Doctor Strange was just want the doctor ordered, leading a pack of new theatrical releases with a $85 million domestic opening weekend. Doctor Strange starring Benedict Cumberbatch proved to be a powerful draw, more so even than the first films in the Thor and Captain America series. In addition to Doctor Strange‘s huge opening, Disney execs received more great news as the studio made it past the $6 billion mark at the box office for the first time in history.
The weekend’s new family-friendly music-filled offering, Trolls, also performed well, snagging a $45 opening weekend and finishing in second place. Trolls, featuring the voices of Anna Kendrick and Justin Timberlake, will have the animated film lovers audience to itself for just a few weeks until Moana opens in wide release on November 23rd.
Ginnifer Goodwin and Josh Dallas in ‘Once Upon a Time’ (Photo by Jack Rowand / ABC)
The Evil Queen’s ready to do whatever it takes, including killing all of the citizens of Storybrooke, in ABC’s Once Upon a Time season six episode seven. Airing on November 6, 2016, episode seven kicks off with Snow (Ginnifer Goodwin) in bed asleep next to David (Josh Dallas) one minute and then pulled into the forest for a talk with the Evil Queen (Lana Parrilla) the next. The Evil Queen reminds Snow of her 15th birthday when she received a pony from her dad, and recalls how she’s never seen such delight on Snow’s face as she did that day when the pony bowed at her feet. All those years ago Snow proclaimed her 15th birthday to be the perfect day, and now the Evil Queen is going to get her perfect day by snatching what she’s always wanted: Snow’s heart.
Since David has half of Snow’s heart, the Evil Queen will also get that. Snow reminds her they both have protection spells, courtesy of Regina. Oh, but the Evil Queen has a plan in store that will make Snow and David hand them over willingly. The Evil Queen places a small glass container of some unknown liquid in Snow’s hand and tells her she has 12 hours to figure out what it is. If she doesn’t, the whole town will die.
Next up, the Evil Queen shows up at Zelena’s where she tells her sister she’ll soon have Snow’s heart. Zelena (Rebecca Mader) figures out she’s working with the Dark One on this evil plan, and the Evil Queen confirms it’s true and that she had to give him the Sheers of Destiny in exchange for his help.
In a flashback to the Enchanted Forest, Snow tries to sell a piece of her jewelry and because she’s desperate (and wanted), she’s forced to sell it for considerably less than she wanted to. Meanwhile, David and his adorable dog are working with the family’s sheep and his mom’s worried that soon they won’t have a flock left. His mom’s ready to give up on the farm and sell it, but she thinks David doesn’t want to do that because it would mean he’s admitting defeat.
Elsewhere in the forest, Snow’s tearing down a wanted poster of herself and angrily telling Blue (Keegan Connor Tracy) about the man who gave her such a small sum for the piece of jewelry. Just then Blue warns her to run because the jewelry buyer apparently turned her in. After a hatchet barely misses Snow’s head, Blue and Snow team up to fight off the Woodcutter. Fortunately they win, and Snow says she has to leave because she’s a princess without a kingdom. The money she received from selling her family’s jewelry is enough to book passage on a ship and away from the Evil Queen. Blue and Snow part company, with Snow saying she’s on her way to Longbourne.
David’s packing up and off to find a buyer for their farm. He’s off to Longbourne along with his faithful dog.
Back in Storybrooke, Snow tells David, Regina, Emma (Jennifer Morrison), Hook (Colin O’Donoghue), and Henry (Jared Gilmore) that if she doesn’t hand over her heart, the Evil Queen will use what’s in the bottle on the whole town. Emma’s hand is shaking like crazy and it’s because her parents are being threatened with death. David reminds her they’re alive in her visions, but she says the oracle told her the future could change. The only thing certain is that she dies. Suddenly, Regina says she knows what’s in the bottle. She tries it on a tree and it immediately dies. It’s water, explains Regina, and Hook says he knew you shouldn’t trust water – rum would never do that! The water is from the River of Lost Souls which means the Evil Queen is working with Gold. If Snow and David don’t give up their hearts, the Evil Queen can destroy the town.
David and Snow walk the Storybrooke streets, and Snow’s upset all these innocent people could die. Or, that maybe this is all leading to Emma’s vision. David tells her not to give up and Snow swears she isn’t. It’s just that maybe the Evil Queen finally has them over a barrel.
Back in time, David’s dog, Wilby, finds a cup, brings it to his master, and then runs off. David chases Wilby to a carriage and the traveler thanks him for returning his lost cup. He’s also heading to Longbourne and thinks there’s safety in numbers, so he offers David a ride. David doesn’t see him open the back of the carriage where there are chains and his woodcutter outfit.
Snow and Blue walk through the forest on the way to Longbourne and Blue tells her that she can’t leave because all the people love her and that’s the most important thing. Snow argues, saying love doesn’t hold its value but money can buy her a ticket out of there. They hug, with Blue warning her danger can look harmless at first.
In Storybrooke, the gang pays a visit to Belle (Emilie de Ravin) who can’t help them but also isn’t shocked to learn Gold is helping the Evil Queen. Nothing in her books say anything about neutralizing water from the River of Lost Souls. Blue also doesn’t have a way to neutralize the water, and David says it really does come down to the whole town dying or the Evil Queen getting what she’s always wanted, Snow’s heart. But then Blue suggests a possible solution: a sapling made from the first spark of true love has enough magic to imprison the Evil Queen. She thinks the sapling is lost somewhere in Storybrooke, and a spell can point the way to it like a beacon. But, the Evil Queen and Zelena would also see the beacon and know what they’re trying to do, and it’s possible they could try to get there first. That’s when Regina comes clean about the Evil Queen/Gold alliance and says there’s more to it than everyone knows. She confesses that Rumple (Robert Carlyle) and the Evil Queen had a certain amount of chemistry. The gang is shocked, even though Regina says nothing ever happened. She writes out a note which reads, “Meet me at Gold’s shop,” and signs it “The Queen.” The note is for Zelena and Regina watches as her sister heads to the shop.
Inside Gold’s shop, Zelena spies the Evil Queen and Gold making out in the back room. Zelena now knows the Evil Queen’s been lying to her. The Evil Queen stops her before she can leave the shop, and Zelena accuses her of keeping secrets. Gold tells Zelena to calm down and the Evil Queen says she didn’t write the note, but they know Regina did. Gold quickly figures out they’re being played.
Down at the dock, Blue performs magic and the beacon shows the sapling’s location. The gang knows where they will keep the Evil Queen, and Emma and Hook volunteer to go clean out Regina’s vault.
And back in the Enchanted Forest once again, David and the woodcutter take a walk through the woods to give his horses a rest. He gives David a drink that knocks him out and poor Wilby stands by, upset his master’s asleep. The woodcutter knocked out David so that he could use Wilby’s nose to track down Snow. Once Wilby finds her, Snow gets distracted petting him and doesn’t notice the woodcutter until it’s too late. He tells Snow he’s taking her to the Evil Queen for the reward.
Meanwhile in Storybrooke, Snow, David, and Regina follow the beacon to the sapling which is hidden in the same place that Snow found David after he wandered out of the hospital years ago. David wonders if it’s a sign and Snow’s just happy to be on an adventure with her hubby. Regina finds a trap door and down they go.
Emma and Hook are supposed to be busy packing up Regina’s vault, but Emma’s worried about her parents and her hand is shaking. Hook tells her Snow and David will find the magic little tree thing and that doesn’t calm her down, but Hook has just the thing that will do the trick. He borrowed Henry’s book and tells her she has to shush and listen to the story. It’s the story of Snow and Prince Charming and how the Evil Queen will never separate them, and Hook believes true love can break any curse. He also believes Emma inherited their strength and that she can also break any curse. She’s the savior because she was born of their love. Hook’s amazing story ends with him reminding Emma to remember who she is, a product of true love. He kisses her hand, which is no longer shaking.
Back in the Enchanted Forest, Wilby licks David’s face, wakes him up, and leads him to Snow who’s locked up in the carriage. David tries unsuccessfully to break the lock.
In the cave under the trap door, David and Snow touch the sapling at the same time and it provides them with a montage of scenes from their life together. David says he doesn’t need a reminder of their love, but Snow’s a little confused about one scene that flashed by. Regina breaks up their discussion, telling them they have to leave now. Of course, that’s when the Evil Queen shows up and takes the sapling from Snow. She breaks the sapling in half so that it won’t work for anyone. It turns to dust and she asks if they want to turn their hearts over now, but David says they still have time. The Evil Queen says she’ll see them at the cemetery soon because it’s a “good place for endings.”
David and Snow make it back home and Snow’s standing over Neal’s crib. They don’t have much time left and Snow says they can’t let the town die. David realizes that, and Snow’s ready to give over heart. They recall the memories they were just shown and David says he heard in the flashes, “Knowing you believe in me means I’m not alone.” That confuses Snow because that was only her memory – the only one of the visions that they weren’t in together. Snow thinks he wasn’t there for that memory, but David also believes she wasn’t there and it was only his memory. It turns out neither knew until they both touched the sapling that Snow was in the woodcutter’s carriage and David was the one who freed her. Snow didn’t let him see her face because that would have put a target on his back, and so he handed her the key and never looked in the carriage. They talked about why they were both on that road and Snow gave David the money she’d been saving as a reward so that he could save his farm. She decided that she was resourceful and that she’d liberate a fine nobleman of his cash. And that’s when she said, “Knowing you believe in me means I’m not alone.” The sapling made of true love was born at that moment.
Back in Storybrooke, the Evil Queen addresses the townsfolk in the cemetery. Snow and David have five minutes left and if they don’t show up, everyone will die. As Emma and Regina are about to try using their magic to fight the Evil Queen, Snow and David show up and yell, “Wait!” They’re willing to give up their shared heart because they know their love is true. Emma’s upset but Snow assures her they will be fine. They ask Regina to lift the protection spell, exposing their hearts. They join hands, exchange a loving look, and the Evil Queen reaches into their chests and removes their hearts. She says she’s dreamed about this moment for so long, but now she wants to give Snow her pain – the pain of being alone. She puts their hearts back in and then places Snow under a powerful sleeping curse (with a twist). The Evil Queen tells David to start trying to find Snow and then warns, “Let’s see what happens when you do!”
Gold’s looking at the sonogram when Belle visits his shop. He thanks her for the photo and she lets him know Zelena told her about the Evil Queen. Belle doesn’t care about that, but she does care about the sheers. Belle won’t let him use the sheers on their son, telling him if he wants his son’s love, he has to be worthy of it. She also tells him his fear of failing is worse than being evil. Belle leaves and Gold’s furious at Zelena.
David and Emma begin searching everywhere, racing to the woods at the edge of Storybrooke. He finds her where the Evil Queen left her before. She’s asleep and Regina doesn’t think a kiss will do it this time, but David tries anyway. As their lips part, it seems as though the curse is broken. However, while Snow awakens, David falls to the ground, asleep. Snow sits up as Regina realizes that Snow and David share the curse because the Evil Queen placed it on the heart they share. When one is awake, the other will be asleep. They will never be together.
Ptolemy Slocum, Leonardo Nam, and Thandie Newton in ‘Westworld’ (Photo: John P. Johnson/HBO)
On the scale of complicated storytelling, HBO’s Westworld just hit its high mark with episode six of season one. Titled “The Adversary” and airing November 6, 2016, the episode centered around six key players: Maeve, Dr. Robert Ford, Teddy, Elsie, Bernard, and Theresa. Maeve’s storyline in particular took a dramatic turn that elevated the character from supporting player to one who could completely alter the future of Westworld.
Episode six begins with Maeve (Thandie Newton) dressing for work and heading to the saloon/whorehouse as if it’s just any other day. She has a chat with Clementine (Angela Sarafyan) as newcomers enter the bar. She tells Clementine she’ll handle a particularly rough-looking guest, taking him up to a room. She insults him, he gets rough, and then he strangles her. It’s what she wanted all along as now she’s back with Felix the technician (Leonardo Nam).
Elsie (Shannon Woodward) and Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) are examining the satellite uplink they found in the host who killed himself. They need to figure out who he was smuggling data to, but the host had an older programming version. Bernard heads to Floor B82, a restricted area that has the software necessary to interact with the host’s old programming. Lights flicker and…nice!…Bernard’s flashlight briefly lights up The Gunslinger, Yul Brynner’s character from the 1973 Westworld movie. Bernard accesses an old computer and uploads the host’s data. He sends the info he discovers to Elsie and then he finds five additional anomalies (five other hosts that could be sending secret data out or doing something outside the norm.) These five hosts are not registered with the new system.
The Man in Black (Ed Harris) and Teddy (James Marsden) ride alone in the middle of nowhere, discussing the maze. Teddy says the maze is the sum of a man’s life and one man was able to conquer the maze after dying time and time again. Teddy knows how to get over the border now that it’s closed by soldiers, and he’s determined to track Wyatt who he still believes has Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood).
Felix explains that Maeve is programmed and everything she does happens because it’s what someone upstairs programmed her to do. Felix is human, he says, and Maeve asks him how he knows. He tells her he was born while she was made. She doubts that because they feel the same, but he tells her the processing power in her brain is more powerful than a human brain but someone can alter her behavior however they want. Felix admits he doesn’t understand how she remembers things and lets her know she was completely designed but can improvise just a little. He even shows Maeve her data and as she tries to tell him he’s wrong, she watches the words she’s saying appear on the screen. She goes into overload mode and Felix gets a system error response when he tries to bring her around.
Bernard pays a visit to Theresa (Sidse Babett Knudsen) and she informs him Dr. Ford knows they’re sleeping together. Bernard’s fine with that but Theresa isn’t and tells him it must end. Theresa thinks Ford is actually what’s wrong with the park, but Bernard disagrees – yet he doesn’t tell her about the anomalies.
Felix continues to try and bring Maeve back online and suddenly she comes to. She wants to see the area where the programming takes place, “upstairs” as Felix calls it. He leads her past hosts who are being cleaned up and repaired and she walks through this behind-the-scenes area taking everything in: all the technicians in white suits and the hosts being created from blank canvasses.
They take the elevators to higher floors and see buffalo, horses, and deer being brought to life for the park. They continue, watching technicians testing hosts to make sure their programming is correct. Felix and Maeve continue further upstairs to the design floor where Maeve sees people sculpting heads. Felix asks if they can please go back so he won’t get fired and as they’re entering an elevator, Maeve sees a big-screen video of ‘Westworld’ and it includes the saloon as well as a scene featuring her young daughter with the tagline, “Live Without Limits.”
Maeve and Felix return to his work area and she asks how they had videos of her dreams. He explains that she was a mother in a previous build, and then gives her the basic info on what a build is. As they’re talking, Felix’s partner Sylvester (Ptolemy Slocum) catches them and he’s upset Felix dressed up Maeve. Sylvester threatens to tell on Felix so Maeve grabs Sylvester and puts a knife to his throat. She says she can kill him but she won’t. Instead, she can help him because she knows what he wants. Or, she can just gut him. It’s his choice.
After a few episodes without any Lee Sizemore (Simon Quarterman) sightings, we find out he’s been on sick leave and is currently hanging out by a pool, drinking. Theresa finds him there to tell him Dr. Ford has displaced 50 hosts and has created continuity holes all over the park. She needs him back at work now and he threatens to quit. Theresa reminds him that if Dr. Ford can’t pull off the new adventure, they’ll be looking for a replacement.
James Marsden in ‘Westworld’ episode 6 (Photo: John P. Johnson/HBO)
The Man in Black and Teddy look out over an encampment of soldiers, and while Teddy wants to go through them, The Man in Black says they need to stay alive. Then an opportunity presents itself as they spot two soldiers riding in alone. They kill them, take their uniforms, and as The Man in Black and Teddy head into camp, they see that Wyatt’s victims have been brought in to be taken care of by the soldiers. Wyatt’s victims are alive but maimed with missing body parts. Just then a soldier recognizes Teddy and a gunfight breaks out. The soldiers overpower The Man in Black and Teddy.
Lee spots a gorgeous park visitor at the pool bar and hits on her, introducing himself as the head of narrative. She asks what his favorite ride is in the park and Lee admits his artistic freedom is restrained, letting it slip the robots can go off-script. The guest is surprised and he says it’s just little things. Lee’s cut off by the bartender and told to get back to work. He answers by grabbing a bottle and announcing, “F**k this job.”
Elsie’s close to finding the saboteur and should be able to find out who programmed the hosts and smuggled out the data. She’ll accept a promotion for bringing this information to light, potentially saving the company lots of money. She even tells Bernard she thinks Theresa’s head could roll for this. She’s no fan of Theresa or the work her team does.
Bernard asks one of the techs about the info he sent her to investigate, and she says no hosts have been to the area he referenced and no techs have been there either. He decides to check out the area in the park for himself and comes across a house. He sees a man walk out the door and grab some wood, and Bernard follows him inside. The man isn’t alone in the house; he’s there with a woman and two children – including the young boy Dr. Robert’s been talking to.
Bernard asks the host if he’s Arnold and the host attacks him. Bernard tries to stop the hosts but they don’t respond until Dr. Ford (Anthony Hopkins) makes his presence known and freezes them. Dr. Ford calls them ghosts, survivors of the wreck of time. This family is all first-generation hosts and Dr. Ford asks the boy to open his face, showing he’s an old model. Dr. Ford’s been maintaining this family all by himself and they’re the only ones left in the park built by Arnold that are still around.
An elderly Greyhound walks in and curls up by the fire as Dr. Ford explains this is actually his family and that Arnold built them as a gift. The young boys are modeled after Arnold and Robert, and the parents are modeled after Dr. Ford’s real parents. Bernard’s troubled by the fact these hosts are not registered, and Dr. Ford assures him this family doesn’t go anywhere else in the park; they continue to exist because they’re his connection to the past. Dr. Ford tells Bernard they can talk about this later.
Back at headquarters, Lee pisses on the huge map of the park. He’s doing it in front of everyone and Theresa walks up while Lee declares this place is his stage and he’ll do what he pleases. Theresa introduces the girl from the bar and she’s a board member.
Bernard’s back at his desk and doing research. He wants to know how many first-generation hosts designed by Arnold are still in the park and in rotation.
Teddy and The Man in Black have been tied up by the soldiers, and The Man in Black tries to make a deal to free them. They ignore him and brand Teddy with the maze design as he has a flashback to a murder spree he committed. That flashback spurs him to action and he says, “You’re right. I am a killer.” He breaks loose and takes out some of the men. Then he uses a Gatling gun to wipe out the rest of the soldiers. He kills everyone so that he won’t be followed in his hunt for Wyatt.
Elsie discovers the satellite is one of their own and the voices the hosts are hearing is coming from a transmitter that isn’t supposed to be working. She heads out alone to check on it and Bernard warns her to be careful.
Back in the park, young Robert shows Dr. Ford that their dog has died.
It’s completely dark outside as Elsie enters a building that’s currently being used for storage. She’s tracking the signal source and wonders where an evil genius would hide a relay. She finds a trap door and accesses a computer hidden under the floorboards, tracing previous users.
Bernard visits Theresa at her place and tells her he found anomalies at the park that he needs to make her aware of. He tells Theresa there’s something going on with Dr. Ford and she has reason to be considered. A call from Elsie interrupts Bernard’s visit with Theresa, and Elsie tells Bernard it’s Theresa who is smuggling out their data. She also says there’s something much bigger going on.
And now we catch back up with Maeve. Felix continues to explain everything in her program, including what they can program and what she’s been programmed to do. She’s told her intelligence is a level 14 which is the highest they allow hosts to go. She wants to make changes to her programming and Sylvester says they can’t, but Felix has already told her they can do that. Maeve knows that Sylvester takes advantage sexually of the hosts before wiping their memories and uses a little blackmail to convince him to alter her programming.
Bernard is back at the headquarters where he calls Elsie to find out what else it is that she uncovered. Elsie reveals someone else has been using the system to re-test hosts but she doesn’t know who. Some of the changes are to their prime directives which means that the hosts can lie to them and hurt people. She thinks it’s Arnold who is behind it.
Dr. Ford asks the young Robert what happened to the dog and Robert at first lies and then admits he killed it. Robert says someone told him to do it and the voice that told him to was Arnold’s. Arnold told the boy he could help the dog by killing it. “If it was dead, it couldn’t hurt anything anymore.” Dr. Ford’s shocked.
Elsie continues to search the relay for information and discovers even more about what’s going on with the smuggling operation and the secret reprogramming. She hears something in the building and then she’s grabbed from behind by the throat.
Maeve wants her loyalty and pain programming lowered and as Felix is doing it, he notices someone else has already been altering her program secretly. Whoever has altered the program is higher up in the company than either Felix and Sylvester, which makes them leery of doing anything that might get them in trouble. After a bit of convincing, Maeve wants her intelligence setting placed at the highest it can go. Felix does it and Maeve immediately reacts with a knowing smile, saying, “Dear boys, we’re going to have some fun, aren’t we?”
Estevez (Neil Brown Jr.), the scene-stealing Corgi, and Zimmerfield (Richard Schiff) in ‘Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency’ (Photo by David Dolsen / BBC America)
BBC America’s crazy (and entertaining) new genre-bending series Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency spent the first two episodes introducing the key players. Episode three titled ‘Rogue Wall Enthusiasts’ and airing on November 5, 2016, starts to connect the dots between the main characters. The episode begins with a flashback to 15 years ago with a man identifying himself as one of the original souls. He’s angry with someone named Rainie at a murder scene. Rainie is actually known as the Supreme Soul and while a gorgeous young woman currently, he/she/it’s been in 50 bodies in the past 10 years.
The Supreme Soul lifts the hood off a man who’s been kidnapped and it’s Gordon (Aaron Douglas) who’s been selected to be the new vessel for their temple. Gordon’s body is the key and the original soul dude isn’t happy he’ll be leaving his current body to take over Gordon’s. He yells, “You can’t swap me out against my will into some fat piece of sh*t! I’m a rock star!” The Supreme Soul just smiles as two of the bald men take him away.
Fast-forward to three days ago and Lydia Spring (Alison Thornton) shows up at Gordon’s door. She wants to know about a man named Zachary Webb, what happened to her grandfather, and who killed her mother? Gordon knows about her mom and dad, and Lydia reluctantly enters his house.
Farah (Jade Eshete) revisits the apartment where she was held captive and then demands Dirk (Samuel Barnett) and Todd (Elijah Wood) take her to Gordon’s house. There, firefighters are wrapping things up as the house is completely gutted from the fire. Todd and Dirk hide behind the bush across the street until Farah reminds them no one knows they’re responsible for burning the house down. She also stumbles through a thank you for saving her on the bridge. Dirk says no one has any idea what’s going on with Patrick’s death, and Farah calls Gordon although Todd advises against it. She asks about the whereabouts of Lydia Spring and Gordon in turn asks for the ‘other machine’ that Patrick supposedly had in his possession. Farah doesn’t know what he’s talking about and Gordon says Lydia is gone. They argue and finally Farah tells him it’s his last chance to surrender Lydia. Gordon warns Farah he’ll see her real soon.
Farah needs to go back to the Spring estate to get all her things, and Todd’s just done with this whole investigation – again. Now it’s just Dirk and Farah, and she’s wondering why the bullet that killed the man holding her hostage in the apartment came from a military weapon.
Speaking of the military, it’s time to catch up with Colonel Scott Riggins (Miguel Sandoval) and Corporal Hugo Friedkin (Dustin Milligan). They’re going to make contact with a former Black Wing subject, but Friedkin has no idea what Black Wing is. Riggins explains Black Wing had one mission when it was created by the CIA decades ago: to seek out, codify, and collect individuals with sensory perceptive abilities beyond the normal human scale. Friedkin once again proves he’s not the sharpest knife in the drawer when he thinks Riggins is talking about fat people on scales. Riggins is flabbergasted and gives up.
Ken (Mpho Koaho) and Bart (Fiona Dourif) continue their road trip/murder spree, which Bart thinks is fun. Bart turns on the radio and is totally awed by the fact Ken knows the song. Bart thinks radio stations only play a song once, total, and that whoever is singing is doing so live from someplace. She’s excited Ken knows the song and wants him to sing it, and when he does she can’t stop smiling and laughing. Just then a motorcycle gang shoots out the back window and Bart crashes the car.
Amanda (Hannah Marks) leaves a voice message for Todd, letting him know that because of Dirk she’s decided it’s okay to be outside. She’s walking to the store with the Rowdy 3 van just feet behind her. When she stops, it stops. However, instead of being freaked out, Amanda seems to like the situation.
At the police station, Detective Estevez (Neil Brown Jr) carries the Corgi into his partner’s office. Detective Zimmerfield (Richard Schiff) can’t believe it’s the same Corgi from the hotel tape, but Estevez is sure she’s the same one. Estevez found the Corgi outside the station barking at officers entering the building. Then Estevez reveals the Corgi lived at a house that burned down just yesterday. When the phone buzzes letting Zimmerfield know Todd’s there to see him, both detectives can’t believe Todd and the Corgi have arrived simultaneously at the station. Nope, not a coincidence. They decide to hide the dog while they meet with Todd.
At the Spring estate, Farah explains Patrick loved animals and used to keep exotic ones on the estate. She also says her father used to be head of Patrick’s security, and that the place has been around since the 1880s. It was built for an inventor named Zachariah Webb. Patrick bought it just before his wife died. They’re greeted by Patrick’s lawyer, John, who says he has something for Farah.
Todd tells Estevez and Zimmerfield he saw Lydia and she was acting odd. He also says there are weird, dangerous guys involved and he traded the Corgi for Farah Black. He believes all of this is connected. They confront him with a four-year-old police report his band filed reporting their equipment had been stolen. They know he stole the instruments and sold them without telling his bandmates. He says he was going through a rough time, and they already know that because they called his parents. They’re investigating him as a person of interest, and now they wonder why the house where he saw Lydia burned down yesterday. He’s now been seen at three crime scenes, plus they know he took his money back from his landlord.
Amanda makes it to the store and walks through the aisles, tentatively at first and then more confidently. Unfortunately, as she’s paying for her groceries she thinks her hand is on fire and screams.
Back at the police station, Todd gets a call from Amanda and she’s freaking out. She hangs up before she tells him where she is. The detectives say it’s okay for him to leave and once he’s gone, Estevez says he knows that kid is guilty of something.
Amanda makes it outside the store but now she believes her body is fully engulfed in flames. Two guys start videoing her, but the Rowdy 3 burst from their van and beat the crap out of their car, smash their phone, and chase them away. The Rowdy 3 leader whistles for them to surround Amanda and they seem to suck something out of her – or maybe they’re also putting some kind of energy into her while a series of weird images flow through her brain. Whatever the case, Amanda comes to in her own garage with the bag of groceries next to her, delivered home safely by the Rowdy 3.
Ken and Bart are in the middle of a field, taped to a weird contraption made of a chain-link fence. Bart says what’s going to happen is that Ken will die and then she’ll kill all of the gang members. Or, maybe she’ll kill some of them, Ken will die, and then she’ll kill the rest. It’s not looking good for Ken, but whatever happens is the way it’s meant to be. No matter what, she won’t get hurt. But, she does think she’ll miss Ken.
The Spring lawyer has an envelope for Farah but what’s strange is that he wasn’t supposed to give it to her unless she was with Dirk Gently. She is, so she can have the envelope. Farah understands now Patrick knew he was going to die and that’s why she was sent to track down Dirk. And Dirk now understands he wasn’t supposed to prevent Patrick’s murder, he was meant to solve it. On the outside of the envelope is this: 3?1! Dirk translates that to mean three questions, one answer.
The lawyer suggests he and Dirk step out so Farah can open the envelope in privacy, but of course, Dirk hangs back so he can see what’s going on. Farah reveals she knew Patrick her whole life and then in three days everything went crazy. She’s upset and Dirk is absolutely not the right person to try and comfort her (he offers half-compliments and a gentle poke on the shoulder instead of a hug). She wants to leave but he says they have to wait, even though he doesn’t know anything; he just follows fate around and thinks they’re meant to be there right now. She opens the envelope and there’s a hand-drawn map of the house. Farah follows it as does Dirk although it takes him a few moments to grasp that it’s a map.
Todd races to Amanda’s and gives her a huge hug. She apologizes for scaring him and wonders why he’s totally out of breath. She wants to know where Dirk is because she has questions only he can answer. Todd says, “The amount of stuff he doesn’t know is stupefying.” Amanda doesn’t understand and wants to know what it is Todd isn’t telling her. And then Amanda admits she wasn’t fine leaving the house after all. He wants her to come stay at his place, promising it will be great.
Farah and Dirk follow the map all over the house and she’s confused. Dirk takes the map and tries on his own, but he’s even worse at following the drawing. Finally, Farah finds what it is she’s meant to find in the laundry room. She knocks a wall down, but not before Dirk misinterprets her attention to the wall as meaning they’re hunting ‘rogue wall enthusiasts.’ Farah exposed a door with a clock when she knocked the wall down, and Dirk sets the clock to match the map and the door opens.
They step into a room that was built by the original owner of the house. There’s a bizarre generator-type machine and they find a note on Patrick’s father’s stationery but written by Patrick. The note reads: “It started here. It ends here. Please save her.” Farah then finds a handle and Dirk thinks the “her” is Lydia, which means Patrick knew all this was going to happen. But the question remains, why didn’t Patrick save himself? Farah admits she thinks Dirk might just be a good detective.
Back to the middle of nowhere, the motorcycle gang returns and it appears they’re ready to kill Ken and Bart. They’re doing it because Bart killed Jake, the guy who fixed their car. The leader throws a baseball at Ken to shut him up, but it hits part of the structure, setting off a chain of events that ends with Bart killing everyone except the leader. He throws a large knife at Bart but it just bounces off without leaving a scratch. She picks it up and throws it back at him, landing in his chest and killing him. Ken’s unharmed.
Bart and Ken dress in the gang’s clothes and Ken decides Bart must be a killer angel and everything she said was real. He also decides he’s with her for a reason and they must find Dirk Gently.
Todd and Amanda finally make it home, and Dirk and Farah are already there. Todd has no idea why they’re in his place, but that discussion ends quickly and they move on to another clue they discovered in the Spring estate’s secret room. Amanda figures out it’s a map like the ones you see on city government websites that show you utilities. It’s an electrical grid with power lines and then it dawns on Amanda that the map includes the very building they’re in right now. Dirk’s excited, Amanda and Farah introduce themselves to each other, and Todd is once again exasperated about everything. Dirk is sick of discussing this and he points out the fact there’s a map with Todd’s building in the center of it. Todd, giving in reluctantly, says the building is in Springsborough – as in ‘Edgar Spring’s borough.’ Nope, not another coincidence. Now it’s Todd’s turn to say it’s all real and to finally agree to help Dirk with this case.
Dirk heads downstairs to get the magic lightbulb he found in the secret room and that’s when Colonel Scott Riggins says, “Hello Project Icarus.” Dirk can’t believe it and tells him to go away. Dirk tells Riggins to leave him alone and Friedkin tackles him, and then apologizes. Riggins says they need him to come in and Dirk reveals it’s been 16 years since the last time he was part of Black Wing. Riggins claims he’s not the enemy and he tells Dirk he’s not a detective. Dirk gets upset, says he is a detective, has friends, and is following clues. Dirk tells Riggins he doesn’t need him and that he should go back to hiding in the shadows. Riggins and Friedkin let him leave without detaining him.
Ever since Barry (Grant Gustin) altered the timeline in The Flash season three and it was revealed that Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) has been struggling with her new icy powers, each episode this season has been dealing with the continuing progression of Caitlin’s powers as they get stronger despite her doing the best she can to keep them a secret and keep them under control. Episode five ended with her mother warning her the more she uses her powers, the stronger they become and the more she’ll change inside, making it vital she refrains from using them. As Caitlin watched the video from her mom warning her of what’s in store if she doesn’t cease turning things frosty, Caitlin’s eyes turned crystal blue and her hands send out icy frost destroying the computer monitor. Caitlin looked shocked and scared by the fact her powers came forward without her consciously deciding to use them.
More troubles are in store for poor Caitlin according to The CW’s official synopsis of ‘Killer Frost,’ the seventh episode of season three airing on November 22, 2016 at 8pm ET/PT. But first we have to make it through episode six, ‘Shade,’ which will find Wally (Keiynan Lonsdale) having dreams about being Kid Flash. Episode six is scheduled to air on November 15th.
The ‘Killer Frost’ Plot: “Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) uses her powers to save Barry (Grant Gustin) but as her mother predicted, the effort unleashes her inner Killer Frost. Killer Frost goes on a rampage looking for Dr. Alchemy, kidnapping Julian (Tom Felton) and battling both The Flash and Vibe (Carlos Valdes). Meanwhile, Joe (Jesse L. Martin) and H.R. (Tom Cavanagh) have a heart to heart talk.”
What this means for the future of Caitlin and Team Flash is unknown at this time. Will Barry and Cisco be able to stop her from going down the same dark evil road her doppelganger did on Earth-2 in season two? Will Team Flash lose forever their beloved Caitlin? Will Caitlin permanently become Killer Frost and be one of the main villains facing off against The Flash for the rest of season three? Only future episodes will reveal the fate of our heroes and the brilliant, beautiful, and tragic Caitlin Snow.
‘Killer Frost’ is directed by Kevin Smith from a story by Judalina Neira and teleplay by Andrew Kreisberg and Brooke Roberts.
Fox’s The Exorcist season one episode five dropped the bombshell that Angela Rance is actually Regan MacNeil. She changed her name after her mother made the rounds promoting a book about the exorcism, and episode six begins with footage of an old interview on ‘Wake Up San Diego’ featuring Regan and her mother, Chris, discussing Chris’ book, The Devil in My Daughter. Regan is quiet but not shy, and doesn’t like talking about the time period when she was possessed. She remembers vague details, including not being able to control her body. She also remembers a voice asking her to come closer, but that’s about all she recalls – or at least admits remembering. She’s asked if maybe there’s another explanation other than possession, but she’s positive it was real.
Kat (Brianne Howey) makes small talk with the grandmother she’s never met as Angela (Geena Davis) can be heard in the background angry at Henry (Alan Ruck) for letting Chris (Sharon Gless) into their home. Chris tells Kat she looks like a young Chris MacNeil, especially her mouth, and wonders if anyone has ever mentioned that to her. In the kitchen, Henry’s angry Angela never told him about Chris, while in the living room Chris explains she tried to track her daughter down but couldn’t find her. She saw the news report about Casey (Hannah Kasulka) being missing and that’s how she found Regan/Angela. Kat wants to know if Casey’s possession is like Regan’s, and Chris says she hopes not. Kat admits she called the police and believes it’s her fault Casey’s missing.
Henry tells Angela that Chris can stay because she may be able to use her fame to draw more attention to finding Casey, and Kat’s okay with giving up her bed for a few nights so her grandmother can stay with them.
The police and volunteers are searching for Casey, and Father Tomas is also volunteering as are Casey’s family members. At the volunteer center, Angela remains angry about her mother’s involvement and having to revisit her own past. But even at the volunteer center Chris is being approached by fans, proving Henry right in believing the search for Casey will get more attention with a well-known actress involved.
Angela meets in private with Father Tomas (Alfonso Herrera) and Marcus (Ben Daniels), and both are angry she didn’t tell reveal her history. Father Tomas says the police think someone helped Casey because of the strength it took to take out the ambulance workers. Marcus believes the demon will ultimately force Casey to submit and they will become integrated in Casey’s body. That would make the possession permanent, destroying the soul so that an exorcism wouldn’t matter. If they don’t find Casey quickly, there may be nothing left to save. Angela says when it happened to her, people thought there was nothing left of her but she was still in there.
Marcus leaves the room angry, telling Tomas he’s off to hunt for Casey. He needs a police scanner and when Tomas offers his help, Marcus will have none of it. He reminds Tomas he’s been compromised but Tomas says it won’t happen again. Marcus thinks Tomas is a good man, but he has too much to lose and can’t be an exorcist.
A police press conference asks for the help of the public and Father Tomas announces a $100,000 reward for Casey’s recovery. Chris takes the time to announce Casey is her granddaughter while a woman yells, asking about the nine people of color who were murdered just blocks away. The attention has been focused on Casey and not the murder victims, and citizens are understandably angry.
Meanwhile, we see the body parts stolen from the murder victims are being placed on trays and burned, with the ashes collected in what looks like a ceremonial jar.
The police return to the Rance house and ask about Marcus. They want to know about the exorcism and they have more questions for the priest, with Angela lying that Marcus was the only priest involved. The police know Casey broke a man’s jaw and was in the psych ward, which makes them question whether she actually attacked the people in the ambulance. Angela looks at the crime scene photos and asks if the victims had families.
Kat finds the ‘Wake Up San Diego’ interview online and Chris tells her the book wasn’t her finest hour. Chris tries to explain the scandals back then and how it affected her career after she was labeled a devil worshipper and much worse. The publicity was bad for her career and she was dropped by the studio. Kat asks why the demon chose her mother, and Chris says they were staying in a house where there was a Ouija board. Regan loved it and that’s when she met the demon, Captain Howdy. Chris warned her to stop but didn’t pay enough attention. Kat says her mom was just a kid and didn’t ask for any of this. Angela’s outside the bedroom door listening in and hears her mom take the blame for what happened all those years ago. She knows she wasn’t there for her daughter.
At the volunteer center, Maria Walters (Kirsten Fitzgerald) is fine with the fact the donation was used for the reward. She asks about the exorcism he wanted to perform and Father Tomas doesn’t want to talk about it. She invites him to an event that night at her house and tells him he’ll meet influential people if he attends. His meeting with Maria is interrupted by Jessica (Mouzam Makkar) who shows up unexpectedly.
Marcus and Father Bennett (Kurt Egyiawan) pay another visit to the tour bus driver and host who are experts on the supernatural occurrences taking place in Chicago. They’ve found a surprising connection between Maria Walters and the weird events, and they’ve discovered the vans that have been picking up people on the streets are owned by the Walters’ company. The people who accept a ride in the van are never seen again. They’ve also learned the Walters have given $1.8 million donation to the Friars of Ascension, the group sponsoring the Papal visit.
Angela mans the phones at the volunteer center and a male caller asks her if she thinks God is punishing her for being a bad little girl. He calls her Regan and says she wanted him in her and so does her daughter. He offers to tell her where she is, saying Casey is standing right behind her. Angela looks up and sees a demon behind her and screams.
Jessica and Tomas go for a walk and he asks if she’s feeling guilty. She says the world owes them a little happiness and she’s not apologizing for what they did. She left her husband, handing him a key to a new apartment she just rented. Tomas says he won’t visit her there, and Jessica says that’s fine.
Back at the volunteer center, Henry wants to know who the woman is in the photo album that Angela’s always claimed was her mother. Angela confirms it’s just a random stranger, and Henry’s disappointed half of what he knows isn’t true. Angela says she’s never lied to him about their life together, but Henry makes the important point that she didn’t even tell him the truth after it started to happen to Casey.
Tomas returns to the volunteer center in a horrible mood, but then he hears one of the volunteers talking about a pack of wild dogs going crazy in a neighborhood. He texts Marcus the news.
Father Bennett attends Maria Walters’ party, but now he’s suspicious of her motivations. A professor is talking about Lucifer coming to Earth, and Maria tells Father Bennett a lot of influential people support the Friars. These influential people are discussing how rogue angels are the architects of all we hold dear – knowledge, art, etc. (The scene has a definite Rosemary’s Baby vibe.)
Back at the Rance house, Chris is talking to a reporter about their lives. Angela overhears and throws the reporter out, while Chris tries to explain she was just attempting to help. Angela’s done with her intrusion into their lives and tells her to pack up her things. Angela screams about her family following apart and how Chris is making this about her, which is what she did when Angela was a child. She asks her mom how she could have exploited her as a child, and Chris says she did it because they didn’t have any money. It’s then that Angela admits she always knew where her mom was, but never reached out. A call comes and Angela takes it. It’s the coroner’s office and they may have found Casey.
Back at Maria’s exclusive party, priests thank Maria for her hard work while Father Bennett asks the professor if he’s ever seen a demon. Father Bennett says he has and as he walks away, Maria and her guests exchange looks.
The Rance family arrives at the coroner’s office and are forced to make their way through dozens of photographers and reporters. Father Tomas is also there and Chris tells him she wished she’d stayed involved in Angela’s life. Angela and Henry are taken back to view the body and it’s not Casey. Upon receiving the news, Angela is finally able to hug her mother and cry.
Marcus investigates the pack of dogs and finds rats fleeing a tunnel. Homeless people are in the tunnel, acting as if their bodies aren’t theirs. They’re swatting at unseen things, and one man reaches out to Marcus to stop it. Marcus continues to call out for Casey as he ventures further into the tunnel. Marcus has to yell, “In the name of Christ, get back!” as the homeless beg him to stop what’s happening to them. Casey crawls on the wall and then crawls upside down and backwards toward Marcus, which is incredibly creepy!
Meanwhile, Maria and her guests receive the news that it wasn’t Casey at the morgue. A latecomer – a priest – makes a big entrance telling a story about a farmers market and knocking over apples. He wonders why Father Tomas isn’t there, and the group tells him Father Tomas will be a tough nut to crack.
Tomas breaks his promise and shows up at Jessica’s apartment. He tells her they can’t sleep together, and she’s okay with that.
At Maria’s gathering, members of the Friars of Ascension sit around a table where the priest presents the container filled with ashes. He asks for the devil to rise and walk among them. They all hold hands as he requests the devil’s presence. He scoops up a handful of ashes and blows it into the air. They all ask for the devil to take control of their bodies, with Maria begging for him to take her. The ashes choose someone else and that man gasps loudly, and then looks around the group. He stands, smiling, while everyone (except Maria) hug and laugh.
Marcus has made his way to the beach where he finds Casey eating a bird, growling. It’s nearly pitch black outside and when he approaches Casey in the water, she attacks him. They struggle and he’s finally able to hold on to her, dunking her under the water, and trying to rid Casey of the demon. She stops struggling and then stops moving. He holds her in his arms and then she opens her eyes and gasps for air. She tells Marcus the demon is coming back and asks for his help.
Dylan Playfair as Gil, China Anne McClain as Uma and Thomas Doherty as Harry in ‘Descendants 2’ (Disney Channel/Bob D’Amico)
Disney’s released the first photo of new Descendants 2 villains played by Dylan Playfair, China Anne McClain, and Thomas Doherty. Playfair is taking on the role of Gil, Gaston’s son. McClain is playing Uma, the teenage daughter of Ursula. Doherty joins the Descendants 2 ensemble as Harry, Captain Hook’s son. Returning Descendants stars include Dove Cameron as Mal, Cameron Boyce as Carlos, Booboo Stewart as Jay, Sofia Carson as Evie, and Mitchell Hope as King Ben.
“The Isle of the Lost is an island that houses the most infamous villains, so it seemed natural for a pirate gang including the offspring of Ursula, Captain Hook and Gaston to emerge as we take audiences deeper into the Descendants world. As our rich story unfolds, Uma, the daughter of the sea witch Ursula, proves that she’s a force to be reckoned with as the leader of a pirate gang and the new self-proclaimed queen of the Isle,” explained director/choreographer Kenny Ortega, talking about the photo. “She’s flanked here by her devoted henchmen, Harry, Captain Hook’s son, her right-hand man who is always ready for action, and the handsome yet thick-headed Gil, Gaston’s son.”
The Descendants 2 Plot: The story deepens in the music-driven sequel to the global smash hit Descendants, as the teenage sons and daughters of Disney’s most infamous villains — Mal, Evie, Carlos and Jay (also known as Villain Kids or VKs) — try to find their place in idyllic Auradon. When the pressure to be royally perfect becomes too much for Mal, she returns to her rotten roots on the Isle of the Lost where her archenemy Uma, the daughter of Ursula, has taken her spot as self-proclaimed queen of the run-down town. Uma, still resentful over not being selected by Ben to go to Auradon Prep with the other Villain Kids, stirs her pirate gang including Captain Hook’s son Harry and Gaston’s son Gil, to break the barrier between the Isle of the Lost and Auradon, and unleash all the villains imprisoned on the Isle, once and for all.
The Simpsons has just broken another record with the announcement from Fox that the animated series has been renewed for seasons 29 and 30. The two-season renewal of the half-hour animated comedy will bring the show’s total number of episodes to 669, much more than Gunsmoke‘s 635 total. As Home Simpson put it, “Take that Gunsmoke! You lost a race you didn’t even know you were running!”
“This is yet another record-setting moment for what is truly a landmark series,” stated Dana Walden and Gary Newman, Chairmen and CEOs, Fox Television Group. “The Simpsons has meant so much to the network, the studio and everyone at Fox, and its continued cultural impact around the globe is a testament to the combined brilliance of Matt, Jim and Al. Congratulations to everyone who works on this groundbreaking series – from the voice cast and producers to the writers and production team – you comprise one of the greatest collections of creative talent in the history of the medium. And to the millions of Simpsons fans around the world, thank you for watching all these years. We’re happy to tell you there’s lots more to come.”
The Simpsons holds the title of the longest-running scripted series in history and has earned more than 32 Emmy Awards and 34 Annie Awards. The current season is averaging 7.2 million viewers and recently aired its 600th episode.
The voice cast includes Dan Castellaneta (Homer Simpson, Krusty, Barney), Julie Kavner (Marge Simpson, Patty, Selma), Nancy Cartwright (Bart Simpson, Nelson), Yeardley Smith (Lisa Simpson), Hank Azaria (Moe, Apu, Chief Wiggum), and Harry Shearer (Mr. Burns, Smithers, Ned Flanders).
Andrew Garfield stars in ‘Hacksaw Ridge’ (Photo by Mark Roge)
“I don’t know how I am going to live with myself if I don’t stay true to what I believe,” says Desmond Doss (Andrew Garfield) to his fiancé Dorothy Schutte (Teresa Palmer) as he waits to go on trial for insubordination and refusing a direct order from a military superior in the WWII historical drama, Hacksaw Ridge.
Desmond Doss is a young man who lives with his family and has fallen head over heels for a lovely young nurse named Dorothy in the early days of WWII. After his older brother signs up and most of the young men in his town have gone off to fight in the war, Desmond believes he must join the Army and serve his country. However, even though he believes the war is to stop evil, as a devout Christian he believes that killing is wrong. Still determined to do his part in the war, Doss joins the Army as a conscientious objector and trains as a medic to save lives on the battlefield.
When he gets to boot camp and refuses to handle a rifle, he becomes the target of his superiors’ derision and the men in his unit wonder if he’s just a coward. After taking a severe beating from some of the men and forced to do extra KP duty, Doss, who puts up with it all, begins to earn the respect of his fellow soldiers and his sergeant. When he refuses to handle a weapon after a superior officer orders him to, he’s brought up on charges. It’s his father (Hugo Weaving), who served and lost all of his childhood friends in WWI, who calls in a favor to a high ranking general that gets Doss his title as conscientious objector and the charges withdrawn.
Doss goes with his company to Okinawa as an Army medic, and during one of the bloodiest battles ever fought in WWII, single-handedly evacuates the wounded from behind enemy lines while never carrying a rifle or firing off a shot. Doss saves 75 men, tending to their wounds and removing them from harm’s way while being shot at and hit by snipers. He’s the first conscientious objector in American history to be awarded the Medal of Honor.
Directed by Mel Gibson and based on a true story, Hacksaw Ridge is a powerful, incredibly violent, gripping, and inspirational film that captures the brutality and horrors of war while also revealing one man’s struggle and determination to be true to his faith, morals, and fellow man. Put simply, it’s a tremendous cinematic achievement.
Andrew Garfield delivers the best performance of his career as Desmond T. Doss, a young man who desperately wants to serve his country but believes killing is wrong. He shows Doss’ quiet and friendly side, especially when he’s courting his girl, Dorothy. Garfield also brings to life his inner strength and convictions, as evidenced in the scenes in which he’s first bullied by his men in boot camp and when he’s out on the battlefield, ducking machine gun fire and working his way over to the helplessly wounded. It’s an incredibly well-balanced and effective performance. In addition, Garfield has solid chemistry with Teresa Palmer as Dorothy, the love of his life.
Mel Gibson proves once again how talented a director he truly is, bringing to the screen one of the most riveting and thoughtful war stories in decades. Well-crafted with a very talented cast delivering strong performances, solid writing, shocking, brutal, and realistic war scenes, haunting images, an engrossing soundtrack, and perfectly paced, Hacksaw Ridge is a tremendous cinematic experience. It’s an unforgettable story of courage and being true to oneself, and one of the best pictures of the year. Don’t miss it.
GRADE: A
MPAA Rating: R for intense prolonged realistically graphic sequences of war violence, including grisly bloody images
Jennifer Aniston, T.J. Miller, Courtney B. Vance, and Kate McKinnon are featured on new posters and in the new trailer for Office Christmas Party, an upcoming comedy from Blades of Glory filmmakers Josh Gordon and Will Speck. The trailer shows Aniston’s playing a horrible boss, again, with zero holiday spirit. The cast also includes Aniston’s Horrible Bosses co-star Jason Bateman, along with Jillian Bell, Vanessa Bayer, Jamie Chung, Rob Corddry, Olivia Munn, Randall Park, Sam Richardson, Abbey Lee, and Karan Soni. Office Christmas Party arrives in theaters on December 9, 2016.
The Plot: In Office Christmas Party, when the CEO (Jennifer Aniston) tries to close her hard-partying brother’s branch, he (T.J. Miller) and his Chief Technical Officer (Jason Bateman) must rally their co-workers and host an epic office Christmas party in an effort to impress a potential client and close a sale that will save their jobs.
