Elijah Wood will star in ‘Dirk Gently’ (Photo Credit: BBC America)
Lord of the Rings and Wilfred star Elijah Wood will star in the comedic thriller Dirk Gently set up at BBC America. The series comes from Max Landis, the screenwriter of Chronicle and Victor Frankenstein, and is expected to premiere this fall. Landis is adapting Douglas Adams’Dirk Gently novels and will executive produce along with Ted Adams, David Ozer, David Alpert, Rick Jacobs, Zainir Aminullah, and Arvind Ethan David. The eight episode hour-long series is a co-production of AMC Studios, IDEATE MEDIA and IDW Entertainment.
Wood’s credits also include Cooties, Maniac, Happy Feet, 9, Bobby, Everything is Illuminated, Sin City, Green Street Hooligans, and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.
The Dirk Gently Plot:Dirk Gently is a comedic thriller that follows the bizarre adventures of eccentric “holistic” detective Dirk Gently and his reluctant assistant Todd (Elijah Wood), as they wend their way through one big, seemingly insane mystery a season, crossing unlikely paths with a bevy of wild and sometimes dangerous characters, each episode landing them a few random steps closer to uncovering the truth.
He’s not a sidekick. Todd’s just flat out better than Dirk at a lot of things. He always attempts to solve matters with the fewest steps possible; despite being a compassionate, sweet, smarter-than-average man with biting wit, Todd often finds himself at the intersection of morally gray crossroads. Thus, his bad habits of lying and stealing have dire consequences that he can’t put off forever, even though he tries. Todd’s not a bad person. He’s not a good person yet, either, but he’ll get there.
As Todd describes himself to Dirk Gently: “I am not your Watson, asshole. I am not available for side-kicking on something I am not involved with. I am my own messed up person with my own messed up problems.”
The CW’s The Flash introduced a new female speedster on season two episode 16 but she wasn’t in town to help out Barry. No, this speedster was all about using her speed to cause havoc while allowing everyone to believe it was The Flash who had turned to the dark side. Airing on March 22, 2016 and titled ‘Trajectory,’ episode 16 found Team Flash allowing themselves to have a night off of work and confirmed Cisco will never win a dance contest. The episode also contained a huge reveal and set in motion key events that will play out over the remainder of the season.
Barry (Grant Gustin) and Cisco (Carlos Valdes) stand on a cliff overlooking a river, with Dr. Harrison Wells (Tom Cavanagh) telling Barry he has to go faster than ever before in order to leap over the water and make it to the other side. Cisco attempts to give him the odds but can’t stop himself from continuously lowering them and Caitlin (Danielle Panabaker) telling him he shouldn’t do it if he doesn’t feel ready. But despite their misgivings, Barry’s certain he needs to keep pushing himself in order to make it back to Earth-2. Barry speeds across the gap and almost makes it to the other side before plummeting toward the water. Fortunately, Cisco was smart enough to bring along some drones and a net to rescue Barry before he can hurt himself or die.
Back at S.T.A.R. Labs, Jesse (Violett Beane) is munching on popcorn when the gang returns from Barry’s unsuccessful canyon leap. Team Flash has been working on Barry’s speed problem non-stop for a week, and now everyone but Barry thinks they need a break. Cisco comes up with the idea of going out to a club and even Caitlin is up for a night out. Jesse wants to go but her dad says no because he’s worried about her safety. Finally after much whining, Harrison gives in as long as she takes protection (a metahuman alert bracelet).
Barry, Cisco, Caitlin and Jesse order up drinks, toasting Jay when Iris (Candice Patton) and Wally (Keiynan Lonsdale) show up to join the fun. Jesse and Wally introduce themselves and the chemistry is definitely there, but Jesse’s bracelet keeps beeping. Cisco and Caitlin hit the dance floor and Jesse heads to the bathroom to take apart the bracelet, activating a recording stored on the bracelet of her father saying he would do anything to get her back, even kill. Meanwhile, Barry and Iris do a little flirting while talking about their marriage on Earth-2. And then the fun is broken up by a speedster who races through the club and steals wallets, purses, and everything from the cash registers. The Flash chases after her but she’s able to speed away before he can stop her.
Joe’s investigating the robbery and is amazed Barry wasn’t able to catch this mysterious unknown speedster. Barry’s worried people will think The Flash is a petty thief.
At Iris’ newspaper, editor Scott Evans (Tone Bell) wants the staff to work on stories that claim The Flash is in fact the robber and that he’s gone rogue. Iris says The Flash is a hero and there’s no reason why he would have done this for a few hundred dollars, but her questions fall on deaf ears. She’s forced to work on the story because she was there and witnessed it first-hand.
At S.T.A.R. Labs, Jesse confronts her dad about the recording. Harrison says it was either The Flash or her, and he’d do anything not to lose her. Jesse gets upset, calls him a killer, and leaves the room.
Barry and Cisco try to figure out how this unknown person became a speedster without them knowing it, and Caitlin shows them Velocity-9. Wells admits he and Caitlin worked on it and Barry’s upset they didn’t tell him about it so he could use it to take down Zoom and save Jay. Caitlin says Jay took it because he was sick to regain his speed and the formula is temporary and deadly. Cisco touches Caitlin’s shoulder because she’s crying and vibes, seeing Zoom. Before he can explain what he saw, he gets an alert that ‘Bad Flash’ is back. The Flash races off but is no match for this new speedster who it turns out is female.
At S.T.A.R. Labs, Cisco is excited they finally have a lady speedster. He wants to know if she was good looking, and Barry says next time she punches him in the face he’ll find out. Barry mentions she has a great suit and they determine that means it was made by someone who has access to the tech and a lab. Caitlin figures out it could have been a friend she consulted at Mercury Labs when she was working on the Velocity-9 formula.
Caitlin and Joe (Jesse L. Martin) go visit Caitlin’s friend and former co-worker Eliza Harmon (Allison Paige) at Mercury Labs, and Caitlin asks her if she’s heard about the bad speedster. Eliza thinks it’s The Flash but Joe says they know it was someone else. “Wow, how very law and order of you, Caitlin,” says Eliza, with the writers inserting a neat little reference to actor Jesse L. Martin’s former series, Law & Order. Caitlin asks about the time she worked on the formula, telling her it was somehow involved. Eliza says the research wasn’t stolen at her lab, assuring Caitlin she destroyed her research.
Back at the newspaper, Iris tells her editor she has a source who knows The Flash is not the speedster who’s been robbing people. When she won’t give up her source, she suggests they go grab some coffee to talk it over.
And meanwhile at Mercury Labs, Eliza is talking to herself about all the pressure she’s under. It seems Eliza is hooked on Velocity-9 and becomes a speedster to blow off steam. She injects herself and her eyes flash yellow.
At S.T.A.R. Labs, Barry’s still confused as to why he shouldn’t be taking the V-9 to make himself faster. He wants to be fast enough to stop Zoom and any speedster, and if it means cheating to make himself faster then so be it. But Harrison tells him, “Want to take a shortcut? Remember this: you lose a chunk of humanity every time you compromise your values.” Harrison tells him to be like Jay and Barry drops the vial of V-9 on the floor, shattering it.
Team Flash is talking about the speedster when she shows up and puts Barry in a cell, telling him it’s time she had some fun. Before his friends can help him, she pulls a gun on Harrison and asks for the V-9, calling herself Trajectory but Caitlin knows it’s Eliza. Caitlin tries to tell Trajectory it will make her very sick and could even kill her. She threatens Cisco and he hides behind the stand with Jay’s Flash helmet, touching it and again seeing Zoom during a vibe. Caitlin tells her the vials are all gone but Eliza doesn’t believe her. She pulls a gun on Jesse and Harrison says they’ll make a vial for her because they have all of the ingredients.
At CC Jitter, editor Scott and Iris get their coffee and discuss The Flash. Scott says everyone wants a hero and it’s their job to make sure even heroes are held accountable for their actions. Then things turn awkward when he assumes it’s a date which Iris didn’t mean for it to be.
Harrison gives Eliza the vials and tells her to let Jesse go. Eliza tests it by injecting Jesse with V-9 before speeding off. They free Barry and try to help Jesse who is now having a seizure. In order to save her, they have to get the drug out of her system by giving her a blood transfusion. Fortunately, Harrison’s a match.
Harrison’s by her bed when she wakes up while they’re still hooked up together. He apologizes for his actions and she asks how many more terrible things he’s going to do to protect her. She reminds him he didn’t even hesitate to give the crazy speedster what she wanted, and Harrison says it’s his job to keep her safe no matter what.
Caitlin tells the gang she put a micro-tracker in the drug and they track Eliza to the Central City Bridge. She’s running back and forth which will destroy the bridge and kill the people on it. Barry makes it to the bridge as pieces are falling off and 200 people are still on it. He collects them one by one, taking them all safety before facing off with Trajectory. As the bridge breaks apart in the middle, Trajectory races away and Barry will only be able to get to her if he makes the jump across the chasm, but he’d have to go mach 3.3 to do it. He thinks he can do it, gets into his runner’s stance, and launches himself off the broken edge of the bridge, landing on the other side and knocking Trajectory to the ground. He tells her it’s over and she goes to inject herself again. Barry tells her to stop and that he knows what she’s feeling. He tells her the V-9 is killing her, but she goes ahead with the injection anyway. She asks him how it feels to know she’s faster than he’ll ever be and races off, but the lightning behind her is turning blue. As she runs she starts to come apart until there’s nothing left but her clothing and mask.
Scott praises Iris for her article titled “Flash stops evil female speedster,” and she tells him not every hero is a fraud. She apologizes for misreading the situation and that him assuming it was a date surprised her. But she adds that once the surprise went away, it wasn’t a deal breaker. They smile at each other, and she leaves.
Harrison’s looking for Jesse at S.T.A.R. Labs and finds her bracelet. She recorded a message telling him that it’s her turn to go out into this new world and find out what it can offer. As she speaks, we see her get on a bus to Opal City.
Team Flash stands around talking about Eliza basically evaporating and Joe says at least now they know why Jay said it was so dangerous. Harrison walks in but doesn’t tell them Jesse is gone. Barry’s still puzzled about the blue lightning and they figure out that the V-9 is what turned the lightning that color. Zoom’s lightning is blue which means he’s dying from the drug, and Harrison figures out that’s why he wants Barry’s speed. It would be the cure. And Barry says, “Same as Jay.” Caitlin doesn’t want to believe it and Cisco says Zoom killed Jay in front of them, but Barry reminds the gang they’ve seen a speedster be in two places at once before. Harrison says there’s one way to find out and Cisco finally reveals that he’s been vibing Zoom, first when they closed the last breach and every time since it’s happened when he’s been near Jay’s helmet. Barry smashes the case and hands it to Cisco. Cisco holds the helmet and vibes Zoom again but this time he takes off his mask and it is definitely Jay. Barry races off, ending up at the edge of the cliff from the beginning of the episode where he lets out a tremendous scream.
Amanda Schull as Cassandra Railly and Aaron Stanford as James Cole in ’12 Monkeys’ (Photo by Kurt Iswarlenko/Syfy)
Syfy’s released details on season two of its popular science fiction thriller 12 Monkeys including the list of guest stars and who they’ll be playing. The critically acclaimed series will kick off season two on April 18, 2016 at 9pm ET/PT with Aaron Stanford (James Cole), Amanda Schull (Dr. Cassandra Railly), Kirk Acevedo (Ramse), Barbara Sukowa (Katarina Jones), Emily Hampshire (Jennifer Goines) and Todd Stashwick (Deacon) back in starring roles. Guest starring in season two will be Madeleine Stowe (she also starred in the feature film), Michael Hogan, Brendan Coyle, Jay Karnes, David Dastmalchian, David Marciano, and Xander Berkeley.
The series comes from co-creators Terry Matalas and Travis Fickett and is based on the 1995 film that starred Brad Pitt and Bruce Willis. Fickett and Matalas are the showrunners and executive produce with Charles Roven (Suicide Squad) and Richard Suckle (American Hustle).
The Plot: 12 Monkeys follows the journey of James Cole (Aaron Stanford), a man from 2043 sent back in time to stop a malevolent organization known as the Army of the 12 Monkeys from destroying the world. Joining forces with Dr. Cassandra Railly (Amanda Schull) here in the present day, Cole must untangle an insidious conspiracy that’s been spun throughout centuries. As Cole, Dr. Railly and their unlikely allies get closer to discovering the truth, they will learn that there are not only deadly consequences for mankind… but time itself.
Season 2 Guest Stars:
Madeleine Stowe as Lillian, a mental patient in the 1950s who has a major impact on Cole’s mission.
Michael Hogan as Dr. David Eckland, a charismatic and intelligent scientist from the future with a connection to Jones.
Brendan Coyle as Dr. Benjamin Kalman, a former bioengineer racked with guilt over the deadly virus his team gave birth to.
Jay Karnes as a savvy FBI agent in the 1940s named Robert Gale, who believes Cole is connected to a series of grisly murders.
David Dastmalchian (“Marvel’s Ant-Man”) as Kyle Slade, a Vietnam vet whose mind is connected to time itself.
David Marciano as NYPD detective John Damato, who’s pulled into the 1975 case of a serial killer affiliated with the Army of the 12 Monkeys.
Xander Berkeley returns as the tragic military leader Jonathan Foster who ran the Government’s final hope to combat the plague that destroyed the world.
Universal’s unveiled the third trailer for The Huntsman: Winter’s War featuring Charlize Theron, Emily Blunt, Chris Hemsworth, Jessica Chastain, lots of fighting, and more CG effects. The cast of the sequel to 2012’s Snow White and the Huntsman also includes Nick Frost, Sam Claflin, and Rob Brydon. Directed by Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, The Huntsman: Winter’s War will open in theaters on April 22, 2016.
The Plot: Charlize Theron stars as evil Queen Ravenna, who betrays her good sister Freya (Blunt) with an unforgivable act, freezing Freya’s heart to love and unleashing in her an icy power she never knew she possessed. Retreating to a kingdom far to the north, Freya raises an army of Huntsmen as her protectors, with the only rule that no two of them should ever fall in love.
As a war for domination escalates between the two queens, the hero standing between them is Freya’s most elite Huntsman, Eric (Hemsworth). Alongside fellow warrior Sara (Chastain)—the only woman who has ever captured his heart—Eric must help Freya vanquish her sister…or Ravenna’s wickedness will rule for eternity.
Gil Bellows (11.22.63) and James Paxton (Texas Rising) have signed on to USA Network’s new dramatic series, Eyewitness. The network also announced Tattiawna Jones (Strange Empire) and Matt Murray (Kevin From Work) will be recurring guest stars. Julianne Nicholson (Black Mass) and Tyler Young (Empire) were previously announced to star in the crime thriller based on the Norwegian drama.
Eyewitness is executive produced by Adi Hasak, Jarl Emsell Larsen, and Scott Peters. The series will explore “a grisly crime from the point of view of the eyewitness.”
Per USA Network’s offial announcement, Paxton will play Lukas Hallenbeck, a young teenaged boy who seems to have it all – popularity, motocross stardom, and the hottest girl in school. But beneath the surface, he’s deeply conflicted about his sexuality. When he meets Philip (Young) – a classmate who’s more comfortable in his skin – Lukas starts a journey towards self-acceptance that is interrupted when the boys witness a quadruple murder. His sanity begins to slip as he’s hunted by the killer and haunted by the fear of being outed as gay and losing everything he has.
Bellows is playing Gabe, a small-town veterinarian whose decency, integrity and compassion rescued Helen from her self-destructive cycle of living. But the pressures of fostering Philip amidst Helen’s shocking homicide case threaten to tear the marriage apart.
Jones is set for the role of Kamilah, an unapologetic FBI agent who suddenly finds her loyalty to her job and troubled sister at odds. When Kamilah’s own case intersects with Sherriff Hellen Torrance’s, they forge a friendship that leads her to question everything she thought she wanted.
Murray will be featured as Tony, Helen’s bright-eyed and bushy-tailed deputy with big dreams, whose life is forever changed when a grisly crime happens in his small town.
Katheryn Winnick and Travis Fimmel in ‘Vikings’ season 4 episode 6 (Photo Credit: Jonathan Hession / History)History’s Vikings continues toward the much-anticipated confrontation between brothers Ragnar (Travis Fimmel) and Rollo (Clive Standen) with season four episode six titled ‘What Might Have Been.’ History’s unveiled a preview of the upcoming episode set to air on Thursday, March 24th at 10pm ET/PT along with a special mid-season teaser trailer. In addition to Fimmel and Standen, the season four cast includes Gustaf Skarsgard as Floki, Katheryn Winnick as Lagertha, Alexander Ludwig as Bjorn, Alyssa Sutherland as Princess Aslaug, Maude Hirst as Helga, Morgane Polanski as Princess Gisla, and Dianne Doan as Yidu.
And in other Vikings news, fans of the critically acclaimed series had reason to celebrate on March 17, 2016 and it had nothing to do with St. Patrick’s Day. On that day History announced the renewal of Vikings for a fifth season and revealed Jonathan Rhys Meyers will be joining the cast.
The ‘What Might Have Been’ Plot: Ragnar announces another raid on Paris at the Thing in Kattegat and although the fleet is battered by a storm after it sets out, the greatest challenge for the Vikings lies ahead in Paris, where Rollo awaits. Ecbert (Linus Roache) also has a journey in mind as he dispatches Aethelwulf and Alfred on a pilgrimage to Rome.
Travis Fimmel as King Ragnar in ‘Vikings’ season 4 (Photo by Bernard Walsh / History)
Susan Sarandon as Marnie Minervini and Rose Byrne as Lori Minervini in ‘The Meddler’ (Photo by Jaimie Trueblood / Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics)Oscar winner Susan Sarandon has been chosen to receive the 2016 Cinema Icon Award at this year’s CinemaCon, the annual gathering of National Association of Theatre Owners (NATO). Sarandon will accept the honor during CinemaCon’s Big Screen Achievement Awards ceremony taking place at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas on April 14th. The 2016 CinemaCon will run April 11-14th.
“Since making her feature film debut in 1970’s JoeSusan Sarandon has brought some of the most unforgettable and versatile performances to the big screen,” said Mitch Neuhauser, Managing Director of CinemaCon. “She has continued to entertain and inspire audiences throughout her career with the breadth of intelligence and fearless portrayals that she has brought to some of the most challenging roles on screen and we could not be more delighted to honor such an amazing actress with this years ‘Cinema Icon Award.’”
Sarandon will next be seen in Sony Pictures Classics’ The Meddler opening in theaters on April 22nd. The Meddler finds Sarandon playing “recently widowed Marnie Minervini who has happily relocated from New Jersey to Los Angeles to be near her daughter Lori (Rose Byrne) a successful (but still single) screenwriter, and smother her with motherly love. But when the dozens of texts, unexpected visits, and conversations dominated by unsolicited advice force Lori to draw strict personal boundaries, Marnie finds ways to channel her eternal optimism and forceful generosity to change the lives of others- as well as her own – and find a new purpose in life.”
Sarandon’s other credits include The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pretty Baby, Bull Durham, Step Mom, The Witches of Eastwick, Thelma and Louise, Lorenzo’s Oil, The Client, Atlantic City, Dead Man Walking, A World Apart, Bernard and Doris, and You Don’t Know Jack. In addition to Sarandon, CinemaCon will honor Stephen Amell with the Male Star of Tomorrow Award, Bryce Dallas Howard with the Award for Excellence in Acting, and Nate Parker with the Breakthrough Director of the Year Award.
“Is this a dream?” asks Penguin (Robin Lord Taylor). “It’s not a dream, my boy. You’re home,” replies Elijah Van Dahl (Paul Reubens) after just discovering Oswald is his son in season two, episode 15 of FOX’s gritty comic-book inspired crime thriller, Gotham.
The episode begins in a Gotham museum where Ed Nygma (Cory Michael Smith) ignites and sets off a museum piece marked “actual bomb”. Everyone expecting a big explosion runs out of the building, but it’s really a distraction so that Ed can deface a few master paintings with his new signature green question mark, steal one painting in particular, and make an escape unnoticed. Bullock and Gordon (Donal Logue and Ben McKenzie) are called in to investigate the crime even though they work homicide. Capt. Barnes (Michael Chiklis) reminds both of them if the bomb hadn’t been just for show, it would be a homicide.
Before they can leave Barnes tells Gordon in private that Internal Affairs has reopened the Galavan murder case and Jim is the lead suspect. It seems they received an anonymous tip from someone claiming to have witnessed Gordon shooting Theo Galavan after Penguin almost beat him to death. Gordon tries to wave it off saying IA must get over a hundred crank calls a day, but it’s obvious he’s shaken by the news. As he heads out to catch up to Bullock, Ed approaches him saying he’s ready for their chat about Miss Kringle. Gordon tells Ed he’s too busy now with a new case but will reschedule with him later and once again tries to reassure Ed he’ll find out what happened to her.
Meanwhile, Penguin pays a visit to Butch (Drew Powell) and Tabitha (Jessica Lucas) to apologize for all the horrible things he did to Butch. Butch is not pleased to see Oswald but is surprised by the sincerity of his apology. Tabitha wants Butch to kill Penguin and tries to get a rise out of Oswald by trying to do an impression of his deceased mother, but Oswald just smiles and remarks, “Yes, she did sound a little like that.” Realizing Penguin is no threat to anyone, Butch tells Tabitha to knock it off, saying, “I believe in an eye for an eye. We’ve all lost something, including him.” Butch then walks over to Penguin and says, “We’re square you and me,” but Tabitha still wants the bird man to suffer a little so she tells Butch he’s not leaving without some punishment.
At the museum, Gordon and Bullock discover the two paintings that the mystery thief destroyed were worth far more than the one he took. Jim realizes that the brainteaser thief is leaving clues and hidden messages for them to put together to find his next target. Gordon realizes, with the help of Harvey, that the target is the Gotham railroad station. Bullock and Gordon get to the railroad station and find one of the lockers with a painted green question mark. What they don’t see is Nygma in disguise watching from a secure spot. Just as Jim is about to open the locker with a conveniently placed crowbar, Nygma activates the small bomb he had placed in there for Jim to find.
Bullock clears the station while Jim throws the bomb into a closed location where it shouldn’t do much damage. During the investigation and collection of evidence at the station Ed, now on scene as himself, asks Officer Pinkney for his signature on a custody form and then talks to Gordon, giving him false praise as the man who saved the day. Jim, feeling uneasy because of the IA investigation and not being able to figure out what the mystery criminal’s true objective is, asks Ed – who he considers a friend – to run forensics on the case personally. This gives Nygma the run of the crime scene and he collects the crowbar Jim used to open the locker.
On the other side of town, Bruce (David Mazouz) is traveling with Selina (Camren Bicondova) as she goes to pay a visit to her friend, Ivy (Clare Foley). Selina and Ivy are working together to steal money from some of Butch Gilzean’s young thugs who are running a magic mushroom empire in their basement. Ivy uses some of the mushrooms to make them sleep so Selina can slip in like a cat and get a wad of cash. Bruce offers to help, saying as long as they are stealing from criminals he’s okay with it.
At first, Selina doesn’t want Bruce to get involved, but he’s adamant. Unfortunately, the little heist doesn’t go as planned and Bruce and Selina are caught by Butch’s nephew, Sonny. Selina warns Sonny if he tells Butch about it he’ll be in trouble for letting her get anywhere near the money to which he begins to manhandle her. Bruce stands up for Selina and draws Sonny’s attention by calling him a coward picking on a girl. Sonny punches Bruce a few times and he goes down. Bruce remembers his training from Alfred who told him in order to beat someone bigger you need to outlast him. So Bruce keeps getting up and keeps calling Sonny a simple-minded coward, and Sonny continues beating up Bruce while Selina, who’s being held back, yells for him to stop.
Finally, Selina breaks free and distracts Sonny long enough for Bruce to get in a few really good punches of his own and Sonny goes down, allowing Bruce and Selina to make an escape.
Penguin pays a visit to Ed who at first is delighted to see his old mentor and friend. Oswald has come a calling covered in feathers (Tabitha decided to tar and feather poor Penguin a bit) to warn Nygma of his dark evil side. Penguin tells Ed he’s a reformed citizen of Gotham and it’s not too late for him as well. Nygma, seeing this new side of Penguin is not pleased at all and tells him, “The new me is kind of coming into his stride,” and with that thanks Penguin for stopping by and practically slams the door in his face.
Penguin heads to his mother’s grave to pay his respects and meets a tall, older gentleman whose name is Elijah Van Dahl who has also come to pay his respects to Penguin’s mother. As the two men talk they discover rather quickly they are father and son. It seems Penguin’s mother lied to him when she told him his father had died when he was a baby. She also never told Dahl she was pregnant with his child. Elijah is overjoyed to discover he has a grown son and, welcoming Oswald to his family, takes him home to meet his new relatives.
Ed pays a surprise visit to Officer Pinkney at his home and tells him Detective Gordon is coming up behind him with a few questions. And as the poor officer is watching the game on TV, Ed pulls out the crowbar Gordon used at the museum and kills Pinkney with it by beating him to death.
During a rather uncomfortable dinner with Lee (Morena Baccarin), Gordon finally tells her that IA has reopened the Galavan case and that he’s the prime suspect. Lee gets upset and lets Jim know she knew he lied to her and she let him do it. Jim promises he’ll make it right. Jim is worried about IA and not having a clue about who the Question Mark Thief is when he gets a lead from Bullock who Jim had asked earlier at the museum to reach out to an old friend of his at IA to find out what they have on him. He decides to go check out on his own. (Seriously, when is he ever going to learn he’s ALWAYS better off working with his partner Bullock than going solo!) The tip leads to Pinkney’s apartment and Jim finds his dead body just as Capt. Barnes enters with his weapon drawn.
Back at the station Barnes shows Gordon how all the evidence is piling up and indicating Pinkney was the anonymous person who witnessed Jim kill Galavan. He even signed a sworn statement to the effect – remember when Ed had Pinkney sign the form? – and the murder weapon has Jim’s fingerprints on it. Barnes, fed up and disgusted with Jim, tells him to man up and admit what he did. Gordon keeps telling Barnes he’s being set up but his argument falls on deaf ears.
Back at Selina’s loft she’s tending to Bruce’s wounds and Bruce reveals a new fact. When Sonny was beating him up he realized he could take it…that he was unbreakable. Selina, with a worried look on her face, tells Bruce that no one is unbreakable.
Weeks later Gordon’s trial has concluded and he is found guilty and the judge sentences him to 40 years in Blackgate Prison. Selina and Bruce, watching the verdict unfold on TV, are shocked by the news and Selina asks Bruce if he’s okay. He replies, “It’s not right.” Lee visits Jim in jail, telling him that they will fight it and not to give up hope. But Jim tells Lee it’s time for her to make a new and fresh start for their baby in another city, somewhere where she can raise their child in a good and safe environment (definitely not Gotham).
Lee becomes distraught, not wanting to raise their baby without Jim, telling him she can’t imagine him not being there for the baby’s first words or first steps. Jim says he’s sorry and not to try to make any further contact with him because he’ll refuse to see her. As the guards take him away, Lee, with tears streaming down her face, begs Jim not to do this as he is taken back to his cell.
At Dahl’s mansion, Penguin is being welcomed by the family members, all of whom seem to have forced smiles on their faces. And then Elijah makes a stunning revelation: Oswald is his only blood relative of the group. (Poor Penguin!)
As Jim is being transferred Bullock promises him he’ll find out who set him up and get him out. As he’s being taken away Jim looks back at Harvey and says, “You were a good partner, Harvey,” to which Harvey responds, “I still am.” At Arkham, Barbara (Erin Richards) wakes from her coma while the nurse is watching the newscast about Gordon’s trial. (Babs is Back!)
Gotham Season 2 Episode 15 Review:
Clever with sharp writing and some suspenseful action scenes, episode 15 titled “Mad Grey Dawn” sees Ed Nygma embracing and slowly evolving into the criminal mastermind he is destined to become. This is the first time that the brilliance of the mind of The Riddler and his clues leading to a major trap is explored.
The stand-out performance of the episode is once again given by Cory Michael Smith as Nygma who’s slowly being taken over by his evil, darker side and trademarks of the villain he is becoming are being created, from the classic green question mark to his green suit to the riddles and clues which seem to add up to one answer but are actually baiting those who follow to a deadly masterminded trap. Smith shines in every scene he’s in as he shows the audience his true dark side and still keeps up the charade of nerdy but likable Ed, a police forensics officer only too happy to be working with his old pal Gordon as he sets him up to serve 40 years to life. The slow transformation of Ed into the Riddler has been one of the real highlights of the show, with most of it due to the great writing and Cory Michael Smith’s excellent performance.
With Gordon locked up with inmates who he himself put away and Babs now out of the coma, it seems worse times are ahead for the crusading cop and the city he’s tried so hard to protect.
Anchor Bay Entertainment’s just released the TURN: Washington’s Spies – The Complete Second Season DVD complete with all 10 episodes from season two as well as behind-the-scenes featurettes and deleted scenes. The DVD release comes just weeks before the premiere of TURN: Washington’s Spies‘ third season on AMC. TURN season three will debut on April 25, 2016 at 10pm ET/PT.
Bonus features on the 3-disc DVD release include:
Inside TURN: WASHINGTON’S SPIES
Deleted & Extended Scenes
A Treacherous Trio
Washington & Billy Lee
It’s incredibly easy to enter for a chance to win TURN: Washington’s Spies — The Complete Second Season on DVD. Simply send an email to [email protected] with “TURN” in the subject line. Only one entry per email address is allowed. You must be over 18 years old to enter and live in the United States. The contest ends on March 29, 2016 at 6pm PT.
The Plot: Jamie Bell stars as Abraham Woodhull, a farmer living in British-occupied Long Island during the Revolutionary War who bands together with his childhood friends to form the Culper Ring, America’s first spy ring. TURN: Washington’s Spies – The Complete Second Season moves deeper into the battles waged by soldiers and civilians alike in the pursuit of freedom and the sacrifices they’re willing to make to secure it. As Abe becomes more committed to the Culper Ring activities, George Washington (Ian Kahn) battles both personal demons and betrayal from within his ranks that threaten both his leadership and the fate of the revolution. As the colonies struggle to become a nation, the outcome of the revolution will hinge on alliances both on and off the battlefield.
Along with Bell and Kahn, the series features a talented cast including Seth Numrich as Ben Tallmadge, Daniel Henshall as Caleb Brewster, Heather Lind as Anna Strong, Kevin R. McNally as Judge Richard Woodhull, Meegan Warner as Mary Woodhull, Burn Gorman as Major Hewlett, Angus Macfadyen as Robert Rogers, JJ Feild as Major John André, and Samuel Roukin as Captain John Simcoe. Ksenia Solo plays Peggy Shippen and Owain Yeoman is Benedict Arnold.
Rachel Griffiths attends the 5th AACTA International Awards in Los Angeles. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for AACTA)
Weeds‘ Mary-Louise Parker, Brothers and Sisters‘ Rachel Griffiths, and Guy Pearce have been cast in ABC’s limited event series, When We Rise. The seven episode dramatic series comes from Oscar winning screenwriter Dustin Lance Black (Milk) who’s writing and executive producing the series. Laurence Mark (Julie & Julia), Bruce Cohen (American Beauty), and Milk‘s director Gus Van Sant are also involved as executive producers. In addition, Van Sant will be directing the show’s two-hour premiere.
The cast also includes Austin McKenzie, Emily Skeggs, Jonathan Majors, and Fiona Dourif.
“It’s been the honor of my life to research and craft these stories of family, diversity and equality over the past three years,” stated executive producer Dustin Lance Black. “To have collaborators of this caliber sign on to help bring these stories to life is a tremendous vote of confidence, and I hope a testament to the relevancy and necessity of our continued march toward justice for all.”
The Plot:When We Rise chronicles the real-life personal and political struggles, set-backs and triumphs of a diverse family of LGBT men and women who helped pioneer one of the last legs of the U.S. Civil Rights movement from its turbulent infancy in the 20th century to the once unfathomable successes of today.
Cleve Jones (Guy Pearce) is a young Quaker from Arizona who joined the gay liberation movement in 1972, was befriended by pioneer gay rights leader Harvey Milk, founded the Names Project AIDS Memorial Quilt, and led the National March for Equality in 2009.
From rural Maine, Roma Guy (Mary-Louise Parker) is a lesbian and a long time social justice leader who co-founded the San Francisco Women’s Building. Then, as a Public Health Commissioner, she worked with others to bring healthcare access to all San Franciscans. She is currently a criminal justice activist.
Diane (Rachel Griffiths) is a lesbian mother and grandmother of three who joined the Women’s Movement in the 1970s in San Francisco, co-founded the Women’s Building and has worked as an HIV/AIDS nurse and social justice activist at San Francisco General Hospital for 33 years.
Ken Jones, an African-American Vietnam veteran, joined the gay liberation movement in San Francisco only to discover and confront racism within the gay men’s community. For years, he organized services for homeless youth as he faced the devastation of the AIDS epidemic.
