Rachael Harris says she’s happy Dr. Linda is now in the know about Lucifer, Maze, Amenadiel and Charlotte, and that she’s considered an integral part of #TeamLucifer. Harris was part of the Lucifer squad who took part in the show’s panel at the 2017 WonderCon, joining Kevin Alejandro (‘Detective Dan Espinoza’), Lesley-Ann Brandt (‘Mazikeen’), executive producer Joe Henderson, and executive producer Ildy Modrovich to discuss the remaining episodes of season two – without giving away any spoilers. Harris also sat down for roundtable interviews to talk about what’s going on with Dr. Linda and what viewers can look forward to when season two returns from a three month break on May 1, 2017.
Dr. Linda accepted it pretty well when she learned Lucifer’s secret. Were you surprised at that reaction?
Rachael Harris: “Yeah, she did. She was horrified but also one thing that I love about Dr. Linda is she tries to keep an open mind and she was horrified but it was kind of like that was a big deal. But we were just talking about the reaction that I did – that was really talked out because I didn’t want to go mental. The great thing about Maze is Maze is the one who made it kind of make sense to her, right, by saying, ‘I’m just a normal person. I’m not, but try to talk to me as somebody like that with these limitations,’ because everybody has limitations and flaws and things that we’re working on. So, that was a definite choice.
In that moment I like to say that she just shut down like a computer and just needed to reboot when she got that information. She’s still coping with it in the next five episodes that we see before we go to season three or get to the four one-off episodes. She’s always dealing with it.”
Did Dr. Linda feel proud that she was Lucifer’s first human who knew the secret and that she was tolerant?
Rachael Harris: “I felt like it spoke volumes for what we’re dealing with right now in our world. It was very symbolic that she was able to say, ‘I’m going to accept this about you, even though you have so much shame about it and you want to hide it.’ There’s a great scene…I don’t know if we’ve seen it yet…it’s the one where I tell him, ‘Why don’t you trust her? I’m still here. I care for you.’ I think that’s all of our biggest fears is if you really see how mean or how sad or what low self-esteem I have you will run for the hills. And it’s such a great thing that says, ‘No, it’s okay.’ We all have these feelings and we can get through it together.”
She’s a good person and yet she’s slept with her patient, befriended Maze, and didn’t report Amenadiel. Will there be any repercussions for her?
Rachael Harris: “Yes. Well, you know God appears – Timothy Omundson – and Linda’s reaction to meeting God is pretty awesome. I think what we see is the repercussions of her committing to Maze and committing to Lucifer and to everyone. They’re her friends and she’s become very loyal to them. So, what happens when somebody or some entity tries to get information from her has catastrophic consequences to it. And, you get to see just how far Linda will go to take care of her friends. So, yeah, things come back to haunt her a little bit. Then also we will get to know more about Linda in one of the episodes, in one of the one-offs.”
A flashback?
Rachael Harris: “Sort of.”
We don’t know anything about Linda, really.
Rachael Harris: “I know. It’s kind of great though because I feel like that is a great place to go. We know that she’s got a big heart. I find the most empathetic people sometimes are the people who have gone through the most.”
Do you get any say in her story?
Rachael Harris: “I did. Yes. I was requesting because I often have a lot of funny lines, I will carry a lot of the funny aspects of the show given my background and everything, but I said to them, ‘You know, I would really enjoy doing some more dramatic aspects of the show.’ And that was where ‘Monster’ started happening, the episode ‘Monster’ where he does reveal himself. But I was like, ‘We can go further,’ because it was but it wasn’t. It was more of a shocker. So, they heard me when I said I would like to do something a little bit more dramatic. Things get a bit scary and honest in the next five episodes.”
Will Linda get in on the action at all?
Rachael Harris: “Yes. I have a stunt double! That’s not saying anything…but it says something. I have a stunt double that comes out in, I think, the finale. And then I have a stunt double again, but that’s in one of the one-offs which we’re not allowed to talk about and I just kind of did.”
Watch the full Rachael Harris interview on Lucifer season 2:
Mary Elizabeth Winstead as Nikki Swango and Ewan McGregor as Ray Stussy. (Photo Copyright 2017 FX Networks)
FX’s critically acclaimed dramatic series Fargo continues season three with episode two airing on April 26, 2017. The episode titled ‘The Principle of Restricted Choice’ begins with Gloria (Carrie Coon) puzzling over the stash of sci-fi books she found in the secret box hidden under the floorboards in her stepfather’s house. She thumbs through each, looking for anything that might be hidden in the pages but coming up empty. Next, she examines an old newspaper article with the headline “Sci-fi Scribe Wins Golden Planet.”
Gloria’s interrupted by the only other officer in the town’s police department who shows up telling her it’s time to meet with the new police chief who’ll be coordinating their recently combined police department. Officer Donny Mashman (Mark Forward) picks up one of the paperbacks, asking if its author Thaddeus Mobley was involved in Ennis’ murder. Gloria says Thaddeus is Ennis, so there’s definitely a connection.
Gloria and Donny arrive at the Eden Valley Public Library which also serves as the police department. Strangely, Gloria can’t get the electric door to open for her (in episode one the door at her stepdad’s store also refused to open automatically) and she asks if Donny sees her, wondering if she’s somehow invisible. He replies, “Is that a trick question?”
And now we learn Emmit Stussy (Ewan McGregor) and Sy Feltz (Michael Stuhlbarg) are so concerned with V.M. Varga and the people he represents that they’ve turned to their lawyer, Irv, for help. They tell him all about trying to return the money they borrowed and he wonders why they made the shady deal in the first place, offering them the name of a criminal attorney on account of the fact they’ll probably wind up in jail when this is all over. Emmit doesn’t want to be lectured, he just wants his lawyer to find the company and make them take their $1 million loan back.
Emmit and Sy drive home and Emmit’s concerned he was too hard on his twin brother, Ray, at the anniversary party. Sy has no sympathy for Ray, telling Emmit everything he did was for Ray’s own good. Emmit thinks maybe he should give his brother the stamp, but Sy thinks Ray’s just a loser who won’t stop asking for more and more.
Back at the lawyer’s office, Irv is having a horrible time using his computer. He has no idea how to search the internet for info on V.M. Varga. Before his secretary can stop him, he clicks on a link that shuts down his computer. The secretary’s computer is also off, but they determine it’s just the computers and not a power outage. (As Irv’s turned off, it appeared as though a photo was taken of him and his secretary staring at the screen.)
So, what’s V.M. Varga up to? He’s accompanying a large truck into one of Emmit Stussy’s lots. The parking lot attendant doesn’t want to let them through, but V.M. (David Thewlis) assures the attendant – who is slow on the uptake – that the attendant’s employer gave him permission despite the fact it’s against the law to park an 18-wheeler on this particular property. V.M. has them drive to a spot against the attendant’s orders, and while that’s happening the attendant gives Sy a call and he confirms V.M. has permission.
Sy strolls into Emmit’s office and Emmit’s concerned about crime in his sleepy little town. He’s reading a newspaper article about 82-year-old Ennis Stussy’s death and he’s disappointed this is no longer the Minnesota he knows. Sy finally reveals what he came into Emmit’s office to share – the news about the semi-truck and V.M. Varga. Emmit’s concerned the truck is parked there against code, but Sy’s more concerned about what could possibly be in the truck. Sy thinks it might be harboring slave girls while Emmit thinks maybe it contains drugs. Either way, it’s bad news. Emmit suggests they drive over to the lot, but Sy prefers plausible deniability, which means they should stay far, far away. They decide to wait and see what Irv the lawyer discovers.
To say Chief Moe Dammick (Shea Whigham) is underwhelmed by Chief Gloria Burgle’s police station would be a gross understatement. The only holding cell is a closet where they store paper towels and the department’s computers which are still in their boxes. Moe’s dumbfounded to learn Gloria doesn’t like/use computers, preferring to type reports and send them by telex. She just calls someone if she needs a record researched, and Moe is over this attitude. He’s going to let her interview her potential witness at the gas station and take a few days off to settle Ennis’ affairs, but then they’ll sit down and discuss how the police department will be run moving forward.
Gloria arrives at the gas station where parolee Maurice LeFay (Scoot McNairy) stopped on his way to kill Ennis. The attendant recalls it was a weird night and when Maurice came in, he thought he was weird…and Russian. Anyway, he remembers “raising a ruckus” when Maurice tore a page from the phone book and Gloria puts on gloves and looks at the torn edges in the book. She takes the phone book as evidence in case there are fingerprints.
Ray’s busy at work with a newspaper spread out on his desk. The home invasion murder is front and center, but what’s really concerning Ray is a rat ate his computer cord and he needs to look up info on Maurice’s death. He asks his boss, Scotty (Ivan Sherry), if he can use his computer and Scotty begins talking about Nikki Swango’s butt. (Remember, Nikki and Ray aren’t supposed to be dating.) Ray notes that the police list Maurice’s death as accidental and then he announces that Maurice (who his boss doesn’t know is dead) has missed his 9am appointment. Why did he mention this? No idea, but Scotty tells him to issue a BOLO which apparently Ray could have/should have done without asking.
Ray passes by a man scrubbing Maurice’s blood off the sidewalk before entering Nikki’s apartment. He tells Nikki (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) Maurice’s death was ruled accidental, but Nikki’s distracted setting the table hoping to impress a new sponsor who’s coming over. When Ray says it’s too soon to be thinking about a sponsor for their bridge team, Nikki slaps him hard twice. She thinks his energy is blocked and he confesses it’s because he’s never killed anyone before. He admits he feels guilty and Nikki calls him her Honey Bear and says he has the soul of a poet. Ray’s concerned they’ll be caught, but Nikki’s sure it’ll all be fine. Nikki even thinks they shouldn’t worry about Ennis’ murder investigation since he was old and no one cares. (Boy, is she wrong!) Nikki says the only thing they’ll find if they do look into it is “unfathomable pinheadery,” which could be one of the best descriptions of a crime in history.
Nikki figures out it’s Ray’s dysfunctional relationship with Emmit that has his chi all messed up. She wants him to end the fight, believing they won’t land a sponsor with Ray in this state. So, Ray has two choices: make peace with his brother or they steal the stamp.
Ray shows up at Emmit’s place and Emmit’s concerned something horrible has happened since it’s 10:30pm. Since Stella’s asleep, he asks Ray to step out to the benches set up outside (in the snow) to talk. While they talk, Nikki sneaks into the house, looking for the stamp. Ray apologizes to his brother and Emmit admits he feels bad about their relationship, too. Ray reveals he wants to bury the hatchet and Emmit seems stunned. Ray tells his brother he’s proud of him, adding Emmit doesn’t owe him anything. The brothers make up, shake on it, and then Ray leaves while Emmit briefly remains outside with a genuinely happy smile on his face.
Meanwhile, inside the house there’s a framed drawing of a donkey hanging where the stamp used to be. Nikki uses a flashlight and begins searching through Emmit’s home office desk drawers. She finds a recent receipt for the rental of a safe deposit box and quickly comes to the conclusion that Emmit has secured the stamp where Ray can’t get to it.
Emmit heads upstairs and sees a light under the door of his office. Nikki’s gone but she left a message across the donkey reading, “Who’s the ass now?” in what looks like blood. (Earlier she’d mentioned she’s on her period.) Emmit looks into one of his desk drawers and sees a used tampon on top of his papers.
Attorney Irv walks to his car in the parking garage and finds Yuri from Ukraine leaning against it. Irv talks about the Cossacks and Yuri says he’s one, which confuses Irv. Before allowing Irv to answer when he asks if he was searching for V.M. Varga, Yuri and Meemo toss Irv over the side of the parking garage.
Nikki meets Ray at the pre-arranged spot down the street and tells him Emmit hid the stamp and left a burro in its place. Ray says it felt good talking to his brother, and he thinks they’ve actually made up which forces Nikki into confessing she left a message behind. Nikki’s impressed with Emmit’s game-playing skills and says, “He may have won this round, but two can play at that.” They hear a siren and speed off, with Ray still confused as to what Nikki did at Emmit’s house.
Emmit and Sy stare at Nikki’s message in the drawer and Emmit’s positive his brother tricked him so Nikki could break in and get the stamp. Emmit reveals the stamp isn’t hidden; the maid broke the frame and it’s being fixed. Emmit says the gloves are off and he’s now done with his brother. Sy agrees and he’s going to let Ray know he’s dead to Emmit.
While they’re talking, Emmit gets a call saying Irv jumped off the garage.
Gloria and her son visit the funeral home and the funeral home director was definitely not a friend of Ennis’, calling the deceased a horrible man. He wonders if Gloria has contacted Ennis’ family and she says she has no idea if he has other family or any friends who need to be contacted. The funeral home director’s never heard of the name Thaddeus Mobley, which was a longshot that Gloria tossed out, and the subject turns to picking out the coffin.
Ray’s in a local restaurant eating breakfast when Sy, driving a Hummer, pulls into the parking lot. Sy sits across from him at the table, and Ray says he’s going to call his brother to make things right. Sy squashes that idea, telling him to never speak to Emmit again. Ray can’t believe that’s what his brother really wants and Sy says, “I’m serious. This is non-negotiable after the stunt you pulled…feminine hygiene deployed as a weapon.” Ray looks confused, so apparently, Nikki didn’t give him all the details.
Sy pounds the table and Ray warns him to watch his tone, calling him an errand boy. Sy peels off a $20 and tells Ray that’s the last money he’ll get from Emmit. Ray flips him off as Sy leaves the restaurant. He flips him off again just as Sy gets into his car. Ray watches from his booth in the restaurant as Sy backs up into his Corvette, smashing the driver’s side. Sy gains a little speed and backs up again, crunching the driver’s side before driving away flipping the bird through the sunroof. He roars out of the parking lot and swipes another car as he exits to the street.
Back at his office, Emmit can’t raise the receptionist on the phone so he heads out to the reception area only to find V.M. Varga and his crew have claimed an empty office and are bringing in dozens of boxes. Emmit’s upset and can’t believe this is happening and when Sy arrives he joins Emmit and V.M. in Emmit’s office. V.M. tells them he likes Minnesota for its blandness after having traveled all around the globe.
Emmit and Sy reiterate their desire to pay back the loan, but Varga says they are partners and should lie back and enjoy themselves. There’s nothing that can be done at this point. Varga adds that he loves the parking lot industry because it runs on cash, doesn’t use technology, and that means you can’t verify the income. Sy points out if V.M. gooses the numbers, it will make someone pay attention. Varga responds by saying they’ll just buy more properties including some multipurpose ones…maybe even a new stadium. Emmit seems intrigued by the idea and Varga points out they’re trapped. But on the upside, on paper, they will be billionaires. V.M. warns them he’s heading out for a few days but is leaving Yuri and Meemo (the men who killed Irv) behind to watch over things. As if that didn’t freak them out, he adds his condolences for the death of their attorney, mentioning that it was avoidable.
Sofia Carson, Kelsea Ballerini, and Hailee Steinfeld are set to perform on the 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards taking place on Saturday, April 29th and airing on Disney-branded platforms on Sunday, April 30th. Carson, Ballerini, and Steinfeld will be paying tribute to Britney Spears with a medley of her hits. Spears is being presented with the Radio Disney Music Awards first-ever Icon Award, recognizing “an artist whose career transcends popular culture.”
In addition to performing, Ballerini and Carson will co-host the show along with Jordan Fisher, Alex Aiono and Jenna Ortega. The lineup of performers for this year’s awards show includes award-winning electronic violinist Lindsey Stirling who’ll be collaborating with singer/songwriter Julia Michaels. Stirling and Michaels are set to perform Michaels’ “Issues,” which debuted at the top spot on the Radio Disney Top 30. Noah Cyrus, Sabrina Carpenter, Auli’i Cravalho, Fitz and The Tantrums, Erin Bowman, Grace VanderWaal, and Train are also confirmed to take the stage and perform.
The 2017 Radio Disney Music Awards Nominees:
“You Know You Love Them – Best Group”
DNCE
Fifth Harmony
One Direction
The Chainsmokers (TCS)
Twenty One Pilots
“He’s The One – Best Male Artist”
Bruno Mars
Justin Bieber
Niall Horan
Nick Jonas
Shawn Mendes
“She’s The One – Best Female Artist”
Ariana Grande
Katy Perry
Lady Gaga
Meghan Trainor
Selena Gomez
“The Bestest – Song Of The Year”
Cake By The Ocean – DNCE
Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake
Closer (f. Halsey) – The Chainsmokers (TCS)
Sit Still, Look Pretty – Daya
Treat You Better – Shawn Mendes
“#SQUADGOALS – Fiercest Fans”
Beliebers
Harmonizers
Mendes Army
Megatronz
Selenators
“The Buzz – Breakout Artist Of The Year”
Alessia Cara
Daya
DNCE
Hailee Steinfeld
Kelsea Ballerini
“#TRENDING – Favorite Social Media Star”
Alex Aiono
Baby Ariel
Jacob Sartorius
Jake Paul
Jiffpom
“The Freshest – Best New Artist”
Jon Bellion
Jordan Fisher
Julia Michaels
Noah Cyrus
Grace Vanderwaal
“So Happy – Best Song That Makes You Smile”
Can’t Stop The Feeling! – Justin Timberlake
Me Too – Meghan Trainor
Handclap – Fitz & The Tantrums
24K Magic – Bruno Mars
Juju On That Beat – Zay Hilfigerrr & Zayion McCall
“XOXO – Best Crush Song”
Let Me Love You (f. Justin Bieber) – DJ Snake
On Purpose – Sabrina Carpenter
Starving (f. Zedd) – Hailee Steinfeld & Grey
Wild (f. Alessia Cara) – Troye Sivan
Yeah Boy – Kelsea Ballerini
“Stuck In Our Heads – Best Song To Lip Sync To”
Bacon – Nick Jonas
Cake By The Ocean – DNCE
Closer (f. Halsey) – The Chainsmokers (TCS)
No – Meghan Trainor
Work – Rihanna
“When The Beat Drops! – Best Dance Track”
Alone – Marshmello
Cold Water (f. Justin Bieber & MØ) – Major Lazer
Don’t Let Me Down (f. Daya) – The Chainsmokers (TCS)
Millionaire (f. Nelly) – Cash Cash & Digital Farm Animals
Never Forget You (f. MNEK) – Zara Larsson
“Heartbreak – Best Breakup Song”
I Hate U, I Love U (f. Olivia O’Brien) – Gnash
Make Me Cry (f. Labrinth) – Noah Cyrus
Shout Out To My Ex – Little Mix
Sorry – Justin Bieber
We Don’t Talk Anymore (f. Selena Gomez) – Charlie Puth
“Play It Again! – Radio Disney Country Favorite Song”
80s Mercedes – Maren Morris
From The Ground Up – Dan + Shay
H.O.L.Y. – Florida Georgia Line
Peter Pan – Kelsea Ballerini
Think of You (f. Cassadee Pope) – Chris Young
“The Bestest! – Radio Disney Country Favorite Artist”
Dan + Shay
Florida Georgia Line
Kelsea Ballerini
Maddie & Tae
Sam Hunt
“The Freshest! – Radio Disney Country Best New Artist”
Lauren Alaina
Maren Morris
Old Dominion
RaeLynn
Temecula Road
“I’m With The Band! – Favorite Tour”
Hunter Hayes’ “21 Tour”
Justin Bieber’s “Purpose Tour
Meghan Trainor’s “The Untouchable Tour”
Nick Jonas and Demi Lovato’s “Future Now Tour”
Selena Gomez’s “Revival Tour”
“Mashup! – Best Collaboration”
Beauty and the Beast – Ariana Grande and John Legend
We Don’t Talk Anymore – Charlie Puth and Selena Gomez
Bad Things – MGK X Camila Cabello
Just Hold On – Steve Aoki and Louis Tomlinson
I Don’t Wanna Live Forever – Zayn and Taylor Swift
Tony Hale and Julia Louis-Dreyfus in ‘Veep’ (Photo: Lacey Terrell/courtesy of HBO)
HBO’s Veep season six is currently airing on Sunday nights at 10:30pm ET/PT with Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) out of the White House and working on a book. The sixth season cast also includes Tony Hale as Gary, her devoted bodyman; Anna Chlumsky as Amy, her on-again, off-again right hand; Matt Walsh as Mike, her former spokesperson; Reid Scott as the ultra-ambitious Dan; Timothy Simons as Jonah, a hanger-on turned congressman; Kevin Dunn as Ben, her former chief of staff; Gary Cole as analyst Kent; Sam Richardson as staff member Richard; Sarah Sutherland as Catherine, Selina’s daughter; and Clea DuVall as Marjorie, Catherine’s girlfriend. Amy Brenneman, Margaret Colin, Stephen Fry and Paul Scheer guest star.
The Season 6 Plot: One year ago, President Selina Meyer lost a Senate vote to resolve the Electoral College tie. Now out of public office for the first time in years, she seeks to secure her legacy and find her place in the world, while much of her staff pursues endeavors of their own, with varying degrees of success.
Veep May 2017 Episodes:
Episode #52 (season 6, episode 4): “Justice”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 7 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and her team attend the funeral of a Supreme Court justice. Amy (Anna Chlumsky) works on securing a location for Selina’s library. Dan (Reid Scott) tries to maintain his upswing with Jane (Margaret Colin), his co-host. Jonah (Timothy Simons) finds an issue.
Written by Rachel Axler; directed by Dale Stern.
Episode #53 (season 6, episode 5): “Chicklet”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 14 (10:30-11:00 p.m.)
Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) settles on a location for her presidential library. Dan (Reid Scott) lands in a gossip column. Mike (Matt Walsh) and Selina work on her book. Jonah (Timothy Simons) tries to cement a big donation. Gary (Tony Hale) manages a mini-crisis at Madame Tussauds.
Written by Gabrielle Allan & Jennifer Crittenden; directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller.
Episode #54 (season 6, episode 6): “Qatar”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 21 (10:30-11:00 p.m.)
Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) visits Qatar. In D.C., Jonah (Timothy Simons) gets a dinner invite. Dan (Reid Scott) receives an unexpected visit from an HR rep. Catherine (Sarah Sutherland) and Marjorie (Clea DuVall) have big news.
Written by Steve Hely; directed by Becky Martin.
Episode #55 (season 6, episode 7): “Blurb”
Debut: SUNDAY, MAY 28 (10:30-11:00 p.m.)
Selina (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) tries to finish her book. Selina and her staff prepare for her portrait-unveiling ceremony, while Jonah (Timothy Simons) tries to weasel his way onto the guest list. Dan (Reid Scott) works on his onscreen-chemistry problem.
Written by Ian Maxtone-Graham; directed by Morgan Sackett.
Pixar’s new trailer for Cars 3 finds Lightning McQueen (voiced by Owen Wilson) coming to terms with the fact his racing days are almost over. Directed by Brian Fee, the third Cars film also features the voices of Armie Hammer as Jackson Storm and Cristela Alonzo as Cruz Ramirez. Disney•Pixar will release the animated action film in theaters on June 16, 2017.
The Plot: Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (Wilson) is suddenly pushed out of the sport he loves. To get back in the game, he will need the help of an eager young race technician, Cruz Ramirez (Alonzo), with her own plan to win, plus inspiration from the late Fabulous Hudson Hornet and a few unexpected turns. Proving that #95 isn’t through yet will test the heart of a champion on Piston Cup Racing’s biggest stage!
20th Century Fox is celebrating Alien Day (April 26th) with the release of a two-minute short film titled Alien: Covenant Prologue: The Crossing. The short film shows what crew members Dr. Elizabeth Shaw (Noomi Rapace) and the synthetic David (Michael Fassbender) were doing following the events that took place in Prometheus. The Crossing takes place onboard the abandoned Engineer ship and features Dr. Shaw repairing David “as they continue their search for humanity’s creators.”
Directed by Ridley Scott, Alien: Covenant stars Fassbender, Rapace, Katherine Waterston, Billy Crudup, Danny McBride, Demián Bichir, Carmen Ejogo, Amy Seimetz, Jussie Smollett, Callie Hernandez, Nathaniel Dean, Alexander England, and Benjamin Rigby. Fox is releasing the sci-fi thriller in theaters on May 19, 2017.
The Plot: The crew of the colony ship Covenant, bound for a remote planet on the far side of the galaxy, discovers what they think is an uncharted paradise, but is actually a dark, dangerous world. When they uncover a threat beyond their imagination, they must attempt a harrowing escape.
Filmmaker M. Night Shyamalan took to Twitter and in a series of tweets revealed he’s working on the sequel to 2000’s Unbreakable and 2017’s critically acclaimed box office hit Split. The world of Unbreakable intersected with Split in that film’s final act, and now M. Night Shyamalan has confirmed Glass – a sequel to both films – will be released by Universal Pictures on January 18, 2019. Shyamalan also revealed Bruce Willis, Samuel L. Jackson, and James McAvoy will be reprising their roles in 2019’s Glass.
FX just announced Oscar winner Hilary Swank (Boys Don’t Cry, Million Dollar Baby) has signed on to the limited series, Trust. Swank will play John Paul Getty III’s mother, Gail Getty, in the 10 episode limited dramatic series based on the Getty kidnapping. Swank joins Donald Sutherland who was previously announced to star as J. Paul Getty, the founder of the Getty oil dynasty.
Trust is executive produced, written, and directed by Oscar winner Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire). Simon Beaufoy and Christian Colson are also on board as executive producers. Filming’s expected to begin this June in Rome and London, with FX targeting a 2018 premiere.
The Trust Plot: Equal parts family history, dynastic saga and examination of the corrosive power of money, Trust is a story that attempts to unlock the mystery at the heart of every family, rich or poor.
The 10 episode first installment of Trust tells the story of John Paul Getty III, heir to the Getty oil fortune. It is set in 1973, when the young Getty is kidnapped in Rome and his mafia captors are banking on a multi-million dollar ransom. After all, what rich family wouldn’t pay for the return of a loved one? Trust charts the young man’s nightmare ordeal at the hands of kidnappers who cannot understand why nobody seems to want their captive back. The Italian police think it’s a prank and decline to investigate. Paul’s father is lost in a heroin daze in London and refuses to answer the phone. Paul’s grandfather – possibly the richest man in the world – is marooned in a Tudor mansion in the English countryside surrounded by five mistresses and a pet lion. He’s busy. Only Paul’s mother is left to negotiate with increasingly desperate kidnappers. Problem is, she’s broke.
As the episode begins, snow falls in Central City and Barry and Iris are in their apartment deciding what year he should travel to in the future. They come up with the year 2024, realizing through his notes, calculations, and the newspaper that there aren’t any mentions of Savitar, meaning he had already trapped Savitar in the speed force by that point. Iris (Candice Patton) is distracted and when Barry asks her what’s on her mind, she makes him promise that if Savitar does kill her – which Barry strongly argues won’t happen – that he takes care of her dad and will be there for him. Seeing the concern on her face, Barry promises and then immediately gets an alert on his phone from S.T.A.R. Labs.
Killer Frost is shooting up the medical bay at S.T.A.R. Labs with icy cold bursts and deadly large icicles. Cisco and H.R. are her targets and they make a run for the other room as Julian tries to retrieve the power-reducing necklace. Unfortunately, Killer Frost destroys it with a cold blast. “Should have made it out of carbonite…rookie mistake,” says Frost to a scared Julian.
Julian tries to reach Caitlin, telling her she doesn’t want to hurt him and that she cares for him. Killer Frost suggests he show her and moves in to give Julian her deadly kiss. Luckily, Cisco hits her with one of his Vibe power blasts and knocks her across the room. The three men make a run for it and hide in the pipeline. As H.R. and Cisco softly sing “Swing Low Sweet Chariot,” the door to the pipeline opens and the three trapped men see Killer Frost standing there. “Hey dummies, my palm scan still works,” she reminds them, preparing to blast them. The Flash rushes in and gets in between Killer Frost and the guys, warning her to stop. Realizing she’s not going to, The Flash speeds into her and slams her into the back wall. Once again, Barry tries to reach Caitlin who seems to be completely dormant inside Frost. It doesn’t work and Frost creates an ice wall to slow down The Flash so she can get away. When Barry makes it outside, he finds it’s snowing even harder and tells the guys she’s nowhere to be seen. (Seriously, The Flash is the 2nd fastest man alive and he can’t catch a barefoot Frost before she leaves S.T.A.R. Labs?! That’s weak.)
Cisco and Julian argue about trying to save Caitlin by removing her necklace and turning her into Killer Frost. It begins to get heated and Barry tells everyone to take five. As a very upset Cisco and Julian walk off in different directions, Barry tells Joe (Jesse L. Martin), Iris, and Wally (Keiynan Lonsdale) he’s going to the future right now to find out who Savitar is. Both Joe and Iris tell him he needs to go after Caitlin, but Barry says they are running out of time and he reminds them he can return basically one second after they leave thus not losing any time at all. Barry tells Wally he needs him to help open the portal by using their combined speed. They run and the portal opens, with Wally giving Barry a shove, sending him through the portal and where he arrives on February 3, 2024.
To Barry’s surprise he’s attacked by Mirror Master (Grey Damon) and his girlfriend, Top (Ashley Rickards), who comment how it’s been so long since they saw him and how they’ll “kick his ass” like they used to in the old days. After taking a few hits, Barry uses his speed to knock Mirror Master and Top off their feet and speeds away.
Barry next arrives at what used to be his apartment but is now an abandoned mess. He sees broken furniture and old shattered photos. Barry turns to see the 2024 version of Cisco standing there, obviously happy to see his old friend. Cisco is wearing gloves and seems to be a meeker version of himself. He asks Barry why he’s here and Barry hesitates to tell him, not wanting to mess with the future more than he has to. Cisco knows Barry is from 2017, recognizing the suit he created and deduces it’s about Savitar. Barry tells Cisco he needs to talk to the 2024 version of himself. Cisco takes him to S.T.A.R. Labs which is also abandoned and rundown. Cisco tells him to find out what he needs to know and then make sure to stop and say goodbye before he returns to his own time.
Barry’s looking around at the deserted lab when he hears his own voice ask, “Why are you here?” Barry turns to see his 2024 counterpart who looks terrible, with long, scraggly hair and a sullen expression on his face. “I need your help,” answers Barry. 2024 Barry realizes that his younger self has come to try to save Iris and tells him that he can’t help him because he doesn’t know who Savitar is. He also tells him to go back and enjoy what little time he has with Iris because he won’t save Iris.
Barry heads back to the pipeline and gets ready to go back to 2017, realizing he’s not going to learn what he wanted here. Cisco asks him to stay and try to get the team back together, but Barry says he can’t and that he needs to get back to his own time. He tries to create enough speed to open a portal but for some reason it’s not working. He asks Cisco what’s wrong, realizing he’s stuck in 2024 for now. He begins to get concerned but Cisco assures him they’ll figure it out and for him to remember he can always travel back to the time he left from.
Barry asks Cisco why he hasn’t gotten the team back together and Cisco says he tried but he doesn’t have his powers anymore, showing him mechanical hands under the gloves. Seems he lost his hands in a fight he had with Killer Frost after she hit him with a cold blast that made his hands freeze and disintegrates. (The flashback scene of this happening is truly disturbing). Cisco takes Barry to see Julian who now works at Iron Heights where he watches over an imprisoned Killer Frost.
Barry wants to see Killer Frost and they let him. Frost immediately realizes it’s Barry from the past, telling him the hate is not yet in his eyes. Barry, feeling terrible and guilty, apologizes again to Caitlin for doing this to her but Frost tells him she’s happy he did because it made her who she truly is. Barry reveals he’s going to go back and fix all of this which causes her to give him an eerie smile. She tells him that very soon back in his time she teams up with Savitar and helps him kill Iris. Barry, shocked, asks why she would join Savitar and she tells him he accepted her with her cold powers. Barry suddenly realizes she knows who Savitar is. He pleads with her to tell him who Savitar is, but she says she’ll never tell. “You are going to be so surprised when you find out,” says Frost to Barry. She suggests that maybe his protégé can help him, so Barry heads off to visit Wally.
To his horror, Barry arrives at the West house and discovers Wally is now in a wheelchair. He asks Cisco what happened and Cisco explains Wally went after Savitar alone after he killed iris and during their fight, Savitar shattered Wally’s spine. He’s been catatonic ever since. Barry asks where Joe is and Cisco takes him to Iris’ grave. Barry asks Joe what happened to them and Joe, not turning around to face Barry, tells him that after he lost Iris and Wally, Barry left him all alone to deal with it. Joe doesn’t know he’s talking to 2017 Barry. It appears Barry went back on the promise he made to Iris.
A very angry Barry goes to see his 2024 counterpart and calls him out for breaking his word to Iris. 2024 Barry tells 2017 Barry that no matter what he does Savitar still kills Iris and that it broke him and he’ll see how that feels soon enough. 2024 Barry goes on to say that it isn’t until later he figured out a way to trap Savitar in the speed force but by then it was already too late. Savitar had already destroyed everyone Barry cared about.
Barry asks Cisco if he figured out a way for him to get back to 2017, and Cisco encourages him to try to fix Team Flash here in 2024. Barry realizes Cisco is the one keeping him here in the future; it seems Cisco created a little device that messes with Barry’s speed powers just enough to keep him from opening a portal. Cisco, feeling defeated, gives it to him and assures Barry that this time he won’t try and stop him from returning to 2017.
Barry realizes he can’t leave this future like this, so he speeds Julian, Joe, and H.R. – who in 2024 is a popular romance novelist – back to S.T.A.R. Labs with he and Cisco. Barry admits everything that’s happened is his fault and even though he can’t promise to fix everything when he goes back, no matter what he will not abandon them. Iris wouldn’t want that. An alarm goes off and Cisco says Mirror Master and Top are robbing another bank. “You ready for Team Flash to take down the bad guys again?” asks Barry to the gang. The reunited team place their hands on top of each other and give a cheer, indicating the team (minus Caitlin, Wally, and Iris) is back together.
Barry speeds off and takes on Mirror Master and Top but without a plan and soon finds himself under attack from their combined powers. (The scene features very cool visual effects with buildings and mirrors bending and coming down at Barry.) Cisco comes up with tweaking the device he used to keep Barry in 2024 so that Mirror Master and Top’s powers will have no effect on him. But, there’s a problem…they need to get the device to Barry in a hurry. Barry 2024 steps up and offers to race it to him. The two Flashes work together to take down the villains, which is almost too easy.
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, 2024 Barry thanks his counterpart and agrees that his Team Flash needs to continue their work together. As the old team goes off to celebrate, 2024 Barry apologizes to 2017 Barry saying he wishes he could help him save Iris but he doesn’t know how. It’s then that the older Barry gives 2017 Barry the name of a physicist who developed the technology to trap Savitar in the speed force four years after Iris died. He gives Barry the flashdrive in the hopes of maybe finding Tracy sooner and creating the device in time. He reminds Barry to make memories with Iris, just in case it doesn’t work. Barry says goodbye to 2024 Cisco and tells him he’s going to find a way to fix it so he doesn’t lose his hands to Killer Frost. “You’re too good of a superhero to lose those powers,” says Barry just before he races off through the open portal.
Barry arrives back at S.T.A.R. Labs in 2017 and everyone wonders when he’s going to travel to the future. He tells them he’s already been to the future and even though he didn’t find out the identity of Savitar, he now has a lead. Julian asks about Caitlin and Barry tells the gang she will join Savitar and fight against them. Wally asks why she would do that and Barry tells him he doesn’t know but they need to find her soon before they lose her forever. As Joe leaves to put out a BOLO with the CCPD, Barry goes after him and gives him a hug. Barry promises him that no matter what happens, he’ll be there for him.
The last scene shows a barefoot Killer Frost walking through the woods. She comes across Savitar who reveals he’s been waiting for her and can give her the salvation she seeks. She asks, in a mean tone, if he wants to cure her and turn her back into Caitlin Snow again. Savitar surprises her, saying he wants to make sure Caitlin never returns. Frost asks why she should believe him and Savitar removes his body armor and steps out revealing himself to Frost but not the audience. Frost’s expression changes to surprise and nearly smiling she becomes acquiescent and says, “What do you need me to do?”
The Flash Season 3 Episode 19 Review:
Dark, haunting, and mostly tragic, episode 19 titled “The Once and Future Flash” finds Barry in perhaps the worst timeline yet with a future that is more than tragic for him and everyone he loves. Yet the main theme of the episode is once again hope, which is a core theme throughout the series. It’s the hope Barry from 2017 gives his friends and his future self that’s key for them to start healing and become a family again.
There were multiple stand-out performances in this episode. The first mention goes to Grant Gustin as he delivers two performances as the Scarlet Speedster. The brooding, disheveled, and badly in need of a haircut 2024 Flash is a Barry who has lost himself and has driven everyone he loved away. It’s HIS overwhelming grief and loss of hope that has devastated all the others and led them all to being lost. Even with the bad wig (make-up and costume should do a little better next time), Grant conveys the disgust and emptiness 2024 Barry is consumed by perfectly. One of the best scenes features 2017 Barry trying to yell some sense into 2024 Barry about abandoning his family only to realize his future self is too overwhelmed by grief and loss to listen.
The second outstanding performance mention goes to Carlos Valdes as 2024 Cisco who even though he’s sad and severely wounded still hopes to get Team Flash back together and get back to work with the help of the time-traveling younger Barry Allen. Valdes subtly conveys how wounded and heavy everything that has happened to him and his friends weighs on his spirit, yet hope still remains. Cisco is the heart and soul of future Team Flash with Caitlin being lost to Killer Frost.
The third performance deserving mentioning was delivered by Danielle Panabaker as Killer Frost who seems to hate all of Caitlin’s teammates and loved ones, mostly because they love Caitlin and want her back. The opening sequence with her going after Cisco, Julian, and H.R. is both terrifying and humorous with Cisco and H.R. singing “Swing Low Sweet Chariot” as they hide in the pipeline and Frost using her palm scan to open the door. The special effects are extremely impressive!
Tom Cavanagh stepped into the director’s chair for this episode and delivered a top-notch job, most notably with the quieter and emotional scenes. Especially powerful is the graveyard scene between Barry and Joe where Barry learns he abandoned Joe to deal with his grief after losing Iris, breaking his promise to the woman he loves. Here’s hoping Cavanagh gets a chance to direct a few more episodes in season four.
With Barry now knowing who he needs to get to help make the trap for Savitar and Killer Frost teaming up with Savitar, it seems time is starting to run out for Team Flash to save Iris and bring back their beloved Caitlin from her evil alter ego.
Kerry Washington, Katie Lowes, Guillermo Diaz, and George Newbern in ‘Scandal’ (ABC/Nicole Wilder)
ABC announced the season finale dates for its primetime lineup that includes Scandal, Once Upon a Time, black-ish, and Designated Survivor. American Crime‘s the first to finish up on April 30th, with other season finale dates sprinkled throughout May, ending with the dance competition series Dancing with the Stars announcing its winner on May 23, 2017.
Here’s the full schedule of season finale air dates:
SUNDAY, APRIL 30
“American Crime” 10:00-11:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 10
“black-ish” 9:30-10:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, MAY 11
“The Catch” 10:00-11:00 p.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 12
“Shark Tank” 9:00-10:00 p.m.
SUNDAY, MAY 14
“Once Upon a Time” 8:00-10:00 p.m. (Two-Hour Season Finale)
MONDAY, MAY 15
“Quantico” 10:00-11:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 16
“The Middle” 8:00-8:30 p.m.
“American Housewife” 8:30-9:00 p.m.
“Fresh Off the Boat” 9:00-9:30 p.m.
“Imaginary Mary” 9:30-10:00 p.m.
“Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” 10:00-11:00 p.m.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 17
“The Goldbergs” 8:00-8:30 p.m.
“Speechless” 8:30-9:00 p.m.
“Modern Family” 9:00-9:30 p.m.
“Designated Survivor” 10:00-11:00 p.m.
THURSDAY, MAY 18
“Grey’s Anatomy” 8:00-9:00 p.m.
“Scandal” 9:00-11:00 p.m. (Two-Hour Season Finale)
FRIDAY, MAY 19
“The Toy Box” 8:00-10:00 p.m. (Two-Hour Season Finale)
SUNDAY, MAY 21
“America’s Funniest Home Videos” 7:00-8:00 p.m.
TUESDAY, MAY 23
“Dancing with the Stars” 8:30-11:00 p.m.
