A new two-minute trailer’s been released for the final film of the Fifty Shades saga, Fifty Shades Freed. The trailer gives away pretty much the entire plot, but it’s clear the story isn’t what drives the box office traffic to this particular franchise. The films are based on E L James’ novels, with Fifty Shades Freed adapted for the screen by Niall Leonard. James Foley, director of Fifty Shades Darker, returns to helm the third film of the trilogy.
Jamie Dornan reprises his role as Christian Grey and Dakota Johnson returns as Anastasia Steele. The final Fifty Shades film’s cast also includes Eric Johnson, Eloise Mumford, Rita Ora, Luke Grimes, Victor Rasuk, Max Martini, Callum Keith Rennie, Bruce Altman, Arielle Kebbel, Robinne Lee, Brant Daugherty, and Marcia Gay Harden.
Fifty Shades of Grey opened in theaters on February 13, 2015 and grossed $85 million during its first weekend. The first film of the trilogy rang up $166 million domestically and $571 overall before finishing its theatrical run. The second film, Fifty Shades Darker, was released on February 10, 2017 and only managed a little over half the first film’s box office take. Fifty Shades Darker grossed $378 million in theaters.
Fifty Shades Freed is set to open on Valentine’s Day 2018. Michael De Luca, E L James, Dana Brunetti, and Marcus Viscidi served as producers.
The Book’s Plot: “When unworldy student Anastasia Steele first encountered the driven and dazzling young entrepreneur Christian Grey it sparked a sensual affair that changed both of their lives irrevocably. Shocked, intrigued, and, ultimately, repelled by Christian’s singular erotic tastes, Ana demands a deeper commitment. Determined to keep her, Christian agrees.
Now, Ana and Christian have it all—love, passion, intimacy, wealth, and a world of possibilities for their future. But Ana knows that loving her Fifty Shades will not be easy, and that being together will pose challenges that neither of them would anticipate. Ana must somehow learn to share Christian’s opulent lifestyle without sacrificing her own identity. And Christian must overcome his compulsion to control as he wrestles with the demons of a tormented past.
Just when it seems that their strength together will eclipse any obstacle, misfortune, malice, and fate conspire to make Ana’s deepest fears turn to reality.”
In the official trailer for Netflix’s The Crown, Queen Elizabeth II (played by Claire Foy) declares, “History was not made by those who did nothing.” The network also unveiled a new poster for the series’ second season featuring Foy and Matt Smith as Prince Philip. The Crown season two is set to premiere on December 8, 2017.
The cast of season two includes John Lithgow as Winston Churchill, Michael C Hall as President John F. Kennedy, Jodi Balfour as Jackie Kennedy, and Vanessa Kirby as Princess Margaret.
Season one was nominated for three Golden Globes, winning two: Best Television Series Drama and Best Performance by an Actress in a Television Series – Drama (Claire Foy). The first season also collected 13 Emmy nominations, winning in three categories. John Lithgow was named Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series for his portrayal of Winston Churchill. The Crown picked up Emmy wins in Outstanding Period/Fantasy Costumes for a Series, Limited Series or Movie and Outstanding Production Design for a Narrative Period Program (One Hour or More).
The Crown Plot:The Crown, a Netflix original series, tells the inside story of Queen Elizabeth II’s reign, as the fragile social order established after the Second World War breaks apart. Based on the award-winning play, The Audience, the series reunites creator/writer Peter Morgan (The Queen, Frost/Nixon) with director Stephen Daldry (Billy Elliot, The Hours) and producer Andy Harries (The Queen).
Beginning with soldiers in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces fighting an illegal war in Egypt, and ending with the downfall of her third Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan after a devastating scandal, the second season bears witness to the end of the age of deference, and ushers in the revolutionary era of the 1960s.
The Crown continues to chronicle the major political and global events that have defined and shaped the second half of the twentieth century – a series that is unprecedented in its scale, ambition and creative vision.
The CW’s Supernatural season 13 episode four found the Winchesters and Jack paying a visit to a therapist to help them handle their grief. Of course, the visit turned into something much more sinister. Next up in Supernatural season 13 episode five, we’ll finally be treated to the much-anticipated Sam, Dean, and Castiel reunion. Directed by John Showalter from a script by Steve Yockey, episode five titled “Advanced Thanatology” will air on November 9, 2017.
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 “Advanced Thanatology” Plot: BILLIE RETURNS…BUT NOT LIKE BEFORE – While working on a case involving the ghost of a demented doctor, Sam (Padalecki) and Dean (Ackles) get assistance from an unexpected source – Billie (guest star Lisa Berry). Castiel (Collins) finds his way back to the Winchesters.
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.
Andrew Lincoln as Rick Grimes in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 8 episode 3 (Photo by Gene Page / AMC)
AMC’s The Walking Dead season eight episode two ended with Rick being held at gunpoint by Morales. The men remembered each other from the beginning of the zombie apocalypse but have taken different paths. Morales warned Rick he’d already called the Saviors and they’re on their way.
Season eight episode three begins with King Ezekiel (Khary Payton) holding up a walkie-talkie and telling his group the Saviors are coming for them. And yet, he smiles. He points out that Carol (Melissa McBride) also smiles.
Ezekiel’s group moves forward and hears the Saviors whistling. The Kingdom group surrender as the Saviors advance.
Why did Carol smile? The Saviors have the numbers but The Kingdom has the strategy. Members of the group have been in hiding and it’s actually the Saviors who are surrounded. Ezekiel believes if they stick to their training, they won’t lose a single person. Shiva growls in agreement.
And now we return to Rick (Andrew Lincoln) and Morales. Rick is disarmed and Morales can’t believe the Rick he knows is the “Rick from Alexandria.” Morales realizes this Rick is changed though, and neither men are the same as they used to be. Since Rick’s a prize, Morales called the Saviors. Rick learns the Saviors want him, the widow, and King Ezekiel taken alive.
The Saviors and Alexandrians/The Hilltop group are still exchanging gunfire when the Saviors break off the fight, turn around, and charge toward a building.
Aaron (Ross Marquand) brings Eric (Jordan Woods-Robinson) to safety, letting him know there’s an exit wound so it’s not that bad. Aaron helps him to a comfortable spot away from the fighting and assures Eric he’ll take him to The Kingdom’s doctor. He apologizes for getting Eric into this, but Eric says he wanted to fight. Eric sends Aaron off, reminding him the others need him. Aaron protests and doesn’t want to leave, but Eric tells him to go win this thing.
Aaron promises “we” will win this fight and then tells Eric he loves him. He leaves him with a weapon, crying as he runs back to the fight.
Tara (Alanna Masterson) mimes shooting Saviors while standing in the back of a truck in front of all the prisoners. The fact the Saviors are prisoners doesn’t seem to affect Jared who whistles while he walks tied up with his Savior buddies. Morgan (Lennie James) and Jesus (Tom Payne) walk with them, and Morgan’s still not sold on taking these prisoners to The Hilltop. He knows it’s too dangerous to keep them alive, but Jesus says they’re still people, no matter what. Jesus refuses to execute those who surrendered.
Back with Rick, he asks about Morales’ family and learns his family is dead. Rick ticks off the names of people he also lost, including those who Negan killed. He tells Morales about Negan killing Glenn, bashing his head in front of his pregnant wife. Rick then reveals Glenn’s wife is “the widow” Negan wants brought in alive.
Unfortunately, Morales claims he’s now Negan and has to be to survive.
Morales still believes he and Rick are the same, but Rick is positive that’s not true. Morales claims he’s not worse than Rick, just luckier. If the situation were reversed, Rick would have already killed him. Rick says he would have found another way, but Morales thinks Rick – aka Officer Friendly – died right along with the rest of those people.
Daryl (Norman Reedus) picks the exact right moment to kill Morales. Rick asks if he remembers Morales, and Daryl does but it doesn’t matter. Rick is barely able to reveal the guns aren’t there and that they have to escape now before they hear the Saviors in the building.
Jared begins a one-sided conversation with Morgan, teasing him about the small armor he’s wearing. Their conversation’s interrupted by walkers tumbling down the hill toward the group. The Alexandrians fight them off, however many of the Saviors are killed and others flee.
Morgan is almost bitten but finally frees himself to chase after the fleeing Saviors who are still tied together. The men wrap themselves around a tree and some fall, and Morgan kills one. Jesus stops him from killing more and Morgan’s livid. He’s mad the Saviors fled, but Jesus is positive Maggie will find another option. Morgan believes Maggie might agree with him, that death is the right sentence for all Saviors.
Jesus says they must find a way to make peace because they have to live with these people after the war. Morgan is having none of this and attacks Jesus.
Khary Payton as Ezekiel in ‘The Walking Dead’ (Photo by Gene Page / AMC)
Ezekiel’s group has taken out one garrison and continues to march forward. The King believes one victory will deliver their second, and so on. Once again, his group’s able to take cover and surprise a group of Saviors – marking their second victory as Ezekiel predicted.
Rick and Daryl are under heavy fire as the Saviors approach down the hallway.
Back in the woods, Morgan and Jesus fight and Jesus tries to calm him down. It doesn’t work, but Jesus is easily capable of holding his own. Morgan finally gets in a few good hits and knocks Jesus down, nearly impaling him.
Rick and Daryl continue the gunfight but they’re running out of bullets. Rick spots a fire extinguisher and shoots it. They’re able to attack the Saviors through the steam. And, thankfully, backup arrives.
Jesus gets to his feet and the fight continues. Jesus disarms Morgan and asks if it’s over. Morgan, eyes still crazy, attacks once more after Jesus gives him his stick back. Morgan regains his senses and says, “I’m not right. I know that. I’m not right. But that doesn’t make me wrong.” He adds, “I can’t be a part of this.”
As he’s walking away, Tara says, “Morgan, you are right.”
Back at The Hilltop, Gregory (Xander Berkeley) arrives and pounds on the gates. He screams for them to open up, saying he needs help because he’s been through hell. Maggie (Lauren Cohan) won’t open the gate all the way, demanding to know what Gregory’s doing with Father Gabriel’s car. Gregory feigns innocence but Maggie’s furious. She knows he tried to sell them out, but Gregory says Negan made him say those horrible things. He claims he only went to Negan to try and save lives. He even has the nerve to call himself heroic.
Maggie reveals Kal told him his plans and that’s why Kal left him there. Gregory begs to be let in, saying he went there because he was scared. He didn’t think they could win, but now he knows fighting is the only way. The Saviors can’t be reasoned with and he was wrong.
Gregory continues to beg, asking if Maggie has any mercy. She finally lets him in, saying he’s not worth killing yet anyway. He keeps saying he’s a believer now and she’ll see.
Jesus arrives just then with the Saviors who are prisoners. Gregory calls them all killers and says no way should they be allowed in. Tara agrees with Gregory and Maggie reminds Jesus there are families here with children. She also reminds him what the Saviors have taken from them. Jesus thinks they can lock them in two trailers under guard. He also reiterates that they can’t just kill them.
Walkers eat the newly dead at the site of the gunfight until Rick’s group walks through the slaughter and finishes off the walkers. Rick continues to take Polaroids of the dead Saviors. The wounded are placed in trucks and taken home while their dead are covered in blankets after making sure they can’t turn.
Rick writes a note and folds it up.
Aaron returns to retrieve Eric but he’s no longer where he left him. His weapon is there, and there’s blood on the tree. Aaron looks up and sees Eric, now a walker, stumbling down the road. Aaron sobs, heartbroken. He doesn’t want Eric to just walk off, but a friend assures him that’s not Eric anymore and they have to leave right now.
Rick informs the group the guns aren’t there and they all have to leave. Aaron sits, alone, and thinks about Eric.
Rick brings the baby outside and Aaron takes her, saying he’ll bring her to The Hilltop. Rick asks if he’s sure, and Aaron reveals he and Eric were going to go there after the fight and update Maggie. He’s still planning on going there and says, “Please. I have to,” as Rick hands Gracie over. Aaron cradles her.
Rick has a job to do on his own and is about to leave when he and Daryl are fired on. It’s a single shot and Rick yells out, “You’re alone. You’ve got to be. There’s not enough room for two behind that tree.” He offers if the person drops their gun and tells them what they need to know, he’ll let him/her take a car and leave. He gives the person his word and says a man’s word has to mean something, right?
The Savior steps forward and his name’s Todd. Rick wants to know if they had M2 Browning .50 caliber guns at that location. They did until yesterday when they were sent to another outpost, answers Todd. They were sent to Gavin, west of this location. After he’s provided the info, Daryl shoots him in the head. He then asks Rick which team is at Gavin’s.
Once more to King Ezekiel’s group we go and they’re all accounted for after another battle. Carol suggests they sweep the compound. While they wait, The Kingdom group decide to take care of the dead. As they’re beginning that task, King Ezekiel sees the guns inside the nearby building. He yells at his group to scatter as bullets rain down.
Sam Heughan stars in ‘Outlander’ season 3 episode 8 (Photo Courtesy of Starz)
What in the name of all things tartan is going on HERE!? Lallybroch, Home Sweet Home. Uh, not so fast. Not only is the situation awkward in Starz’s Outlander season three episode eight, but charged with anger. Enter that stubborn household and see how well received you are by the Murrays.
From the strained first meeting on the Lallybroch front steps we head right into the living room to get into the facts of the matter. To kick things off in fine yelling fashion, young Ian (John Bell) starts bragging about things he did with and for Jamie (Sam Heughan). That accomplishes two things: to inflame his parents that he was in any dangerous situations at all, and to prove to them that Jamie lied to them about young Ian’s whereabouts. Yep, as a mom I would certainly be on Jenny (Laura Donnelly) and Ian’s (Steven Cree) side on this one. Not to leave out the fact that young Ian snuck out in the first place.
Young Ian tells them Claire (Caitriona Balfe) had to kill a man. (He could have kept that bit to himself, sigh.) That freezes the entire room. Jenny sends him out and Ian warns him to be ready for his thrashing when they’re done with Jamie and Claire.
As Claire tries to defend her need to kill the man who attacked her, Jenny gives a rather sarcastic head nod and suggests they all gather around the fire to hear her tall tale. Jenny is none too pleased that Claire is back, in case you didn’t get that hint by Jenny calling Claire a ‘stray’ who Jamie brought back home. Jamie says he protected young Ian like he was his own son, so Ian pulls off his belt and hands it to Jamie to take care of the fatherly duty of thrashing the boy.
In the book, Jamie does just that – reluctantly, to say the least – and then has young Ian do it to him in return since they both were in trouble and deserved it. I hate they didn’t take that same path in the show; I was looking forward to a bare bottom on Jamie being spanked. (Okay, didn’t mean to say that part out loud.) They have young Ian do the most hated tasks around the farm as punishment.
Inside, Claire and Jenny get caught up with some of the kids and grandkids who’ve been born since she was last at Lallybroch 20 years ago. After Jenny stops bragging on her kids and grandkids, with the occasional jab at Claire at the available opportunity, the cold chip returns to her shoulder. Jenny goes outside to do the wash after changing the grandbaby in her arms.
Jamie approaches her to advise that young Ian has handled enough manure to provide fuel for a month, punishment done. Jenny throws into his face that he knows what it’s like to punish his own children then, so he should be telling her what to do with hers. Jamie is still raw from the fact he cannot raise either of his blood children so this is no small insult, though Jenny doesn’t know of either her niece or nephew. Jamie says he does know what it was like to be a teenage boy on a farm, just like young Ian.
Jenny’s full of barbs right now and she brings up the main point of this episode, the fact that Jamie has two wives now. Jamie admits he wouldn’t have taken the second wife if he knew Claire was still alive. Jenny says she must know what happened, so Jamie makes up some parts of a story to explain about Claire. He makes up that she hid after Culloden and went to the colonies. Jenny doesn’t accept it completely. She knew the strength of Claire’s love for Jamie and even mentions how fiercely Claire looked for Jamie during “The Search” in season one. Jenny has the smarts to match her brother. It’s not so easy to pull something over on her.
Later that night, Jamie and Claire are upstairs settling in and trying to talk about what they’ll do to build a life together. Claire’s upset that Jenny is so upset with her. Jamie’s still hiding something but deflects into the story about what he did when he escaped for those three days from Ardsmuir Prison. Jamie tells Claire the story from the old dying man, that he mentioned the White Witch, and Jamie left to go see if she was there on the Silkies’ Isle. He did end up finding the treasure the old man was rambling about and admits he then lied to Major Grey (David Berry) about it.
Jamie reveals he put it back in the place he found it because he knew he couldn’t take it with him. Claire confesses she was on an emotional island during all that time. Claire would admit to hearing a bird song and thinking of Jamie each time.
Claire reaches over and kisses Jamie, and Jamie freezes. He knows he needs to tell Claire about his second wife. He starts to tell her when the door springs open and two girls burst in asking who that woman is with their daddy. Then Laoghaire (Nell Hudson) comes up right behind her daughters and starts raising the dead with her cursing. Claire is vapor-locked at the entire scene before her. The younger of the two girls has red hair and begs Jamie and Laoghaire to stop fighting. Claire can only repeat, “Daddy,” like the little girl said. Jamie forces Laoghaire out of the room and the girls go downstairs behind them, leaving Claire alone in the room.
Jamie stops to talk to the younger of the two girls to explain the woman upstairs is his first wife. Jamie explains he did not have a bond with Laoghaire like he had with Claire. Joan (Layla Burns) is worried she will lose Jamie as her Da. Jamie assures her he will not stop taking care of her and her sister, Marsali (Lauren Lyle).
Jamie heads upstairs and finds Claire gathering her things to leave. He starts trying to explain the situation, saying that they have been wed less than two years so neither of the girls are his by blood, only by marriage. Claire is still attempting to leave when Jamie grabs her to keep from going. Jamie confesses he never fell in love with Laoghaire. Claire says he told her about his son so why couldn’t he tell her about this? The fight escalates from there rather quickly. Jamie has the nerve to say that Claire left him… Seriously!? He forced her through the stones and has the nerve to say that to her.
Jamie realizes how foolish the statement was and backtracks. Next, they get off into the topic of how jealous Jamie was that Frank was with Claire and raising his daughter. They start physical fighting and it quickly turns into angry sex, almost. Jenny comes in with a bucket of water to throw on them both. Claire gets up and leaves the room in a huff.
Don’t stab me with your Sgian Dubh book fans, but I felt like the show did this one topic a bit better than the book. That’s mainly due to the fact we get Jamie’s side more in the show, and Claire does react more in the episode than in the book. I kind of felt she sort of let Jamie skate on this one in the book. Claire did get upset but didn’t hang on to it as long as she does in the show. But, of course, in the book Jamie did NOT know by this point that Laoghaire had been the one who tried to have Claire killed in the Witch Trial in season one. The point Jamie made about mainly trying to help her kids was true for both the book and show. And, in the book Mrs. Fitz had begged it of him for the sake of her granddaughter and great-granddaughters.
Downstairs, Claire is looking into the fire when young Janet (Corsa Tsang) comes up and offers Claire a whisky. Janet admits to being the one to tell Laoghaire, but adds that her mother sent her to inform Laoghaire that Jamie was home. Jenny comes in at that moment, heading upstairs to clean up the mess Claire and Jamie made in the room by fighting. Claire asks why she did it. Jenny responds by asking why she thinks she’s Jamie’s wife when she has been gone for 20 years and never tried to find Jamie or send the family any letters that she was alive.
Claire has to tell her side of the half-truth story. She admits she traveled to America and was married to another man because she thought Jamie was dead. Claire explains that after her other husband’s death, she returned to Scotland to find Jamie’s grave. Instead, she found him alive. Not untrue exactly, just missing the 200 years part and a bit more. Jenny admits she hears some truth in what Claire said but knows she’s hiding something too.
The next morning, Claire storms out the front door and encounters Jamie in the courtyard. Jamie had slept in the stables. (I guess he felt manure was fitting punishment for him too…giggle snort.) Claire admits her return was a risk, but she reminds Jamie of their pact of truth after they got married. Jamie confesses he only knew one love in his life and it was Claire.
Laoghaire walks up behind Claire and after overhearing Jamie say that, she points a pistol at Claire. Jamie tries to talk the gun away from her but she accidentally pulls the trigger. Jamie’s shot in the upper chest and shoulder.
Claire pushes Laoghaire away and has young Ian help her get Jamie into the house, placing him on the dining room table. The doctor’s in and starts barking orders for what she needs. Young Ian watches as Claire does her second surgery while being back. (Young Ian is the only one of the Murray family who’s been happy with Claire’s return.) Claire gets all the shrapnel out of Jamie and stitches him up. Young Ian says Jamie was lucky Claire was there to tend to him.
Jamie’s recovering in a chair by the fire when Claire comes to check his bandages. Claire’s still being the doctor, barking orders for him to drink water or broth. Claire sits down to give Jamie a chance to explain himself about Laoghaire. Jamie reveals he was all but a ghost for most of the past 20 years. It was his first Hogmanay at Lallybroch after he got home from Hellwater. Joan and Marsali were there and enticed Jamie to join the celebration by dancing with them. After the dance, he found out they were Laoghaire’s daughters.
He thought that maybe he could be a father to the girls and make a home. Laoghaire’s second husband had died, so he thought it would fill the hole inside. He didn’t get to raise Brianna or Willie, but he thought the girls would help. Claire asks why Jamie ended up in Edinburgh and Jamie explains Laogharie was afraid of him. He wasn’t sure if it was one of her previous husbands who caused the fear, and he wasn’t going to live in a house full of fear.
Claire reaches out to touch his hand and realizes he’s burning with fever. Claire pulls out the antibiotics and syringe she brought with her. Jamie’s concerned about her using the fierce-looking thing on him. She rather enjoys jabbing him in the arse with it while explaining it will kill the germs and keep him alive.
Caitriona Balfe and Laura Donnelly in ‘Outlander’ (Photo Courtesy of Starz)
Claire heads outside and takes a seat with Jenny on the front steps. Jenny admits she had a vision of Claire standing between Jamie and Laoghaire when they married. In the book, Jenny saw their mother, Ellen, standing in the middle of the pair, not Claire. Jenny reminds Claire they didn’t question all the unknowns about her before. Now Jenny knows there’s something that will never be revealed to her. Jenny declares Claire was a sister to her. Claire says she loved her too and is only asking for a second chance to be part of the family.
While Jamie is recovering, guess who comes to call? None other than Ned Gowen (Bill Paterson). He gets a glimpse of Claire and is overcome with emotion. They’re both so happy to see each other again. Ned says Laoghaire has filed a charge of bigamy against Jamie with the church. Ned counter-argues that Laoghaire’s girls would lose a mother if he files charges on Jamie being shot since weapons had been outlawed in Scotland.
Jamie’s not in favor of the girls losing both parents. Ned suggests alimony to be paid to Laoghaire as a way to appease the church and her as a path to buy his way out of the second marriage. When Jamie, Claire, Jenny, and Ian discuss the issue, Jamie reveals the treasure he found on Silkies’ Island. Claire tells Jamie he can’t swim out to that island in his condition. Ian and Jenny agree to allow them to take young Ian with them to retrieve the money. Jamie promises to use the time to teach Ian about the world he and older Ian learned of in France.
As Jamie and Claire watch from a cliff, young Ian swims out to the island. Jamie starts into ‘the talk’ again by asking why Claire will not meet his eye. She admits the decision to come back might have been a mistake. For the first time, she reveals all of what she left behind: friends, family, and a career. Jamie says being a printer was nothing to him compared to being her husband.
Claire reminds him how hard things have been since she came back, and Jamie retorts that it has never been easy for them to make a life together. Jamie believes they’re mated for life and asks if she would risk the man she once knew for who he is now. Before Claire can answer, she notices a ship anchored off the island and a rowboat of men making their way to the shore. The men encounter young Ian as he’s coming down with the chest. Jamie and Claire run down the cliff to the shore but there’s nothing they can do. The men gather up Ian and take him away to their ship.
The next dangerous journey will now begin for our favorite couple: the task of retrieving Ian from the pirates. As you might expect, several challenges pop up along the way.
Positive word of mouth and strong reviews helped Marvel’s Thor: Ragnarok top the first and second films of the solo Thor film series’ opening weekend numbers. Thor: Ragnarok posted an impressive $121 million domestically over its first three days at the box office, easily besting 2013’s Thor: The Dark World‘s $85 million opener. The original Thor film with Chris Hemsworth earned $65 million during its first three days in theaters back in 2011.
The Bad Moms sequel, A Bad Mom’s Christmas, also helped kick off the holiday movie season on a positive note. Launching in theaters on Wednesday, November 1, 2017, A Bad Mom’s Christmas reunited the main cast of the 2016 R-rated comedy – Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, and Kathryn Hahn – for more female-driven fun. Over its first five days in theaters, A Bad Mom’s Christmas rang up $21.5 million. That opening is behind the 2016 Bad Moms which grossed $23.8 million over its first three days.
Up Next: The comedy sequel Daddy’s Home 2 with Mark Wahlberg and Will Ferrell, as well as the latest screen adaptation of Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express.
Samuel Barnett and Elijah Wood in ‘Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency’ season 2 episode 4 (Photo by Katie Yu / BBC America)
Season two episode four of BBC America’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency begins in Wendimooor, as has been the case with all episodes this season. Knights sit around eating meat and discussing The Mage’s plan to conquer Wendimoor. One man defends the plan and demands the others stop questioning The Mage.
Amanda (Hannah Marks) and Vogle (Osric Chau) emerge from a lake and lie soaking wet on the shore. One minute they were under attack by Mr. Priest and Blackwing men and the next they’re in the middle of nowhere. Amanda stares at a bizarre moon in the sky and announces, “We’re somewhere else.”
Back at the rickety old Cardenas place, Dirk (Samuel Barnett) removes boards and discovers a tunnel that’s in good shape. It’s not a tunnel you’d expect to find in a dilapidated house, and Dirk slides down it out of sight.
Next, Suzie Boreton (Amanda Walsh) is curled up in bed, freaking out because The Mage is looking for her. When her son knocks on the bedroom door, she momentarily holds up the wand. She doesn’t use it and instead tells her son to go away and stop demanding his phone back.
Over at the station, Deputy Tina Tevetino (Izzie Steele) gets a call about four missing members of the Bergsberg book club. She asks Farah (Jade Eshete) to come with her to investigate, and Farah agrees even though they’re supposed to stay and watch the prisoners.
Todd (Elijah Wood) wakes to the sound of a meowing cat and finds that Dirk is missing. They spent the night at Sheriff Sherlock Hobbs’ place, so Todd wakes him up to let him know Dirk is gone.
Prisoner Bart (Fiona Dourif) wakes up prisoner Panto Trost (Christopher Russell) offering him some breakfast. Of course, a jail cell can’t hold Bart, so she’s just roaming around the station. She can’t let Panto out, but he’s happy with the donut she offers and calls her a good person.
Bart puts herself back in her cell and continues to ask Panto his story. He declares he’s a prince from Wendimoor and Bart laughs and says, “That’s just a bunch of stupid noises,” in response to his description.
The Mage’s followers have captured Amanda and Vogle, tossing them in a cage with their other prisoners. The knights think Amanda is a witchacuckoo from the forest, but Amanda assures them she’s just a person. Vogle’s hurt and Amanda’s upset they’re locked up for no reason. The knights return to their fire and their meat.
A fellow prisoner figures out she’s not from Wendimoor and welcomes her. His name is Farson Dengdamor (Ajay Friese), Silas’ brother. Amanda doesn’t care and then she spots a unicorn and decides the best answer is just to flip everything/everyone off.
Hobbs and Todd set out to find Dirk, and Todd explains how his sister’s wrapped up in this mess. He confesses he really regrets lying to Amanda, but he doesn’t know where she is. Todd believes everything is his fault.
Todd and Hobbs make their way through the house. The phone rings and Hobbs is shocked because phone lines don’t run to this house. It’s Dirk and he needs help. He explains he fell down some kind of hole.
Back at Blackwing, Friedkin (Dustin Milligan) has kept Ken and the Corgi (Bentley) locked in a room, but at least they’re out of the cab. Ken works on decrypting the files and Friedkin is mainly interested in people who can disappear or make other people disappear. Ken’s found four different types who can do that, and now it’s Friedkin’s turn to flip out. Friedkin no longer knows if Blackwing was a good idea, and Ken correctly guesses the people with weird abilities were being turned into super-soldiers to take on America’s enemies.
Friedkin’s questioning everything since Amanda and Vogle were able to disappear into thin air. Dirk also disappeared from his room, and the man chasing everyone – Mr. Priest – is a lunatic. He really needs Ken’s help, and Ken promises to see what he can do.
Todd’s still on the phone with Dirk, and Dirk explains he’s in a place that looks like the Cardenas’ house but it’s much bigger and wildly decorated. When he attempts to look out the door, there is literally no outside. It’s like a TV tuned to a channel that’s not broadcasting. Dirk thinks he might actually be in Hell.
Dirk explains his reasoning and why he went into the hole and slid down a tunnel. Todd hands the phone to Hobbs and then heads upstairs where he finds Dirk’s slide. Todd wants Dirk to climb up the slide, but Dirk explains once he landed in this other place the slide disappeared.
Dirk begins to hear a thumping sound and decides he’s not alone anymore. He doesn’t think it’s a person and tells Todd not to slide down the slide. Dirk blames himself for all this and says he doesn’t want Todd to get trapped in Hell with him. Dirk decides he’ll keep looking for a way out. He opens a door that leads into a hallway with lots of other doors.
Once more to Wendimoor we go and Farson has described his kingdom and his family to Amanda. Amanda really couldn’t care less about Wendimoor, the Dengdamors, the Trosts, or anything that has to do with this world. When Farson talks about looking for a forest witch named Wakti Wapnasi, Amanda lights up, takes a long drag, and then tells him to continue.
The scene shifts to Panto describing Wakti Wapnasi to Bart. Panto talks about The Mage and his army while Bart munches on chips. Panto has to fulfill the prophecy or it will end in death.
Hannah Marks in ‘Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency’ (Photo by Katie Yu / BBC America)
Back with Amanda, Farson’s still going on about the prophecy and The Mage. He realizes he never should have run away.
Panto tells Bart that when Farson went missing, the Dengdamors blamed the Trosts and came after him. He escaped and came to this world. He’s now looking for the “great man,” Dirk Gently.
Over at Hell/the alternate Cardenas house, Dirk proceeds down the hall and remains on the phone with Todd. (The phone cord’s impossibly long.) Dirk knows he’s being followed but he doesn’t want to look at whatever it is.
Massive claws on a purple paw rake the wall behind Dirk.
Tina and Farah arrive to investigate the missing book club members. Piles of dirt along with jewelry are clumped on the floor where the women were standing. Carol’s husband, Jasper, suspects foul play and Tina warns him not to touch the piles of dirt.
Farah takes Tina aside and says there are five wine glasses but only four piles of sand.
Todd remains on the phone as Dirk reveals he can hear someone. It turns out he hears a television that’s flipping channels on its own. There’s a bed in the room and Dirk thinks it’s a clue.
Hobbs gets a call from Tina about the missing women. Hobbs thinks that’s also something holistic and declares the whole situation is spiraling out of control.
Dirk can hear whatever’s after him is getting closer. Todd has a wild idea: maybe the noise is the missing boy. Maybe he also slid down the slide decades ago and has been trapped in this alternate house. Dirk sort of agrees and decides to look. He creeps back down the hall and spots the creature following him. Dirk screams, “It’s not the boy! It’s not the boy! It’s not the boy” as he runs down the hall.
Todd panics when Dirk stops answering him.
Farah and Tina head back to the station and they’re both sure the dirt was the remains of the bodies of the book club members. Farah is holding on to hopes there’s a rational explanation for this. She really wants to know who the fifth member of the club is, and Tina realizes it’s probably Suzie Boreton. Farah asks if that’s the same Suzie who attacked Bart and whose husband attacked Todd and Dirk.
Tina pulls a quick u-turn and heads over to Suzie’s place.
Suzie is currently still in bed reading through the spellbook. Her husband is standing still in the corner, staring straight ahead. Suzie calls for her son but he doesn’t respond. She finally gets up and goes looking for him, wand at the ready in case she’s attacked. Bob follows her, holding up Scott’s phone with the recording of The Mage in the parking lot. The Mage leaps into the picture and says, “See you soon!” as Suzie screams.
Meanwhile, Dirk is racing through the halls, screaming. The one-eyed, one-horned, flying purple people eater-ish monster is somewhere nearby. Dirk realizes the hallways are crisscrossed with the phone cord so he snips it off. The phone works without it.
Dirk manages to get away from the beast only to find a pair of scissors stuck into a table in the kitchen. There’s blood oozing up from the wound. Just then he spots a broken vase with daisies on the floor and declares, “For the record, this is not the best case ever anymore.”
Vogle’s having a rough time of it in the cage, but the knights won’t help. Amanda’s hands light up and she screams in pain.
Dirk drops the phone as the monster approaches. He takes the scissors out of the table and is ready to defend himself.
Todd decides to go against Dirk’s wishes and follow him down the tunnel. But first, he asks Hobbs for the special gun.
Todd lands in the alternate house and heads to the kitchen. As the monster approaches, Todd leaps out in front of Dirk and uses that weird zappy gun on the monster. The monster doesn’t vanish and Todd decides the only way out is through the door into nothingness. Dirk resists but Todd pushes him through and they land outside the real house, unharmed. Todd was right.
Vogle helps Amanda, sucking the energy from her hands and body. She has a vision of Todd at the house and suddenly she’s there, still locked up in the cage. Todd can’t believe it and approaches her only to be zapped with energy. Amanda’s also zapped and screams. Dirk witnesses Todd having an attack but doesn’t see Amanda.
Vogle passes out and Amanda’s still in the cage in Wendimoor. Farson calls her a witch and says she had tiny lights all over her. Amanda’s amazed he could see the electricity.
Todd is having convulsions and needs his pills, and Hobbs races to help.
And, finally, there’s a closeup of the Corgi as Ken tells Friedkin he’s right – Friedkin is in over his head. Ken suggests Friedkin needs to give these special people meaning. Ken can get them to do what Friedkin wants if Friedkin lets him. But first, Ken demands to be let out.
Todd comes to after taking his pills. Dirk is incapable of explaining what just happened, but he did manage to keep the scissors which could possibly be the murder weapon.
Tina and Farah arrive at Suzie’s and she’s about to open the door while holding the wand behind her back when The Mage grabs her. Farah decides to pick the lock since Suzie isn’t opening the door. While Farah works on it, Tina gets a call from Hobbs. Tina relays the message from Hobbs that the Cardenas’ house is haunted by a purple alligator and they found the murder weapon used to kill Hector. When she mentions Dirk Gently, The Mage becomes more interested in their conversation. (He’s eavesdropping behind the closed front door.)
Farah doesn’t understand any of Hobbs’ message. Tina’s now more interested in the purple alligator, so they abort the attempt to break into Suzie’s.
Inside the house, Suzie tries to use the wand on The Mage. He fights back and the house lights up all purpley.
Team Dirk gathers at the station and Farah says the scissors are most likely the murder weapon. She doesn’t understand why the scissors are new with fresh blood. They lay out all the clues – the house within a house, the flying car, the tree with a body in it, the missing book club women – but Dirk is strangely silent. Todd tells him it has to add up to something, and that Bart being there isn’t a coincidence.
Dirk stumbles with his words after Todd and Farah declare that a prince named Panto from a world called Wendimoor showing up looking for Dirk Gently as the answer to a prophecy is connected. He can’t piece it all together and the group is stunned. Dirk leaves them all just standing there and walks away.
Todd follows him and Dirk’s definitely not himself. Todd apologizes for pressuring him, and Dirk is questioning everything. He only wanted a friend but now he’s concerned that “who and what” he is is going to get Todd killed. Dirk has no clue what it all means and never does until everything connects. He wonders why Todd is here and what he has to do with any of it, and Todd confesses he saw Amanda while he was having the attack outside. He thinks Amanda was reaching out to him and that she’s in danger in Wendimoor. Dirk finally springs to life and declares they have to go back to the Cardenas house with Panto.
Night falls and the knights are back, gathered around the fire. Amanda and Vogle are still in the cage along with Farson. Another knight arrives and he’s come to collect Farson. He tells the knights to kill Vogle, Amanda, and the other prisoner who so far hasn’t spoken and doesn’t have a name.
Amanda and Vogle kneel and as the knight is about to chop off Vogle’s head, Amanda apologizes to him that she couldn’t save him. They grab her for talking and her hands glow. The knights think she’s a witch, and Amanda uses the electricity to zap them. Farson cheers and Vogle rises to eat her energy. The knights fall to the ground and Amanda and Vogle are safe! They free Farson and the other prisoner and then take off through the woods.
Hobbs, Todd, Dirk, and Panto return to the Cardenas house. Panto confirms one of the rooms is the room he fell into from Wendimoor. Dirk lowers the Murphy bed and Panto says it’s definitely where he fell. Todd notices water damage and they begin peeling wallpaper off the bedroom walls. Under the paper are drawings of the world of Wendimoor, including the bizarre moon Amanda noticed from the shore of the lake.
Dirk finally smiles.
Over at Suzie’s house, The Mage explains that he comes from Wendimoor and that he’s extremely powerful. He thinks the prophecy regarding Dirk Gently being able to defeat him is a lie. He also reveals he created a second wand because he needed a partner to help destroy the prophecy. Suzie didn’t want to be drawn into this and The Mage assures her she’s not a nice person. Nice people conspire against her and it’s power and freedom she wants. He asks her to join him and she can be a queen and help him rule Wendimoor.
Suzie makes her choice, deciding she’ll help The Mage. He needs her to kill Dirk Gently!
After taking a one week break, Fox’s The Exorcist season two picks up with episode five airing November 3, 2017. Episode five begins with Andy (John Cho) paying Grace (Amélie Eve) a visit in her room, however Grace is not alone. Verity (Brianna Hildebrand) is standing by the window and wants to know who Andy’s talking to and who’s Grace. Andy suddenly sees the room as it really is, full of paintings and rotten food. There’s a painting of an owl he’s drawn to as Verity asks if this a Nikki thing. Andy gets defensive and tells her she’s not supposed to be in this room.
After she leaves, Andy spins in circles, hands covering his face, and he’s complete confused. Something unseen attacks him and leaves a mark on his shoulder. When he looks at the bed again, he sees Grace is there with her arms stretched out to embrace him.
Andy flees the room and now Grace is at the top of the stairs. He tells her she’s not real and runs back down the stairs.
Rose (Li Jun Li) finds Andy packing up stuff and he insists it’s the perfect time to take the kids camping. He admits he asked Nikki to marry him 14 years ago today, and needs to escape the house. Rose isn’t sure now’s the time to take Harper on a camping trip, but Andy pretty much insists.
Father Tomas Ortega (Alfonso Herrera) stops by the foster home and Verity announces his arrival by calling for Rose, yelling, “The creepy, annoying priest is back!”
Father Tomas speaks with Rose alone in the kitchen and asks if she’s noticed anything unusual in the house. Rose says she’s only been there a few days, and Father Tomas asks to speak with the kids. Rose won’t let him talk to the kids and definitely doesn’t want him upsetting Harper.
Meanwhile, Marcus (Ben Daniels) pays a visit to Fish & Wildlife Agent Peter Morrow (Christopher Cousins) to find out if he’s aware of anything unusual ever happening on the island. Peter tells him about Glen Powell, a father who killed his wife and kids in the 1950s. His oldest daughter wasn’t home at the time, so he tracked her down and killed everyone she was with at a party. The daughter survived by hiding in a cabinet, and Glen was ultimately killed by the cops. Peter offers to take Marcus to see the daughter across the bay if he wants to find out more about the killings.
Back at Andy’s house, Grace continues to follow her dad around insisting she’s real. When he refuses to admit she’s there, she forces him to see a gross wound on his shoulder with a bee crawling out of one of the holes.
Marcus meets with Glen’s daughter and she can recall in detail the events of that day. Her father was the best; a kind man who didn’t drink or cuss. She claims it wasn’t her father but instead something that looked like him that killed all those people. No one believes her, but Marcus says he understands and believes her. She also claims the voice was wrong. Whatever was inside her dad was using a scratchy voice and talking in a foreign language. Her father didn’t know any other languages.
Once again to Andy’s place and Verity’s not happy about this camping trip. The rest of the kids seem fine with it, including Harper. She admits to being afraid of starving bears on the island, but Andy reminds her bears can’t drive boats.
As Andy’s heading out the door, Grace is seated on the stairs and stares angrily when he indicates she’s not invited.
Marcus gives Father Tomas a call and tells him about Glen’s murder spree. Marcus now believes Father Thomas’ visions and suggests they team up to talk to Andy’s family tomorrow. Marcus warns Father Tomas not to do it tonight without him because it could scare the family off for good.
Father Bennett (Kurt Egyiawan) is praying for Sister Dolores (Karin Konoval) as Mouse (Zuleikha Robinson) packs. She warns him to hurry so they aren’t caught, and Mouse assures him Sister Dolores is already dead. Mouse hands Father Bennett a syringe full of Holy Water as Sister Dolores begs for his help, claiming she’s still inside her body, fighting the demon. When she argues he needs to stay with her and puts herself above the lives of others, he realizes it’s just the demon speaking. He injects her and the Sister’s body is engulfed in flames.
The camping trip is underway and the kids are roasting marshmallows. Harper and Rose whisper to each other, and Harper wonders if she can stay at Andy’s. She likes the place and likes her foster brothers and sisters.
Andy’s setting up a tent in the woods at night, away from the campfire, when Grace appears. She hugs him and asks him to come home, promising to be good. “Stop it! I know what you are. You’re a stress-related delusion. You’re a mental break. You leave me alone!” says Andy, screaming at her to go away.
Grace reiterates that she wants him to go home, but their talk is interrupted by Rose saying the camping is going great. She’s particularly happy about Harper.
Andy admits there’s something wrong with him and he’s not 100%. He can’t pretend anymore, even though the kids need it. Rose assures him it will be okay and that he’s allowed to grieve. He truly believes he’s losing his mind and as they hug, Grace is staring at them from nearby. He’s about to admit he’s seeing Grace when his shoulder causes him intense pain. Rose is concerned, but Andy claims it’s just a bug bite.
The kids are still roasting marshmallows as Grace circles behind them. Truck (Cyrus Arnold) is the only one who seems to react to her presence by tensing up.
Father Tomas, against Marcus’ instructions, visits Andy’s house. It’s empty but as he looks around, the lights go off and he senses an evil presence.
After visiting Glen’s daughter, Marcus and Peter are making their way slowly back to the island. Peter describes Marcus as someone who’s not happy sitting quietly with his own thoughts. He’s the same way after two tours of duty; it’s impossible to just sit still. Peter then recalls a kid he saw in the bombed-out rubble and how he still sees that kid. He asks what Marcus sees and Marcus confesses he has visions of his mom and dad arguing, with his dad swinging a hammer and his mom attempting to put her brains back in her skull with both hands. He tried to get his dad to stop, but he was just seven. Marcus shot his dad with a rifle as his dad was trying to choke him. He then reveals that at the orphanage he was bullied by all the other boys. He used to cut himself in order to sleep.
Marcus’ gut-wrenching memories turn to all the possessed people he’s helped. (Ben Daniels is phenomenal in this scene.) Peter listens and then gives a small nod with a smile. Marcus manages to smile back through tears.
Father Tomas explores the house, shining a flashlight on the handprints. He leans his head against the wall and a door opens down the hallway. Father Tomas enters the room and looks through the cabinets. A record player turns on and Father Tomas begins praying. Grace is standing unseen immediately at his side.
It’s now time for horror stories around the campfire. Verity is listening to music and Shelby (Alex Barima) is reading his Bible when he hears something in the woods. When he asks if Verity’s noticed anything strange around the house, she tells him to stop hanging out with the weird priests.
Shelby reminds her some people actually want to help and Verity wonders if that’s what the counselors at her camp that tried to pray the gay away were doing. She talks about being strapped to a bed and sprayed with freezing water as they told her she was an abomination in the eyes of God. Shelby calls them misguided, and Verity admits she tried to kill herself three times.
Shelby attempts to convince Verity those people worked for the Devil, not God, but she’s having none of it. Shelby insists he knows this because he almost died at birth. All his siblings are dead, but he found God. Shelby assures Verity she’s perfect because that’s the way God made her. They both admit they hate camping.
Rose returns to the campfire and asks about Truck. Caleb says Truck’s been gone for a while and Verity heads out to check on him.
Father Tomas continues his search through Andy’s house as objects begin to move on their own. Doors fly open as Father Tomas walks and quietly prays.
Verity calls for Truck and then hears a noise in an abandoned house. She enters to find Truck banging his head against the wall.
Back at Andy’s place, Grace is in her room holding a doll and its banging its head against a wall. She stops at the same moment Verity prevents Truck from continuing to hit his head. Father Tomas enters Grace’s room but doesn’t see her. Instead, he sees the room in its actual shape.
When the flashlight isn’t directed her way, Grace begins banging the doll’s head again, causing Truck to start hitting his head once more. Grace turns the doll toward her and begins choking it. Truck echoes the movement, choking Verity. He lifts Verity off the floor and starts banging her against the wall. Verity manages to scream and Andy comes running.
The room shakes around Father Tomas as he prays, ordering the demon to show itself. As Father Tomas forcefully reads passages commanding the demon, items begin floating in the room.
Andy yells for Verity, attempting to figure out where the screams are coming from. He finally arrives at the abandoned house and tries to free Verity from Truck’s grasp. As the items crash to the floor in Andy’s house, Verity also crashes to the floor – free of Truck’s hands.
Truck has no idea what happened as Verity struggles to breathe. Truck has no memory of attacking Verity, while Rose says Verity has to be taken to a doctor. Andy freezes for a minute and then takes control again. He agrees to take Verity to the doctor as Truck apologizes for hurting her. Rose needs to take Truck away as the kids all freak out. Truck cries and says, “I’m sorry,” as Rose hugs him.
Father Tomas looks at photos of Andy and Nikki and then picks up a rock near the photos. “In the name of Jesus Christ, show yourself to me,” he commands. Grace is now standing mere inches from his body. She grabs his wrist and he’s propelled into a vision.
Father Tomas sees dead children under blankets covered in blood. He then sees a large man standing in front of him, back turned, holding a gun. A shot is fired and Father Tomas reacts in pain, blood flowing from his mouth. He looks down and he’s been shot in the stomach. He watches as the man places the shotgun under his own chin and takes his life.
Father Tomas’ vision continues but this time he’s outside a house and standing by the well that Caleb almost fell into. He watches as a mother pushes her son into the well. Father Tomas reacts as though he’s the one in the well; he’s soaking wet and choking up water.
He tries to claw his way forward in the grass but now the grass transforms into carpeting. He watches as three young girls are doing each other’s hair. He’s standing next to Glen (Troy Anthony Young) as Glen begins speaking a different language. The man has a chain and Father Tomas reacts as though he’s being beaten with it as the man murders the children.
Finally, Father Tomas snaps out of the vision and sinks to the floor in the bedroom, passing out from the experience.
Marcus is still on the boat with Peter, and he’s praying. He looks peaceful and smiles, and Peter joins him to find out what Marcus just heard. Marcus reveals he didn’t hear anything and Peter tells him, “That’s a start.” Peter leans in for a kiss and Marcus doesn’t pull away. They kiss again, but Marcus breaks up the embrace to say he needs to get back. Marcus sincerely thanks Peter and caresses his face.
Andy and Verity arrive back at Andy’s place. He’s not talking to her, and he didn’t take her to the doctor. Verity takes the blame all on herself. She’s not angry at Truck and thinks it happened because she woke him up. Andy looks lost and uncertain. Verity wants to know what’s wrong with him, but he says nothing as he gets out of the car and charges into the house. Andy heads straight up the stairs as Father Tomas watches, unseen, from the porch.
Andy makes it to Grace’s room and begins throwing everything around and pulling paintings off the wall. He spots the rock Father Tomas was just holding and heaves it through the large painting of an owl. Grace’s face in her brave pillow case covering appears in the hole in the painting. Andy demands that she leave this house.
Grace stands up but now she’s noticeably taller than a child. She’s Andy’s height and she approaches him, standing face-to-face. He removes the pillowcase and now it’s Nicole under the pillowcase.
The CW’s unveiled new photos, a plot description, and a 20-second promotional trailer for Arrow season six episode five which brings fan favorite Manu Bennett back as Slade Wilson/Deathstroke. In the episode airing on November 9, 2017, Slade will turn to Oliver Queen to help in the search for his missing son. Directed by Joel Novoa from a script by Ben Sokolowski and Spiro Skentzos, season six episode five is titled – appropriately – “Deathstroke Returns.”
The cast of season six includes Stephen Amell as Oliver Queen/Arrow, David Ramsey as John Diggle/Spartan, Willa Holland as Thea Queen/Speedy, Emily Bett Rickards as Felicity Smoak, Echo Kellum as Curtis Holt/Mr. Terrific, Katie Cassidy as Black Siren, Juliana Harkavy as Dinah Drake/Black Canary, Jack Moore as William Clayton, and Rick Gonzalez as Rene Ramirez/Wild Dog.
The “Deathstroke Returns” Plot: SLADE RETURNS; VIGILANTE REAPPEARS IN STAR CITY — Slade (guest star Manu Bennett) returns and asks Oliver (Stephen Amell) for help in tracking down his son. When they learn Joe (guest star William Franklyn-Miller) has been taken hostage by mercenaries, their mission to save him gets complicated by a terrible revelation that could shatter Slade’s hopes of reunion forever. Meanwhile, Vigilante reappears in Star City.
The CW’s Riverdale season two episode four found Archie’s Red Circle disbanding over threats from the school’s principal and Veronica reviving the vigilante group by enlisting the whole school and providing t-shirts. Episode four also had Betty freaking out over the fact the Black Hood is doing all of this killing just for her, Betty and Jughead attempting to make sense of a cipher from the hooded killer, and Kevin defending Betty’s iconic ponytail.
Plus, season two episode four had pretty much everyone taking sides in the whole North Side / South Side class struggle. There was even a rain-soaked fist fight between the Red Circle and the South Side Serpents. Archie’s continuing to come unglued and no one can be trusted as the Black Hood seems to now be obsessed with reaching out and contacting Betty.
Up next, Riverdale season two episode five titled “When a Stranger Calls.” Directed by Ellen Pressman from a script by Aaron Allen, season two episode five airs on November 8, 2017.
The season two cast includes KJ Apa as Archie Andrews, Lili Reinhart as Betty Cooper, Camila Mendes as Veronica Lodge, Cole Sprouse as Jughead Jones, Madelaine Petsch as Cheryl Blossom, Marisol Nichols as Hermione Lodge, Mӓdchen Amick as Alice Cooper, Luke Perry as Fred Andrews, Casey Cott as Kevin Keller, Ashleigh Murray as Josie McCoy, and Mark Consuelos as Hiram Lodge.
The “Chapter Eighteen: When a Stranger Calls” Plot: GRAHAM PHILLIPS (The Good Wife) GUEST STARS AS VERONICA’S OLD FRIEND NICK ST. CLAIR — When Alice (Amick) publishes a fiery piece in the Riverdale Register blasting the Southside, Jughead (Sprouse) is forced to take matters into his own hands to try and keep the peace. Betty (Reinhart) turns to Archie (Apa) for help after receiving an ultimatum that could potentially destroy some of her closest relationships. With their SoDale open house fast approaching, Hiram (Consuelos) and Hermoine (Nichols) enlist the help of an unlikely ally to get some potential investors on board. Finally, Veronica (Mendes) welcomes her old friend Nick St. Clair (Phillips) to Riverdale, but his plans for a wild night with the gang quickly takes an unexpected turn.
