‘Manifest’ Season 4 Episode 16 Recap: “Furball”

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June 2, 2023

Manifest Season 4 Episode 16 Recap — Melissa Roxburgh as Michaela Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 4 (Photo Cr. Netflix © 2022)

Jared and Michaela are reigniting their relationship and enjoying life away from the detention center as Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 16 opens. With Michaela’s dad resting peacefully upstairs, the couple get to know each other’s naked bodies once again.

The following morning, Jared (J.R. Ramirez) returns from grocery shopping with plenty of supplies to make grilled cheese – one of Michaela’s favorites – and wonders how long they need to remain hidden. The detention center must be tracking Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh), so they can’t even make any phone calls.

Back at the detention center, Ben (Josh Dallas) is convinced everyone’s going to die, and it’s all his fault. He accidentally stopped the 828ers from receiving callings once he injected Angelina with Saanvi’s serum. Vance (Daryl Edwards) insists Ben had no way of knowing the callings would disappear.

Olive (Luna Blaise), Cal (Ty Doran), and Eden return home after their grandfather failed to show up at the meeting place. They discover their home has been trashed and a search warrant was left behind. Olive takes Eden to see Ben, sure he’ll know what happened to his dad. Ben’s not sure where Michaela or his dad are but drops a hint about “5A” as a possible location.

Captain Bill Daly’s body is moved and prepared for experiments. As they’re wheeling his body through the halls, the building experiences another earthquake. Fissures open in the hallway and Daly’s body falls into one, along with two agents.

Boiling hot lava bubbles just feet beneath the facility as Olive and Eden run for their lives.

Director Zimmer declares that isolation protocol will be immediately initiated. The guards grab rifles and the security cameras are turned off. Vance is confused and Zimmer explains the guards and staff are all leaving the detention center. The 828ers will be left alone inside the building to fend for themselves.

The passengers scream to be let out, certain they’re going to starve to death. Even Vance can’t help after Zimmer gave orders to seal the building and not let anyone in or out. He apologizes for not being able to do anything more for Ben or the 828ers, and hands Ben the key card to the food storage.

Vance also informs Ben that the ALNI patients need special care and Saanvi’s not in the building. It’ll be up to Ben to delegate work and watch the patients on life support. Vance hopes Ben will be able to stretch the supplies nine months to the Death Date.

They exchange one final handshake, and Ben asks Vance to find his kids and tell them that he loves them.

An alarm blares and Vance is racing toward the exit when he runs into Olive. She can’t leave because Eden’s still somewhere inside the building!

Olive refuses to exit the building and won’t miss another day of being with her dad. She chooses to remain inside and asks him to apologize to Cal for her.

The locks disengage inside the detention center and the passengers are now able to walk anywhere inside the facility. Olive spots TJ (Garrett Wareing) and they rush into each other’s arms just as Ben realizes his daughter’s inside the center. They also hug and Olive explains that they need to look for Eden. She must be hiding somewhere after the earthquake.

Fairly quickly, Eden finds her family inside, and Olive’s happy they’re all together, even if it means they’re locked inside the center.

Vance fills Cal in on what’s happening at the center and that Olive and Eden are with Ben. Vance promises he won’t leave Cal alone; they’ll figure things out together. Neither knows where Michaela is, and then suddenly Cal has a calling. He sees four Queen cards and the numbers 6 2 3 8.

Vance is stunned and confused. He explains that when Angelina screamed, all the passengers stopped having callings. Yet Cal just experienced one.

“Cal, if you still have callings, you’re the only one,” says Vance.

Vance figures out Cal’s calling is about Every Queen Cooling, which services the detention center. Van 6238 is scheduled to service the detention center tomorrow.

Michaela believes this time with Jared is like what may have happened if the plane had never disappeared. She’s happy to be with him but confesses that she’s feeling lost. Without the callings, she’s not sure of her purpose. Jared assures her they’ll figure it out together.

A neighbor shows up at Jared’s door with food and details on who used to live there. He claims the man who owned it (Tarik) was killed by 828ers, and it’s been empty since his death.

Michaela’s frustrated about the misinformation regarding the 828ers and knows that without the callings, there’s no way to prove they’re doing good. She’s not sure how to help now but knows she doesn’t just want to be caged up inside for the next nine months.

Michaela decides a short run will help and Jared warns her not to talk to strangers.

The neighbor who hates 828ers watches her run past his house.

Meanwhile, Angelina (Holly Taylor) and Eagan (Ali Lopez-Sohaili) aren’t welcome in the 828ers’ new safe house. They ask the two to leave and insist Angelina isn’t like them. Angelina killed Ben Stone’s wife and her fellow passengers don’t want to hear any of her “chosen one” excuses.

Eagan’s going to stick with Angelina, but he believes they can still convince the 828ers to let them stay. Angelina has the power of sapphire, but he has the gift of gab. Together, they can get the passengers to understand they’re just like them. Eagan memorized Ben’s passenger reports and knows exactly how to connect with each 828er in the safe house.

Angelina points out each of the 828ers’ faults and then assures them she can help them as her palm and forearm glow blue. She’s been chosen to lead them to salvation.

The group votes and they agree to let Angelina and Eagan stay.

Quinn, the head guard at the detention center, isn’t satisfied with just locking the passengers inside. Unauthorized and out of control, he enters the center and tells the passengers it’s time to pay. Ben insists they’re trying to stop death and destruction but Quinn refuses to listen.

Eden approaches Quinn and hands over her favorite doll, suggesting maybe he won’t be scared if he holds onto it. Ben assures Quinn they’re trying to stop the end of the world and that he just wants to see Eden grow up. To do that, they need to be free to solve callings and do good.

Quinn can’t let the passengers out but will let Eden go if she wants out. Eden doesn’t, so Quinn hands her back her doll and leaves without firing a shot.

Later, things are getting tense – again – at the detention center and Ben tries to calm the nerves of his fellow 828ers with a pep talk. It works and Ben uses the moment of unity to get the passengers to divide up based on specialized skills. He even asks for a group to help make the center into more of a home while they’re stuck there.

Elsewhere, Vance’s research reveals the 6238 van driver was once arrested for attacking an 828er and is a member of the radical Xers group. Vance believes they need to stop him from accessing the outside of the building and pumping in a substance. (He’s supposed to pump in Freon.)

Michaela’s on her way back when her neighbor pretends to need help. She checks on him and he attacks her, recognizing her as an 828er. He holds her to the ground and is strangling her when Cal and Vance arrive and knock him out.

The neighbor is the 6238 van driver and Cal’s calling led them to Michaela!

They check the van and find Sarin gas, confirming he was going to poison the detention center. Vance calls for help to get rid of the van, and then they both join Michaela at Tarik’s old place. Michaela’s unhappy to learn about Olive and Eden being locked up with Ben, but at least Cal still gets callings.

Cal believes his sapphire protected him from Angelina’s scream.

Michaela and Cal realize the passengers’ callings aren’t gone; they just can’t access them. It’s like the scream blew out their antennas. Cal might still be able to get them all, and Vance agrees that it’s worth a shot.

Cal’s scar glows and he’s overwhelmed with callings. He screams in pain and covers his ears, panting as he exits the callings. Cal confirms the callings are still out there, and he got every passengers’ calling all at once. He thinks that if he focuses, he can concentrate on one at a time. They might still be able to survive the Death Date.

‘Manifest’ Season 4 Episode 15 Recap: “Throttle”

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Rebecca Murray

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June 2, 2023

Manifest Season 4 Episode 15 Recap — Melissa Roxburgh and J.R. Ramirez in ‘Manifest’ season 4 episode 15 (Photo Cr. Netflix © 2022)

Bill Daly’s blood has apparently turned the Hudson River red outside of the 828 detention center as Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 15 opens. The mood among NY citizens is darkening with this new development, and more people are turning against the 828ers since they appear to be the cause of multiple plagues.

The passengers holed up in the safe house wonder if they need to find a new place to hide out. Co-captain Daniel Amuta (Leajato Amara Robinson) is in charge, and he orders his fellow 828ers to get ready to hunker down. “The city’s a powder keg,” says Amuta.

Ben (Josh Dallas) is certain that having Angelina locked up at the center is a horrible idea. He suggests that Director Zimmer consider using Saanvi’s calling-suppressing serum on Angelina, but Zimmer claims that holding Angelina in isolation is enough.

The truth’s revealed in the next scene when Zimmer confirms she’s working with Angelina (Holly Taylor), hoping to use her powers to get Amuta and the other missing 828ers to turn themselves in. They struck a deal, and if Angelina doesn’t deliver the passengers, she’s never leaving the detention center.

Michaela’s dad, Steve, pays her a visit and fills her in on the chaos outside. Businesses are shuttered, people are protesting, and everyone’s blaming the 828ers. He assures his daughter that Cal and Olive are fine; they’re out of town visiting a friend.

Steve slips Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) an important note from Olive about something TJ can do to help the passengers. He’s obviously exhausted and suddenly falls to the ground.

Ben rushes to Michaela’s room, and she doesn’t think their dad’s going to be okay but no one will tell her what’s going on. Ben suggests that she fake a calling and use it as a reason to be let out so she can visit their dad. Michaela refuses to let another loved one pass on when she’s not able to say goodbye.

Jordan the custodian – and proud new papa – slips TJ (Garrett Wareing) the note from Olive. TJ’s shocked that Angelina’s locked up in the detention center and that she’s using the power of the Omega Sapphire.

Eagan (Ali Lopez-Sohaili) noticed the note handoff and wants in on getting revenge on Angelina and getting his sapphire back.

Outside, Daniel Amuta turns himself in and meets with Zimmer, demanding to see Captain Bill Daly. If she doesn’t show him Daly, he’ll never help her bring the other passengers in.

Michaela and Jared (J.R. Ramirez) request permission to leave to follow Michaela’s calling. Zimmer’s suspicious that Michaela wants out while her father’s in the hospital, but Saanvi confirms Michaela had a calling and has MRI results to prove it. (She did have one, but not the one she’s telling Zimmer about.)

Zimmer lets them leave, but Jared will face disciplinary action if anything happens.

Amuta meets with Ben and learns that Angelina fooled him into turning himself in by appearing to him as Captain Bill Daly. Ben breaks the news that Daly is dead, and Amuta realizes he was tricked into leaving all the passengers at the safe house to fend for themselves.

It suddenly dawns on Ben that Zimmer is working with Angelina to find all the missing passengers.

Amuta won’t give up the location of the safe house, so Zimmer forces Angelina to use her power to return to his mind and learn the street address. Angelina tries, but her connection’s broken when the detention center rumbles. Zimmer insists she tries again, and before she gets any further information, another earthquake is triggered.

Amuta gives Ben the code word – “chicken coop” – which will make the passengers at the safe house realize they’re in trouble.

Zimmer had previously requested Ben speak to the press, and now he claims to have changed his mind and wants to meet with the media. He steps outside and slips chicken coop into his speech twice, begging those assembled to treat the passengers as humans and insisting they know nothing about the bloody river or the tremors.

Someone in the crowd launches a projectile at Ben and cracks him in the head. Blood pours down his face, but at least he accomplished his mission.

Michaela and Jared make it to a spot Michaela claims is from her calling, and finally, Michaela comes clean and confesses she made up a story about this particular calling. (Her real calling had to do with a babbling brook.) Michaela’s also cooked up a plan to get rid of the tracker embedded in her shoulder. Drea (Ellen Tamaki) shows up with alcohol that Michaela uses as a disinfectant. Once Jared removes the tracker, Drea promises to drive around for a couple of hours to throw Zimmer and her minions off Michaela’s trail.

Jared’s too squeamish, so Drea does the cutting. Michaela’s tracker is out in less than a minute.

They make it to the hospital and learn her dad suffered a massive stroke and can no longer speak. He needs 24-hour care, and recovery will cost a lot of money and commitment from his family. Jared offers to take Steve wherever Michaela wants, but she has no idea what to do.

Jared and Michaela move Steve into the backseat as they figure out what to do next. Michaela experiences the calling with a babbling brook again, and now she believes it’s by Tarik’s house. Their time is almost up, but Michaela refuses to return to the center, certain she needs to follow the calling and be with her dad.

Jared volunteers to go with her, but Michaela knows that means that Jared will be blowing up his career if he does. Jared understands that and thinks this is what he’s meant to do. They should have been together before, and he’s willing to become a fugitive to stay with her this time.

They kiss, and this time Michaela doesn’t pull away.

Drea joins them, and Michaela asks her to tell Ben she loves him but she has to stay with their dad.

Drea drops the bottle of alcohol with Michaela’s tracker in the bed of a truck.

Back at the center, Jordan helps Eagan and TJ figure out where they’re holding Angelina.

Ben’s message worked, and the passengers are gone by the time Zimmer’s people bust into the safe house. Zimmer thinks Angelina tipped them off and demands to know where they went, but Angelina doesn’t know. Zimmer threatens to keep her locked up forever, and Angelina warns her she can use the Omega Sapphire against her; Zimmer shouldn’t make her into an enemy.

Zimmer reveals she wants the power of the sapphire for herself!

Saanvi’s treating Ben’s head wound when Zimmer demands that she drop what she’s doing and remove the sapphire from Angelina’s hand. Angelina’s thrashing around on a gurney, tied down and insisting God gave the sapphire to her.

Saanvi is reluctant to attempt the removal since they have no idea what will happen to Angelina when they do. Plus, Saanvi wonders what Zimmer plans on doing with the sapphire, and Zimmer claims her superiors will figure that part out.

It’s going to happen with or without Saanvi, so she begins to prep for the operation. Suddenly, the sapphire leaves Angelina’s palm and appears to travel up her arm. Her veins glow as it’s absorbed into them. Extracting it now would kill her.

Saanvi’s alone with Angelina when Ben rushes out of hiding and grabs the syringe with the experimental serum. He’s determined to inject Angelina so that she’ll no longer be able to project false callings. Saanvi’s adamant that Ben needs to reconsider, sure this will kill Angelina.

Ben injects Angelina while Angelina cries out for him to stop. Her powers are all she has left, but Ben doesn’t care. She killed his wife and kidnapped his daughter, and he wants her to feel the pain that she caused.

Eagan and TJ are watching from outside the room, and as soon as the injection’s in, the tremors begin. Saanvi and Ben experience a high-pitched whistling and then Angelina screams, causing TJ and Eagan to cover their ears in agony.

Angelina continues screaming, and the building begins to fall apart. Windows break and parts of the walls tumble down, while all the 828ers writhe in pain.

Michaela and the 828ers who aren’t locked up are also affected by Angelina’s screams. Michaela passes out while driving and only Jared’s swift actions keep the car from slamming into a tree.

Eagan leaves Joseph and TJ injured on the floor and runs off with Joseph’s badge. Saanvi and Ben are also passed out on the floor, but Angelina’s awake and begging for help. “The only thing walking out this door is me and the sapphire,” says Eagan.

Angelina shows him her veins and says he wants her, not the sapphire. Her veins glow blue as Eagan loosens her restraints. Eagan will lead her out of the facility only if she has a place for them to hide out. Angelina believes she knows just the place.

Saanvi and Ben come to, and Saanvi tests her DNA. She realizes her callings are gone. However, it’s not just her callings. The callings are gone from every 828er!

Ben can’t believe he just sank the Lifeboat. Angelina’s screams short-circuited their calling receptors and now she’s escaped.

Michaela wakes up in the passenger seat, and Jared confesses he has no idea what happened. Zimmer texts Jared and says he needs to return ASAP. She also confirms that the passengers have lost their callings.

Michaela and Jared decide to ignore the texts and keep driving.

Eagan and Angelina show up at the new safe house and the 828ers let them in, unaware who/what Angelina is.

TJ joins Saanvi and Ben and shows them a drawing from Olive of a red river. The drawing is of the World card.

The results of the river water are in, and Saanvi’s shocked that red algae caused Peyssonnelia, which can only mean a fissure has opened in the earth’s crust. It has nothing to do with Daly’s blood and everything to do with a volcano erupting beneath them!

Zimmer barges in and has her men take Saanvi away. She’s being transferred but Zimmer doesn’t say where they’re taking her.

Ben realizes Saanvi’s not the only scientist who figured out there’s a volcano under New York. TJ’s pieced it together and explains that the World card shows the red river leading to a volcano. Clues have been leading them to this, but they just didn’t realize it.

The world is ending, and now they know how it will happen.

‘Manifest’ Season 4 Episode 14 Recap: “Fata Morgana”

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Rebecca Murray

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June 2, 2023

Manifest Season 4 Episode 14 Recap — Luna Blaise as Olive Stone and Ty Doran as Cal Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 4 (Photo Cr. Netflix © 2022)

Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 14 picks up with Olive (Luna Blaise) taking the blame for failing to keep Fiona alive since her death happened on her watch. Cal (Ty Doran) also takes the blame since he brought Fiona home, and since he believed the straw was securely in place in her lung.

Ben (Josh Dallas) has a very brief calling and sees blood covering his hands and Bill Daly staring back at him in the mirror.

Jared (J.R. Ramirez) and Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) have an awkward moment discussing their “almost” kiss. Strained moment aside, Jared reveals that a cop spotted Angelina in Missouri. Michaela had no idea she survived the church fire, and Jared assures her he’ll keep her in the loop if there are any updates.

Zeke (Matt Long) visits Michaela after Jared leaves, and Zeke’s sad their time together was too short. Michaela reminds him that his beautiful heart saved Cal – and countless others. Zeke surprises her by saying he’ll be gone soon and can’t stay with her. She needs to go on her own journey and move forward without him. Michaela refuses to allow him to leave and tries to convince him he’s her everything.

Zeke says he feels everything slipping away. He looks up at Michaela and no longer recognizes her face. “Do I know you?’ he asks just as the visit ends.

Saanvi’s request for Captain Daly’s son, Patrick, to be brought in is granted, and she explains to the confused man that his dad’s alive, being held at the center, and is the source of mythological plagues. Patrick might be the key to the cure because of his DNA. Patrick admits he and his father have been estranged for a long time and are nothing alike.

As they watch a monitor, they see blood appear in Bill’s IV bag. Blood also shows up out of nowhere in a beaker in Saanvi’s lab. It must be a new plague, and Saanvi (Parveen Kaur) is convinced Patrick can help stop this.

Michaela whispers to Ben in the mess hall that Angelina is alive. Ben thinks Angelina is after something to do with Fiona and Daly. As they’re talking, milk and other liquids in the cafeteria turn into blood. Ben suspects this has to do with Daly being in trouble and runs off to warn Saanvi while Michaela remains with the terrified passengers.

Pregnant Polly is in pain and Michaela helps her to a safer location. Unfortunately, Polly’s pain increases and labor begins in earnest – six weeks too early. Saanvi’s not available and it’s up to Michaela to deliver Polly’s baby with help from Jordan, a very resourceful custodian. It’s only after mom and baby have had a moment to bond that Michaela realizes Jordan is actually the baby’s father. (He took the job to be near Polly.)

Of course, Michaela will never tell anyone. Their secret is safe with her.

Ben makes it to Saanvi and learns all the blood has Daly’s DNA. Saanvi wants to use Patrick’s blood to alter the serum she made to eliminate callings to stop Daly from causing more plagues.

Eden wants to see Fiona and explains she did what Olive told her to and took out Fiona’s tube. Both Cal and Olive are confused, and Olive knows she never spoke with Eden. They check the baby monitor and see Eden carrying on a conversation with someone who’s not there. Cal believes it was Angelina, and Olive is shocked to learn she’s still alive and that Cal saw her in Fiona’s calling. Olive’s upset that her brother didn’t share that information.

Cal and Olive realize Angelina has the Omega Sapphire. They also realize they can’t tell Eden what really happened. Cal’s certain the only option is for him to project onto Angelina so they can stop her.

Cal’s scar glows, and he shows up at Angelina’s van. She claims she would never hurt Eden but doesn’t deny using the child to kill Fiona. Angelina wants Cal to help her bring on the end of days and lead the chosen into a new world. Cal wants her to hand over the sapphire, but she claims God placed it into her hand. He leaves after warning her they are not a team and never will be.

Tracking shows Angelina will cross the George Washington Bridge in New York in three hours. Vance and Jared don’t know that Fiona’s dead and head to the Stones’ place to move her someplace safe.

Jared and Vance arrive at the Stone home and promise to take care of Fiona’s body. Cal fills Jared in on Angelina’s ability to appear as anyone to any passenger or any passenger’s child.

Cal’s able to tell Jared Angelina’s location, and he heads out to find her, leaving Vance behind with Fiona.

Angelina appears as Bill’s son, Patrick, and taunts Bill, telling him everything that’s happened is his fault. Everyone hates him and he deserves to die. Bill’s heart races, and he disconnects himself from the machines. He pounds the door as the real Patrick watches on a monitor. He yells for Ben and Saanvi to help his dad, and they see Bill grab a fire extinguisher and try to bust open the door.

Ben races to Bill’s room, but not before Bill manages to escape into the hallway. Guards are stationed outside his room and immediately order him to get on the ground. Ben arrives and tells them not to shoot as Bill complies and lies down on the ground.

Angelina’s still projecting when Jared arrives at the van and orders her to surrender.

The projection of Patrick shames his dad into standing up so that he’ll be shot. Bill rises to his feet as Ben tries to convince him to lie back down. Patrick asks his dad to step forward and help him, and Bill’s immediately shot twice by the guards. (Remember, only Bill can see Patrick.)

Ben tells Bill to hang in there, and Bill confesses he doesn’t want to die. But it’s too late. Bill’s wounds are fatal, and he dies before he can receive medical help.

Angelina raises her hands in surrender but resists being placed in Jared’s car. He tosses her in, placing her under arrest for the murder of Grace and the kidnapping of Eden.

Jared calls Vance, Saanvi, and Ben with news of her arrest and that Bill was her next target. Jared learns Bill’s dead and wonders if Angelina projected and made him die. As they’re talking, Saanvi looks at a photo Jared sent over of Angelina’s possessions and a photo of a guard is circled. Saanvi swears she saw that guard today in her lab, but Vance said she was fired a while back. Ben didn’t see the guard when he was with Saanvi in the lab, and they realize it was Angelina projecting.

Saanvi realizes Angelina used her to get to Bill Daly, and Ben suddenly figures out that’s why Bill’s last words were “my son.” He saw Patrick in his room and the fake Patrick knew what buttons of his to push because he listened to their conversation in the lab.

Ben believes they need to shut Angelina down for good.

Zeke appears to Michaela once more, but he’s in horrible shape and doesn’t recognize her. He’s freezing and Michaela realizes he’s in the cave. She also figures out he’s coming out of the glow and returning to 2018 inside the cave. That’s why he doesn’t recognize her; he’s returning to his real life.

She assures him they’ll meet and will fall hopelessly in love. Their current story’s ending, but he’s going back to the beginning. Before she leaves, she tells him to find the cabin down the mountain. She’ll be there waiting for him.

Michaela orders him to pull a paper from his pocket with her photo and repeat “find her” as their connection ends.

Zeke walks out of the glow, saying, “Find her,” as Michaela tells him goodbye.

Patrick holds his dead father’s hand and cries while blood drips from the hospital bed. Bill’s blood forms a river and flows into the nearby drain. From there, the blood makes it through the system and spills outside into the Hudson River. The amount of blood is more than a normal body would contain as it stains the river red.

Jared walks Angelina into the detention center and past Ben. They lock eyes as Jared guides her down the hallway.

‘Manifest’ Season 4 Episode 13 Recap: “Ghost Plane”

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Rebecca Murray

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June 2, 2023

Manifest Season 4 Episode 13 Recap — Luna Blaise as Olive Stone and Ty Doran as Cal Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 4 episode 13 (Photo Cr. Peter Kramer/Netflix © 2022)

The mysterious figure in the barn turns out to be Fiona Clarke (seat 23B), and Cal (Ty Doran) brings her back to the Stone house as Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 13 gets underway. It appears Fiona’s trapped in a calling and is so zoned out that Cal and Olive (Luna Blaise) can’t get any answers out of her.

Olive visits Ben (Josh Dallas) and uses code words to inform him they’ve located the missing Fiona Clarke and that she’s currently on the couch at home. Ben reveals Bill Daly is in the detention center but also isn’t able to talk.

Ben shows Olive a dead grasshopper and says the place is infested with them. Olive corrects him and quotes her grandmother, “May a plague of locusts fall upon you.”

Director Zimmer (Patricia Mauceri) learns the bugs are Rocky Mountain locusts, extinct since 1902. Zimmer orders Daly to be moved, and the two guards tasked to do so discover he’s got huge boils on his body. Within minutes, one of the guards also develops boils and is taken to the medical bay.

Dr. Saanvi Bahl (Parveen Kaur) is in the med bay discussing Fiona and Bill’s returns when Zimmer brings in the injured guard. The man dies before Saanvi can help him.

Ben slips into a calling and is taken away by guards, and it’s up to Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) and Jared (J.R. Ramirez) to solve it. The calling took place at Mansion Marina, slip 57, and something underwater tried to pull the boat over.

Ben’s taken to the lab for monitoring while Jared and Michaela head to the marina. In a weird twist, the boat in slip 57 belongs to Nazir Tehrani, 828er Eagan Tehrani’s father.

Vance (Daryl Edwards) tells Ben, who’s currently in the lab while they monitor his brain activity, about Eagan’s involvement, which sends Ben into another calling. This time he sees much more, including a woman being pulled out of the water wearing a necklace with a gold charm.

Ben draws what he saw and shows Eagan, and Eagan immediately recognizes it as the Faravahar – a reminder of good conduct for the soul. His mom had one, but he has no idea if she’s still wearing it. He hasn’t spoken with his parents in years and can’t help if she’s in trouble.

Olive’s done some research and learned Fiona was in a horrible car accident as a kid and needed brain surgery. She became a neuropsychologist and is in a never-ending calling now. Cal knows that if Fiona hadn’t given him a clue in a calling, he never would have figured out divine consciousness.

Cal hopes that if he sits in her seat as he did with Joe, he’ll see her calling. It works and he’s onboard 828 but now there are olive trees growing in the plane. A huge tree is in Fiona’s seat, and there’s also one in the cockpit.

Cal brought two olives back with him, and Olive’s shocked that she can touch them. Something from the calling is now real in this world, which is a new development.

Meanwhile, Angelina’s upset to hear the little girl she connected with at the homeless camp is moving away. She tells the girl that everyone always leaves her, and they even turned her daughter against her. The girl says maybe God can help her, which gives Angelina an idea. She uses her powers to look like Olive and talks to Eden, telling her that Angelina isn’t a bad person despite what people say.

The fake Olive hums a familiar tune and then quickly takes off when she hears the real Olive approach.

Fiona begins gasping for breath, and since they can’t call 9-1-1 for help, Olive tells Cal to contact Saanvi via the sapphire. He has the same powers as Angelina and can put Fiona in Saanvi’s mind. Cal doesn’t want to; he’s not evil like Angelina. Olive assures him he’s using his powers for good and that this is the only way to save Fiona.

Saanvi is shocked to see Fiona gasping for breath and to hear Cal’s voice in her head. He explains he’s projecting a calling, and Saanvi walks him through an operation to fix her collapsing lung.

Nazir tells Michaela and Jared that he and his wife are retired and about to take their boat to the Caribbean Islands. He’s not in any danger, despite what his son might have told them. As they’re talking, Jared receives a call with the update that the calling is about Nazir’s wife.

Eagan’s mom, Farnaz, is at home, sick, and missed going sailing. Nazir can’t reach her by phone, and the threesome takes off to check on her welfare. The door’s open, but she’s missing. Michaela discovers a few drops of blood, and they assume she was taken against her will.

Nazir discovers their life savings has been stolen from their safe.

Farnaz returns home, uninjured but shaken up. She claims someone took their money and that she went to the police station and reported it. Michaela and Jared are skeptical of her story, and Jared tricks her into admitting it’s not true. Michaela knows she took the money and staged the scene to look like a robbery.

Ben and Vance question Eagan but he claims his mother would never steal anything. Ben slips into a calling and sees an object that looks like a heart with strings around it pulled from the ocean. Eagan realizes his protégé Cheryl – the woman who comes to visit him – has double-crossed him and stolen from his family.

Eagan and Cheryl had been running a con on the loved ones of passengers, promising to get their 828ers out of the detention center. They scammed the loved ones for money, knowing they couldn’t go to the cops when they realized they’d been taken. Cheryl must have used the con on his mom, which means his mom still loves him and was desperate to see him.

Eagan knows how to get the money back, but they have to act fast.

They stage a sting and take Cheryl into custody. Her bag is loaded with stolen cash.

Michaela had mentioned that she missed being able to go for a run, and Jared slashes their tire to buy some time for them to go for a short run. (They’ve been upping their flirting game this episode.) At the end of the run, Jared tries to kiss her, but Michaela won’t let him. Jared knows she’s still in love with Zeke, even though Zeke can’t love her back. Michaela says she’s not ready but doesn’t stop him from caressing her face and kissing her forehead.

The boils and their resulting deaths are spreading. Anyone who’s touched one of the two dead bodies must be isolated. Saanvi gets test results that confirm both plagues have Captain Daly’s DNA in them. Saanvi believes the only way to stop this is to examine Captain Daly. Zimmer refuses to admit she has Daly at the center, and Saanvi doesn’t let on that she’s seen him.

Angelina visits Eden as Olive once again and is about to read a Bible passage – Revelations 11 – with her when she’s forced to leave after hearing a door open. Back in her own body, she reads the passage. It involves God sending two witnesses represented by two olive trees to bring on the end of times. However, the two witnesses must die, so she’ll have to kill Fiona Clarke and Bill Daly.

Eagan’s parents visit him at the center and although his father’s standoffish, his mother is overcome with emotion. He takes all the blame for them almost losing everything again and hates himself for what happened. He doesn’t blame them for hating him.

“You are our heart, son,” says Nazir. “No matter what you do, we are bound to you.”

Cal and Olive set up a camera and agree to take shifts to watch over Fiona. Olive notices the olive trees drawing has been moved under the photos of Fiona and Bill, and Cal assures her he’d never move her stuff. She then notices the Bible is open to Revelations 11, and Cal notes it says the witnesses will have the power to strike the earth with plagues.

They debate whether plagues make a person bad, and Cal believes it just means having them makes people listen to what they say. They also realize they must keep Bill and Fiona safe from the beast that will rise up and attack the witnesses.

After hours Saanvi sneaks down to Bill’s room and he’s awake. She promises to help him fix things, and he agrees to let her take a blood sample.

Angelina, appearing as Olive, makes Eden check on Fiona. She tells Eden to remove the tube from Fiona’s chest because it’s hurting her, and Eden does as told. Fiona begins gasping for air and tries to reach for the tube but it’s too far away.

Fiona dies as Angelina makes plans to drive her van to NY and kill Bill.

‘Manifest’ Season 4 Episode 12 Recap: “Bug Out”

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Rebecca Murray

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June 2, 2023

Manifest Season 4 Episode 12 Recap — Parveen Kaur and Josh Dallas in ‘Manifest’ season 4 episode 12 (Photo Cr. Peter Kramer/Netflix © 2022)

Angelina’s hanging out among unhoused families as Netflix’s Manifest season four episode 12 begins. She’s made friends with a young girl and shows off her scarred hand, explaining it’s so special that God even made it glow just yesterday.

Angelina (Holly Taylor) believes God needs her to prepare for the day of judgment.

Ben’s dad, Steve, helps fix a sink while Cal (Ty Doran) watches. Cal’s sorry Steve had to go back to work to help support them, and he hates that he can’t get a job for fear of being discovered. Steve assures him it’s okay and that he needs to keep being careful.

Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) is having a horrible day, and a visit from Zeke (from the glow) is the only thing that brightens up her mood. She hates the detention center and wants to stay with him in the glow. She can’t, and Zeke (Matt Long) can’t even provide answers about the future because it might change her decisions.

Talking about the past is safe, and Zeke reveals there were multiple moments in their lives where they almost met but didn’t. Zeke describes a moment from 2007 where Michaela almost ran into him but caught herself at the last moment. He was only an aisle away the day she bought her first box of purple hair dye. And by a weird coincidence, he was at JFK the night 828 should have landed.

He sees it all from the glow.

It’s painful for Michaela not to be able to hold him and kiss him, but she doesn’t want him to stop these visits. This visit’s cut short when Michaela’s brought into a meeting with Director Zimmer (Patricia Mauceri), Jared (J.R. Ramirez), and Vance (Daryl Edwards). Vance and Zimmer believe she can help Joe Butler solve his calling and reunite with his son, given that she’s a passenger and has a law enforcement background.

Butler’s calling involved a city-authorized work order with ink spilled on it. He heard classical violins, the lights were dim, and he recalls seeing some numbers.

Michaela will be partnered with Jared and has to return by 5pm…or else.

Vance finds Ben (Josh Dallas) in solitary, writing “wake him up” repeatedly on the wall. He can’t pull him out of the calling and brings in Dr. Saanvi Bahl (Parveen Kaur) to help out. Saanvi thinks they need to let him finish and not disturb the calling.

After Vance leaves, Saanvi keeps up a one-sided conversation with Ben as he scribbles on the wall. She even fills him in on the secret that 828er Polly is pregnant. Ben finally breaks out of his calling and has no idea what “wake him up” is about.

They look closely at the spacing between words, and Saanvi figures out it’s a map of the detention center. They decide to go on a treasure hunt and not wait for the Callings Unit to handle this.

They carefully make their way around the building, making sure to avoid the guards and cameras. They hear someone coming and Saanvi pulls Ben in for a kiss as their cover. It’s Vance with news that they need to return to their rooms soon before a surprise count takes place.

Vance distracts a guard so they can continue their search. Ben’s calling leads them to 828 Captain Bill Daly (Frank Deal) in a bed, hooked up to machines. They recall that after Cal touched 828’s tail fin he saw Daly in the glow, but how did Daly get to the detention center?

Ben realizes they need to wake him up, and Saanvi copies her favorite movie, Pulp Fiction, and slams adrenaline into Bill’s heart.

Meanwhile, Jared and Michaela visit Jared’s little brother for help figuring out the work order. He determines the numbers indicate the work order is for one of 15 businesses on a specific block.

Michaela and Jared check out nine buildings with no luck and debate visiting a bar they like that serves awesome Lithuanian beer to break up the day. Fortunately, their luck changes when they open the door to building 10 and hear classical violin music.

Graham Carpenter, the proprietor, claims there shouldn’t be any maintenance orders open involving his store. Everything’s up to code. They look around anyway and don’t spot anything unusual. They leave but hang around outside, and Jared suggests they call Olive. Maybe she can figure out a clue from the callings boards.

Ben smashed Olive’s phone, so they call Cal for help. Cal looks up info on Joe Butler, seat 29C, and learns he’s had a rough few years. Next, Cal looks for anything on dim lights, ink, contractors, or ooze, but nothing stands out. Cal suggests that he can try and get into Joe’s head and see the calling for himself.

He touches Joe’s photo, and his dragon scar begins to glow. Cal finds himself on the plane and takes seat 29C. A work order appears in front of him, along with a chandelier with blinding lights.

Cal tells Michaela and Jared what he saw and that the chandelier’s lights burned so brightly that they shattered. The chandelier was over the front desk.

They return to the store and learn the chandelier was removed decades ago, and the electricity to it was shut down in the 1930s. Graham’s done with them, but Michaela knows they need to follow the wires. She heads downstairs while Graham insists nothing’s down there.

Michaela realizes one wall is fake, and Jared appears just in time to stop Graham from knocking her out from behind. Michaela and Jared tear a hole in the wall and discover half a dozen children locked in a room. It’s a trafficking ring and one of the kids is Joe’s son, Charlie!

As soon as Saanvi wakes Bill up, Cal’s yanked into the plane and finds an apple with blood on it. The only person on the plane is Angelina, and Cal is shocked she’s alive. She believes they’re connected, but Cal wants nothing to do with her and leaves the calling.

He still has blood on his hand when he returns to himself.

Bill’s unable to tell them anything before the alarms sound and all passengers must return to their rooms. Ben promises he’ll be back as soon as possible.

Jared and Michaela return to the detention center and inform Joe that his calling saved his son’s life. They’ve brought Charlie to see him, and Charlie’s happy his new foster family’s agreed to bring him for visits whenever he wants.

Zeke visits Michaela as soon as she’s back in her room, and she admits it felt good to be back out helping people. But it sucks she has to return to lock-up after solving a calling. She needs a hug and Zeke wishes he could give her one.

The visit ends before Zeke can tell her everything’s going to be okay.

Zeke can’t give her a hug, but Jared can, and he hugs and thanks her for her help. He surprises her with a Lithuanian beer and Michaela laughs and enjoys a drink.

It’s the dead of night when Cal heads out to the apple orchard. He stops in front of the massive ditch in the orchard, outside of the barn from Bethany’s calling, and then visits the barn. Inside, he spots the apple from his calling on the floor. Under it is a trap door, and opening it reveals a person lying on the floor. He rolls the person over and exclaims, “You!”

Episode 12, “Bug Out,” ends with Zimmer and a few staff in Bill Daly’s secret room. Zimmer is confused about why Daly’s awake, and when he opens his mouth to answer her, thousands of grasshoppers fly out and fill up the room.

‘Manifest’ Season 4 Episode 11 Recap: “Final Descent”

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Rebecca Murray

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June 2, 2023

Manifest Season 4 Episode 11 Recap — Josh Dallas as Ben Stone in ‘Manifest’ season 4 episode 11 (Photo Cr. Netflix © 2022)

Manifest concludes its four-season run (three on NBC, one on Netflix) with the release of season four part two on June 2, 2023. Part one wrapped up with episode 10, “Inversion Illusion,” which found Zeke sacrificing his life to save Cal.

Zeke overheard Olive describing Cal as the dragon who can save everyone. If he dies, all is lost. Zeke, being the decent man we’ve come to know and love, knew he was the only one capable of pulling Cal back from the brink of death. Zeke’s now dead as part two picks up, and Cal’s in perfect health thanks to Zeke’s courageous act.

Zeke’s death leading to Cal’s survival was just one of the key events that transpired in episode 10. (Here’s a full recap for those who need a refresher.) Episode 11 picks up with all 828ers in confinement and Angelina’s powers growing after she gained control over the sapphire.

Episode 11, “Final Descent,” opens by revealing it’s been eight months since the events in episode 10. At least 700 people were killed when Angelina used her new powers to open cracks in the earth, and people believe it’s linked to 828.

Cal (Ty Doran) has a nightmare of a massive explosion in a field, an elderly man running toward it while dialing 911, and armed men emerging from the tree line and shooting him in the head. When he wakes up, his sapphire-laden dragon scar is glowing.

Olive (Luna Blaise) and Cal are now in charge of the house after Ben and Michaela were taken into custody by the Registry. They’re struggling to make ends meet but try and keep up a brave face for Eden’s sake. Cal’s escaped the Registry’s mandatory roundup since they still have no idea he’s aged up and is going by Gabriel now.

Cal can’t recall the nightmare but remembers his scar glowing, which hasn’t happened since he destroyed the Omega Sapphire.

Eden (Paisley Day Herrera) and Olive make it through the 828 Detention Center’s security, a massive temporary housing facility with armed guards, razor wire on the fencing, and multiple locked doors separating areas inside the building. Ben and Michaela trade off having visitors, and today’s Ben’s turn.

Ben (Josh Dallas) thinks Michaela’s handling things as best she can and confirms he hasn’t spoken with TJ inside yet. The 828ers are divided into different groups, and Ben’s group hasn’t had a meal with TJ’s. Olive shocks her dad with the news that Cal’s dragon is glowing. The visit ends before they can discuss this revelation.

Ben’s description of Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) was a lie; she’s deeply depressed and holding onto her grief. She doesn’t even react when Ben tells her Cal’s dragon is glowing. Ben’s worried she’s falling apart, and Michaela confesses she misses Zeke every second and can’t wait to go to sleep to forget her loss. Every morning, she wakes up with a broken heart.

There are only nine months left to save the world, and Ben thinks they need to escape ASAP.

Meanwhile, Dr. Saanvi Bahl (Parveen Kaur) is actively involved in the NSA’s ongoing research of 828ers and is currently doing a brain scan that indicates the passenger is no longer having callings. Saanvi reveals she’s only assisting with the research so she can help the passengers.

That night, Zeke comes to Michaela in a dream/vision/calling. (Welcome back, Matt Long!) They declare their love for each other, and Zeke explains that this isn’t a calling or a dream; she’s in the glow with him.

“The divine consciousness has infinite space, infinite time, but we’re doing what we do best – connecting with each other,” says a very angelic-looking Zeke.

Michaela notices he’s wearing Chloe’s necklace, which he left on her memorial years ago. Matt explains that he hasn’t done that yet. This is Matt from his time in the cave; he’s only been in the glow once, and it was during that period of his life. He’s still in 2018, which means they haven’t met yet. Zeke calls that a “technicality.” (Color me confused!)

A blaring alarm interrupts their conversation, and Michaela’s yanked out of the glow.

828er Bethany’s panicking and knocking on a locked door, desperate to get to her wife, Gloria, who she knows is in danger. Ben assesses the situation and realizes that now’s their chance to escape. He grabs Michaela and they frantically search for a way out of the locked prison. Fortunately, they run into Vance (Daryl Edwards) and Ben quickly explains that they need out to save the Lifeboat in order to survive the Death Date. Vance doesn’t need convincing and instructs them which way to go to escape.

He removes their ID tags before they flee.

Saanvi, Jared (J.R. Ramirez), and Drea (Ellen Tamaki) meet with Director Zimmer (Patricia Mauceri) and Vance, and Saanvi explains Bethany was over-sedated. Vance orders Drea and Jared to do a welfare check on Bethany’s wife, Georgia. After they leave, Saanvi asks Zimmer to stop the experiments in the isolation pod. Vance thinks an option might be to give the 828ers day passes to resolve callings. Saanvi’s certain they’re not solving enough callings to survive the Death Date.

Vance believes the best option is to let the 828ers help them. What do they have to lose? Zimmer refuses to consider letting passengers out and instead wants to focus on finding the missing 13 passengers they haven’t been able to round up. There’s now a $50,000 reward on each of their heads.

Vance secretly hands Saanvi Ben and Michaela’s IDs, hoping she can cover up the fact they’re missing for as long as possible.

Ben and Michaela make it home, and once the hugging is finished, they confess they escaped. Ben’s happy to hear Olive kept his research and explains Bethany’s wife is in trouble. They need to figure out what’s happening to her. It may have to do with Cal’s dragon glowing.

Olive not only kept it; she expanded on it and reorganized all the information. They try calling Georgia, but her line’s disconnected, and Olive and Cal are forced to admit they sold the car because they needed money. Ben and Michaela are shocked, and Olive explains that even Grandpa Steve cashed in his pension to pay for a lawyer.

Olive and Cal are doing whatever it takes to get by, and Michaela promises they’ll make it up to them somehow.

They borrow a car from Zeke’s mom and while they’re at her house, Michaela pulls The NeverEnding Story book off a shelf. (Zeke mentioned it in the glow.) Inside is a Mother’s Day card from Zeke’s deceased sister, Chloe, that Zeke’s mom has never seen before. She’s overcome with emotion and hugs Michaela.

Zeke’s mom makes them accept some cash before they leave.

Despite Saanvi’s best efforts, a guard discovers Michaela has escaped.

Jared and Drea make it to Georgia’s and hear crashing inside. They discover Wicks (Charlie Kevin) and another officer going through Georgia’s belongings. Wicks claims he has the right to since he’s with the Registry and no one will care that he’s trashing the place.

They receive an alert that Ben and Michaela have escaped, and Wicks joins Drea and Jared in the search.

Back at the Stones’, Cal has his first calling in eight months. He hears Georgia screaming and begging Bethany for help. His calling shows him an old barn with a red car outside, full of guns.

Michaela and Ben arrive at Georgia’s shortly after Jared and company leave. Georgia (Eva Kaminsky) has returned home and is devastated by the destruction left by the Registry. They confess they escaped after Bethany had a calling.

Cal calls his dad and explains he had Bethany’s calling. He describes an open field and the old barn, and Georgia immediately recognizes what he’s describing. It’s 828er Anson Vasik’s place – a dad with two young kids – who’s one of the 13 fugitives. She was supposed to meet him at a barn in Conklin to help him out.

Georgia, Ben, and Michaela arrive at the barn, and Georgia won’t divulge any details but confesses she’s involved with helping 828ers in trouble. They make their way inside, and a man starts shooting at them from the nearby trees. Michaela gets the drop on him, and it turns out to be Billy, the man who kidnapped and nearly killed Zeke at the Xer bar years ago.

He drops his gun and Michaela takes him down.

Jared, Drea, and Wicks question Olive about Michaela and Ben, and Olive claims she hasn’t seen them. (Wicks has no idea Gabriel is Cal.) Jared convinces Wicks that Olive is telling the truth, but unfortunately, right before they’re leaving Wicks spots one of Eden’s drawings. Wicks demands their phones and doesn’t believe Olive doesn’t own one. He realizes Ben’s probably got it, and if they locate the phone, they’ll find Ben.

Michaela ties up and gags Billy just as Olive calls to warn her dad they’re after him. Ben wrecks Olive’s phone and then demands answers from Georgia. She admits she’s part of the safe house and has been helping hide 828ers. She also reveals that nine of the missing 13 are together.

Georgia realizes it was Billy who called her for help, claiming to be Anson and hoping she’d lead him to the safe house. It’s only then that Ben and Michaela learn there’s a $50,000 bounty – dead or alive – on each of the missing passengers.

Georgia takes off after giving Ben a note to give to Bethany.

Ben and Michaela run through the trees and come upon the pit from the explosion Cal saw in his dream. It’s the right size to have been made by an airplane, and the NSA probably made the plane disappear.

Ben believes they need to go back to the detention center and protect the others. He was wrong to think that as the captains of the Lifeboat, they needed to be on the outside. Ben can’t abandon the passengers now; he needs to return and work with the Registry to figure out how to survive the Death Date.

He gives Michaela a hug and heads back home to say goodbye to Olive, Cal, and Eden. Ben apologizes for having to go back, and Olive can’t believe he’s leaving them again. He assures them he’s doing this for his family and that going back is the only way to guarantee they have a future.

Jared, Drea, and Wicks find Billy tied up with a note from Michaela.

Michaela’s walking down the road when Zeke pops in from the glow. He thanks her for helping his mom, says he’ll always love her, and everything they’ve ever shared is burned on his soul. Zeke tells her never to give up and good luck will find her. (He quotes The NeverEnding Story.)

Zeke believes in her and “so do they.”

Ben turns himself in to the guards at the detention center. As he’s being taken into custody, he whispers to Vance, describing the apple orchard in Conklin.

Saanvi tells Bethany that Georgia’s safe but won’t be able to visit. She also passes Bethany Georgia’s note.

By the time Ben makes it to his room, Michaela’s already there waiting for him. She reminds him they’re co-captains of the Lifeboat.

It’s late at night when Vance makes it to the Conklin apple orchard. He stands on the edge of the pit and stares in disbelief.

The episode ends with the revelation that Zimmer has 828’s pilot, Bill Daly, in custody at the detention center.

‘Outlander’ Season 7 Releases Two Clips

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Rebecca Murray

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June 1, 2023

Starz’s Outlander unveiled two one-minute clips from the upcoming seventh season of the time-traveling romantic drama during the “Women of Outlander” panel at the ATX TV Festival on June 1, 2023. (June 1st is World Outlander Day.) The first clip features Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Claire (Caitriona Balfe) discussing Jamie’s dream in which he saw Claire in her proper time.

The light shining on her as she wrote at her desk wasn’t candlelight. He believes it must have been an electric light which led him to assume she was in her real time period.

Claire wonders how he could dream of something he’s never seen before, and Jamie points out he often dreams of unfamiliar landscapes. “Oh, I dream of the past. Why would I not dream of the future?” asks Jamie.

The “Jamie’s Dreams” clip ends with a sweet kiss.

The second clip, “God Luck,” focuses on Roger (Richard Rankin) and Brianna (Sophie Skelton) as they talk about Roger ministering to soldiers. He claims to be tough and reveals a “wild” youth in which he smoked, drank, and even stole a few things. Brianna jokes that he was the terror of Inverness, and Roger laughs.

The clip concludes with Brianna asking how you wish a preacher good luck. “Break a leg doesn’t seem right,” muses Brianna. Roger suggests that instead she should say, “God luck.”

The first half of Outlander season seven will premiere on Starz on June 16, 2023. New episodes will drop on Fridays at midnight on the Starz app, and on Starz linear on Fridays at 8pm ET/PT.

The Plot, Courtesy of Starz:

Following the harrowing events of season six, Jamie and Young Ian race to rescue Claire before she’s tried and wrongfully convicted for the murder of Malva Christie. But their mission is complicated by the beginning of a geopolitical firestorm: The American Revolution has arrived.

In the seventh season of Outlander, Jamie, Claire, and their family are caught in the violent birth pains of an emerging nation as armies march to war and British institutions crumble in the face of armed rebellion.

The land the Frasers call home is changing – and they must change with it. In order to protect what they’ve built, the Frasers have to navigate the perils of the Revolutionary War. They learn that sometimes to defend what you love, you have to leave it behind. As the conflict draws them out of North Carolina and into the heart of this fight for independence, Jamie, Claire, Brianna, and Roger are faced with impossible decisions that have the potential to tear their family apart.

Outlander Season 7 Jamie and Claire — Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe in Starz’s ‘Outlander’ season 7

‘Oppenheimer’ Unveils IMAX Shooting Featurette

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Rebecca Murray

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June 1, 2023

Universal’s three-minute “Shooting for IMAX” featurette focuses on the use of IMAX cameras to bring audiences the complete Oppenheimer experience. Very little new footage is revealed while writer/director Christopher Nolan, director of photography Hoyte Van Hoytema, and the film’s stars Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, and Robert Downey Jr discuss the advantages of filming in IMAX and how immersive the viewing experience becomes when IMAX cameras are used.

“Oppenheimer’s story is one of the biggest stories imaginable. Our film tries to take you into his experience, and IMAX for me is a portal into a level of immersion that you can’t get from other formats,” explained Christopher Nolan.

Oppenheimer mixes black & white scenes with color, and because 65 millimeter black & white didn’t exist, it had to be specially engineered for this production. “We were able to test large format black & white, put it up on a giant IMAX screen and have a look at it, and the results were just magical and inspiring,” said Nolan.

“I don’t think Chris would be capable of doing something kind of the way everyone else does it. He kind of invented this idea of shooting in IMAX for feature film, and so you’re kind of on the cutting edge of this stuff every time you work with him,” offered Matt Damon.

Oscar-nominated director of photography Hoyte Van Hoytema (Nolan’s Dunkirk) added, “IMAX is a format of spectacle and it’s made for vistas and for the grandeur of it but I got very curious to discover this as an intimate format. The face is like a landscape. There’s a huge complexity and a huge depth to it. How can we get this camera closer to people? How can we get this medium to work also as a very intimate medium?”

The cast of Nolan’s epic drama includes Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, with Emily Blunt as his wife, biologist and botanist Katherine “Kitty” Oppenheimer. Oscar winner Matt Damon is General Leslie Groves Jr., director of the Manhattan Project, and Robert Downey, Jr. plays Lewis Strauss, a founding commissioner of the U.S. Atomic Energy Commission.

Oscar nominee Florence Pugh is psychiatrist Jean Tatlock, Benny Safdie plays theoretical physicist Edward Teller, Michael Angarano plays Robert Serber, and Josh Hartnett plays pioneering American nuclear scientist Ernest Lawrence.

Rami Malek, Kenneth Branagh, Dane DeHaan, Dylan Arnold, David Krumholtz, Alden Ehrenreich, and Matthew Modine also star.

Oppenheimer is based on Kai Bird and the late Martin J. Sherwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning American Prometheus: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, and is produced by Nolan, Emma Thomas, and Charles Roven.

Universal will launch Oppenheimer in theaters on July 21, 2023.

‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ Episode 10 Recap: “Racing for Pinks” Season Finale

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Rebecca Murray

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June 1, 2023

Grease Rise of the Pink Ladies Episode 10 Recap — Marisa Davila, Ari Notartomaso, and Tricia Fukuhara in ‘Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies’ episode 10 (Photo Credit: Eduardo Araquel / Paramount+)

Paramount+’s Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies season one episode 10 ends with the shocking arrival of a character with a last name familiar to all Grease fans. The season finale has a lot going on, including a wedding, a drag race, and a carnival, yet it still manages to weave in quieter moments that reveal just how the Pink Ladies have matured over the course of the season.

Episode 10, “Racing for Pinks,” begins with Olivia (Cheyenne Isabel Wells) wearing a veil and gazing into the mirror when Jane (Marisa Davila), Nancy (Tricia Fukuhara), and Cynthia (Ari Notartomaso) arrive and rip the veil off her head. Olivia screams at her mom for letting them in but the Pink Ladies refuse to leave. Minutes in, and we’re treated to one of the best musical numbers of the season.

Olivia enters the living room and the scene switches from color to black & white. Jane, Nancy, and Cynthia channel classic girl groups of the ‘50s, appearing on Olivia’s TV in full gowns and gloves and singing about Olivia’s horrible decision to marry Leonard Daniels.

They sing about Daniels being a geriatric teacher, an old-man creeper, while Olivia’s a woman shining brighter than a thousand stars. She shouldn’t rush and should consider her future. Leo’s not worth her time and she deserves so much better.

As they sing, Olivia’s shown making Leo his martini, knitting, vacuuming, pregnant, and basically waiting on her husband hand and foot. She has four babies to care for while Leo sits on the couch, not lifting a finger to help her out.

The scene is a heightened version of the real life of a housewife in that era, and Olivia understands what her friends are trying to tell her but refuses to listen to their advice.

The song ends and Jane tells Olivia, who’s standing in front of a wedding dress, that she’s being stupid. She’s tossing away her chance to go to college and do something with her life. Olivia reminds them that her family doesn’t have the money to send her to college, and she’ll just wind up getting married young anyway. At least Leo loves her, and he’s one good thing in her life right now.

The school day begins, and Nancy apologizes to Potato (Alexis Sides) for being a jerk. Potato accepts and suggests they celebrate surviving their first fight.

Cynthia pulls Lydia (Niamh Wilson) aside after drama club and confesses her feelings. Being with her feels right, but Lydia pulls away and has her own confession to make. She was with a girl at summer stock and that relationship ended badly. The girl lied about their relationship and called Lydia a deviant. Lydia can’t go through that again.

Jane asks Assistant Principal McGee for help, but there’s nothing she can do. Olivia’s already withdrawn from Rydell. Jane’s upset that McGee’s giving up when all it takes to stop this is getting Richie back in school.

Susan (Madison Thompson) is also hard at work trying to get Buddy back at Rydell. Principal Nicholson explains that the only way to get either Richie or Buddy back is to get everyone to agree on who started the fight. Jane overhears the argument and thinks Susan’s onto something.

Jane gathers the Pink Ladies, the T-Birds, and Buddy’s friends to propose a deal. Buddy and Richie will race and the loser will take the blame for the fight. Of course, the problem with Jane’s plan is that Richie isn’t in town. Gil (Nicholas McDonough) steps up as Richie’s second and volunteers to race in Richie’s place.

The two groups huddle separately, and Buddy’s friends remind him that he can’t beat Gil. Meanwhile, Gil wonders why the T-Birds and Pink Ladies are huddling, and Jane admits it felt like the thing to do after the football players huddled.

While Susan’s pointing out Buddy’s got a better car in their huddle, the Pink Ladies/T-Birds are busy discussing pancakes and suggesting grabbing a table at the Frosty Palace.

Ultimately, Buddy and Gil shake on the deal.

Frenchy and Betty have been eavesdropping and think the race is going to be cool. Jane makes them swear they won’t tell their parents what’s going on. Also, Betty and Frenchy suggest Jane needs more Pink Ladies to cheer at the race, and maybe they can join the gang. Frenchy thinks they have what it takes but Jane and Gil can’t contain themselves and bust out laughing.

Gil jokes that there’s a height requirement, and nope, they can’t join now. (But we all know they will eventually rule the school!)

Susan tries to contribute ideas while helping the cheerleaders make a banner supporting Buddy. She’s rebuffed, and so is Hazel (Shanel Bailey) when she suggests maybe they can do more than just make a sign.

Buddy (Jason Schmidt) drives a practice lap and Wally’s not impressed with his time. Buddy explains that his car gets wobbly at high speeds, and Hazel thinks it needs wider tires. Buddy loves the suggestion and is happy to have at least one friend with bright ideas.

Meanwhile, Gil’s overconfident and not worried about the race. Jane reminds him it’s for Richie, and they need to do everything they can to win. Gil admits he needs a new carburetor, but they need a fancy four-barrel one. (I have no idea what that means but it’s referenced in Grease, too.)

All eyes turn to the snazzy red car parked nearby.

McGee’s going crazy trying to pull together the winter carnival, and Nicholson’s no help at all. He lies when asked if he’s looking for the assistant she requested and then meanders away, casually eating an apple and chuckling to himself.

McGee walks up as Jane and the T-Birds are trying to remove the carburetor from Principal Nicholson’s car. Jane explains it’s to help Olivia, and McGee acts like she didn’t see anything. She walks away without making them stop.

Night falls and Buddy and Hazel chat on their neighboring roofs. Buddy believes he’s going to lose and will have to leave, and that’s a shame. Everything he focused on this year – football, Jane, the election – he lost, but that’s okay. It opened his eyes to who he is and what he really wants.

Hazel shuts Buddy down before he can confess that he has feelings for her.

Gil sneaks into Olivia’s room through her window and catches her singing the Ipana toothpaste song. He breaks the news that he’s racing Buddy. If he wins, Richie can come back to Rydell. Olivia can’t believe he’d fall for Jane’s plan. Jane’s so full of hope and sunshine, and Olivia reminds Gil that they both know the world isn’t fair. Still, Gil hopes Olivia will show up for the race.

It’s race day and there’s quite a crowd on hand to watch Buddy take on Gil. Susan watches as Gil and the T-Birds make last-minute adjustments to Gil’s car. She realizes Buddy can’t win fair and square and walks by Gil’s car, deliberating knocking the hood support rod down, which causes the hood to slam down on Gil’s wrist.

Shy Guy volunteers Potato to take Gil’s place, but Potato can’t drive. Jane steps up and everyone laughs, with Buddy pointing out that she flunked driver’s ed. Buddy suggests calling the race off, which means they’ll both be expelled.

Susan offers to race in Buddy’s place since she also flunked driver’s ed. Buddy reluctantly agrees.

Jane slips into a T-Bird’s jacket while Susan dons Buddy’s letterman jacket before taking the driver’s seat.

Olivia arrives just as Dot signals the start of the race. The crowd cheers but the race starts off as a disaster. Susan doesn’t know what a clutch is and can’t drive in a straight line. They try again and this time both girls figure out how to use the pedals.

Jane maintains the lead going into the fourth and final lap. Susan makes her move and pulls ahead, and Jane floors it in response. Unfortunately, she’s pushed the car too far and it begins to break down before she reaches the finish line. Susan wins and Buddy’s saved from a trip to Connecticut.

Olivia walks away without letting anyone know she was there to root on Jane.

Nancy pushes Potato away when he tries to comfort her. She warned him she hates public displays of affection, and Potato walks off upset and dejected. Cynthia’s pissed about how Nancy treats Potato and tells her she’s impossible.

The cheerleaders congratulate Susan but she’s having none of it. She refuses a hug from Rosemary and smashes Dot’s lollipop.

Later, Nancy arrives at Cynthia’s house with alcohol as a peace offering. Nancy admits she was a jerk to Potato. She also reveals that she knows something’s up with Cynthia. Cynthia begins to cry, and Nancy insists she can tell her anything. Cynthia remains silent and Nancy realizes Cynthia simply can’t talk about it – it’s not that she doesn’t want to.

Nancy hands her a pad and asks her to write it down.

Cynthia writes something. Folds the paper and slips it to Nancy without looking in her direction. Nancy reads it and takes the pencil back from Cynthia. She writes a reply and hands it back. Cynthia opens the note and immediately begins laughing and crying out loud.

Nancy holds out her arms and Cynthia falls into them, sobbing. The note slips to the floor, the writing pointed away from the camera. Whatever the note said is just between the two best friends.

Jane cries herself to sleep, cuddling Richie’s jacket.

Early in the morning, Hazel quietly sneaks into Jane’s room through the window. Hazel’s struggling with her love life, but Jane is not in the best emotional state to discuss relationships. Hazel apologizes and is about to leave when Jane gives in. After all, misery loves company.

Hazel confides in Jane about her romantic dilemma. She reveals that she is currently dating Wally, but also suspects that Buddy may have feelings for her. Despite reminding Hazel of a similar situation that ended in disaster for all parties involved, Jane acknowledges that matters of the heart are rarely logical.

They head off to the Frosty Palace for breakfast with Cynthia and Nancy. The Pink Ladies confess they’re sad they can’t be friends with Olivia, and Hazel wonders why not. They explain it’s because Olivia’s getting married, and Hazel asks, again, why that means they can’t be friends.

The Pink Ladies are stumped and don’t have an answer. They realize they need to talk to Olivia right away, but the wedding is underway across town and they won’t make it in time. McGee joins them as they’re trying to figure out how to get to the church. She admits they’ve inspired her, and she’s about to go into a long speech when they steal her keys and run off, apologizing on their way out.

The church is fairly empty as Olivia’s dad walks her down the aisle. Leonard’s all smiles as they stand in front of the priest, while Olivia’s mom quietly whispers to her husband that they shouldn’t have said yes to this marriage.

The Pink Ladies race down the aisle toward Olivia and ask for a moment to talk. Olivia asks them to leave but they refuse – because friends show up for each other. Jane confesses that without the Pink Ladies – especially Olivia – she wouldn’t have made it through this year. If Olivia wants to leave, they have McGee’s stolen car running right outside. However, if she wants to continue with the marriage, she’ll have three bridesmaids ready to stand by her side.

Olivia confesses she held on to Leonard after losing Richie because she needed someone to count on. She now understands she has three – make that four with Hazel – friends who’ll stay by her side. She briefly holds Leo’s hands and says, “This isn’t right and we both know it.”

Olivia’s mom is overjoyed at her daughter’s decision.

Olivia, Hazel, and the Pink Ladies run toward the door but then Nancy suddenly stops. She slaps Leo’s face, hard, and reminds him that Olivia is a child.

Olivia’s still in her wedding gown – now covered by her Pink Ladies jacket – when they make it to the carnival. Nancy sends Cynthia in to see Lydia in the hall of mirrors, and we get our second song of the episode. Cynthia knows it’s hard to trust her but she’s all in on Lydia. She promises not to disappear and will be there for her. They may both be afraid but Cynthia’s ready to conquer her fears and allow herself to admit her feelings.

Lydia’s reluctance to allow Cynthia into her life dissolves and she smiles as they dance. Still, Lydia’s worried Cynthia will lie and say this never happened. Nancy appears from behind a mirror and Cynthia reveals she told Nancy everything.

“There’s no going back now,” says Cynthia, smiling. They kiss and Nancy leaves to allow them some privacy.

Nancy apologizes again to Potato and confesses she’s not normal. She gets bored easily. Potato uses Sandy’s lines from Grease and calls Nancy a fake and a phony. “I wish I’d never laid eyes on you,” says a boiling Potato.

He stalks away but then quickly returns, grabs Nancy, and plants a kiss – in front of everyone! Nancy’s shocked, and Potato says he’s just keeping things interesting. He then pushes a pie into her face. The crowd gasps and then laughs.

McGee welcomes Olivia back to school and Nicholson compliments McGee on organizing a successful carnival without an assistant. McGee warns him that if she doesn’t have one when she returns from winter break, she’s quitting.

Susan and the cheerleaders rush up with Buddy, and Susan reminds Jane that she has something to tell Principal Nicholson. Jane says Richie started the fight and that Buddy should remain at Rydell. Nicholson reveals that Buddy already confessed and Richie’s welcome to return to Rydell.

Olivia thanks Jane for not giving up on her or Richie.

Gil wins a stuffed animal and then spots Olivia. Olivia takes off her veil in slow motion but her smile fades as she sees Gil place his arm around a girl from Saint Bernadette’s.

Buddy confronts his dad and says he’s not going away to Connecticut. Buddy’s dad refuses to allow him to stay at his house, and Buddy’s okay with that. He’ll figure something out.

The Pink Ladies offer Hazel a spot in their gang. They could use someone who’s not crazy and is really logical. Of course, first she’ll have to take the Pink Ladies pledge, which they make up on the spot.

“The Pink Lady pledge is to act cool, to look cool, and to be cool. Till death do us part…think Pink!”

Hazel claims she’s not cool, and the girls break out in song. They see through her and know she’s just like them. They dance in front of the Shake Shack and swear they’ll always be there for each other. They are stronger together!

Hazel accepts her jacket, and the Pink Ladies head to the Frosty Palace to celebrate. The T-Birds roll up and Gil wants to introduce them to his friend from when he was a kid in New York. His name is Frankie, but Jane knows him as Zuko! So, Danny has an older brother? That was a surprise twist!

And that’s a wrap on the first season of Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies. As I’m typing this recap, Paramount+ hasn’t announced if there will be a second season. I’ve got my fingers crossed that we’ll get to spend more time with the first generation of Pink Ladies who are embracing their power and coming into their own.

‘Mayans M.C.’ Season 5 Episode 3 Recap: “Do You Hear the Rain”

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Rebecca Murray

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May 31, 2023

Mayans MC Season 5 Episode 3 Recap — Michael Irby as Obispo “Bishop” Losa and Clayton Cardenas as Angel Reyes in ‘Mayans M.C.’ season 5 episode 3 (Photo by Prashant Gupta/FX)

Season five episode three of FX’s Mayans M.C. begins with an intense scene, as Santo Padre raids a Lobos cartel cookhouse and steals their supplies. Episode two ended with the key players in the pipeline identified and EZ declaring his intention to take down the Lobos cartel. Now, EZ is taking action to make his plan a reality.

The cartel’s cook is missing, and Angel (Clayton Cardenas) searches the house, motioning for a young boy watching from a nearby window to get down and be quiet. Barking dogs lead Angel outside where he hears coughing and locates the terrified cook. Although he holds the man briefly at gunpoint, he returns to Santo Padre’s van and claims he couldn’t find anyone. EZ (JD Pardo) seems ready to question his bro, but they’re under a time crunch and need to get out of there in the next two minutes.

With just a minute left, another Mayan brings the man out and he’s tossed into the back of their van.

Checking in with the Galindo family finds Emily (Sarah Bolger) taking Cristobal grocery shopping under the supervision of one of Miguel’s men and a nanny. Once inside the store, Emily sends them off to fetch items and then counts the seconds as she rolls a shopping cart toward an exit. They return before she makes it to the door, and the shopping continues.

Meanwhile, Marcus Alvarez (Emilio Rivera) seems to be disengaged from life. He’s not interested in his children and pays little attention when his daughter shares details about her school life. She finally tells him he’s missing it. When he asks what “it” is, she responds with a simple yet poignant answer, “Everything.”

Back at the clubhouse, EZ questions the cook and learns his name is Elio. Elio makes eye contact with Angel, but Angel quickly looks away as EZ orders Elio to cook for Santo Padre. Elio claims he’s only an assistant, and EZ holds up a photo of his wife and kids. If he cooks for Santo Padre, then he can return to them a rich man.

EZ orders Bottles the prospect (Alex Barone) to stay with Elio and do anything he asks.

Angel hangs back after EZ leaves and glances at Elio as he holds the photo of his family and sobs. Now that Angel has a son, anything to do with family really affects him.

Felipe (Edward James Olmos) smiles as he looks at his recent photos of Angel, Adelita, and Maverick. He’s going through his box of memories and pulls out a photo of Miguel as a happy child in 1987.

The “family” theme continues with Miguel (Danny Pino) helping Cristobel work on his bicycle. Felipe interrupts the father-and-son moment to deliver letters written years ago by Miguel’s mom, Dita. She wanted Felipe and Miguel to know each other. Miguel doesn’t mince words, telling Felipe he has no intention of bonding with him. He reiterates that he never wants to see Felipe again and threatens to kill him if he comes back.

Felipe leaves the stack of letters and drives away while Emily watches from an upstairs window.

Back at the clubhouse, Elio sets up a cook station in the garage with Bottles watching his every move and assisting as needed. Bottles places a barricade spraypainted with the message “If you enter, you die,” outside and then lowers the garage door, as Elio gets down to business.

A short while later, Bishop (Michael Irby) emerges from the clubhouse to find Bottles and Elio kicking it, eating chips outside the garage. Angel stops Bishop to get his advice on how to keep both of his worlds – his family and the club – from bleeding into each other. Bishop confesses that if he could go back in time, he’d hold his son tight and get the hell out of Santo Padre. “Be a f**king janitor somewhere if I had to,” adds Bishop. “Be whatever I had to be, just to be a dad.”

In an incredibly honest moment, Bishop admits he’s only with the club because he doesn’t have anything else.

EZ visits Emily in the park, and Emily won’t tell him where she’s been. She doesn’t answer when he asks if she’s back with Miguel or if she’s safe. She reminds him the last time they were in this park, they were in high school, he’d been accepted to college, and they had their lives ahead of them.

Emily thinks it feels like yesterday, but EZ believes it feels like that was a million years ago.

Emily has one final request and she’ll never, ever ask for anything else. She needs an untraceable car that won’t be noticed. It needs it to be parked outside the Food for Cheap right outside the service exit. He agrees, and Emily makes him promise he’ll be okay. EZ asks her to do so first, and then walks away without making any promises.

The Mayans Oakland president, Diaz, visits Marcus and they drink and laugh while talking about their past exploits. Marcus thinks things were simpler back then, but Diaz believes that’s only because it’s in the rearview. Diaz confirms Oakland isn’t going to get involved in the war. He tells Marcus to forget about all that and just take care of his family. “Leave the dying to the rest of us,” says Diaz.

Night’s fallen when Miguel picks up the stack of letters Felipe dropped off. He holds the photo Felipe looked at earlier and another photo showing him with the Reyes brothers as kids.

The guys are hanging out at the Santo Padre clubhouse when Bottles rushes in and turns off the music. Now that he’s got their attention, Elio pulls out a brick of heroin they just made that’s worth 100,000 US dollars. Plus, they have enough of the stolen supplies left to make another one.

EZ gives the go-ahead to cook another brick.

Business over, Angel returns home and feeds Maverick dinner, while Maverick returns the favor and stuffs pasta into his dad’s mouth. It’s obvious Angel’s madly, deeply in love with his son, and he promises to never let anything happen to him.

Angel’s phone is on silent and he misses EZ’s call.

Bishop’s had a helluva day and he knocks on Maggie’s door late at night, unexpected but not unwelcome. He asks if he can stay, confesses he needs something good in his life, and promises not to screw up their relationship. After a passionate kiss, Maggie (Presciliana Esparolini) agrees and takes his hand as they walk inside.

Jess (Grace Rizzo), who’s been flirting with Nestor and seems genuinely interested in him, has dinner with her sister, Jazmine. Suddenly, SAMDINO’s VP Terry (Greg Vrotsos) strolls in and demands to know where the Mayans are storing the guns they stole from SoA. Jess refuses to tell him and wants nothing to do with Terry or SoA; she’s firmly back in the fold with Santo Padre. Terry grabs her by the neck and holds her off the floor, and still Jess gives nothing away.

Jazmine’s still with Terry but it’s Jess she sides with, hitting him in the head hard enough to make him let go of Jess. Jazmine hits him again and Terry’s hurt and bleeding, but still dangerous. Suddenly, he starts sobbing and confesses he’s screwed. He’s come to realize Isaac is psycho (you think?!) and knows he’s now a target of SoA Bernardino’s president’s rage. If he doesn’t get the guns back, Isaac will kill him.

Terry admits Isaac is out of control but most of the club still supports him. “It’s going to get bad,” says Terry. (Will this fracture in SAMDINO provide the Mayans with the opportunity to get the upper hand?)

Cole (Branton Box) meets with EZ and Angel, and EZ proposes that Cole’s group get their heroin from Santo Padre instead of the cartel. Cole isn’t interested because the cartel provides him with all he needs. He also reveals Soledad asked him to find out who raided her cookhouse – and now he knows the answer.

EZ’s persistent but Cole’s not impressed. However, he will give them a head start before he comes for them. And still, EZ pleads his case, insisting that working with Santo Padre means Cole no longer has to deal with crossing the border. Keeping everything in the U.S. minimizes risk and increases Cole’s profits. However, if they make this deal, the Mayans want the prisons back.

Cole lays out his demands. He needs 10 kilos in the next few days or else he’ll do as Soledad requested and come for Santo Padre. Cole doesn’t promise to give the prisons back but says he’ll see. If they come through with the heroin, then the Mayans have his attention.

Before they get on their bikes, Angel tells his bro this is a bad idea. Angel reminds EZ that Cole put a gun to Maverick’s head. He can’t believe EZ made him attend this meeting. EZ insists Angel’s the only one he needs by his side and believes they’ll wind up making Cole work for them – not the other way around.

Angel thinks his brother’s crazy and EZ admits he has no idea how they’ll get all the supplies in three days. However, he knows they can do it.

Things Don’t Add Up for Lincoln Potter

Fans were right. It’s confirmed that the person under investigation by the DOJ is Agent Lincoln Potter (Ray McKinnon).

Patricia Devlin (Dana Delany) introduces herself to Potter as the Deputy Assistant Inspector General of the Division of Investigations, OIG San Diego field office. They’ve found serious irregularities in his accounting and want him to explain his numbers.

Potter waxes philosophical about the milk he’s drinking, slurping to punctuate his statement. Patricia asks him to get to the point while also accusing him of threatening her in his unique, folksy way. Lincoln apologizes for the way he came across and asks for more clarification on his missing receipts.

Emily Tosta Mayans MC — Emily Tosta as Letty in ‘Mayans M.C.’ (Photo by Prashant Gupta/FX)

The Dynamic Duo of Hope and Letty:

Letty (Emily Tosta) and Hope (Vanessa Giselle) play a game of dream jobs, and Hope jokes that she wants to be a food, sleep, or book tester. Letty teases Hope that what she really wants to be is a human guinea pig.

Later, Hope waits in line with people wanting to score drugs, glancing around inside the house at personal effects. She tries to leave but is forced to remain inside. Suddenly, Letty busts in armed with just a knife. Letty immediately finds herself with a gun to the side of her head as Hope hears her name called out. She’s shocked to discover Butterfly is the dealer, and while everyone’s distracted by this development, Letty stabs the man holding her at gunpoint, grabs a backpack full of cash, and runs out with Hope.

Their exit’s met with a barrage of gunfire, and it’s only because Butterfly knows Hope that their car isn’t shot to shreds as they drive off.

Letty and Hope made off with $17,000, more than enough to pay off their back rent. Hope knows they need to leave ASAP, but Letty refuses. She’s not scared of the Meth Mountain cult and won’t leave her house because it’s all she has left of Coco.

Letty orders Hope to leave but she doesn’t. Instead, she grabs ice cream – and two spoons – and returns to Letty’s side on the couch. (I’d say the odds are against both women surviving this final season.)

Creeper Possesses a Dangerous Secret:

Creeper (Joseph Raymond Lucero) has been released from the hospital and hides his pain as he walks back into the prison yard. He’s the odd man out, a lone wolf amid hungry carnivores as he stands by the fence and watches his fellow prisoners. The Mayans can’t protect him anymore and no one approaches him as he stands alone.

Agent Kate McNeill’s boss, ATF Agent Melissa Lydecker, accuses Kate of screwing up their three-year investigation even further by visiting Creeper in the jail’s hospital after she was told to stay away from him. Lydecker orders Kate to turn in her badge; she’s fired.

Kate secretly grabs Melissa’s badge as she’s leaving and uses it to open the Records room.

Episode three, directed by Danny Pino, ends with Creeper calling Hank and informing him there’s a rat in the club.

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