Fox confirmed Lucifer starring Tom Ellis in the title role will be sticking around for a full second season. The popular comedy/drama series based on characters created by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth and Mike Dringenberg for Vertigo (from DC Entertainment) just received an additional nine episode order, upping the total number of episodes for the show’s second season to 22.
According to Fox, Lucifer‘s been averaging 8 million viewers. In addition to Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar, the cast includes Lauren German as Chloe, DB Woodside as Amenadiel, Lesley-Ann Brandt as Maze, Kevin Alejandro as Dan, Scarlett Estevez as Trixie, Rachael Harris as Linda Martin, Tricia Helfer as Charlotte, and Aimee Garcia as Ella.
“Lucifer continues to deliver, with great blasts of dark humor and ambitious storytelling. The show has turned out to be a true wicked pleasure, the perfect companion to Gotham, and we couldn’t be more pleased to order these nine additional episodes,” stated David Madden, President, Entertainment, Fox Broadcasting Company. “We’d like to thank Tom, Lauren and the entire cast, who have imbued these characters with charm, humor and a great deal of humanity. Our thanks also go out to the production crew – Jerry, Len, Jonathan, Joe and Ildy – who, week-in and week-out, deliver a stellar show. We can’t wait to see what’s in store for the rest of the season.”
Lucifer is executive produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, Jonathan Littman, Ildy Modrovich, and Joe Henderson. The series follows Lucifer Morningstar who, bored with Hell, decides to abandon his role as the Lord of Hell and manage a club in Los Angeles while also teaming up with a detective to solve murders.
CBS has planned a special episode of the half-hour comedy The Odd Couple that will pay tribute to Garry Marshall. Cast members from Happy Days, Laverne & Shirley, and Mork & Mindy will appear in the November 7, 2016 episode of The Odd Couple, a series based on a sitcom developed and executive produced by Marshall. Garry Marshall was involved in the current The Odd Couple series as a consultant prior to his death on July 19, 2016 at the age of 81. He also appeared in the series as Oscar’s father, Walter.
CBS announced Ron Howard, Marion Ross, Anson Williams, and Don Most from Happy Days will be among the celebrities appearing in the November 7th tribute. Laverne & Shirley stars Penny Marshall (Garry’s sister) and Cindy Williams will also be a part of the tribute to Williams, as will Pam Dawber from Mork & Mindy.
“The writing staff and everyone on The Odd Couple reboot was thrilled when Garry Marshall joined us as a producer because his shows were part of our TV DNA,” stated executive producer Bob Daily. “He was a kind, generous presence on the set, and we loved him dearly. And when we lost him, we knew we had to do something to honor his legacy – something that, like Garry’s work, was both heartfelt and zany. We are so grateful that the stars of these classic shows are able to join us in honoring him.”
CBS’ The Odd Couple stars Matthew Perry as Oscar Madison and Thomas Lennon as Felix Unger. The plot of the November 7th tribute episode finds Oscar reconnecting with “many significant people from Walter’s life when he agrees to carry out his father’s final wish to spread his ashes behind the candy factory he used to own.”
Khary Payton as Ezekiel and Shiva in ‘The Walking Dead’ season 7 episode 2 (Photo by Gene Page/AMC)
“What is this place?” asks Carol (Melissa McBride). “The people here…they call it The Kingdom,” answers Morgan (Lennie James) as he wheels a still weak and recovering Carol to see the man in charge of the town that took them in and helped save Carol in episode two of season seven of AMC’s horror/drama series, The Walking Dead.
As the episode begins, Carol is on a homemade stretcher attached to a horse led by the two men who came along and helped Morgan at the end of last season. Carol keeps drifting in and out of consciousness until she suddenly finds herself on the ground as hungry walkers come after her, Morgan, and their new allies. The zombies are getting closer and seem to be too much for Morgan and the other two men to handle so Carol panics and leaves the area, still uneasy and feeling weak. She sees a woman in a nearby house waving for her to come in but then she realizes that what she thought was a woman is a walker stuck in the house. As the zombies begin to close in on Carol who’s too weak to fight (not to mention she doesn’t have any weapons), other members of The Kingdom show up on horseback to save the day. Before leaving the area, Morgan puts a mark on the mail box of the house as he’s been doing to certain trees so he can find his way back to Alexandria.
The next day Carol wakes up to the sound of wind chimes and with Morgan sitting in a chair by her bed watching over her. Since she’s awake, it’s time for her to meet the man in charge of the town known as The Kingdom. As Morgan pushes Carol to an auditorium, she sees people gardening and children being taught in a school-like fashion outside on a gazebo. The man on the auditorium stage is King Ezekiel (Khary Payton) and he has a very large tiger by his side who snarls at Morgan and Carol. Ezekiel is very pleased to see Carol doing better and suggests she rest and make herself comfortable. He offers her some fruit and Carol falls into her playing dumb act, pretending to be a simple and oh-so-sweet housewife. It’s obvious to viewing audience that King Ezekiel is not taken in by her act, but he let’s her keep up the pretense. Carol tells King Ezekiel that it’s all just too much and she really doesn’t know what’s going on. King Ezekiel tells her to rest up and that they are happy to help her as long as she gives back to the town when she’s able. He informs her he already had the same talk with Morgan who has no problem giving back to the well, so to speak.
Once outside and out of earshot, Carol tells Morgan she’s not up for any of this. “It’s not real. It’s fantasy land and you’re playing along with them,” says Carol. She also lets him know that as soon as she’s able and he’s not looking, she’s leaving. Morgan responds by telling Carol that he won’t let her die out there.
King Ezekiel and a few of his people approach Morgan and ask him to go on with them on an errand. He agrees, and the group travels a few miles outside The Kingdom. They herd swine and corral them in with a strung-up walker for them to feed on. Some walkers come along and Ezekiel tells a young man named Ben (Logan MIller) to take down one of the walkers with his machete the way he was shown. The kid does it wrong and gets it stuck in the zombie’s shoulder and another member of Ezekiel’s team has to save him. As more walkers begin to show up, King Ezekiel decides it’s time to leave. As they’re almost at the truck, another zombie almost gets Ben but this time it’s Morgan who comes to the rescue, dispatching the walker with his staff. King Ezekiel is impressed so much so that when they get back to town he asks Morgan to train Ben. At first Morgan is hesitant, not wanting to get too close to anyone in the town. But Ezekiel tells Morgan that he needs the boy to live, so Morgan agrees. (It’s clear that Ben is important to Ezekiel and that he has big plans for him.)
Back at The Kingdom, Carol is wheeling her way around town stealing this and that to prepare for her planned escape, all while still playing the sweet and simple housewife act. Morgan trains Ben who seems to catch on to working with the staff rather quickly. After one training session, Ben asks if he can borrow Morgan‘s philosophy book to read, telling him that he’s read every book in town twice – even the air conditioning manuals. Reluctantly, Morgan loans Ben the book. King Ezekiel once again calls upon Morgan and Ben to help them with a task and tells Morgan to bring his gun.
They return to where the swine are being kept and are met by some of The Saviors. Yes, it seems in this zombie apocalypse the Saviors have more than just Rick and Alexandria’s group doing their work for them. The slaughtered pigs are for them. Of course, they don’t know the pigs fed on a walker for their last meal. Although tense, everyone is doing their job loading the pigs onto the Saviors trucks until one of the Saviors mouths off to one of Ezekiel’s men and the two end up fighting. This leads to Ezekiel having to call off his man and the one in charge of the Saviors does the same with his man. They leave but the Savior lieutenant warns Ezekiel that next week is “produce week” so make sure to produce in full or Negan will have to make a kill.
When they get back to The Kingdom, Morgan sits with Ben at dinner and is impressed with how good he is raising and looking out for his kid brother. That’s when Ben tells Morgan that his father was close to Ezekiel and died trying to rescue people from a building infested with walkers. Morgan now knows why Ezekiel feels so close to Ben. Ben asks Morgan to join him for movie night, but Morgan tells Ben he needs to see Carol. When Morgan visits Carol’s room to bring her dinner, he finds her room’s empty and the window is open. Feeling it’s a lost cause to go after her, Morgan just sits on the bed and sighs.
Carol, under the cover of darkness, slips into Ezekiel’s garden and begins to steals some apples when Ezekiel lights a fire and tells his assistant Jerry to give them a moment. He calls Carol out on her fake ‘innocent’ act and says, “Don’t bullsh*t a bullsh*tter.” Carol laughs and says this whole town is a joke. He asks to sit next to Carol on the bench and begins to tell her his real story. Before the world went to the zombies he was a zookeeper and saved the life of Shiva the tiger. The tiger has never growled or snarled at him after that and would often stay close to him. When the outbreak happened, Ezekiel was able to save Shiva but all the other animals in the zoo were dead. “People see a man with a tiger, they make up all kinds of stories about him,” says Ezekiel to Carol. He goes on to say that it’s natural for people to look for someone to follow and that with his tiger, and the fact he used to do community theater playing a few kings from Shakespeare and even Martin Luther King Jr., he became the leader and the king they needed him to be. He asks her to keep this between the two of them for the good of his people and also a little for himself as well. Carol tells him she doesn’t care and prepares to leave. Ezekiel hasn’t given up on her as he tries to convince her to stay by saying, “Where there’s life, there’s hope, heroism, grace, and love.” Carol asks why he cares if she stays or goes, and he tells her it’s because it makes him feel good.
As the episode comes to a close, Carol and Morgan travel back to the house where she was saved by the members of The Kingdom. Morgan asks Carol if she’s sure about this and she says yes. The two exchange heartfelt goodbyes while adding that it’s probably a good thing they’re parting ways or else they might start to actually feel bad about all the times they fought and stabbed each other. (It’s clear there is now a friendship, although a bit of a distant one, between these two who used to not trust each other at all.) Morgan rides off but not before flipping the mailbox flag down which is a sign it seems that both of them have found new homes. Carol goes inside, puts down the walker she saw earlier in the window, and buries her in the back yard. She’s lighting a fire in the fireplace when there’s a knock on the door. Carol grabs a knife but relaxes when she hears the sounds of a tiger outside. She opens the door to see Ezekiel standing there, telling her she really must try one of his pomegranates – a fruit Carol told him when she first met him that she doesn’t care for. Carol slightly smiles at The King.
The Walking Dead Season 7 Episode 2 Review:
Slowly paced and introducing a whole new colony of survivors, episode two titled “The Well” is a much needed break from all the gore and intensity delivered in the first episode of season seven. King Ezekiel, played wonderfully by Khary Payton, is a welcome albeit a bit over-the-top character in this zombie infested world. He brings both humor, wisdom, and heart to a show which is known for killing off its most noble and decent characters. Let’s hope The King has a nice long reign.
The chemistry between Morgan and Carol is still strong, with these two hardheads never seeing eye to eye and not fully trusting each other. In fact, the stand-out performance is a three way tie in this episode between Melissa McBride, Lennie James and The Walking Dead newcomer Khary Payton.
With a new set of allies in The Kingdom and Rick and his group still reeling from the deaths of Glenn and Abraham, it should be interesting to see how long it will be before Rick and The King meet.
Columbia Pictures has released the official U.S. and international trailers for Life, a sci-fi film set on the International Space Station. Directed by Daniel Espinosa (Child 44, Safe House) from a script by Deadpool writers Paul Wernick and Rhett Reese, the Life cast includes Ryan Reynolds, Jake Gyllenhaal, Rebecca Ferguson, Hiroyuki Sanada, Ariyon Bakare, and Olga Dihovichnaya. Columbia Pictures is planning a May 26, 2017 theatrical release.
The Plot:Life tells the story of the six-member crew of the International Space Station that is on the cutting edge of one of the most important discoveries in human history: the first evidence of extraterrestrial life on Mars. As the crew begins to conduct research, their methods end up having unintended consequences and the life form proves more intelligent than anyone ever expected.
Colin O’Donoghue in ‘Once Upon a Time’ season six episode six (Photo by Jack Rowand / ABC)
ABC’s Once Upon a Time season six episode six brings in Captain Nemo for an episode about the importance of family and not allowing the quest for vengeance to control your life. The episode titled ‘Dark Waters’ opens in the time of the Dark Curse. Captain Hook (Colin O’Donoghue) commands his crew of the Jolly Roger to move faster, but one man defies his command and then refuses to give his name when Hook asks for it. Instead, he says he has one question. “Is taking your revenge against the Dark One worth all the time you’ve spent chasing it?” he asks. Their conversation’s interrupted by what Hook thinks is a sea monster but is actually Captain Nemo’s ship, Nautilus. Nemo pushes Hook overboard before leaping from the Jolly Roger.
Back in Storybrooke, Hook enters Emma’s garage and hides the shears which could be used to sever her from being the savior.
Regina (Lana Parrilla) has a little chat with Zelena (Rebecca Mader) and the Evil Queen outside Zelena’s house. Regina lets the Evil Queen know that her attempt at masquerading as Archie didn’t work. Meanwhile inside the house David (Josh Dallas) and Snow (Ginnifer Goodwin) free Jiminy Cricket who was placed in a cage by the Evil Queen. Outside, the Evil Queen figures out Regina’s up to something else. Zelena runs back in and grabs her baby as Regina protects David and Snow from the Evil Queen’s magic. Snow says nothing the Evil Queen can do will tear them apart.
Jasmine (Karen David) and Aladdin (Deniz Akdeniz) share a booth at Granny’s, and Jasmine reminds him that even if he’s not the savior anymore, he can still help his people. He tells her he’s not the man she’s looking for.
Emma (Jennifer Morrison) gets a text saying Jasmine’s worried about Aladdin and she takes off leaving Hook and Henry to do whatever they want. Hook asks Henry (Jared Gilmore) to show him how to work his “video box,” but first Hook tosses out Henry’s pop tart. Instead, he’ll cook him a real pirate breakfast of grapefruit and boiled mackerel to prevent scurvy. Yummy!
Henry’s dumping the trash when the Evil Queen appears and asks if his “new father” is bothering him. Henry says Hook isn’t like her and would never hurt the family. The Evil Queen uses her magic to open the garage and leads Henry to the shears which Hook had hidden away. She tells him to ask himself what he’s going to do about it as those shears can destroy what makes Emma special.
Aladdin continues his thieving ways, breaking into a car and stealing a wallet. Emma catches him and he knows Jasmine sent her.
Hook goes outside, holding a video game controller and complaining about its design (it’s not made for people with hooks for hands). He spots the open garage door and sees the shears are gone from the box.
And now we have another flashback to the Nautilus where Hook attempts to escape and then quickly finds he’s under the sea. He thinks it’s dark magic but Captain Nemo explains he’s just on a ship many fathoms under the sea. Nemo believes his ship is Hook’s second chance, but Hook doesn’t want to be there any longer than he has to. Nemo spins a harpoon and says it’s enchanted to help him find wayward souls. He knows Hook’s heart is filled with hatred and he wants to fill it with something else: family. Hook’s expression becomes darker and he says no one will replace what the Dark One took. Nemo tells him he’s wrong and that he lost his own family and spent decades hunting down the men responsible. That hunt didn’t leave him satisfied but instead it left him with an empty heart. Nemo won’t let Hook off the ship because he needs his help with a mission. When the mission’s done, Hook will see this is exactly where he needs to be.
In Storybrooke, Hook catches up with Henry as he’s about to take a boat out to get rid of the shears Emma asked Hook to toss in the sea. Hook explains he only kept them to help Emma, and Henry angrily tells Hook he doesn’t get to make decisions for either him or his mother. Hook’s distracted and shushes Henry, and they both watch the Nautilus emerge in the harbor. They’re about to run but Nemo’s men are already on the deck and stop them. They’re both taken aboard the ship and Hook opens the big window to show Henry the view underwater.
Snow meets David at the hospital where an injured refugee from the Land of Untold Stories has just been brought in. He has serious injuries and would have died had he not been found. David heads out to see if he can find someone who knows this refugee while Snow stays behind at the hospital. She spots Belle (Emilie de Ravin) in the waiting room where she’s waiting for her first ultrasound. She didn’t tell Rumple she was visiting the doctor and has no idea how she’ll ever handle letting him be a part of their son’s life.
Back underwater, Hook reveals to Henry that he has a history with the Nautilus captain. Henry’s angry and believes this is all because Hook didn’t get rid of the shears when Emma asked. He also wants to know if Hook would have used them on her because being the savior is what she is – it’s what brought he and his mom together. But, the real problem is that Henry doesn’t want Hook to try and take over the role as his dad. Henry thinks they’ll be fish food soon anyway and Hook tells Henry they’ve been in tougher scrapes before. Then he says, “Remember the walking prisoner gag?” And Henry corrects him saying it was the Wookie prisoner gag, which completely confuses Hook who has no idea what a Wookie is. Henry’s done explaining things and Hook says he’ll come up with a plan of his own to get them out of this situation.
A leap back in time finds Nemo, Hook, and Nemo’s First Mate (Nick Eversman) exploring a path that’s very dangerous. Hook wants to know why the First Mate is so loyal to Captain Nemo and he explains as a child he grew up next to the docks, desperate to find the man who took his family and make him pay. He would have been killed but Nemo saved his life. He never found the person who wronged him, and he’s given up his quest for vengeance. Nemo interrupts to say they’ve found what they were looking for. As Nemo is preparing to approach the treasure chest, Hook tries to make a run for it but is grabbed by a massive octopus. The First Mate tries to save him but it’s Nemo who harpoons the octopus and frees Hook. Even though he’s stubborn, Nemo hasn’t given up on him. He even calls Hook a member of this family.
Rumple (Robert Carlyle) visits the Evil Queen at Zelena’s and she’s extremely flirty. She’s in a good mood because she’s driving Hook and Henry apart, and Rumple asks if she remembers her old lessons. He tells her she forgot the most important lesson: never take what’s his. He’s talking about the shears and he knows she had something to do with them going missing after Hook hid them. He asks if she really thinks the Sheers of Destiny work only on the savior and the Evil Queen figures out he wants to use them on Belle and the baby. The Evil Queen says the shears are long gone and he warns her she’s short on allies.
Emma drives Aladdin to the edge of town where she tells him to look closer at the Welcome to Storybrooke sign. She shows him where she hit the sign after trying to run when she learned she was the savior. She admits she also wanted to run after he gave her the shears. She was worried she might use them and that’s why she gave them away. She tells Aladdin to come back, face the people he disappointed, and try to make up for his mistakes. But, Aladdin doesn’t even know what happened in Agrabah after he left other than whatever did take place was his fault.
Hook recalls the story of what happened when he killed his own father, telling Henry it’s why he wants to make sure Emma, Henry, and the rest of the family stay together. Part of the story he’s never shared is that when he killed his father, he destroyed his younger brother. His name was Liam after Killian’s older brother, and that was too much for Hook. He killed his dad and left an innocent boy an orphan.
Back in time, Nemo opens the treasure chest and all it contains is a key. Nemo explains his ship serves as a refuge for people to repair their lives. The key will open the gateway to a place called Mysterious Island. It’s a place where Hook can start over, but Hook doesn’t want to give up his hunt for the Crocodile now. Nemo says Mysterious Island is a place where he never has to lose anyone again. He invites him to join his crew and see for himself. Just then Hook spots a knife on the table and Nemo says it belongs to his First Mate whose father was murdered while he was asleep in bed. It turns out the First Mate is Liam, Hook’s half-brother.
Henry asks if Hook’s trying to make up for what he did to Liam by helping him. Hook says he can’t ruin another family and Henry says he’s not going to. Hook thinks he has because now they’re trapped in Nautilus because of him. But, Henry has a plan. Henry gets all suited up to jump ship and escape to safety, however Hook can’t leave because there’s only one helmet (which Hook knew). Hook knows Henry has to make it back to his mom and just as Henry jumps in the water, Liam appears with the knife and says he’s been waiting a long time for this.
Flashback to Hook telling Nemo he has to leave before Liam figures out that he’s the man he’s been searching for. Liam tries to stop Hook before he can leave and Nemo tries to convince him not to attack Hook. Liam doesn’t listen and as he’s about to stab Hook, Nemo puts himself in front of him and is stabbed instead. Liam blames his mistake on Hook as Hook leaves the Nautilus.
Flash-forward and Liam tells Hook they actually made it to Mysterious Island but Hyde took Nemo. Hook points out that means he was in the Land of Untold Stories which means Nemo’s now in Storybrooke. Liam attacks and Hook won’t hit him back and won’t protect himself, and just then Henry – who was supposed to have left the ship – shows up and Hook knocks out Liam. Henry came back because he couldn’t ruin their family, but tells Hook not to push it when he asks if that means he thinks of him as family. Henry realizes Hook needs the shears because he loves Emma, and Hook promises he’ll never let Emma’s visions come true. Hook takes the shears and places them in Nemo’s treasure chest and they watch as it sinks in the ocean.
Aladdin meets up with Jasmine to apologize. He wants to fix things, even if he’s not the savior. He wants to help her restore Agrabah but Jasmine explains a sand storm enveloped the city and now it’s gone.
Snow works on flower arrangements at the hospital and tells Belle the unknown patient has a fighting chance. Belle’s ultrasound went well and she has two copies, although she’s still not sure she wants to give one to Rumple. She tells Snow that their son in her dream looked at Rumple with hatred, but that maybe it can turn out differently.
Liam wakes up in the Storybrooke hospital and Hook tries to explain again that he’s not the same pirate from all those years ago. And, Liam reveals he didn’t kill Hook in the Nautilus because if he did it in front of Henry, then Henry would grow up full of hate, just like he did. Liam wishes Nemo could see they made peace and just then Nemo’s wheeled into Liam’s hospital room.
Hook meets up with Henry who asks after Liam, and Emma admits she’s completely confused. Liam has a submarine? Why were Henry and Hook at the docks in the first place? Hook tells her the truth about the shears and that it’s all his fault. He tells her he couldn’t lose the one thing that helped save her but Henry made him see the error of his ways. He reveals the shears are now at the bottom of the ocean, and she’s not angry. In fact, she says she would have done the same thing in his shoes.
Rumple is glancing through a book when the Evil Queen enters his shop. She’s angry Hook and Henry are getting along, but she’s actually in his shop to make amends. She forgot the most important lesson he ever taught here which was to go after what she really wants. As they kiss, Belle slips one of the ultrasound photos under the door. Rumple asks the Evil Queen if it’s him that she wants, but she says there’s something else she’s after. She’ll need his help to get it. She hands him the shears, which an underwater creature retrieved for her. So, what is it she really wants? Snow White’s heart!
Inferno, the third film of The Da Vinci Code franchise, turned out to be a huge disappointment for Sony Pictures over its opening weekend. The film did much better overseas than it did domestically where it rang up just $15 million during its first three days. $15 million is way below prerelease estimates and far below both The Da Vinci Code‘s $77 million opening weekend and Angels & Demons‘ $46 million.
Because Inferno dramatically underperformed, Boo! A Madea Halloween was able to snag the top spot on the box office top 10 list for the second weekend in a row. However, Boo! won’t be able to make it a three-peat next weekend as Trolls, Doctor Strange, and Hacksaw Ridge all debut domestically in theaters.
Evan Rachel Wood and Jimmi Simpson in ‘Westworld’ season 1 episode 5 (Photo: John P. Johnson/HBO)
Dolores is determined to change her life, William fights to remain a good guy, and Lawrence hosts a massive orgy in HBO’s Westworld season one episode five. Airing on October 30, 2016, ‘Contrapasso’ begins with Dr. Robert Ford (Anthony Hopkins) recalling the saddest thing he’s ever witnessed. He tells the story of an old Greyhound his family took in when he was a boy. They took it to the park and the dog spotted a cat, and once off-leash the Greyhound ran so fast it was beautiful to behold. He caught the cat and killed it, tearing it to pieces. But then he simply sat there, confused, because he’d never caught that fluffy thing during his racing career and didn’t know what to do.
Next up we find Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) standing in a graveyard looking at all the wooden crosses placed on graves. She hears someone say “find me” and then as the camera pans out we see the graveyard is massive and she’s standing with Logan, William, and Slim looking out over a town. They make their way into the town and discover it’s full of Union soldiers, dancing girls, and other interesting/bizarre characters. Logan (Ben Barnes) explains everything in this area is rawer, and he tells William (Jimmi Simpson) about the death of Dr. Ford’s partner, Arnold. The area they’re in now was designed by the dead partner. Just then ex-Confederate soldiers arrive and Logan says they’re the key to the biggest game in the park: war.
Lawrence (Clifton Collins Jr) is still walking behind the Man in Black’s horse as a badly injured Teddy (James Marsden) is draped over the back of another horse. Lawrence doesn’t know why the Man in Black is caring for Teddy who looks like he’s on death’s door. Lawrence thinks Teddy’s about to die and then a small boy wanders up and the Man in Black (Ed Harris) asks him to go fetch them some water. After he leaves, the Man in Black says the boy is “too small.” He slices Lawrence’s throat and hangs him from a tree by his feet. Blood pours from his body and is collected in a bag.
The techs are busy repairing hosts and Maeve’s on the table being worked on. The same techs who accidentally left her awake the last time she was repaired discover her new knife wound seems to have been made while she was looking for something inside her body. One of the techs, Felix, is a little jumpy working on Maeve and after his co-worker leaves, he places something into a cabinet and pets what looks like a dead bird that’s hidden in the cabinet.
Teddy’s still alive after getting an infusion of Lawrence’s blood, which explains why the Man in Black said the boy was too small. The Man in Black asks if he’s ready to get on the road, telling him he used to be beautiful. He used to have a million little perfect pieces but now he’s a sad sack of flesh and bone like real people. Teddy, of course, doesn’t understand what he’s saying. The Man in Black switches topics, telling him Wyatt made off with Dolores which sparks some interest in the injured Teddy. It gets him up and on his feet, which is just what the Man in Black wanted.
Dolores seems to be studying a corpse in a standing coffin, but she’s actually having visions of other deaths in the park. She and William take a stroll down the candlelit street, and she tells him she wants to change her life. William says that’s why people come to this place where there aren’t any rules or restrictions. Dolores asks him what he means when he refers to people in the real world and William is shocked that she would ask that question since the hosts are programmed to ignore those kinds of statements.
Just then Logan grabs William to bring him to a brothel but William doesn’t want to go because of Dolores. Dolores, however, is sidetracked watching a parade in which she sees herself as one of the participants. She’s confused and hearing things, and passes out in the middle of the parade.
Dolores awakens, naked, and with Dr. Ford questioning her. He tells her she’s in his dream and asks if she knows what his dream means. She offers an explanation but she’s wrong. His dreams are about what we can become. Dr. Ford asks if she’s dreamed of taking herself out of her loop and taking on a bigger role. As he speaks, he examines her hand. He wonders if she remembers the man he used to be, and she answers that she’s forgetful. He asks her about Arnold, the man who created her, and she claims to not know anyone by that name. He also asks her if she’s hearing voices and if Arnold’s been speaking to her.
He puts her in analysis mode and she answers it’s been decades since she spoke to Arnold; there isn’t any data in her program containing contact with him since the day he died. The last thing he told her was that she was going to help him destroy this place. Dr. Ford reminds her she didn’t and that she’s been content in her little loop. With that, he brings her out of analysis mode and she asks him if they are very old friends. He says, “No, I wouldn’t say friends, Dolores. I wouldn’t say that at all.”
After he leaves the room, Dolores says out loud to an empty room, “He doesn’t know. I didn’t tell him anything.”
Felix tries to reprogram the bird and it briefly works. He gives it orders and just then his co-worker returns and tries to grab the bird. Felix explains he was just borrowing the bird, he didn’t steal it, and his co-worker reminds him he’s not a coder and has misappropriated corporate property. He tells Felix to destroy it. Maeve returns once again to be repaired and Felix is freaked out.
Morning comes and William asks Dolores if she’s feeling better. She is, and they’re off to meet with Alonzo (who it turns out is Lawrence but in this particular part of the story he’s going by a different name). Logan’s excited to meet him and ready for a bigger adventure, but Dolores interrupts to say there’s something Alonzo is seeking and she can help him find it. Alonzo ignores her, saying he thinks she’s crazy, and then tells William and Logan the Confederales want to attack a shipment of nitro being protected by Union soldiers. William, Logan, and Slim agree to do the job of robbing the stagecoach for the Confederales.
The stagecoach with nitro is on the move in the middle of nowhere and Dolores is ready to do her part having changed into pants and a buttoned-down shirt. She also has a gun but doesn’t want to hurt the soldiers since they’re Union soldiers like her father. The foursome cover their faces and step out in front of the stagecoach. Dolores asks the Union soldiers to do what Logan says or he’ll shoot them, and they comply.
Logan finds the nitro in the back of the stagecoach and kicks the driver a few times for lying about their cargo and for calling him a half-wit. A fight breaks out and William shoots the soldiers to save Dolores. Logan’s being choked and William also shoots that soldier as it looks like Logan’s about to die. Logan is so excited about this adventure that he shouts, “That’s the spirit!” Dolores is upset the soldiers are all dead, as is Slim.
Logan, William, and Dolores bring the stagecoach back to town and deliver the cargo to Alonzo. He receives the payoff from the Confederales and instead of sending them off, he tells them to stick around for the night and have some fun as three naked women painted in gold arrive to pleasure the men.
Elsie (Shannon Woodward) is working on trying to recalibrate a host when the host who smashed his own head in is wheeled by. She’s curious about that particular host and uses blackmail to get a closer view of his body. She shows a technician named Dustin a photo from a surveillance camera showing him screwing a host in order to convince him to allow her to examine the body of the host who’s about to be incinerated. She runs a scan of his data and it’s all corrupted. Elsie then notices something strange about his fingertips and palm. Under the skin of his palm, she sees a red laser light. She traces it up his arm.
Elsie meets with Bernard (Jeffrey Wright) and tells him they have a big problem. The now-headless host had a laser-based satellite uplink. He was being used to smuggle data out of the park.
The scene switches back to Alonzo’s town and there’s an orgy going on that looks like a strange mix of Western and medieval influences. Logan and William are offered a chance to participate in the war game, but William doesn’t want to do it. Logan tries to explain there’s no such thing as heroes and villains, and that this place is just a giant circle jerk. Logan then tells William he picked him for a job in his family’s company because he’ll never be a threat to anyone, which is probably why his sister also picked him. William will never go any higher than the rank of Executive Vice President because he’s so non-threatening.
While William and Logan are having their heated discussion, Dolores takes off for a walk around the town. She watches the orgies and then comes upon a fortune teller. She picks a card and it’s the same symbol that was inside the scalp the Man in Black is using as a map. The fortune teller transforms and now looks like Dolores, telling her she must follow the maze and suggesting she’s unraveling. Dolores pulls at a wire on her arm and it opens her skin. She is confused and upset, and her arm is fine when she looks down again. She flees the fortune teller and spies Alonzo pumping nitro into Slim’s dead body while he reveals Slim’s work for the revolution isn’t quite done yet. Slim’s casket and three others are driven out of town.
Dolores tries to tell William they need to leave because Alonzo’s been playing them. William’s not willing to play this game anymore and Dolores says there’s a voice inside of her telling her what to do and that she needs him. They kiss. Outside, the Confederales discover the nitro isn’t real and begin beating up Logan. Logan calls out for help but William says no, grabs Dolores’ arm, and runs away. They’re quickly found by the Confederales and William tries to convince them Alonzo set them up. He tries to shoot them but they overpower him.
William tells Dolores to run but she doesn’t and instead shoots all the Confederales. William doesn’t know how she did that and she explains she imagined a story where she didn’t have to be the damsel. They hear a train whistle and go chasing after it. They climb on board and Alonzo’s also on the train with the coffins. Dolores points her gun at one of the coffins, knowing there’s nitro inside. However, William trusts Alonzo and Alonzo hands over his guns, telling them to settle in because it’s a long ride to the front. He also confesses his real name is Lawrence.
On the top of the coffin is the same symbol that was on the scalp and on the fortune teller’s card. Dolores quietly says, “I’m coming,” to an unseen entity.
The Man in Black orders up a whiskey and sits down with Teddy. Teddy’s still looking like death on a cracker when Dr. Robert Ford arrives and pulls up a chair. The Man in Black asks Teddy if he knows who this man is. Teddy doesn’t, and the Man in Black says everything happens because of Robert. Teddy tells Robert they’re looking for Wyatt because he killed a rancher and took his daughter. The Man in Black and Robert continue to spar with words, with the Man in Black telling Robert he thinks this place was looking for a real villain and that’s the role he’s fulfilling. Robert admits he lacked the imagination to conceive someone like the Man in Black. The Man in Black asks Robert about Wyatt and whether he’s finally made an adversary that can stop him from finding the center of the maze.
The Man in Black tells Teddy he exists because people need purpose and meaning, and in this place they can fulfill what’s missing. The Man in Black also believes there’s deeper meaning hiding under that. Robert tells him to ask whatever question he wants answered, and the Man in Black says it’s Andrew that he needs to see. He pulls a knife out like he’s going to open up Robert and Teddy grabs it lightning fast to save him. Robert, unfazed, says he isn’t there to talk the Man in Black out of his voyage of self-discovery. One tap on the arm by Robert as he gets up to leave rejuvenates Teddy. Teddy’s ready to get back out on the road because time’s wasting.
Felix stands over Maeve and then brings the bird back out from the cabinet. He tries working on its program and this time it flutters to life and acts like a real bird. It flies and Felix laughs with joy about this development. As he spins in a circle watching it, the bird lands on Maeve’s finger. She’s sitting up and informs Felix it’s time they had a chat.
Episode two of BBC America’s Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency opens with a quick leap back to two days prior. Farah’s (Jade Eshete) friend calls and says she’s in trouble, and Farah quickly heads out to help her. Farah arrives at the apartment complex, gun drawn, taking down her first attacker before knocking on Todd’s door and asking for help. He ignores her plea and Farah fights off another attacker before finally being taken down by a taser. Fast forward to current circumstances and she’s still incapacitated and on the floor after her kidnapper was killed by the random bullet that first ricocheted around Todd’s apartment in episode one. She comes to and a flock of weird bald men stand around her, looking down.
Detectives Zimmerfield (Richard Schiff) and Estevez (Neil Brown Jr.) visit the coroner to look at Patrick Spring’s headless body (the head is being kept separate). They tell the coroner that the death has some connection to their missing person’s case because Lydia Spring is the daughter of the murder victim. The other two bodies from the crime scene were sent to an FBI lab for testing, because of the murder weapon. The bite marks apparently match those of a Great Hammerhead Shark. And, yes, you read that correctly.
Todd (Elijah Wood) looks like he’s talking to a bush but actually Dirk (Samuel Barnett) is hiding behind it as he spies on the house across the street (the house where Todd delivered the lost Corgi). Todd admits he saw Lydia Spring when he dropped off the Corgi which means he’s connected to Dirk’s investigation, even if he still doesn’t understand what it is Dirk’s doing to solve the case. Todd also reveals he found a winning lottery ticket in the hotel and he can use the $10,000 to pay for his sister’s meds, fix his car, and put his life back together. Dirk is completely convinced this win is the universe congratulating Todd for helping Dirk solve the murder case. Just then a station wagon pulls into the garage of the house they’re surveilling. Dirk grabs Todd’s winning lottery ticket and runs into the house, forcing Todd to chase him.
Bart’s (Fiona Dourif) car stops running in the middle of a side road and she thinks it will turn on again when it wants to. Ken (Mpho Koaho), her reluctant passenger who still has his hands taped together, is freaked out about this whole adventure. Bart wants to know why no one is looking for him and she wants to know who she killed at the power station. He explains he was hired to do something illegal; he was building a power convertor to leech off a network.
Dirk looks around the garage and Todd is incredibly upset Dirk’s dragged him into this mess. Unfortunately for Todd, he has to follow Dirk or else Dirk won’t give him back his lottery ticket.
Todd’s sister, Amanda (Hannah Marks), takes her pills, applies some makeup, and heads outside in the rain. Down the street, she spots the Rowdy 3’s van and makes a run for it back inside her house.
Dirk and Todd sneak into the Corgi’s house from the garage. The owner of the house, Gordon Rimmer (Aaron Douglas), is on the phone talking about the two guys from the hotel being in on it and saying something about a giraffe and a gorilla trying to kill him. Todd crawls toward the lottery ticket which is wadded up on the floor where Dirk tossed it, while Lydia Spring (Alison Thornton) – who seems to believe she’s a dog – crawls toward him and licks his face. A bit freaked out, Dirk and Todd hide in the bathroom and Dirk finally seems to admit he’s in over his head, but he’s also ecstatic to see Lydia. Dirk thinks it’s possible they’re going to die.
Farah is tased once again by the bald men who call themselves Ed, Zed, and Fred. She tries to get them to say what they’ve done with Lydia and Patrick, and they tell her Patrick is dead. Farah was hired to protect Patrick and now these guys want to know what happened to the kitten. (What’s the deal with the kitten and are the bald men aliens?!) Farah’s not talking so they “expose her” to the light and she begins thrashing on the bed.
Two FBI agents investigate Dorian’s house (remember, he was running a drug ring along with his landlord duties) and aren’t happy to see Detectives Zimmerfield and Estevez show up. Todd is a mutual person of interest in both their cases, so they both have reason to want to know more about his comings and goings. Zimmerfield wants to know what happened to the bodies of the dead men from the hotel crime scene, but the FBI agents say the FBI did not have anything to do with moving those bodies.
A mechanically-inclined stranger who just happened to ride up on his motorcycle works on Bart’s car and Ken tries to drop hints to him that he needs help. It doesn’t work. Ken asks Bart about Dirk Gently and she says it came to her in a dream. The world will lead her to him and then she’ll kill him. Bart wants to kill the guy helping them with the car, but Ken convinces her not to.
Meanwhile, Todd and Dirk are still stuck in the bathroom. Lydia the dog person and the Corgi roam the hallway. Dirk apologizes for taking Todd’s lottery ticket in the first place and just then Lydia crawls into the bathroom with a chew toy. Dirk throws the toy as the Corgi bites at Lydia’s leg, and Todd tries to open a bathroom window to escape. Unfortunately, Todd failed to silence his phone and it begins ringing at the most inopportune time. Todd makes it out through the window but Dirk doesn’t. Gordon tries to shoot Dirk as the house goes up in flames. (When Dirk tossed the dog toy it knocked over a candle and set the house on fire). Dirk grabs the Corgi and makes a run for it while Lydia and Gordon are still inside.
The ringing phone was Amanda calling Todd to tell him about the van outside her house. She starts to leave a message but then decides not to mention the Rowdy 3’s van. She runs outside, grabs something to throw, and launches it at the van. Her medical condition makes her believe her hands have turned to ice, so she runs back inside and takes more pills. She huddles on the floor in the bathroom shaking and crying and then hears something crash through her window. It’s the rock she threw with a note attached that simply reads, “Hi.”
Zimmerfield and Estevez show up at the coroner’s office again but the guy they spoke with earlier is gone. There’s another coroner there and he has no idea who could possibly have been there earlier. They figure out someone is screwing with them.
The bald men place Farah, unconscious, in the back of a truck. The two FBI guys working on the Dorian crime scene contemplate calling the cops but decide against it, even though it’s very suspicious activity.
Todd runs down the street still wearing the shower curtain like a cape. Why? Who knows. As he’s about to call 911, Dirk runs up with the Corgi. Todd’s confused as to why Dirk grabbed the dog, and Dirk explains it’s important as there are lots of animals involved in this particular case – the dog, the shark, the kitten. Todd wants to know how Dirk knows about the shark and then decides never mind, he’s done with this case. But Dirk just keeps going on and on about clues, believing Gordon is up to something. He also remembers that Gordon called Lydia “Rapunzel” which means the Corgi is Lydia Spring. The dog tells Dirk she is (or at least that’s Dirk’s interpretation of the answer to his question) and so he believes they’re dealing with a group that hypnotizes people into believing they’re animals and animals into believing they’re people. Todd just wants to go home and cash in his lottery ticket.
When Dirk asks what Patrick Spring could have done to anger dog hypnotists, Todd yells, “They’re not dog hypnotists!” Todd thinks Lydia wanted to be there and she seemed happy there, and Todd now just wants Dirk to call the police. He walks away and is completely done with this whole mess. Dirk tries to explain that he always gets dragged into horrible things and the world just leads him to these things. If he doesn’t solve these cases, no one does. Dirk gets a text saying they have his friend (the text includes a picture of Farah, who really isn’t his friend) and they’ll kill her if Dirk doesn’t give back the dog. Dirk’s happier now because this is proof the dog is important.
Todd, Dirk, and the Corgi whose name may be Rapunzel meet for the exchange at night on a bridge and Dirk, not realizing the saying is actually bad, brought a knife to a gunfight. The FBI agents watch the exchange from a distance as Gordon walks toward Dirk and Todd. Gordon has Farah kneel and then it’s a very confusing exchange between the two opposing sides as Gordon asks for the dog and asks about the kitten, while Todd says he doesn’t know this woman Gordon thinks is their friend. Gordon wants to know why Dirk burned his house down and Dirk has no idea why Gordon would believe he did that. Todd keeps asking about Lydia and Gordon keeps demanding the dog. Todd wants to know why he wants it, and Gordon keeps asking why they took the dog. This is getting nowhere, and the FBI agents listening in are totally confused. One of them calls the group on the bridge the “stupidest goddam people alive,” which based on this conversation is a true statement.
Gordon continues threatening Farah so Todd walks forward with the Corgi. Then Todd acts as if he’s going to throw the Corgi off the side of the bridge, telling Gordon to let the woman go or else. As Todd keeps threatening to drop the dog, he hears, “No, help me!” coming from the animal and sees a flash of a woman’s face. That shocks him and he does, accidentally, drop the Corgi off the side of the bridge. Farah takes that opportunity to hit Gordon and a sniper fires at Dirk. One of the FBI agents shoots the sniper. All hell breaks loose as more bald guys attack the FBI agents, Farah makes a run for it, and Todd tries to explain he saw a human face on the dog. Dirk, Farah, and Todd drive away while Gordon and the bald guys search for the Corgi. They’ve killed one of the FBI agents and the other is badly injured. Meanwhile, the Corgi watches from her hiding place.
Back on the lonely side road, Ken tries to tell the man to run but then the stranger, who has now finished fixing Bart’s car, tells him he’s going to shoot him in the head and take the car. He’s done this at least 10 times before which means Bart was right when she thought she had to kill this man. Ken continues to warn the guy that he’s in danger and then finally gives Bart permission to kill this helpful, homicidal stranger. She beats him to death with his own gun. The stranger got off a few shots but none hit Bart, and she tells Ken she can’t be hurt; the universe won’t allow it. She proves her point by putting the gun to her head, pulling the trigger, nothing happens, pointing the gun away, pulling the trigger, and it fires. She does this a few times until Ken finally is convinced. He wonders why she hasn’t killed him yet and she says that must mean he’s special, too.
With just five minutes left in the episode we finally catch up with Colonel Scott Riggins (Miguel Sandoval). He’s called in for a meeting with the oversight committee investigating Blackwing, the operation Riggins is working on. The operation isn’t going well according to the committee and now there are multiple subjects on the loose. Riggins reminds them there’s only enough funds in the budget to surveil one: Dirk Gently. Riggins says the subjects can’t be contained and that’s why he hasn’t brought any of them in. There are too many threats to deal with and the committee leader tells Riggins if he doesn’t bring them in, they will all be eliminated, starting with Dirk Gently.
Amanda’s still watching the van but now she’s in her garage doing it while banging on the drums.
Dirk and Todd bring Farah to Dirk’s place which is nicer than Todd’s. Todd tells her they saved her and he tells Dirk that he’s brave but also surprisingly incapable, and Dirk says that’s why he needs Todd. Todd thinks all the deaths are connected and just as he’s about to talk about the human face on the dog, the kitten meows. Dirks explains it’s the kitten from the crime scene that everyone’s looking for. Farah finally sees Dirk and says his name and that’s when Todd attacks Dirk for lying about not knowing Farah.
Amanda pounds away on the drums and the van starts rocking…
Tom Hardy (The Revenant, Mad Max: Fury Road) has signed on to star as Al Capone in the dramatic movie Fonzo. Josh Trank (Chronicle) wrote the script and is directing the film which is currently in the pre-production stage. Russell Ackerman, John Schoenfelder, and Lawrence Bender are producing, and Bloom is handling the international sales at the 2016 American Film Market.
“Fonzo brings together the myth and lore of notorious American Gangster Al Capone, with the undeniable talent of Tom Hardy and Josh Trank. We are thrilled to bring this film to buyers at the AFM,” stated Bloom’s Alex Walton.
Hardy’s been keeping busy with projects, including a starring role in Ridley Scott’s upcoming FX series, Taboo. He also recently finished work on the action drama Dunkirk directed by Christopher Nolan and starring Cillian Murphy, Kenneth Branagh, James D’Arcy, and One Direction’s Harry Styles. Dunkirk is set to open in theaters on July 21, 2017.
The Plot: Once a ruthless businessman and bootlegger who ruled Chicago with an iron fist, Alfonse Capone was the most infamous and feared gangster of American lore. At the age of 47, following nearly a decade of imprisonment, dementia rots Alfonse’s mind and his past becomes present as harrowing memories of his violent and brutal origins melt into his waking life.
Sterling Jerins, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Charlie Kilgore in ‘Divorce’ (Photo: Macall B. Polay / HBO)
HBO’s two new half-hour comedies, Insecure and Divorce, finish up the first season runs with four new episodes each in November 2016. Insecure was created by Issa Rae and Larry Wilmore and stars Rae, Jay Ellis, Lisa Joyce, and Yvonne Orji. Sharon Horgan created and executive produces Divorce, with Sarah Jessica Parker, Thomas Haden Church, Molly Shannon, Talia Balsam, Tracy Letts, Sterling Jerins, and Charlie Kilgore starring in the relationship comedy/drama.
Divorce November 2016 Episodes:
Episode #5: “Gustav”
Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 6 (10:00-10:30 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 6 (1:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m.), 9 (2:40 a.m.) and 10 (10:45 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 7 (9:00 p.m.), 9 (11:30 p.m.), 10 (8:00 p.m.), 12 (3:05 a.m.), 19 (4:30 p.m.) and 25 (3:00 p.m.), and Dec. 17 (6:00 p.m.)
Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) discovers that Robert (Thomas Haden Church) has hired a lawyer, and responds in kind. Frances looks to connect with an influential artist. Robert pitches Nick (Tracy Letts) a can’t-miss investment opportunity.
Written by Cindy Chupack; directed by Adam Bernstein.
Episode #6: “Christmas”
Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 13 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 13 (1:00 a.m., 3:00 a.m.), 16 (2:35 a.m.), 17 (10:10 p.m.) and 19 (3:05 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 14 (9:00 p.m.), 16 (8:30 p.m.), 17 (8:00 p.m.), 19 (5:00 p.m.) and 25 (3:30 p.m.), and Dec. 17 (6:30 p.m.)
Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) and Robert (Thomas Haden Church) try to set their differences aside and make their annual Christmas trip to her parents’ house with the kids.
Written by Tom Scharpling; directed by Jamie Babbit.
Episode #7: “Weekend Plans”
Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 20 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 20 (12:30 a.m., 2:00 a.m.), 23 (2:15 a.m.), 24 (11:00 p.m.) and 26 (5:05 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 21 (9:00 p.m.), 23 (8:30 p.m.), 24 (8:00 p.m.) and 25 (4:00 p.m.), and Dec. 17 (7:00 p.m.)
Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) discovers that Robert (Thomas Haden Church) has misled her about their financial situation. Robert tries to re-enter the “dating” pool.
Written by Adam Resnick; directed by Adam Bernstein.
Episode #8: “Church”
Debut date: SUNDAY, NOV. 27 (10:00-10:30 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 27 (12:30 a.m., 2:00 a.m.) and 30 (2:35 a.m.), and Dec. 1 (10:35 p.m.) and 3 (4:15 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 28 (9:00 p.m.) and 30 (8:30 p.m.), and Dec. 1 (8:00 p.m.) and 17 (7:30 p.m.)
Frances (Sarah Jessica Parker) pursues a new job, and is troubled that Robert (Thomas Haden Church) suddenly seems so happy, despite the divorce.
Written by Hayes Davenport; directed by Beth McCarthy-Miller.
Issa Rae and Jay Ellis star in ‘Insecure’ (Photo: Anne Marie Fox/HBO)
Insecure November Episodes:
Episode #5: “Shady as F**k”
Debut: SUNDAY, NOV. 6 (10:30-11:00 p.m. ET/PT)
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 6 (12:30 a.m., 3:30 a.m.), 8 (11:50 p.m.), 10 (11:15 p.m.) and 12 (2:00 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 7 (1:10 p.m., 9:30 p.m.), 9 (8:30 p.m.), 12 (8:00 p.m.) and 27 (6:30 p.m.), and Dec. 3 (7:00 p.m.)
A mortified Issa (Issa Rae) searches for a way to get her open mic video taken down and finds herself reconnecting with Daniel (Y’lan Noel) during a trip to his studio. Lawrence (Jay Ellis) faces questions about his future with Issa. Molly (Yvonne Orji) invites her “perfect guy” Chris (Jidenna) to her co-worker’s engagement party, while attempting to navigate her “friendship” with Jared (Langston Kerman).
Written by Ben Dougan; directed by Melina Matsoukas.
Episode #6: “Guilty as F**k”
Debut: SUNDAY, NOV. 13 (10:30-11:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 13 (12:30 a.m., 3:30 a.m.), 15 (2:15 a.m.), 17 (10:40 p.m.) and 19 (12:45 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 14 (3:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.), 16 (8:00 p.m.), 19 (8:00 p.m.) and 27 (7:00 p.m.), and Dec. 3 (7:30 p.m.)
Issa (Issa Rae) tries to keep things together while hiding her guilt, as Lawrence (Jay Ellis) doubles down on his commitment to her. Molly (Yvonne Orji) embraces a new relationship, but after learning more than she wants to about her new beau’s past, struggles to focus on their future.
Written by Amy Aniobi; directed by Debbie Allen.
Episode #7: “Real as F**k”
Debut: SUNDAY, NOV. 20 (10:30-11:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 20 (midnight, 2:30 a.m.), 22 (11:00 p.m.), 24 (11:30 p.m.) and 26 (4:35 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 21 (1:30 p.m., 9:30 p.m.), 23 (8:00 p.m.), 26 (8:00 p.m.) and 27 (7:30 p.m.), and Dec. 3 (8:00 p.m.)
As Issa (Issa Rae) prepares for an important work fundraiser, her plan to keep focused gets derailed. Lawrence (Jay Ellis) considers a career opportunity. Molly (Yvonne Orji) runs into an old friend with a new outlook.
Written by Prentice Penny; directed by Kevin Bray.
Episode #8: “Broken as F**k” (season finale)
Debut: SUNDAY, NOV. 27 (10:30-11:00 p.m.)
Other HBO playdates: Nov. 27 (midnight, 2:30 a.m.) and 29 (12:05 a.m.), and Dec. 1 (11:05 p.m.) and 3 (2:40 a.m.)
HBO2 playdates: Nov. 28 (12:40 p.m., 9:30 p.m.) and 30 (8:00 p.m.), and Dec. 2 (8:00 p.m.) and 3 (8:30 p.m.)
The lingering tension between Molly (Yvonne Orji) and Issa (Issa Rae) threatens to resurface during a girls’ trip. Lawrence (Jay Ellis) reconnects with his friends.
Written by Issa Rae; directed by Melina Matsoukas.
