‘Chucky’ Season 3: Alyvia Alyn Lind Interview on Lexy’s Arc

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April 9, 2024

Chucky Season 3 Alyvia Alyn Lind — Alyvia Alyn Lind as Lexy Cross in ‘Chucky’ season 3 (Photo Credit: SYFY)

The Chucky TV series introduced a new group of kids for the killer doll to terrorize. One of them is Lexy (Alyvia Alyn Lind). Lexy was not friends with Jake (Zackary Arthur) and Devon (Bjorgvin Arnarson) at first. She even went as Jake’s dead father for Halloween. But after Chucky terrorized her family, Lexy teamed up with the boys, and used drugs to help cope.

Chucky kidnapped Lexy’s younger sister after murdering their parents, and now the trio are trying to get close to Chucky again to find her and stop him. That’s tough when he’s in the White House.

Lind was at the NBC Universal party for the Television Critics Association with the cast of Chucky. We spoke with her about the new episodes this month and her work on all three seasons. Chucky returns Wednesday at 10 p.m. on both Syfy and USA.

What an amazing arc Lexy has had every season, from being a mean girl to being in recovery and maybe finding love this season. Has that been amazing to get to play?

Alyvia Alyn Lind: “Yeah. I’m so grateful to Don to give me so many storylines and different things to play. Season one was so much fun getting to be a mean girl. Season two was very hard but very rewarding getting to do the whole drug storyline and getting to do all the research to play that accurately. Now season three she’s trying to find her sister. She’s taking on the mama bear role while feeling true love which she has not really felt before. It’s definitely a lot of things that she’s dealing with and going through.”

I hope this means something to you. Obviously, I started watching the show for Chucky, but I really hope Lexy makes it. I know bad stuff has to happen to her for drama, but I’m really pulling for her.

Alyvia Alyn Lind: “I am too. Whenever I play a character, I try to be on the character’s side no matter how terrible they are and always try to give them a sense of vulnerability and make the audience love them. Try to give her as much vulnerability as possible so that the viewers watching not only hate her but also feel bad for her in a way and are always rooting for her.”

Has that turned by season three now that we’ve seen that vulnerability, and she’s been through so much?

Alyvia Alyn Lind: “She’s gone through a lot. She definitely needs some therapy.”

Where do we pick up in episode five?

Alyvia Alyn Lind: “We pick up right where we left off, right after the chandelier crash, right after finding out Chucky is aging and dying. We are just right back into it, all the chaos and the nonsense and everything in between.”

Is she still dating the President’s son?

Alyvia Alyn Lind: “She is, not dating. We don’t necessarily know yet if she’s catching feelings for him, if she’s using him. And I don’t really know if she knows what she feels either. I think that she went into it just wanting to be no feelings involved, get the job done and get out. I think it was a little harder than that. Now she’s starting to feel something for him, and I’m really excited for the fans to see where that storyline goes.”

Obviously it can’t be too much of that, but is there a part of you that just wants Lexy to have a normal teenage life?

Alyvia Alyn Lind: “Oh yeah, always. I want her to just be able to. The other thing about the show is that it’s so much crazy stuff going on and killer dolls and gore and craziness, but then it’s also rooted in reality with the four teens because they are just normal teenagers. Getting to see their coming-of-age story and things that they’re going through. Those are my favorite scenes to play when it’s just us real talking about teen stuff.”

Is aging Chucky more or less formidable now?

Alyvia Alyn Lind: “I don’t know. I don’t think that either of them are. I think that it’s been so much fun to work with both of them. Old Chucky’s disgusting and super creepy looking and just decrepit and gross and is really eerie and disturbing. So that was really interesting and kind of shocking. But you’ve got to love working with good old Chucky.”

In the season premiere, Lexy uses social media to ask for information on her sister. Did you have any freedom about what her post would be or was it specifically scripted?

Alyvia Alyn Lind: “It was mostly planned out. I remember reading the script for the first time where it was the TikTok dance. I was like, ‘Oh my gosh, what is this going to look like? What am I going to do for this?’ But I think it’s a really smart idea. There are so many things that you can find on social media these days and so many ways that it can be helpful, so I think it’s exactly what Lexy would be doing.”

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‘NCIS: Hawaii’ Season 3 Episode 7 Preview: Photos, Cast and “The Next Thousand” Promo

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Rebecca Murray

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April 9, 2024

The team suspects there’s much more to a murder than meets the eye on CBS’s NCIS: Hawaii season three episode seven. Directed by Daniela Ruah from a script by Matt Bosack, Jan Nash, and Christopher Silber, episode seven – “The Next Thousand” – will air on Monday, April 15, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT.

Season three stars Vanessa Lachey as Special Agent in Charge Jane Tennant, Alex Tarrant as Kai Holman, Noah Mills as Jesse Boone, and Yasmine Al-Bustami as Lucy Tara. Jason Antoon plays Ernie Malik, Tori Anderson is Kate Whistler, and Kian Talan is Alex Tennant. LL Cool J recurs as Sam Hanna.

“The Next Thousand” Plot: When a Marine is murdered during training on the Big Island, the NCIS team tracks the suspect deep into the woods and discovers a disturbing secret.

NCIS Hawaii Season 3 Episode 7 — Alex Tarrant as Kai Holman and Noah Mills as Jesse Boone in ‘NCIS: Hawaii’ season 3 episode 7 (Photo: Karen Neal © 2024 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.)

NCIS: Hawaii Plot, Courtesy of CBS:

The world’s most successful television series continues on the seductive shores of the Aloha State with NCIS: Hawai’i, where the first female Special Agent in Charge of NCIS Pearl Harbor, Jane Tennant, has thrived and risen through the ranks by equal parts confidence and strategy in a system that has pushed back on her every step of the way. Together with her unwavering team of specialists, they balance duty to family and country while investigating high-stakes crimes involving military personnel, national security, and the mysteries of the sun-drenched island paradise itself.

‘9-1-1’ Season 7 Episode 5 Preview: Photos, Cast and “You Don’t Know Me” Promo

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Rebecca Murray

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April 8, 2024

ABC’s teaser for 9-1-1 season seven episode five shows fans are finally going to get to see Buck out on an actual date with Tommy, following episode four’s steamy first kiss. Episode five, “You Don’t Know Me,” is set to air on Thursday, April 11, 2024 at 8pm ET/PT.

Season seven stars Angela Bassett as Athena Grant, Peter Krause as Bobby Nash, Jennifer Love Hewitt as Maddie Buckley, and Oliver Stark as Evan “Buck” Buckley. Kenneth Choi plays Howie “Chimney” Han, Aisha Hinds is Henrietta “Hen” Wilson, Ryan Guzman is Eddie Diaz, and Gavin McHugh is Christopher Diaz. Lou Ferrigno Jr guest stars as Tommy Kinard.

“You Don’t Know Me” Plot: Hen and Karen welcome a new addition to their family, while a call unfolds involving a person’s limb that’s taken on a mind of its own. Meanwhile, Eddie and Marisol take a closer look at their relationship, and Buck navigates his new feelings.

9-1-1 Season 7 Episode 5 — Oliver Stark and Lou Ferrigno Jr in ‘9-1-1’ season 7 episode 5 (Disney/Chris Willard)

9-1-1 Description, Courtesy of ABC:

The series explores the high-pressure experiences of first responders — including police officers, firefighters, and dispatchers — who are thrust into the most frightening, shocking, and heart-stopping situations. These emergency responders must try to balance saving those who are at their most vulnerable with solving the problems in their own lives. The show draws from real-life, high-pressure experiences of first responders who regularly face heart-stopping situations that are often unpredictable, intense, and uplifting at the same time.

‘Chucky’ Season 3: Jennifer Tilly Interview on Her Love of the Franchise

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April 8, 2024

Chucky Season 3 Jennifer Tilly — Jennifer Tilly as Tiffany in ‘Chucky’ season 3 (Photo Credit: SYFY)

Jennifer Tilly’s relationship with Chucky has lasted longer than most celebrity marriages. She was the Bride of Chucky in 1998. Thanks to 2004’s Seed of Chucky, Tilly has been playing herself in the series, too. And I’ve been talking to her since before Seed, and even moderated a Bride screening Q&A she attended.

So when I saw Tilly at the NBC Universal party for the Television Critics Association, Tilly saw my badge and said, “Oh, it’s Fred Topel, I have to talk to him.” Season three of Chucky left off with Tiffany (Tilly) in prison for the murders she committed in Jennifer Tilly’s body. Spoiler warning for past episodes of Chucky, and the twist of Fight Club if you’ve never seen that.

Chucky returns Wednesday at 10 p.m. on Syfy and USA.

Did you think anything would ever get crazier than Seed of Chucky?

Jennifer Tilly: “I did not and I actually thought Seed of Chucky might be the end of the road. I’m very fond of Seed of Chucky. It was much reviled in the Chucky fandom because everybody just thought it was too cray cray. But they’re all coming around and now people are like, ‘Oh my God, we really love that. We love Glen/Glenda.’ And a lot of the things that happened in Seed of Chucky got incorporated into the Chucky television series. So, I think Seed of Chucky gave me longevity within the Chucky universe because there were so many crazy tendrils and storylines in that.”

When they did your trial and prison episode this season, was that even crazier than Seed?

Jennifer Tilly: “Oh my gosh, I think so. I think the last three seasons of Chucky have been crazier than anything that came before. Don is insanely inventive and he tends to go particularly over the top when it comes to Tiffany. I think, in a weird way, Tiffany is his alter ego. You know, like in Fight Club where Brad Pitt is the alter ego of the lead character. I think that Don, when he looks at Tiffany, he’s like, ‘Ooh, what can I make Tiffany do now?’ This year’s sort of a parody of women behind bars, which is so much fun for me and for Don.

The second half is going to be even more insane. John Waters is making an appearance as a crazy dealmaker who created Chucky. There’s a voodoo element. I voodooed Nia Vardalos to death in the first half. That was crazy. I think the second half of season three is going to be crazier than anything you’ve seen before.”

Does Tiffany have her own prison gang?

Jennifer Tilly: “It seems like she would have a girl gang. It seems like she would have her squad, her own Pink Ladies, but unfortunately, Tiffany is a big threat and they put her in solitary. So, she didn’t make any friends in prison except for all the prison guards that she enchanted with voodoo.”

Was the line about Austin Butler staying in the Elvis accent in the script or something you improvised?

Jennifer Tilly: “Oh yeah, that was in the script. Don Mancini wrote that. I thought that was very clever.”

Is Chucky blurring the lines for you of who Jennifer Tilly is and who Tiffany is?

Jennifer Tilly: “Not really, but last season we had a crazy episode where all my real friends came to visit. So, Sutton Strack and my sister came playing my actual sister, and I got to kill her [which] was a dream come true. But now Tiffany is being Tiffany again. Jennifer Tilly is gone. Jennifer Tilly perished, unfortunately, in season two so she’s just Tiffany.”

That was quite an arc for the fake Jennifer Tilly.

Jennifer Tilly: “Yes, it was. Lots of drama. I always get annoyed when I open up the script and Don has written in a very dramatic scene where I have to cry. So, I’m like, ‘Don, I don’t like to work that hard.’ But I have lots of very dramatic scenes in the second half.”

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‘Evil’ Unveils Final Season Trailer and Premiere Date Details

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Rebecca Murray

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April 8, 2024

Paramount+ has set a Thursday, May 23, 2024 premiere date for the fourth and final season of Evil. Filming is currently under on the four bonus episodes that will help answer any lingering questions and finish up storylines.

The premiere date announcement was accompanied by the official trailer and poster for the upcoming final season.

The 14-episode season stars Katja Herbers as Kristen Bouchard, Mike Colter as David Acosta, Aasif Mandvi as Ben Shakir, Michael Emerson as Leland Townsend, and Christine Lahti as Sheryl. Andrea Martin stars as Sister Andrea, Kurt Fuller is Dr. Boggs, Brooklyn Shuck is Lynn Bouchard, Skylar Gray is Lila Bouchard, Maddy Crocco is Lexis Bouchard, and Dalya Knapp plays Laura Bouchard.

Evil Season 4 Poster — Aasif Mandvi, Katja Herbers, and Mike Colterstars in ‘Evil’ season (Photo Credit: Paramount+)

“In the upcoming season, Kristen, David and Ben continue to assess cases that involve wayward technology, possessed pigs, demonic oppression and infestation, a dance muse conjured by alleged witches and an evil relic. Throughout, Leland attempts to lure Kristen into raising a baby antichrist who was conceived with her ovum. David is recruited by the Vatican’s secret service to ‘remote view’ a paranormal ability to see the unseen in order to detect evil,” reads Paramount+’s synopsis. “Ben is hit by an ion beam, causing him to see visions of a taunting jinn until he discovers an unusual solution to banish it. Finally, all three realize they only have a few weeks left to assess cases because the parish has decided to disband the team due to a lack of funds. This culminates in one last confrontation with Leland and the 60 families that make up Evil in the modern world.”

Robert and Michelle King created the series and serve as showrunners and executive producers. Additional executive producers include Liz Glotzer, Rockne S. O’Bannon, and Sam Hoffman.

First Look: ‘Fly Me to the Moon’ Trailer and Photos

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Rebecca Murray

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April 8, 2024

Sony Pictures and Apple Original Films suggest that while you shouldn’t stare at the sun or watch the eclipse without special glasses, it’s perfectly fine to look directly at the official trailer for Fly Me to the Moon. The trailer begins with a fiery meet-cute between Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, who wind up working together at NASA on the moon landing.

The cast also includes Nick Dillenburg, Anna Garcia, Jim Rash, Noah Robbins, Colin Woodell, Christian Zuber, Donald Elise Watkins, Ray Romano, and Woody Harrelson. Greg Berlanti directed, with Johansson, Jonathan Lia, Keenan Flynn, and Sarah Schechter producing. Robert J. Dohrmann executive produces.

“Fly Me to the Moon is a sharp, stylish comedy-drama set against the high-stakes backdrop of NASA’s historic Apollo 11 moon landing,” reads Apple Original Films’ synopsis. “Sparks fly in all directions as marketing maven Kelly Jones (Johansson), brought in to fix NASA’s public image, wreaks havoc on launch director Cole Davis’ (Tatum) already difficult task. When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones is directed to stage a fake moon landing as backup, and the countdown truly begins.”

Sony Pictures and Apple Original Films have set a July 12, 2024 theatrical release date.

Channing Tatum (Photo Credit: Apple Original Films)

‘Race to Survive: New Zealand’ Announces 9 Teams of Competitors

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Rebecca Murray

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April 8, 2024

Nine two-person teams will be attempting to survive in treacherous New Zealand terrain on USA Network’s Race to Survive: New Zealand. This season’s competitors include endurance athletes, airborne firefighters, and river guides, all vying for the $500,000 grand prize.

“In the most harrowing outdoor adventure competition yet, challengers must rely on a combination of endurance racing, survival skills, and intuition as they navigate 150 miles of New Zealand’s harshest terrain,” reads USA Network’s synopsis. “From the depths of ancient caves to frigid alpine summits, every step and every calorie is hard-earned. However, strength and speed alone won’t be enough to win $500,000. Rather, only those with the strongest will to survive can claim this life-changing prize.”

The reality competition series is executive produced by Jeff Hasler, Brian Lovett, and Meredith Prunkard. Jeff Conroy serves as executive producer and showrunner. The season premieres on Monday, May 20, 2024 at 11pm ET/PT with a 75-minute episode.

Race to Survive: New Zealand Poster — ‘Race to Survive: New Zealand’ Poster (Photo Credit: USA Network)

Race to Survive: New Zealand Contestants:

Fierce endurance athletes and mothers: Rhandi Orme (40) from Kaysville, UT and Ashley Paulson (42) from St. George, UT.
Climbing kings from New York: Mikhail Martin (33) and Steffen Jean-Pierre (35).
Divorced daredevils from Salt Lake City: Creighton Baird (34), and Paulina Peña (31).
A son and father-in-law: Bronsen Iverson (20) from Hurricane, UT and Ryan Stewart (43) from Lehi, UT.
White water river guides from Jackson, WY: Oliver Dev (29) and Spencer “Corry” Jones (26).
Ultramarathoning friends: Donald “Jeff” Watterson Jr. (46) from Newcastle, IN and Coree Woltering (33) from Chattanooga, TN.
Elite airborne firefighters: Ethan Greenberg (32) from Boston, MA and Tyrie Mann Merrill (28) from Reno, NV.
Rhode Island racers: Emilio Navarro (56) from Cranston, RI and Heather Sischo (42) from Warwick, RI.
Oil rig workers from Alberta, Canada: Nikola “Nik” Milutinovic (37) and Kennedy Taylor (26).

USA Network offers this description of what the teams will be up against: “Nine teams of two will navigate the deceptively beautiful New Zealand landscape, tasked not only with sourcing their own food and water but beating their counterparts in a race to the finish as well. The duos must brave the foreign land and elements while realizing the fastest route might not always be the safest. In each leg of the race, the last team to reach the finish line will be eliminated from the competition. If the teams can endure physical pain, an unforgiving environment and each other, for long enough, they just might be able to claim the $500,000 grand prize.”

‘MaXXXine’ Trailer: Mia Goth Takes on ’80s Hollywood

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Rebecca Murray

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April 8, 2024

The official trailer for writer/director Ti West’s third film of the X trilogy, MaXXXine, is all that and a bag of bloody chips. The two-minute trailer shows Maxine Minx ready to kill it as a Hollywood movie star. Her chance comes just as the notorious Night Stalker sparks terror on the streets of Hollywood.

Franchise star Mia Goth returns as Maxine Minx. The cast also includes Elizabeth Debicki, Moses Sumney, Michelle Monaghan, Bobby Cannavale, Halsey, Lily Collins, Giancarlo Esposito, and Kevin Bacon.

“In 1980s Hollywood, adult film star and aspiring actress Maxine Minx finally gets her big break,” reads A24’s synopsis. “But as a mysterious killer stalks the starlets of Hollywood, a trail of blood threatens to reveal her sinister past.”

X launched the franchise on March 18, 2022. Shot with a $1 million budget, the indie horror film grossed $15 million during its theatrical run. Pearl: An X-traordinary Origin Story followed on September 16, 2022, with the third film targeting a July 5, 2024 release.

MaXXXine Poster — ‘MaXXXine’ Poster (Photo Credit: A24)

‘Under the Bridge’ Series Details: Cast, Plot, Trailer and Premiere Date

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Rebecca Murray

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April 8, 2024

Hulu optioned Rebecca Godfrey’s Under the Bridge: The True Story of the Murder of Reena Virk back in 2022, and the limited series based on the bestseller is finally set to stream this month. Emmy nominee Riley Keough (Daisy Jones & The Six) stars as the late author of the 2005 true crime novel, and Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone (Killers of the Flower Moon) stars as a small town police officer intimately involved in the investigation.

“Under the Bridge is based on acclaimed author Rebecca Godfrey’s book about the 1997 true story of fourteen-year-old Reena Virk (Gupta) who went to join friends at a party and never returned home,” reads Hulu’s synopsis. “Through the eyes of Godfrey (Keough) and a local police officer (Gladstone), the series takes us into the hidden world of the young girls accused of the murder — revealing startling truths about the unlikely killer.”

Author Rebecca Godfrey passed away of lung cancer in October 2022, just weeks after signing the deal with Hulu on an adaptation of her story of Virk’s brutal murder. In a 2019 Q&A with Interview, Godfrey discussed her initial interest in the horrifying case.

“I was living in New York City. This would’ve been in the late ’90s, and I was working on a novel about teenage girls in my hometown of Victoria, British Columbia. Then I started getting all these calls from friends that there had been a murder in Victoria,” explained Godfrey. “I went home soon after and went into the prison. I was just stunned because the girls all looked like normal, cool, young teenage girls, not particularly like killers.”

In addition to Keough and Gladstone, Under the Bridge stars Vritika Gupta as murder victim Reena Virk, with Archie Panjabi and Ezra Faroque Khan playing her parents. The cast also includes Chloe Guidry, Javon “Wanna” Walton, Izzy G., and Aiyana Goodfellow.

Quinn Shephard adapted Godfrey’s book for the limited series and serves as an executive producer. Godfrey has a posthumous executive producer credit. Additional executive producers include Samir Mehta, Liz Tigelaar, Stacey Silverman, Riley Keough, Gina Gammell, and Tara Duncan. Quinn Shephard, Geeta Patel, Kevin Phillips, Catherine Hardwicke, Nimisha Mukerji, and Dinh Thai directed the limited series.

Episode one, “Looking Glass,” and two, “The John Gotti of Seven Oaks,” premiere on April 17, 2024. New episodes follow on Wednesdays.

‘Blue Bloods’ Season 14 Episode 6 Photos, “Shadowland” Promo, and Cast

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Rebecca Murray

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April 8, 2024

Danny and Baez handle a strange homicide case on CBS’s Blue Bloods season 14 episode six. Directed by Jackeline Tejada from a script by Yasmine Cadet, episode six – “Shadowland” – will air on Friday, April 12, 2024 at 10pm ET/PT.

Tom Selleck returns to lead the final season’s cast as Frank Reagan. Donnie Wahlberg stars as Danny Reagan, Bridget Moynahan plays Erin Reagan, Will Estes is Jamie Reagan, Len Cariou is Henry Reagan, Marisa Ramirez plays Maria Baez, and Vanessa Ray stars as Eddie Janko.

“Shadowland” Plot: Danny and Baez investigate a homicide involving voodoo with the help of Baez’s old partner. Also, Eddie and a fellow officer team up with Captain McNichols when they suspect a prestigious school is employing discriminatory admission practices. Erin is confronted by a middle-schooler who claims Erin sent her brother to prison, and Frank tries to help Garrett’s neighbor when her car is held as police evidence.

Blue Bloods Season 14 Episode 6 — Donnie Wahlberg as Danny Reagan and Marisa Ramirez as Maria Baez in ‘Blue Bloods’ season 14 episode 6 (Photo © 2023 CBS Broadcasting, Inc)

Blue Bloods Description, Courtesy of CBS:

Blue Bloods is a drama about a multi-generational family of cops dedicated to New York City law enforcement. Frank Reagan is the New York Police Commissioner and heads both the police force and the Reagan brood. He runs his department as diplomatically as he runs his family, even when dealing with the politics that plagued his unapologetically bold father, Henry, during his stint as chief.

A source of pride and concern for Frank is his eldest son, Danny, a seasoned detective, family man, and Iraq War vet who on occasion uses dubious tactics to solve cases with his partner Detective Maria Baez. Erin, the middle daughter, is a New York assistant D.A. who serves as the legal compass for her siblings and father. Jamie is the youngest Reagan, a Harvard Law graduate, and the family’s golden boy. Unable to deny the family tradition, Jamie decided to give up a lucrative future in law and follow in the family footsteps as a cop. He’s found a friend and ally in his wife, Eddie, who keeps him on his toes and has very different reasons than the Reagans for joining the police force.