Showtime has set an August premiere date for Ray Donovan‘s fifth season. The critically acclaimed series will return on August 6, 2017 at 9pm ET/PT with Liev Schreiber, Paula Malcomson, Eddie Marsan, Dash Mihok, Steven Bauer, Katherine Moennig, Pooch Hall, Kerris Dorsey and Devon Bagby back in starring roles. The network also announced the fifth and final season of Episodes starring Matt LeBlanc will kick off on August 20th at 10pm ET/PT.
In addition, Showtime announced David Lynch’s Twin Peaks will move to Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on Sunday, August 6th.
Ray Donovan Season 5 Plot: The new season of Ray Donovan finds Ray (Schreiber) turning his attention back to Hollywood and his celebrity fixer firm. Meanwhile, Mickey (Jon Voight) is overjoyed to at last be welcomed into Ray’s home and swears to finally mend his criminal ways. Joining the series in a season-long arc is Oscar winner and four-time Emmy-nominated actress Susan Sarandon as legendary media mogul “Samantha Winslow,” who sets Ray against her own fixers in fear they may know too much. Additional season five guest stars include Brian White, Adina Porter, Rhys Coiro, Lili Simmons, Tara Buck, C. Thomas Howell, and Dominique Columbus.
Episodes Final Season Plot: At the start of the final season of Episodes, several months have passed and the game show is now a runaway hit. Unfortunately for Matt, this means he is now only thought of as a game show host, his years as an actor completely forgotten. Sean (Stephen Mangan) and Beverly (Tamsin Greig) are equally miserable. Sean’s loathsome ex-partner is now in charge of their new show, The Opposite of Us, and Sean and Beverly must now endure his utter lack of humor or talent as they watch him slowly destroy their show. The cast also includes John Pankow, Kathleen Rose Perkins and Mircea Monroe.
The Plot of Twin Peaks: Directed entirely by David Lynch, the new 18-part limited event series picks up 25 years after the inhabitants of a quaint northwestern town were stunned when their homecoming queen Laura Palmer was shockingly murdered. Twin Peaks will debut with a two-part premiere on Sunday, May 21 at 9 p.m. ET/PT across all Showtime platforms. Immediately following the premiere, Showtime subscribers will have access to the third and fourth parts exclusively on Showtime streaming and On Demand platforms, in advance of their linear airing on Showtime on May 28. One-hour parts will air in subsequent weeks, until the series moves to 8 p.m. ET/PT on Sunday, August 6. The series’ finale will air on Sunday, Sept. 3 from 8 to 10 p.m. ET/PT with two back-to-back parts.
Novelists Anne Rice and Christopher Rice are teaming up with Paramount Television and Anonymous Content on a television series based on The Vampire Chronicles. The television adaptation will be written by Christopher Rice and executive produced by Christopher, Anne Rice, David Kanter, and Steve Golin. The popular book series has sold more than 100 million copies, and fans of the novels have been frequently asked Anne Rice to work on a television adaptation that will feature Anne Rice’s charismatic vampire, Lestat.
“I’m thrilled beyond words to be working with Paramount TV and Anonymous Content — known for extraordinary cutting edge series such as True Detective, Quarry, and The Knick,” said Anne Rice. “In this unique golden age of television, I couldn’t ask for a finer or more passionate team to help bring my beloved vampire hero, Lestat, alive in a series of the highest quality. This is a dream come true, both for me and for Christopher and for the fans who have been asking to see the Brat Prince in this medium for years.”
“The first great day for me on this project was when my mother asked me to partner with her on it,” explained Christopher Rice. “The second, is the announcement of this thrilling partnership with Paramount Television and Anonymous Content. For decades now fans of The Vampire Chronicles have been clamoring for a long-form television adaptation of this galaxy of content. Just a glance at the libraries of these two innovative, groundbreaking companies makes clear why they’re perfectly suited to granting this wish. Add to that their passion and enthusiasm for the long term vision Mom and I share for this series, and we’re confident this exciting deal will result in many excellent things for Lestat in the universe of television.”
“It is undeniable that Anne Rice has created the paradigm against which all vampire stories are measured. The rich and vast world she has created with The Vampire Chronicles is unmatched and sophisticated with 90’s gothic undertones that will be perfectly suited to captivate audiences,” stated Amy Powell, President, Paramount TV. “The series is full of compelling characters led by Lestat, arguably one of the greatest original characters, literary or otherwise. We are thrilled to collaborate with Anne, Christopher and the team at Anonymous Content on this epic series.”
“Together with our partners at Paramount Television, we are embarking on a fantastic journey with Anne and Christopher Rice to bring Anne’s unparalleled imagination to television at the moment when the medium is experiencing a global apex in the demand for the most outstanding, exciting and heightened premium dramatic programming,” added Anonymous Content’s David Kanter. “The Vampire Chronicles, in its entirety, is not only a phenomenally complex universe of story-telling, it is also a world-wide readership whose connections to the books and their author are deep and abiding. It is a tremendous responsibility to help bring the books to television, and we are thrilled to have this opportunity.”
The CW’s The 100 season four episode nine set up the possible upcoming demise of at least one key character. Raven is tired of being in pain and is ready to float herself, and Harper and Jasper chose to decline their chance to survive and instead decided to party with their friends (who we don’t know), with Jasper sealing the deal by writing DNR (do no resuscitate) on his hand. Clarke almost became the commander and then Octavia arrived on a horse to save the day. Season four episode 10 titled ‘Die All, Die Merrily’ might be the final episode for at least one of the aforementioned characters…or maybe not. Directed by Dean White, the season’s 10th episode airing May 3, 2017 was written by Aaron Ginsburg and Wade McIntyre.
The 100‘s season four cast includes Eliza Taylor as Clarke, Bob Morley as Bellamy, Marie Avgeropoulos as Octavia, Devon Bostick as Jasper, Lindsey Morgan as Raven, Henry Ian Cusick as Marcus, Christopher Larkin as Monty, Richard Harmon as Murphy, Zach McGowan as Roan, Paige Turco as Abby, Isaiah Washington as Jaha, Chai Hansen as Ilian, and Luisa D’Oliveira as Emori.
The “Die All, Die Merrily” Plot – OCTAVIA FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL — Octavia (Marie Avgeropoulos) fights in the final battle for her people’s survival, but not everyone is willing to play fair.
Harry Styles will be on the road with his first solo tour beginning on September 19, 2017 in San Francisco. Styles will stop in North American cities including Nashville, Chicago, and Atlanta before embarking on the international leg of his tour. Following his 13-city North America run, Styles has planned concerts in Japan, Paris, and Sydney, with the Live on Tour wrapping up on December 8th in Tokyo, Japan.
Tickets will go on sale for all stops on the tour (with the exception of Japan) beginning on May 5th. Fans can register now for tickets to the North American leg of the tour through Ticketmaster’s Verified fan program.
Harry Styles’ 10-track self-titled album will be available on Friday, May 12th. The album’s lead single, “Sign of the Times,” charted in more than 84 countries on the day it was released.
Harry Styles Live On Tour 2017 World Tour Dates:
9/19/2017 – San Francisco, CA at The Masonic
9/20/2017 – Los Angeles, CA at The Greek Theatre
9/25/2017 – Nashville, TN at Ryman Auditorium
9/26/2017 – Chicago, IL at The Chicago Theatre
9/28/2017 – New York, NY at Radio City Music Hall
9/30/2017 – Boston, MA at Wang Theatre
10/1/2017 – Washington DC at DAR Constitution Hall
10/4/2017 – Toronto, ON at Massey Hall
10/5/2017 – Upper Darby, PA at Tower Theater
10/8/2017 – Atlanta, GA at Roxy
10/10/2017 – Irving, TX at The Pavilion at Irving Music Factory
10/11/2017 – Austin, TX at ACL Live at The Moody Theater
10/14/2017 – Phoenix, AZ at Comerica Theatre
10/25/2017 – Paris, France at L’Olympia
10/27/2017 – Cologne, Germany at Palladium
10/29/2017 – London, UK at Eventim Apollo
10/30/2017 – London, UK at Eventim Apollo
11/1/2017 – Manchester, UK at O2 Apollo Manchester
11/2/2017 – Glasgow, UK at SEC Armadillo
11/5/2017 – Stockholm, Sweden at Fryshuset
11/7/2017 – Berlin, Germany at Tempodrome
11/8/2017 – Amsterdam, Netherlands at AFAS Live
11/10/2017 – Milan, Italy at Alcatraz
11/23/2017 – Singapore at The Star Theatre
11/26/2017 – Sydney, Australia at Enmore Theatre
11/30/2017 – Australia, Melbourne at Forum Theatre
The Mystery Writers of America have revealed the winners of the 2017 Edgar Allan Poe Awards, with Fargo showrunner Noah Hawley taking top honors. Hawley was honored with the Best Novel award for his fifth book, Before the Fall, a book the New York Times describes as “ingeniously nerve-racking.” This year’s winners were recognized during the organization’s 71st Gala Banquet held on April 27, 2017 in New York City.
The annual Edgar Allan Poe Awards recognize the best in non-fiction, mystery fiction, and television.
BEST NOVEL Before the Fall by Noah Hawley (Hachette Book Group – Grand Central Publishing)
BEST FIRST NOVEL BY AN AMERICAN AUTHOR Under the Harrow by Flynn Berry (Penguin Random House – Penguin Books)
BEST PAPERBACK ORIGINAL Rain Dogs by Adrian McKinty (Prometheus Books – Seventh Street Books)
BEST FACT CRIME The Wicked Boy: The Mystery of a Victorian Child Murderer by Kate Summerscale (Penguin Random House – Penguin Press)
BEST CRITICAL/BIOGRAPHICAL Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life by Ruth Franklin (W.W. Norton – Liveright)
BEST SHORT STORY
“Autumn at the Automat” – In Sunlight or in Shadow by Lawrence Block (Pegasus Books)
BEST JUVENILE OCDaniel by Wesley King (Simon & Schuster – Paula Wiseman Books)
BEST YOUNG ADULT Girl in the Blue Coat by Monica Hesse (Hachette Book Group – Little, Brown BFYR)
BEST TELEVISION EPISODE TELEPLAY
“A Blade of Grass” – Penny Dreadful, Teleplay by John Logan (Showtime)
ROBERT L. FISH MEMORIAL AWARD
“The Truth of the Moment” – Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine by E. Gabriel Flores (Dell Magazines)
GRAND MASTER
Max Allan Collins
Ellen Hart
RAVEN AWARD
Dru Ann Love
ELLERY QUEEN AWARD
Neil Nyren
THE SIMON & SCHUSTER – MARY HIGGINS CLARK AWARD The Shattered Tree by Charles Todd (HarperCollins Publishers – William Morrow)
Claire Holt and Mandy Moore star in ’47 Meters Down.’
Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures just released the official trailer and poster for the thriller 47 Meters Down. The trailer has a The Shallows feel to it, substituting surfing for scuba diving and Blake Lively with Mandy Moore (This Is It) and Claire Holt (The Originals). Co-written and directed by Johannes Roberts, the 47 Meters Down cast also includes Matthew Modine. Expect to see the underwater action film in theaters on June 16, 2017.
The Plot: On the rebound after a devastating break-up, Lisa (Moore) is ready for adventure while on vacation in Mexico. Even still, she needs a little extra persuasion when her daring sister Kate (Holt) suggests they go shark diving with some locals. Once underwater in a protective cage, Lisa and Kate catch a once in a lifetime, face-to-face look at majestic Great Whites. But when their worst fears are realized and the cage breaks away from their boat, they find themselves plummeting to the bottom of the seabed, too deep to radio for help without making themselves vulnerable to the savage sharks, their oxygen supplies rapidly dwindling.
Baby drama is in full force in season 12 episode 19 of The CW’s Supernatural. Time is running out for a solution to be found. This is clear from the beginning as we see Kelly (Courtney Ford) appearing miserable, broken, and about to pop at any time. Dagon (Ali Ahn) is keeping her well enough to be a good container for the baby, but she is clearly done being nice about it. There’s no attempt at hiding the fact that she and Lucifer could not care less about what happens to the pregnant woman, only that the child is born. When left alone again, Kelly makes a decision while preparing to take a bath. Giving the child a heartfelt apology that they will never be together, she slits her wrist, letting her life flow out of her and dying.
Sam (Jared Padalecki) is deep into a project back at the bunker trying to figure out when the Nephilim will be born, using lore to estimate it will be around May 18th. At that moment, Castiel (Misha Collins) shows up at the bunker. Dean (Jensen Ackles) is angry about the angel ignoring their phone calls. He tries explaining that he was in Heaven working with the angels to come up with a plan to deal with Kelly’s baby. This isn’t good news to Dean, who states that they had a shot at Dagon which might have turned out differently if he had been there to help them, then storms off.
Castiel goes to Dean’s room a bit later and apologizes. Dean says he can’t just disappear like that, they were worried about him and that is not okay. Cas explains that he didn’t mean to make things worse for them, but he feels like he is always failing. He needed to come back with a win, for them and for himself. Dean mentions that Sam is working on a way to get rid of the baby without harming Kelly. However, Castiel asks if it comes down to it, will they be able to kill an innocent? The response is that they will find a better way, all three of them.
Meanwhile, Dagon returns to Kelly only to find a bathtub filled with bloody water and the woman curled up in a corner, alive. She says the baby wouldn’t let her die, looking more hopeful than she has in a long time. Kelly is convinced that her baby isn’t evil because he saved her. Dagon is quick to try and ruin those thoughts, claiming the baby didn’t save her, he saved himself. The demon has plans after Kelly’s demise to raise the child at Lucifer’s side and nurture his evil.
Back at home, Sam and Dean do some more brainstorming, considering the ability to track the Nephilim since they can’t track Dagon. They consider a spell they’d worked on before to track an angel, the non-human part of the baby, only they know the spell never worked. Then Sam has a brilliant idea, the tracking spell may not have worked but they can remove the child’s grace, making him human. Confident in the plan, Dean goes to tell Cas but he’s gone yet again.
It turns out the angel was just there for the Colt as we find him meeting up with another angel, Kelvin (Nathan Mitchell), and giving him the gun. It only has two bullets in it but he wasn’t exactly able to ask for more. Kelvin is confident anyway, saying that soon the whole problem will be over and Castiel’s reputation will be improved. That isn’t his main concern though, this is about helping the Winchesters. He will kill the girl so they don’t have to. So the two angels, along with one more, sneak into the house where they know the women are hiding. Only Dagon is prepared, fighting two of them while Castiel finds Kelly.
He succeeds in his search but is unable to kill her, taking off with the woman instead. She knows what his intention was and thanks him for not following through. Castiel tells her not to thank him though, he had a mission and he failed. Now he doesn’t know what he’s doing except getting them away from Dagon.
It certainly doesn’t take long for Lucifer (Mark Pellegrino) to realize something is wrong and to contact the princess of Hell to find out what happened. She is forced to explain who took Kelly and the child. As expected, he’s furious, threatening unbelievable torments if she doesn’t find them. Dagon swears she will right before it is revealed that she has a new captive, Kelvin.
The next day, Castiel leaves Kelly alone in the truck to contact Joshua and get his new orders. When he returns, the angel explains that he couldn’t kill her before but he will now. He will take her to Heaven, a trip that no human can make and live, resulting in their souls ascending while their bodies perish on Earth. The child is too dangerous and could destroy the world. She corrects that maybe the child could actually save the world but he isn’t willing to take that risk. His intent’s to take her to the sandbox, the entrance to Heaven, when the truck won’t start.
Castiel gets them a motel room while trying to figure out how to fix the truck. Kelly isn’t ready to give up, confessing to the angel about her suicide. She had died, her son had saved her, and in that moment she’d felt his soul surge through her…and it was good. Cas still says that isn’t proof since the child still needs her alive at this point.
However, she feels that she is part of a greater plan, a plan for good. Castiel doesn’t believe in plans anymore though, everyone is just winging it. There is no plan, Lucifer only wants chaos and destruction. She wasn’t chosen for a reason, she was just there. He also says that she won’t survive the birth. And who will take care of the baby then, keeping him on the righteous path? The discussion is paused when the baby starts kicking. Taking his hand, Kelly lets him feel it. As she’s watching his smile, her eyes start to glow yellow as a vision flashes in her mind.
Before she can say anything, Dean and Sam knock at the door. Apparently, Sam put a tracking app on Cas’s phone while he’d been talking to Dean. And the elder brother is livid about him taking the Colt, along with disappearing again. The anger is momentarily replaced by surprise when they realize he has Kelly with him. Castiel explains that he wanted to keep them out of it, to keep them safe. Dean, with a good point, replies that they are never safe.
Finding out about the angel’s intention to take Kelly to Heaven, killing both her and the baby, they share their own plan of removing the baby’s grace to make him human. It would solve their problem and beats the guaranteed death that Castiel’s plan included. However, Kelly doesn’t agree. Saying no, she leaves the motel room. Of course, they follow, still trying to convince her that this is the better option and only succeeding in getting her to agree to talk in a safer place.
The Winchesters discuss the situation while the other two go to the Impala. But Kelly makes another decision while waiting and steals the car, speeding off. Cas, knowing how stealing Baby is the worst thing they could do, tells her to turn around. They are on her mission now, which means they are going to Heaven. The vision she was given was her son choosing Castiel, assuring her that if they followed the angel’s plan, he would make sure the child was born. She knows now that Castiel will be the one to take care of the boy when she is gone.
This statement shocks Castiel, resulting in his statement that he’s not someone she should put her faith in. He’s done so many things wrong. Kelly admits that before all of this, she was a mess too. And she doesn’t know why, but this is their destiny. He wishes he had her faith, to which she responds that he will.
A while later, they arrive at the sandbox, Kelly’s confidence that everything will be fine as long as Castiel is with her still holding strong. Joshua appears to them, telling her not to be scared seconds before Dagon appears and kills him immediately. The demon has been waiting there for hours since Kelvin tipped her off about where they would go. Realizing that he doesn’t have the Colt, the fight is easier for her. The boys show up in the now-working truck as she is about to kill Cas, too. Before Dean can even take a shot at her with the Colt, Dagon appears behind him, grabbing the gun, melting and destroying it.
With their only way of killing the demon gone and Castiel pretty beaten, the fight appears to be over. Yet our favorite angel isn’t done, pushing himself up and going to stand beside Kelly, telling her to run. She refuses, taking his hand instead. Her eyes begin to glow again, a power flowing from her into Castiel and causing his eyes to glow too. Dagon moves to attack, but he grabs her arm, causing her to burst into flames.
The hunters manage to get to their feet again, completely stunned and asking what just happened. Cas states it was him, but it was also the child. After healing Dean, he thanks them for coming to fight for them. He was lost but not anymore. He realizes the child must be born, and with his powers. The angel has faith again…faith in the baby.
Cas moves to leave with Kelly, however after what just happened they can’t let him go. Telling them to trust him, he touches their foreheads, putting them to sleep. As they get into the truck to leave, Kelly asks what her son told him. He didn’t tell the angel anything, he showed him the future. We are left to wonder if the world has a new savior on the way. Or is that child already like his father, the great deceiver?
The CW’s The Flash season three episode 19 found Barry traveling to 2024 to find out from his future self who Savitar is and how to stop him. Unfortunately, the trip revealed #TeamFlash had splintered and Barry had become a recluse, still mourning the loss of Iris. 2017 Barry put the team back together and was able to get a potential lead into finding someone who might know how to unlock Savitar’s identity. Season three episode 20 titled ‘I Know Who You Are’ continues #TeamFlash’s search for Savitar’s true identity. Directed by Hanelle Culpepper from a script by Bronwen Clark and Joshua V. Gilbert, ‘I Know Who You Are’ will air on May 2, 2017.
The season three cast includes Grant Gustin as Barry Allen/The Flash, Tom Cavanagh as Harrison Wells, Danielle Panabaker as Caitlin Snow, Candice Patton as Iris West, Keiynan Lonsdale as Wally West/Kid Flash, Carlos Valdes as Cisco, Jesse L Martin as Joe West, and Tom Felton as Julian.
The “I Know Who You Are” Plot: VIBE FACES OFF AGAINST KILLER FROST – Barry (Gustin) and the team meet Tracy Brand (guest star Anne Dudek), a scientist, who may be the key to stopping Savitar. Unfortunately, Killer Frost (Panabaker) is also after Tracy so Team Flash must battle their old friend, which proves to be particularly difficult for Cisco (Valdes). Joe (Martin) and Cecile’s (guest star Danielle Nicolet) relationship takes a big turn.
Malik Yoba and Maggie Q in ‘Designated Survivor’ episode 18 (ABC/Ben Mark Holzberg)
“The White House is covering up the truth,” says a mysterious voice over the phone to reporter Abe Leonard (Rob Morrow). “The truth about what?” asks Abe. “The Capitol bombing,” replies the voice in season one episode 18 of ABC’s political thriller, Designated Survivor.
As the episode begins, Agents Hannah Wells (Maggie Q) and Jason Atwood (Malik Yoba) are still spying on a very much alive Lozano and his followers when they’re spotted and have to make a run for it. They’re shot at as they race through the woods, but manage to get away. Unfortunately, as Wells drives away she realizes Atwood has been shot in the arm. Wells reports in to John Forstell (Reed Diamond) and Mike Ritter (LaMonica Garrett) about what she and Atwood have uncovered, and she decides to check out the body they have tagged as Lozano in the morgue.
Meanwhile, Abe is still trying to uncover the truth about what really happened to the man who tried to kill the President. He calls in a favor and gets the license plate of a car used by someone in the White House. However, he can’t seem to get anyone to run it down for him because anyone could use it who works at the White House.
President Kirkman (Kiefer Sutherland) enjoys signing the gun bill he got passed into law, along with the help of Senator Hookstraten (Virginia Madsen). Later as they are enjoying their victory, Kirkman tells Hookstraten he wants his daughter to witness the first-ever female Vice President being selected. Despite their rocky and at times distrustful start, Kirkman offers Hookstraten the VP position after she passes the vetting process. She agrees.
Things seem to be going almost too smoothly for the new administration so it’s not that surprising when a story breaks on the website Politico about Hookstraten. They report she took a paid trip to Turkey and then voted in an aid package. The article suggests she accepted favors to help pass the package. With this story breaking, Emily (Italia Ricci) wants Kirkman to back off announcing Hookstraten as his pick for Vice President.
Aaron (Adan Canto) visits Senator Bowman and accuses him or someone on his staff of leaking the story to Politico as revenge for her helping get the gun bill passed. Bowman warns Aaron to be careful what he says and reminds him that he’s no longer the White House Chief of Staff.
Ritter finds the President before meetings and photo ops and tells him about Agent Wells’ findings and that it looks like Lozano is still alive. He also suggests they increase security to be sure of safety and that he needs to keep this information close to his chest.
In the Oval Office, President Kirkman meets with Hookstraten to talk about the Turkey scandal and she explains that it was a while ago and all very innocent. He chooses to believe her and they both agree the leak must have come from Senator Bowman who not only wants revenge but also wants to force Hookstraten out because she’s his competition in the Republican party. Emily interrupts their talk to inform them the House Ethics Committee is opening an investigation into the situation.
Wells does her own investigation at the morgue and discovers it’s another man’s body tagged as Lozano, and someone made sure it had Lozano’s fingerprints. Wells talks to Jay Whitaker (Richard Waugh), the Homeland Security Adviser, and requests a copy of the surveillance video showing when authorities moved in and killed Lozano. After studying it, Wells discovers Lozano sent out a decoy to fake his own death. The man was named Desmond Legarth and he was a former Army veteran and a Browning Reed employee who had ties to the CEO of the company, Patrick Lloyd.
Abe approaches Atwood, who’s still recovering from getting shot, while at a diner and tries to get him to talk about the death of the terrorist and why he was fired as an agent. Atwood tells him he resigned and starts to leave. Abe brings up his son’s death and Atwood warns Abe never to mention his son again. He leaves the diner with Abe following him (seriously, this reporter can not take a hint) and Abe brings up his son again which leads to Atwood punching Abe, reminding him he was warned. As he drives off, Abe throws out a question, asking if Atwood is a good guy or a bad guy.
Later that day, Atwood meets up with Wells and she tells him to rest and heal. He doesn’t want her going it alone, but she believes she’s better off going solo for now. She assures him when she needs back-up, she’ll reach out to him.
Hookstraten figures out who it was on Senator Bowman’s staff that leaked the story. She calls Liam into her office and tells him it wasn’t hard to figure out it was him since she gave him the choice of resigning or being fired after she discovered some illegal activity he’d been involved with. Liam taunts her, saying she’ll have to resign. She reminds him she still has all the evidence of his activities 12 years earlier and she sent a copy to his boss, Senator Bowman. Hookstraten smiles at a shocked Liam and tells him he can go now.
Forstell and Wells question Patrick Lloyd at his place, which is a fairly large ranch. He handles their questions like a pro, telling them he doesn’t remember Legarth who they inform him is a person of interest in an ongoing investigation. Lloyd says he had many people working for him when Browning Reed was up and running. They bring up the missile silo and he says it was all contracted years ago and threatens they’ll be hearing from his attorney about unlawful trespassing. As they finish the interrogation, Wells notices Lloyd quotes a line from the Pax Americana book she stole from one of Lozano’s followers in North Dakota. She shows Forstell the passage when they’re back in the car.
Later that night, Forstell is concerned for Wells and their investigation and tells her to get some rest. He says proving Lloyd is part of or running the terrorist group will be harder than catching Vice President MacLeish because Lloyd is rich, powerful, and politically well connected. After he leaves, Wells calls Atwood and asks him to do something for her.
Meanwhile, Abe meets with his secret source who tells him the White House is covering up the truth about the attacks on the country. Abe’s “Deep Throat” gives him another clue and leaves, telling him not to try to follow him. As the mysterious man walks into a building, it’s revealed Abe’s inside contact is Jay Whitaker – the Homeland Security Adviser.
The last scene is Wells returning to her motel and just as she’s about to go inside, she realizes someone is already in the room. She quickly makes a run for her car but is taken from behind, drugged, and thrown into a van driven by Lozano.
Designated Survivor Episode 18 Review:
Full of cloak and dagger moments and some tough backstabbing politics, episode 18 titled “Lazarus” introduced a new player who might be the boss of the terrorist group who attacked the Capitol. It also threw a wrench into Kirkman’s plans for a new Vice President and revealed the identity of the White House traitor which, to be honest, was a bit of a letdown. Instead of a major player, the leak is a character who has only been in three episodes.
The episode focused mainly on the FBI’s hunt for answers to who’s behind the terrorist group looking to strike again. And for once that was actually the strongest part of the episode, with the power-playing and the dirty politics being mostly a snore.
With Wells now in the hands of Lozano, can Forstell, Atwood, and President Kirkman rescue her before she goes missing permanently?
Fall Out Boy on stage at the KROQ Weenie Roast (Photo by Christina Radish Photography / www.christinaradish.com)
Fall Out Boy’s just released the official music video for “Young and Menace,” the first single off their upcoming album. The trippy video was released along with confirmation the group’s seventh studio album, M A N I A, will arrive on September 15, 2017. Fall Out Boy will embark on a 20-city tour this fall in support of the new album.
“There’s a lyric in the song, ‘trying to send the world a message, I was young and a menace,’ that reminded me of growing up in the suburbs of Chicago. I didn’t look like anyone there or feel like anyone – I felt like an outsider in my own town. It wasn’t until I discovered punk rock and that community that I realized I did fit in somewhere in this world – with the other people who didn’t fit in,” said Fall Out Boy bassist & lyricist Pete Wentz of the reasoning behind the song’s title. “It’s hard to rationalize rage – it’s hard to quantify anxiety… this song does neither, it embraces the wave…”
Wentz also described the story told in the “Young and Menace” video. “The concept is the idea of a movie like Elf, where he realizes maybe he isn’t an elf after all, but ours has less comedic elements and more real world implication,” explained Wentz. “She realizes that maybe she is human after all – but maybe the line between us and monsters is blurrier than we think…”
The band’s fall tour will kick off on October 20, 2017 in Cleveland and is set to finish up on November 18th in Phoenix. Fall Out Boy will be contributing $1 from every ticket purchased to their Fall Out Boy Fund which supports Chicago-based charities. For info on purchasing tickets, visit www.falloutboy.com/tour.
FALL OUT BOY – 2017 FALL TOUR DATES:
Friday, October 20 – Cleveland, OH Quicken Loans Arena
Saturday, October 21 – St. Louis, MO Scottrade Center
Sunday, October 22 – St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
Tuesday, October 24 – Detroit, MI Little Caesars Arena
Wednesday, October 25 – Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre
Friday, October 27 – Boston, MA TD Garden
Saturday, October 28 – Brooklyn, NY Barclays Center
Sunday, October 29 – Philadelphia, PA Wells Fargo Center
Thursday, November 2 – Fairfax, VA EagleBank Arena
Friday, November 3 – Charlotte, NC Spectrum Center
Saturday, November 4 – Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Sunday, November 5 – Tampa, FL Amalie Arena
Tuesday, November 7 – Houston, TX Toyota Center
Wednesday, November 8 – Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Friday, November 10 – Denver, CO Pepsi Center
Sunday, November 12 – Seattle, WA KeyArena
Tuesday, November 14 – Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
Wednesday, November 15 – San Diego, CA Viejas Arena
Friday, November 17 – Inglewood, CA The Forum
Saturday, November 18 – Phoenix, AZ Talking Stick Resort Arena
