the couple’s best friend makes a drunken toast, suggesting that they should sleep around before their inevitable marriage. The joke lands like a lead balloon, but the thought lingers until Anna proposes that they try opening their relationship – as a sexual experiment. Together, they venture out of the purely monogamous boundaries of their relationship and, along the way, evolve.

Permission Poster — Poster for ‘Permission’ starring Rebecca Hall and Dan Stevens.

CBS Announced Its Winter 2018 Primetime Schedule

Rebecca Murray

December 1, 2017

CBS has announced its winter 2018 primetime lineup which includes the series debuts of Living Biblically and Instinct. The January through March schedule the network just unveiled also includes the premiere dates for Big Brother‘s celebrity edition, season 30 of The Amazing Race, and season 36 of Survivor.

The network has not confirmed the premiere dates for returning shows Code Black, Elementary, and Undercover Boss.

In addition to announcing the premiere dates and schedule for their winter programs, CBS released details on the upcoming seasons of new and returning shows:

The Amazing Race: The Amazing Race is a multi-Emmy Award-winning reality series hosted by Emmy Award-nominated host Phil Keoghan, where teams of two embark on a trek around the world. At every destination, each team must compete in a series of challenges, some mental and some physical, and only when the tasks are completed will they learn of their next location. Teams who are the farthest behind will gradually be eliminated as the contest progresses, with the first team to arrive at the final destination winning The Amazing Race and the $1 million prize.

Big Brother: The Network will launch its first celebrity edition of reality hit Big Brother on Wednesday, Feb. 7 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT). As previously announced, the special winter edition will feature multiple episodes per week during a concentrated run, and include the series’ signature Head of Household and Power of Veto competitions and live evictions. Julie Chen will return to host.

Living Biblically TV Series — ‘Living Biblically’ (Photo
© 2017 CBS Broadcasting)

Living Biblically: CBS will premiere the new comedy Living Biblically (f.k.a. “By the Book”) on Monday, Feb. 26 (9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT) after 9JKL completes its season order. Living Biblically stars Jay R. Ferguson as Chip Curry, a modern-day man at a crossroads in his life who decides to live strictly in accordance with the Bible. As he begins his sincere spiritual journey toward a more moral life with the help of his wife and friends, Chip wonders if he’ll be able to take a page – or every page – out of the Good Book, and if the effect will be of Biblical proportions. Lindsey Kraft, Ian Gomez, David Krumholtz, Tony Rock and Camryn Manheim also star.

Instinct: Instinct will premiere Sunday, March 11 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT), two weeks after the season finale of Big Brother. The new drama stars Alan Cumming as Dr. Dylan Reinhart, a gifted author, university professor and former CIA operative who is lured back to his old life by NYPD Detective Lizzie Needham (Bojana Novakovic) to help her stop a serial killer who is using Dylan’s first book as a tutorial. Daniel Ings, Naveen Andrews and Sharon Leal also star.

Survivor: Survivor is a multi-Emmy Award-winning reality-competition series that features castaways separated into groups and forced to compete against each other with the same ultimate goal: to outwit, outplay and outlast one another. Ultimately, one will be crowned the Sole Survivor and win the $1 million prize. Emmy Award winner Jeff Probst is the host.

CBS’ WINTER 2018 SCHEDULE

Wednesday, Jan. 24
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT THE AMAZING RACE (2-Hour Episode)
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT CRIMINAL MINDS

Wednesday, Feb. 7
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER (Celebrity Edition Premiere)
9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT THE AMAZING RACE (2-Hour Episode)

Thursday, Feb. 8
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

Friday, Feb. 9
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER (2-Hour Episode)

Sunday, Feb. 11
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

Monday, Feb. 12
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

Wednesday, Feb. 14
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER
9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT THE AMAZING RACE (2-Hour Episode)

Friday, Feb. 16
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER (2-Hour Episode)

Sunday, Feb. 18
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

Monday, Feb. 19
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

Wednesday, Feb. 21
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER
9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT THE AMAZING RACE (Season Finale)

Friday, Feb. 23
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER (2-Hour Episode)

Saturday, Feb. 24
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER

Sunday, Feb. 25
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT BIG BROTHER (Celebrity Edition Finale)

Monday, Feb. 26
8:00-8:30 PM, ET/PT KEVIN CAN WAIT
8:30-9:00 PM, ET/PT MAN WITH A PLAN
9:00-9:30 PM, ET/PT SUPERIOR DONUTS
9:30-10:00 PM, ET/PT LIVING BIBLICALLY (Series Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT SCORPION

Wednesday, Feb. 28
8:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT SURVIVOR (2-Hour Season Premiere)
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT SEAL TEAM

Wednesday, March 7
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT SURVIVOR (Time Period Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT SEAL TEAM
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT CRIMINAL MINDS

Sunday, Effective March 11
8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT INSTINCT (Series Premiere)
9:00-10:00 PM, ET/PT NCIS: LOS ANGELES
10:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT MADAM SECRETARY

CBS Winter Schedule Includes Instinct — Alan Cumming as Dr. Dylan Reinhart and Bojana Novakovic as Det. Lizzie Needham on ‘Instinct’ (Photo: Jeff Neumann ©CBS Broadcasting Inc)

‘Stranger Things’ Will Return for a Third Season

Rebecca Murray

December 1, 2017

In a move that surprises absolutely no one, Network has renewed the award-winning supernatural series Stranger Things for a third season. The news broke that Netflix had officially given the popular sci-fi thriller a season three via Twitter, but given the show’s popularity, the only surprise was that it had taken until December 1, 2107 to confirm another season.

The cast of season two included Winona Ryder as Joyce Byers, David Harbour as Chief Jim Hopper, Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers, Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven, Caleb McLaughlin as Lucas Sinclair, Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin Henderson, Cara Buono as Karen Wheeler, Natalia Dyer as Nancy Wheeler, Charlie Heaton as Jonathan Byers, Joe Keery as Steve Harrington, Dacre Montgomery as Billy, and Sadie Sink as Max.

Matt and Ross Duffer created the series and wrote all episodes of seasons one and two. They also directed some episodes and serve as executive producers along with director Shawn Levy, Dan Cohen, and Iain Patterson.

Prior to the second season, Joe Kerry talked to Showbiz Junkies about topping season one. “People love season one because it’s season one, and if you make season two like season one…season two isn’t season one so you have to keep the things that people really loved about the show but also do some things different. I think that the way that they’ve gone about it by making it a little darker, a little clunker in a good way, it’ll be exciting for people and it’ll feel different but it’s also the same show that they fell in love with, I think,” said Kerry. After season two premiered, Kerry’s description of the new season as “a little darker, a little clunker in a good way,” proved to be appropriate.

The first season of Stranger Things earned 18 Emmy nominations including outstanding directing, writing, drama series, supporting actor, and supporting actress. Season one was also nominated for three Screen Actors Guild awards including nominations for Millie Bobby Brown and Winona Ryder in the Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series category. The series won the SAG award for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series.

Netflix has not confirmed when Stranger Things season three will air or how big of a time jump fans can expect.

‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 3 Episode 9 Preview: Photos from “Beebo the God of War”

Rebecca Murray

December 1, 2017

The CW’s Legends of Tomorrow cast teamed up with Arrow, The Flash, and Supergirl stars for an epic four-part crossover event that involved Barry and Iris’ wedding being interrupted by Nazis from Earth-X. Season three episode eight allowed the Legends to temporarily shift their focus from tracking anachronisms to saving the galaxy. Episode nine returns the team to the important task of attempting to fix their mistakes from season two.

Directed by Kevin Mock from a script by Grainne Godfree and James Eagan, season three episode nine is titled “Beebo the God of War.” Episode nine will air on Tuesday, December 5, 2017 at 9pm ET/PT.

The season three cast includes Brandon Routh as Ray Palmer/Atom, Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory/Heat Wave, Franz Drameh as Jefferson “Jax” Jackson/Half of Firestorm, Victor Garber as Professor Stein/Half of Firestorm, Caity Lotz as Sara Lance/White Canary, Nick Zano as Dr. Nate Heywood/Steel, Maisie Richardson-Sellers as Amaya Jiwe/Vixen, and Tala Ashe as Zari Tomaz.

The “Beebo the God of War” Plot: FOLLOW YOUR HEART — Rattled by recent events, the Legends dive into work which finds them investigating an Anachronism in a Viking settlement in the New World. The Legends realize that the Norsemen are worshipping an artifact as their god and are surprised by the artifact’s origin. For the first time, Sara (Caity Lotz) is worried that they might need back up when Damien Darhk (Neal McDonough) shows up. Meanwhile, Jax (Franz Drameh) finds a loophole that could potentially change history, but it is a risk he is willing to take.

Legends of Tomorrow Season 3 Episode 9 — Dominic Purcell as Mick Rory/Heat Wave and Wentworth Miller as Leo- X/Citizen Cold in ‘Legends of Tomorrow’ Season 3 Episode 9 (Photo: Dean Buscher © 2017 The CW Network)

‘Divorce’ Season 2 Episode Guide and Plot Details

Rebecca Murray

November 30, 2017

HBO’s half-hour adult comedy series Divorce will kick off its second season on Sunday, January 14, 2018 at 10:00pm ET/PT. The series was created by Sharon Horgan and stars Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and the City), Thomas Haden Church (Easy A), Molly Shannon (Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later), Talia Balsam (Mad Men), Tracy Letts (Homeland), Sterling Jerins (The Conjuring 2), and Charlie Kilgore (Moonrise Kingdom). Parker also executive produces along with Horgan, showrunner Jenny Bicks, Alison Benson, and Aaron Kaplan.

Season two will consist of eight episodes, with HBO releasing the air dates and plot descriptions for the entire upcoming season.

The Season 2 Plot: “In the aftermath of their explosive separation, Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Robert (Thomas Haden Church) are learning to rebuild their lives independently, even as they stay entangled through their kids and mutual friends. Focusing on careers, new relationships and finding ways to be happy again, they learn that pursuing the next chapter will be more complicated than they imagined.

Divorce also features Molly Shannon as Diane, Frances’ over-eager friend, whose investment in Frances’ new gallery tests their friendship, even as Diane adjusts to a new normal at home with her husband, Nick (Letts). Talia Balsam plays Dallas, Frances’ close friend, a divorced psychologist who is determined to extricate herself from a secret affair with Tony (Dean Winters), Robert’s divorce attorney. Sterling Jerins plays Lila, Frances and Robert’s complicated teenage daughter, and Charlie Kilgore is Tom, their 16-year-old son.”

Also appearing this season are Becki Newton as Jackie Giannopolis, Robert’s new sparkplug of a girlfriend, Steven Pasquale as Andrew Wallace, Diane’s friend, who will get involved with Frances, and Amy Sedaris as Robert’s off-kilter sister, Cathy.

Divorce Season 2 Episode Descriptions:

Episode #11 (season 2, episode 1): “Night Moves”
Debut date: SUNDAY, JAN. 14 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
After finally signing divorce papers, a financially strapped Robert (Thomas Haden Chruch) looks for work and a new living situation, while Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) battles insomnia and her newly complex relationship with her children. Diane (Molly Shannon) and Nick’s (Tracy Letts) new communication technique leads him to make an unexpected decision. Dallas (Talia Balsam) continues her secret fling with Robert’s lawyer, Tony Silvercreek (Dean Winters).
Written by Jenny Bicks; directed by Adam Bernstein.

Episode #12 (season 2, episode 2): “Happy Now?”
Debut date: SUNDAY, JAN. 21 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) is forced to deal with Lila’s (Sterling Jerins) growing resentment toward her. After his coworkers encourage him to get back in the game, Robert (Thomas Haden Chruch) reconnects with Janice (Gillian Vigman), who tries to help him live out a fantasy. Diane (Molly Shannon) blindsides Frances with a setup, and Dallas (Talia Balsam) attempts to call things off with Tony Silvercreek (Dean Winters).
Written by Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky; directed by Adam Bernstein.

Episode #13 (season 2, episode 3): “Worth It”
Debut date: SUNDAY, JAN. 28 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
After helping her new friend, Andrew (Steven Pasquale), appraise art, an inspired Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) tries to track down an unknown painter. Diane (Molly Shannon) attempts to ignore her issues with Nick (Tracy Letts) by throwing herself into the gallery. Sparks fly when Robert (Thomas Haden Church) shows his house to a realtor (Becki Newton).
Written by Liz Tuccillo; directed by Wendey Stanzler.

Episode #14 (season 2, episode 4): “Ohio”
Debut date: SUNDAY, FEB. 4 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
When Robert’s dad falls ill, Robert (Thomas Haden Church) and Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) reunite in Ohio, where they reminisce about happier times, and deal with Robert’s overbearing sister, Cathy (Amy Sedaris). Back in Hastings-on-Hudson, Tom (Charlie Kilgore) jumps at the chance to chauffeur Diane (Molly Shannon) around town in her luxury car.
Written by Adam Resnick; directed by Janicza Bravo.

Episode #15 (season 2, episode 5): “Breaking the Ice”
Debut date: SUNDAY, FEB. 11 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) learns that Robert (Thomas Haden Church) has a new woman in his life, and enlists Diane (Molly Shannon) and Dallas (Talia Balsam) to get intel on her before Lila’s (Sterling Jerins) 13th birthday party.
Written by Stuart Zicherman; directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller.

Episode #16 (season 2, episode 6): “Losing It”
Debut date: SUNDAY, FEB. 18 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
After Robert (Thomas Haden Church) finds Tom (Charlie Kilgore) in a compromising position, Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Robert re-visit their marriage counselor to set new ground rules for the kids. Frances weighs how serious her new relationship with Andrew (Steven Pasquale) should be. Jackie (Becki Newton) seeks out Dallas’ (Talia Balsam) advice during a chance encounter at Diane’s country club.
Written by Kristen Lange; directed by Scott Ellis.

Episode #17 (season 2, episode 7): “Going, Going…Gone”
Debut date: SUNDAY, FEB. 25 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) spots the dashing art bigwig Skip Zakarian (Marton Csokas) at an auction, and takes the opportunity to invite him to Sylvia’s (Roslyn Ruff) upcoming show, where he shows interest in more than art. A successful sale inspires Jackie (Becki Newton) to propose that she and Robert (Thomas Haden Church) team up on a house-flipping business, but he has qualms about the idea.
Written by Julie Rottenberg & Elisa Zuritsky; directed by Adam Bernstein.

Episode #18 (season 2, episode 8): “Alone Again, Naturally” (season finale)
Debut date: SUNDAY, MAR. 4 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Robert (Thomas Haden Church) and Jackie (Becki Newton) move toward a new step in their real-estate business. Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) faces the fallout of a successful opening at her gallery, and enlists Robert’s help with a home-repair project. A returned favor from Frances sets Diane (Molly Shannon) on a bender, which comes back to haunt her at another eventful party.
Written by Jenny Bicks; directed by Adam Bernstein.

Divorce Season 2 Episode Details — Thomas Haden Church and Sarah Jessica Parker star in ‘Divorce’ (Photo by Craig Blankenhorn / HBO)

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